Legal Emulation While emulation is a murky legal issue, there are plenty of legitimate ways of playing older games thanks to official emulation. One of the best and brightest ways to access classic games is Nintendo’s Virtual Console, part of Nintendo’s online store that uses software emulation allowing older titles...
In Time‘s recent article, 14 Things Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima Told Us, additional vague details about Nintendo’s forthcoming NX platform and what it means for Nintendo’s current platforms have come to light. Unfortunately, there’s still no clear picture of exactly what the NX platform is going to be. I’ve discussed...
This is part four of my attempt to build the original Kickstarter version of the Pimorini Picade (Maxi version). Part three is here. As we left off, I was going to hook up the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and get RetroPie on a microSD card and go from there....
I recently received the PET microSD with datasette power and Commodore PET 2001 ROM/RAM upgrade board from Tynemouth Software, so I thought I’d document the upgrade process for those interested in doing it themselves. I’ll be upgrading my Commodore PET 2001-8, last seen in a new article I wrote for...
This is part three of my attempt to build the original Kickstarter version of the Pimorini Picade (Maxi version). Part two is here. As we left off, I was getting ready to work on the wiring loom… I’m now tasked with wiring all of the buttons on the cabinet, as well as everything...
As an original-and-still fan of all things Dragon’s Lair, this is a hard blog post for me to write, but one that I believe is important. While I casually made my thoughts known about the Dragon’s Lair: The Movie Kickstarter on a few social media sites, it’s clear there’s enough...
Although tempted, I resisted the urge to upgrade from a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 to a Surface Pro 4 (or Surface Book, for that matter). Fortunately, several of the upgraded peripherals designed in conjunction with the Surface Pro 4, including the Surface Pro 4 Type Cover and Pen, are backwards...
This is part two of my attempt to build the original Kickstarter version of the Pimorini Picade. Part one is here. As we left off, I was getting ready to work on the control panel. As you’ll read, I took a brief detour first… Although my plan was to start in...
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