New video makes a strong argument. The state of third-party controllers today is arguably better than it’s ever been. Sure, there are fewer options than there were a few decades back, but the quality of these options is sky-high when compared to the truly terrible aftermarket pads we had to endure during the ’90s and…
CPS3 core also in development. Sega’s System 18 arcade board is getting an FPGA core courtesy of developer Jotego. The board – which made its debut in 1989 and is essentially an augmented System 16 – is unique in that it includes a Video Display Processor taken from the Mega Drive. Read the full article…
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Lee Trevino sadly didn’t make the cut. Two more games have come to Analogue Pocket, and they’ve both by SNK. The games are actually included in a single FPGA core, which has been ported from MiSTer to the Analogue Pocket by Roland King. Read the full article on timeextension.com Lee Trevino sadly didn’t make the…
New MiSTer-based handheld coming, too. MiSTer FPGA is a remarkable platform for retro gaming. Via FPGA tech, it is able to offer an accurate and low-latency reproduction of many classic gaming platforms, from the NES all the way up to the N64, PS1 and Saturn. However, the high cost of owning one of these devices…
Say hello to MegaMP3. Whenever a SNES and Mega Drive fan become embroiled in a debate on the merits of each console, you can bet your bottom dollar that the topic of audio will be raised at least once. The Mega Drive / Genesis is equipped with a Yamaha YM2612 sound chip which delivers a…
Atari brings the computer age home. Again! Welcome back to the Atari 8-bit world of computing! The powerful Atari 400 set a new standard of capability with its release in 1979, and along with its subsequent models, has been loved by gamers and computer enthusiasts for decades. Now Retro Games and Atari have collaborated to…
Another art mystery solved. When Streets of Rage 3 launched in 1994, it was unique in that all three regional variants came with exclusive artwork. While the North American and Japanese covers tried to showcase the full cast of playable characters in the game, the European version was different in that the cybernetically-enhanced newcomer Dr…
“The closer you look, the stranger it gets”. We’re used to seeing corporate brands collaborate on social media for fun and laughs, but a recent Sonic-themed thread by the official Google Play account on Twitter appears to have caused more frowns than smiles. “Sonic, but as you scroll, he gets older and older” is the…
Yes, really! We’re used to seeing some pretty ridiculous ports here at Time Extension, but every so often something will come along that will have us disbelieving our eyes. That is the case with this recent work-in-progress wireframe demo of Psygnosis’s classic PS1 racer WipEout running on the Playdate, which came to our attention only…