Announced at CES 2024, the Atari Gamestation Portable from My Arcade has attracted plenty of attention. But when can you get your hands on one? Building on the success of their 2023 Atari collection, My Arcade is bringing back the thrills of classic gaming with a brand-new portable handheld, twoRead More →
Nintendo’s VirtualBoy released in 1995 is the probably one of the most notorious retro consoles to miss the target with its audience and stay stuck in place, with many retro gamers preferring it to stay forgotten for its play-style and aesthetics that aren’t the most comfortable in some cases. However,Read More →
Completely portable and with an 18650 battery, the PicoZX LCD is a ZX Spectrum that you can slip in a bag or sizeable pocket. There’s a 2.8-inch colour screen and Spectrum style multi function command shortcut keyboard. It also boasts a microSD slot, Kempston joystick support, external joystick port, externalRead More →
Want a retro joystick that outperforms your classic kit? The Immortal Joystick is a new hand-assembled, heavy-duty two-button joystick that you can now back on Kickstarter. Compatible with a range of retro and current hardware (via adapters) this is an impressive-looking, zero-latency, traditional joystick. The Immortal Joystick is the brainchildRead More →
Fancy an 8BitDo N64 controller mod to enable wireless gaming with the original game pad? 8BitDo is already well-known for its solid unofficial controllers. Their ‘Ultimate Bluetooth Controller,’ in particular, has garnered many positive reviews. 8BitDo‘s latest piece of tech is a mod kit for the original N64 Controller. ConvertingRead More →
A graphics designer on Reddit has released some concept art of what they envision an Xbox-branded NES controller to look like. User Snowway22 posted several different designs to the Xbox Subreddit. These images have received a ton of praise, with many users saying they would buy the controller if itRead More →
Following on from its success with the RGB Dual, retro emulation suite creators at Recalbox have been working on a new project, ModderBrothers. This is a new Kickstarter that starts tomorrow an aims to enable retro gear to be brought up to date, combining existing mods with original and inovaiveRead More →
The Nintendo GameCube features a pair of memory card slots for save games. In May 2023, 8BitMods releases the MemCard PRO GC, a GameCube memory card with a microSD slot and a USB slot. (It also has Wi-Fi.) The idea behind this is simple: that you’ll be able to runRead More →
Retro gaming ROMs aren’t easy to load on an old Atari console – until now! Want to get some extra games running on your classic Atari console? The 7800 GameDrive is a cartridge-sized add-on for Atari 7800 systems that lets you load old Atari game ROMs onto original hardware. TheRead More →
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