Today we’re diving into the 8-Bit Edition of Alwa’s Awakening from Elden Pixels. Everyone is already aware that Alwa’s Awakening exists on other consoles as digital and physical releases. Not too many people are talking about the NES version of the game. Today, I have a review of the game (not …
Read More »Hardware Review: KrzysioCarts (Flashcarts) for NES/Famicom
Let’s take a trip to Poland today! We’ve got two products from Krzysiobal and they’re flashcarts. We’ve all used flashcarts at this point. Some of us have used the brilliant ones from Krikzz. Some of us have used Chinese clones to varying results. So how do the KrzysioCarts fare in …
Read More »Game Review: Yeah Yeah Beebiss II for Switch
A game that was came from the idea of making a sequel out of a non-existent game. That’s right, today’s topic of conversation is Yeah Yeah Beebis II. What will they think of next, Polybius 2!? Alright, let’s dig into this platformer, developed by Rigg’d Games. Trailer Audio/Visual: One of …
Read More »Hardware Review: NES-101 & SNS-101 Video Mod Services from Retrofixes
So many options exist for making NES’s and SNES’s have more advanced video out options. I reached out to Retrofixes and sought to only make my systems just have a step up from what they were made with. My NES-101 (NES Jr./NES Top Loader) was taken from its lowly single …
Read More »Review of Trophy & Retrotainment/Mega Cat Studios Announcement
Lots of you are likely already aware of homebrew games. More recently, you’ll also find homebrew games made to be physical as well as digital. Mega Cat Studios and Retrotainment Games have done this in the past. Today, we have big announcements from these guys and a review of Trophy. …
Read More »Game Review: Slow Mole for NES/Famicom
New homebrew games happen often enough, but also, not often enough! Today’s entry into the hombrew world is already on update 1.2 (as of the time of this writing). However, I got to not only play the game, but I also have a physical copy that has version 1.1 written …
Read More »Hardware Review: NES/FC/GBA Shells & Cartridge Cases from Krikzz
Never before have I been so inundated with items to review! This box was chock full of fun! Check the unboxing video below for that, of course. But yeah, this review covers a lot but won’t take long at all. They all have the same build quality and the colors …
Read More »How to make your own upscaler that rivals the retro tink 5 and ossc…
If you’re big into the retro gaming scene you’ve probably noticed over the past year or two up scalers have been all the rave. Allowing you to use your original hardware on your brand new fancy OLED or QLED TV and bringing these retro systems into the 21st century of …
Read More »The Most Ultimate PSVita Retro Game Pack out there…
About a month ago over at Arcadepunks.com user, CrazyMac released one of the most ultimate retro game packs for the PSVita out there, equaling 150 gigs of retro goodness. This retro game pack has everything you could ever want on the PSVita or PSTV. Updated notes are at the bottom …
Read More »Review/Instructions: NES TopLoader No-Cut LED Kit from Fragoltech
Why does the front loader NES get to have all of the fun?! It has a cute little LED light in it to let you know there is power flowing to the machine. So why can’t the top loader NES get the same benefit?? Well, if you’ll allow, in this …
Read More »Everdrive N8 Model Comparisons
If you’re just joining us, you’ll know that we already have a review of the standard model of Everdrive N8. You can find that article by clicking here. But that was years ago and now we’re in 2021. After a weekend of playing with it, I wondered, is this still …
Read More »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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