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I like to get everyone the right info and I like to help others get the most from there electronic devices. I enjoy playful cleverness and the exploration of technology. My Motto: You own it, you can do whatever you want with it.

Where to get those cool DIY handhelds…

We’ve all seen cool DIY projects on social media or somewhere on the internet: someone takes a Sega Dreamcast memory card, guts it and turns it into a mini-game boy. A lot of us would love to make something like that but just don’t have the time or skills to …

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How to install RetroArch on the Xbox series s/x

To install RetroArch on the Xbox one, series S, or X you will need to download the dev app on the Xbox and from there it will give you a web address to enter on your computer. The next thing you have to do is activate Dev Mode on the …

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RetroArch and the Xbox Series S via Developer Mode

RetroArch on the new Xbox series, S has been quite amazing with the ability to play so many games even GameCube, PS2, and Wii games at full speed. Now before the Xbox series S/X was released, the Xbox One was introduced to RetroArch via developer mode and windows UWP program …

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Valve Steam Deck – What we do know and all the Speculations

Lately, we’ve all had our fair share of new and older portable Consoles. No, we sadly didn’t get a new Playstation Handheld but we have the Nintendo Switch which does a lot of things right. With the new OLED Model, it should be even more fun to game on it …

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Where to get ROMS/Backup games for those Emulators in 2021..

Ok here’s the rundown if you are new to Emulation. It is the process of simulating the hardware of one machine on another machine so that the second machine is able to run software designed for the first machine. The most popular type of emulation, video game emulation, is when …

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Wait.. The Wii-U can burn DVD’s?

About 2 weeks ago YouTube channel Will It Work tried something very interesting with a Wii-U. They used a DVD burner on it just like you would use a USB drive on the Wii-U. What was surprising was it actually worked, but there’s a catch it only works with DVD-RAM. …

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Review: Make your Retro Game Consoles look Phenomenal with the Retrotink 5x pro

The Retrotink 5x pro has just landed and I couldn’t be more excited to give it a shot with some of my favorite consoles of all time- the PlayStation 2, Sega Saturn, and the Nintendo 64. If you haven’t heard of the Retrotink 5x pro, it’s a high-resolution video digitizer that …

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PlayStation is closing the PS3, PSVita, and what’s left of the PSP store

Today Sony finally announced they are officially closing the PlayStation 3, PSVita, and PSP store. On July 2nd, 2021 the PS3 store will be officially closed and for the PSVita it will be on August 27th, 2021. Even though the PSP store has been closed since 2016 the remaining purchase …

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GoldHEN v1.0 for PS4 FW7.55, 6.72, & 5.05 released!

Since the release of the new PS4 exploit for firmware 7.55, the tools have been steadily getting updated. Today is no different as goldhen by SiSTR0 for FW 5.05, 6.72, 7.0x & 7.55 have been released. New tools like GoldHEN will allow you to bypass firmware checks for PlayStation VR …

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Update: Mira ported to new PS4 FW 7.55 exploit…

Developer sleirsgoevy and help from the community have been on fire as Mira has been ported to the new exploit for FW7.55. If thing keeps up at this rate, FW 755 might be the new golden firmware to be on. https://t.co/Stk1CEngwJMira for 7.55.https://t.co/W2tQm4h1SkJB 7.55 with patches by AlAzif and ChendoChap. …

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New PS4 exploit for FW7.55 released but still needs some fine tuning.

We’ve mentioned a few weeks ago another PS4 exploit was disclosed by psvita scene developer Thefl0w0 and we’ve mentioned for those of you that have a PS4 on FW7.55 or below, it would be a good time to stay there since the exploit is reported to work all the way up …

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RetroArch latest Open Hardware Project will let you use your own Cartridges with ease…

Libretro has big plans for RetroArch with their latest Open Hardware Project that will allow it to play your own cartridges across any device with RetroArch already on it. This device will also let you dump your cartridges, so you can legally build your own digital library of games and …

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