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  1. Chip

    Nintendo Switch

    The rumor mill says nintendo is prepping two new switch models for later this year - a high-end "pro" version and a smaller, cheaper, handheld-only version. We've heard the cheaper version rumors before, but this is the first I've heard of an upgrade version as well. Personally, I think a 4-5"...
  2. Chip

    Google Stadia

    I'd argue we haven't owned most of our games or even our hardware for years. Any game or console with a mandatory online component (that's almost everything right now) isn't really yours. You're already beholden to the publisher/platform to keep their servers alive, and that's not always going...
  3. Chip

    NVidia Jetson Nano

    Just checked my first-batch pandora with the system info pnd. It idles at just about 1W, and hits 1.8W under load. That's for the whole system with the display at max brightness and wifi on. 5-10W is just too high for a handheld device. Hell, the atom in the GPD win is only a 2-4W part, and...
  4. Chip

    MiSTer Project - Open Source Multi-Emulator on FPGA

    FYI - SNES emulation is now readily available and is cycle-accurate. The latest version supports several of the more popular custom chips, so most games work.
  5. Chip

    RetroStone

    Without owning one, I completely agree with your assessment above. Those issues are why I didn't get one when the kickstarter was active. It needs to be a bit taller, the rear buttons need to be repositioned, and the dpad needs to be flush. I could live with the QVGA panel, but it should at...
  6. Chip

    Mugen Thread!

    Finally found the binder, but sadly, no mugen disc. Sorry.
  7. Chip

    What are you playing this weekend/these days?

    I'm using the term "ROMs" generically. Some are proper ROM dumps, some are disc or HD images. I've been going through and compressing them into CHD/CSO/7Z/whatever compression format the latest emulators support to save a bit of space. As always, I'm spending an order of magnitude more time...
  8. Chip

    What are you playing this weekend/these days?

    Like 3 years after buying a license, I'm finally getting around to fully setting up launchbox. I have several TB worth of ROMs on my server, and since all the metadata has to be perfect, it's slow going. It'll be nice when it's done, though. I mean I'll probably rarely use it, but it'll still...
  9. Chip

    Freeplay CM3 (Raspberry Pi 3 inside)

    PSX doesn't require analogs. The original controller was digital-only: The dualshock controller wasn't released until two years after the PSX launch. Even though many later games supported analogs as well, virtually all games for the system were fully playable with the original digital...
  10. Chip

    Mugen Thread!

    I'll dig out my binder of old xbox discs and see if I burned it back in the day. No promises, but it does sound familiar. If I have it and the DVD-R is still viable, I'll see what I can do.
  11. Chip

    Nintendo Switch

    Specific hardware version and firmware version is needed, and some hacking is required. The only hardware needed is a jig that shorts out a couple pins on the joycon connector, which you can make yourself with a paperclip. This reddit post provides the basics and some links for further reading.
  12. Chip

    Nintendo Switch

    I've been considering picking one up lately. Emulation on the switch is finally at the point where it makes it an interesting option, even if I'm not overly into many of the official games for the system. Dreamcast is actually playable (if not flawless) for many games.
  13. Chip

    Chinese-made gameboy 3 on ebay - does anybody have one?

    I have, but that's not really a great setup. It's large, fragile, uncomfortable, and it uses microswitches instead of proper silicone membrane buttons and a thumbstick instead of a proper d-pad. The single 18650 battery it uses is unlikely to last for more than about an hour. It's the sort of...
  14. Chip

    Chinese-made gameboy 3 on ebay - does anybody have one?

    They're all sold as "used", but really that's just because they're handmade. These aren't made in a factory or anything. If you look into building one of these for yourself (as I have), the price to buy all the parts ends up close to the $200 mark. The ebay price to buy one fully assembled...
  15. Chip

    Chinese-made gameboy 3 on ebay - does anybody have one?

    People have been sticking Raspberry Pi zeros into gameboy shells for a while. There are custom PCBs that make the process a bit easier, but it still requires more than a little work - especially if you want additional buttons. Lately I've been seeing pre-made gameboy mods using a raspberry pi...
  16. Chip

    ZX Vega +

    If anybody has an hour and a half to kill, this video goes through the whole vega+ scandal / dramarama in excruciating detail.
  17. Chip

    MiSTer Project - Open Source Multi-Emulator on FPGA

    Just found this project today. I know there's nothing here a RPi can't do (and a lot more that a RPi can that this can't), but there's something very satisfying about the speed, accuracy, and lack of lag that FPGA emulators provide. This project is still in early stages, but the dev(s?) have...
  18. Chip

    NeoGeo Mini

    I get the nostalgia factor for the coleco mini arcade games (and numerous knockoffs) from the early-to-mid 80s, but other than that, this doesn't seem to have any real appeal. It's really the worst of both worlds from a gaming standpoint - too small to have good microswitch controls, a decent...
  19. Chip

    Handmade 01 - Tiny gaming handheld project in progress

    His project, his rules. Maybe he's got really small hands and this size works well for him.
  20. Chip

    Handmade 01 - Tiny gaming handheld project in progress

    Steward Fu, the Chinese programmer/tinkerer who has been porting dingux and emulators to the RS97, has also been working on an ambitious hardware project. Based around the 1GHz cortex-A8 AM3358 chip, this project promises to pack a heck of a lot of power into a roughly 2.75" x 3" device...
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