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Evercade EXP Delayed, Now Expected December 15th

On: October 31, 2022

Bad news if you have been expecting an Evercade EXP to land in November. Blaze Entertainment has made the decision to push back release of the console, with December 15th targeted. Citing the need “to spend a bit more time on the Evercade EXP to hone some of the technicalRead More →

Commodore 64 Accordion, “The Commodordion” Wows Viewers

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 24, 2022

In: Miscellaneous retro stuff, Retro Computers, Retro gear

A man has turned two Commodore 64s into a digital accordion. Yes, you read that right. The Commodordion is essentially “A fully functional 8-bit accordion with bellows made out of floppy disks.” When I first saw this video listed on YouTube I thought to myself something along the lines ofRead More →

CONFIRMED: Amiga – Evercade Partnership!

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 21, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gear

As rumoured earlier this week following Amiga 37, the Evercade Amiga games cartridge is happening. The first collection of Amiga games will be compatible with the Evercade EXP console, and is expected to arrive some time in 2023. At this point there is no news as to which games orRead More →

Analogue Super Nt and Mega Sg Retro Consoles Available Again!

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 21, 2022

In: Retro Consoles, Retro gear

Desirable console maker Analogue has announced a final run of its Super Nt and Mega Sg consoles. Previous runs have sold out quickly, with the Super Nt Noir mini in particular setting out on the launch day. This time around, Analogue states an October 28 pre-release day, with both theRead More →

Ready for Some Evercade Amiga Action?

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 18, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro Consoles, Retro games news, Retro gear

It seems that an Evercade Amiga games collection is coming! Following months of rumours and wishlists since the announcement of the C64 collection, the Amiga 37 event was where the news was confirmed. Taking place in Moenchengladbach over the last weekend, the Amig 37 event is a sort of social/conventionRead More →

You Can Now Play Game Boy Cartridges on Steam Deck

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 17, 2022

In: Emulation, Retro Consoles, Retro gear, Retro hardware

Half of the games I have installed on my Steam Deck at the moment are retro titles: Zool, Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri, Thief, and The Settlers. Despite its power and capabilities as a AAA gaming device, the Steam Deck has considerable potential as a retro gaming device way beyond theRead More →

RGBeeb Is a BBC Micro in a PC Tower and It Looks AMAZING!

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 7, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

You have never seen a BBC Micro like this. The RGBeeb is an original BBC Micro that has been given a new home in an open-frame ATX case. The brainchild of retro hacker dekuNukem, the RGBeeb includes original and working 5.25-inch disk drives, along with a stunning RGB backlight. AsRead More →

Now the NES Gets Its Own Operating System: NES-OS

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 6, 2022

In: Retro Consoles, Retro gear

Ever thought you’d need an operating system on your Nintendo Entertainment System or Famicom? No, of course you didn’t. But that didn’t stop one hacker creating NES-OS. While not strictly an operating system – more of a GUI – NES-OS brings a whole new aspect to the original Nintendo “familyRead More →

C64 OS: A New Desktop Operating System for the Commodore 64

By: Christian Cawley

On: October 3, 2022

In: Retro Computers, Retro gear

https://c64os.com/c64os/gettingstarted/ As incredible as it may seem, a desktop OS has been released for the Commodore 64. But is C64 OS going to run on your old breadbin? Well, unless you have made some modifications, the answer is almost certainly no. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t check this C64Read More →

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