If you recently bought a used Sega Saturn, chances are that when you boot the machine up, you will be asked to set the time and date. You probably don’t think much of it the first time, but you will probably become frustrated when you have to reset the date and time EVERY time you […]
I haven’t found many reasons to even consider a PS3 anytime soon. Up until now, Virtua Fighter 5 is basically the only thing that caught my attention. However, Sony recently announced that every PS3 will come with a Linux-based homebrew kit. MattG at PressTheButtons pointed out that this may confuse a number of potential PS3 […]
While it wasn’t really discussed in Nintendo’s E3 Conference, photos of an optional classic style controller for the Wii (Revolution) were found on Nintendo’s Japanese website. The controller (see larger picture) seems to be a combination of the SNES controller and Sony’s Dual Shock controller. It also seems to have a form factor similar to […]
A while back, I was Googling for some inspiration for some retro gaming decorations for my game room and other misc design projects. I’ve been doing some of my own custom vector art in Macromedia Freehand which will allow me to enlarge my work without having any quality loss. My incredible discovery is LocalArcade.com and […]
I don’t usually devote a full post to miscellaneous stuff like this, but I thought this was especially cool and haven’t seen any other blogs reference it. I found this cool retrogaming-themed graffiti on Flickr today. View the Full Picture Makes me want to boot up Jet Grind Radio on my Dreamcast 🙂
Ever wish you could have your video game consoles further away from your TV? For some older consoles this maybe be especially useful if you don’t have wireless controllers or extension cables availible. At this point you may be wondering why you wouldn’t just buy long RCA cables. Well, you could, but it would be […]
Jemsic recenetly posted his custom-made Dreamcast arcade stick on the racketboy.com message board and I was floored by the solid design and great graphic style. From his post: “I made this stick awhile ago. It’s really a joy to play with. It’s made with real arcade parts, concave buttons with a competition joystick. A custom […]
Just today I noticed this eye-catching picture on my Flickr feed and it sparked some great memories from the 80’s. I know I’ve seen this thing before, but I can’t really dig up any solid details about it. It looks like a in-store display, but it also seems to have storage drawers under the screen […]
In the first of my rants (How The Internet Changed The Hobby) about the lessons I learned from collecting hobby-related items, I discussed how the Internet has changed the way we collect and how are collections are perceived by others. This time around I want to show you how buying “valuable”� and “rare”� games isn’t […]
Here’s some more detailed pictures of my Dreamcast VGA Cables… Click on them to get a big view. (You can find more user-submitted pictures here) The cable hooked up to my CRT VGA monitor’s cable: A view of the Dreamcast’s connection and the box with the headphone/PC speaker jack: The VGA and DC ends of […]
While VGA mode is supported by most every Dreamcast games, there are a few that do not support it. Some of the non-VGA games can be patched to be used with a Dreamcast VGA cable by making some quick modifications to the ripped game’s CDI file. You can also get a full-featured Dreamcast VGA Box […]
Shining Force III was one of the crowning jewels for the Sega Saturn and is one of the best strategy RPGs ever from the folks at Sega. However, there was a Scenario 2 and 3 in addition to a Premium Disc that never made it outside of Japan. KnightOfDragon has released his patch for Shining […]
I’ve been a collector all my life. My largest collecting phase began when I was 7 years old and initially became fascinated with baseball cards. Once the baseball card market became oversaturated in the late 1990’s, I eventually withdrew from the hobby, but the experience taught me a number of life lessons in business, personal […]
Dreamcast Fan Mod I kind of wish I got a resistor with more ohms though, because I can’t quite slow it down as much as I want to. It’s quite noisy even on the slowest, but it sure doesn’t let the Dreamcast even get warm at all, anywhere, after any amount of time. A great […]
When it comes to NES clones, many of us are familiar with Messiah’s Generation NEX. However as I mentioned a while back, the Yobo Gameware (aka Neo-Fami) is another solution to playing your old NES carts. Kevin over at UUDDLRLRBAStart recently posted his review of the Yobo NES Clone. “So far I’ve been fairly happy […]
