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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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Quest Arrest from John Roo. Unboxing, Interview, and More.

If you’re not following @QuestArrest and @theretroroomroo on Twitter, you probably should be. You’ll see why as this article progresses. You get a video of me unboxing his first physical game, an interview, and how you can play the game right now if you don’t need to own something physically …

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Hardware Review: Plug&Play GCLoader from Black Dog Tech

Hello again, today we have a fun review that has been a little while in the making. It’s the Plug and Play GC Loader from Black Dog Technology. You may have already seen the installation video I made, if not, you can find that article here. Or if you need …

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TheFloW Releases New PS4 Kernel Exploit

I know you must be anxious to read this. We’ll cover everything that has been announced so far and what it means for the future of the PS4. If you’ve been saving a PS4 higher than 5.05 for a newer kernel exploit, you may just be getting what you’ve been …

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SX OS 3.0.3 Released

Now with a total of four products for the Switch under their belt, Team Xecuter has a lot on their hands. The newest products SX Lite and SX Core, for the Lite and Mariko models respectively, need some attention too. This new SX OS addresses some issues. Let’s take a …

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Review: Pearl GBA Shells from RetroSix

The last review we have from the big box of fun from RetroSix are Pearl Game Boy Advance shells. I know that “Pearl” seems ambiguous and could mean a couple of different things. So we’re going to not only discuss what it means for the shells, but so much more. …

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SX OS 3.0.2 Released

All of you SX OS fanatics out there will be happy to know that Team Xecuter released a new update for their SX Pro, SX Gear, SX Lite, and SX Core products. We’ll go into the details of it as well as where to buy the products if you don’t …

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Review: Glass GB Screens from RetroSix

Today, we’re going to be talking about one of the many things that was sent to us for review from RetroSix. Back in early March, we had covered a full shell replacement for the GBA from them. If you’d like to read about that beauty, just click here. In this …

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SX OS 3.0.0 Released

Nintendo has recently released 10.0.4 for the Switch. Team Xecuter recently released their modchips for the Switch Lite and Mariko Switch models. Today’s update covers all of those things as well as the original Switch running a dongle. Let’s go! 3.0.0 Announcement: ‘Full support for Mariko and Switch Lite consoles. …

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How To: Assemble a Game Boy Macro

Today we’ve got some instructions on how to assemble a Game Boy Macro. Recently we reviewed some 3D printed faceplates for DS Lites that help convert them into a Macro with ease. If you want to read about it, click here. If you already have one or maybe have one …

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Review: 3D Printed Game Boy Macro Faceplates

We love to feature products from everywhere that we can get our hands on. This doesn’t only mean big companies sending us “expensive” items to review. This also means small companies with inexpensive items to check out. And sometimes, it even means getting to sink our teeth into products from …

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