Tag Archives: DIY

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 Magic Screen kit into Game Gear

Recently, we had reviewed the Magic Screen kit from retroKAIstore, click here if you want to read it. The model we had was a model 1 board and they no longer sell it. The review remains valid still because their model 1.2 fixes every issue I had complaints on and …

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Hardware Review: Sega Game Gear “Magic Screen” from RetroKAI.store

We’ve covered Gameboy stuff out the yin-yang, you know it and I know it. What should we talk about now? How about that awful Game Gear screen that has a bad backlight and draws far too much power? Sound good? Because we have a new set of products from RetroKAI.store …

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Hardware Review: Sega Game Gear Replacement Parts from RetroSix

As we previously mentioned, we’re moving past Gameboy upgrades for the time being. We’re going to cover parts and replacement pieces for the faithful Sega Game Gear. Today we’re specifically covering the shell, buttons, lenses, and Clean Power GG from Retro Six. It’s a lot to cover, so buckle up, …

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How to build your own Ambilight for your PC

Heya everyone, did you ever look at some TVs with an Ambilight integrated and told yourself “Dang that’s looking cool I want that too”? I’ve had that happen to me so I’ve went and searched for ways to put one behind my TV. It works really well and looks solid …

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HowTo: Flash ROMs to RetroStone2

This is the second of two articles on how to get your RetroStone2 up and running. We’re making these to let you see that there is nothing to be afraid of in terms of initial setup and that you should totally be purchasing a RetroStone2 if you love retro gaming …

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Tips for fixing Burn-in/Image Retention on newer TV’s

Quite a few companies have stopped fixing burn-in/image retention under warranty on a lot of the TVs. The reasons are unknown at this time other than most companies sayings its user neglect. So I figured these little tips may help your TV and could potentially fix its burn-in issue. Try …

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Review: Gamecube Parts from CustomCircuits

Etsy seller CustomCircuits has bits and bobs for your Gamecube and accessories. We love reaching out to Etsy sellers with unique items. The items that we’re going to be reviewing from CustomCircuits is a transparent orange Gamecube controller shell and Gamecube thumbstick caps. Pros for shell: Colors. CustomCircuits has multiple …

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Houdini, A Jailbreak Alternative, Out Now for iOS 10.X

Some of you may think that since Apple has been adding lots of features that that means that the jailbreaking scene is dead. On the contrary, today’s release, though not a full-fledged jailbreak (and still in the beta stage), shows that there is still a love for tinkerers to get into …

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Review: Hover Cover’s Vinyl Nintendo Switch Skins

In this review I’m going to be talking about Hover Cover‘s newest addition to their skin product line; Switch skins. These skins, as you will see in the pictures below, vary in colors and styles. The company, that released these recently, hopes to bring skins to the world that will …

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