Features
Atari Jaguar to SNES Multiout AV – JAG2SNES
For the past several weeks I’ve been working with Helder Silva, a well known custom PCB maker (Minty Pi, Gameboy Zero, Sudomod), on an Atari Jaguar project. The idea behind this project was simple: adapt the Jaguar’s antiquated AV edge to a more common and readily available socket. I can’t think of any more common …
Posted on Oct 16, 2020
Features
Dreamcast Mods That Will Modernize And Extend It’s Life
The Sega Dreamcast was released on 9/9/99. That’s 20 yrs and 10 months ago as of the writing of this article. There are two primary issues retro console gamers typically deal with in modern times: failing hardware components and the difficultly of getting a decent picture out of an HDTV or 4k TV. As a …
Posted on Jul 18, 2020
Guides
How to use a GDEMU to Replace Your Dreamcast’s Broken GD-ROM
I recently picked up a broken Sega Dreamcast on the cheap. I decided to modernize a few components to get it back to good working order. In my search for parts, I came across a something called a “GDEMU”, which is an Optical Drive Emulator (ODE) that replaces the entire GD-ROM unit in the Dreamcast. …
Posted on Jun 17, 2020
Features
Custom 3D Printed Battery Pack For The Sega Nomad
When the Sega Nomad was released back in ‘95 there were three power options available to gamers: 6 AA batteries, a 7.2v rechargeable battery pack, or the 9v DC wall wart adapter from the Model 2 Genesis. Oddly enough, the Nomad really only needed 5v to run. This got me wondering if I could power …
Posted on May 23, 2020
Features
Elder Scrolls: Blades, Forget Everything I Just Said
Ok Bethesda, you got me. You fooled even me, he who hates cell phone games. I was fooled by my initial play time being a mostly positive experience and leading me to believe there was some kind of game here without the typical free-to-play bullshit tactics hiding around the next level up. I was wrong, …
Posted on Apr 2, 2019
Features
Elder Scrolls: Blades Impressions
When Bethesda demo’d Elder Scroll: Blades at E3 2018, I was extremely excited to play another chapter of a series I hold dear to my gamer heart but I was equally nervous for the jump to the mobile platform. Unless it’s a puzzle game of the likes of Monument Valley or Myst, I usually don’t …
Posted on Mar 30, 2019
Episodes
Episode 138: E3 2018 Wishlist
Greetings everyone! E3 2018 is upon us, we recorded this the thursday before the press conferences started to talk about our wishlist, hopes and dreams for E3 2018. What are yours? Let us know on our Facebook Page.
Posted on Jun 10, 2018
Episodes
Episode 137: Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
We’re back this week with a ton of Pokémon news that broke late last night, Bethesda reveals Fallout 76 a multiplayer survival game, Ubisoft reveals the next Assassin’s Creed game called Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey, and we talk about what we’ve been playing this week. Listen in and let us know what you think.
Posted on Jun 1, 2018
Episodes
Episode 136: Rage 2, Halo Arcade and Pokemon
Hello again, we are back. The Pest has returned from his honeymoon and has a ton of things to talk about. In fact in this episode we talk about Bethesda’s Rage 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 multiplayer, the rumor of Star Fox getting a Kart racer game and Pest has a Pokemon info …