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Retro Gaming in 2026 So Far: The Year Nostalgia...
As of May 2026, retro gaming’s biggest story is not simply that more old games are playable. It is that the whole ecosystem around old games is becoming more professional,...
Retro Gaming in 2026 So Far: The Year Nostalgia...
As of May 2026, retro gaming’s biggest story is not simply that more old games are playable. It is that the whole ecosystem around old games is becoming more professional,...
Nintendo Virtual Boy: A Technical Deep-Dive int...
The Virtual Boy is one of Nintendo’s strangest pieces of hardware: a tabletop “headset console” that generates stereoscopic images without a screen in the usual sense. Instead, it synthesizes a...
Nintendo Virtual Boy: A Technical Deep-Dive int...
The Virtual Boy is one of Nintendo’s strangest pieces of hardware: a tabletop “headset console” that generates stereoscopic images without a screen in the usual sense. Instead, it synthesizes a...
Analogue 3D: a modern N64 built on FPGA
The Analogue 3D is essentially “N64: Definitive Edition” – a modern, FPGA-driven re-implementation of Nintendo’s 1996 console that pushes the original architecture into 4K, while still talking directly to real...
Analogue 3D: a modern N64 built on FPGA
The Analogue 3D is essentially “N64: Definitive Edition” – a modern, FPGA-driven re-implementation of Nintendo’s 1996 console that pushes the original architecture into 4K, while still talking directly to real...
SummerCart64: Plug-and-Play Power, FPGA Precisi...
The SummerCart64 is an open-source Nintendo 64 flashcart that feels effortless the moment you use it. Load up a microSD card, pop the cart into your N64, and pick a...
SummerCart64: Plug-and-Play Power, FPGA Precisi...
The SummerCart64 is an open-source Nintendo 64 flashcart that feels effortless the moment you use it. Load up a microSD card, pop the cart into your N64, and pick a...
SuperStation One review-in-progress: a PS1 “clo...
The SuperStation One started life as an FPGA tribute to Sony’s PS One, but in the last few days it’s picked up a killer trick: with the optional SuperDock, it...
SuperStation One review-in-progress: a PS1 “clo...
The SuperStation One started life as an FPGA tribute to Sony’s PS One, but in the last few days it’s picked up a killer trick: with the optional SuperDock, it...
CGB A to E: Uncovering the Evolution and Fixes ...
The Game Boy Color’s brain is a custom Sharp LR35902 SoC—a single‐chip design that integrates CPU, PPU, audio and I/O logic into one package. This System‑on‑Chip houses a Sharp SM83 core...
CGB A to E: Uncovering the Evolution and Fixes ...
The Game Boy Color’s brain is a custom Sharp LR35902 SoC—a single‐chip design that integrates CPU, PPU, audio and I/O logic into one package. This System‑on‑Chip houses a Sharp SM83 core...