This article is part two of a two part review. I’m covering both of 8bitmod’s newest MemCard PROs and you can find part one here. You may find it to be a smidge shorter than part one, tha’ts only because some of the stuff is the same but some is …
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Hardware Review: MemCard PRO2 from 8BitMods
This article is part one of a two part review. I’m covering both of 8bitmod’s newest MemCard PROs and once the second half is live, I’ll put the link here so you don’t have to search for it. Speaking of which, I already have a review for the first MemCard …
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This one has been a long time coming. I’ve been trying over the years to get a Retroid device of any kind to review on our site. People hold the products in such high regard and that means something. I wanted to see what all of the fuss was about. …
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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 …
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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 …
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I have been wanting to cover something like this for a long time. 3D printed parts from a small, individually owned company. Not just any 3D printed parts, mind you, but quality ones. Ones created and printed for the sole use in retro consoles and handhelds. Today, that is finally …
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So, I got this review unit for Undercover Cops CE months after the product was out of the zeitgeist. They found it and asked if I’d like to cover it and I was much obliged. I thought they were crazy to send it over to me months after its release. …
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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: GB Operator from Epilogue
Today’s review is an interesting one. As of the time of writing this, there aren’t loads of people covering this product. The product in question is the GB Operator from Epilogue. I know, Epilogue sounds an awful like Analogue, but they’re not exactly in the same wheelhouse. So, instead of …
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NOTE: I have left this article up, but the creator of the product no longer is in the business. Here is an explanation from them if you want to know why they’re out of the game. If you already have the product and simply want to learn how to install …
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Yes, you read the headline correctly. Mega Man The Wily Wars is getting a collector’s edition by way of Retro-Bit, thanks to an agreement with Capcom. While this isn’t a review, that will come in a few months, this article is going to dig into a lot of details. We’ll …
Read More »Hardware Review: Toaplan Shooters Collectors Edition
Pew pew pew! Aliens! Spaceships! Bases are belonging to villain! What a better throw back to the days of Sega Genesis than a collection that covers classic shmups?! Well today we’re looking at one such collection. In fact, it may be the only collection of it’s kind (as of now). …
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