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Irem's Arcade Bomberman has recently been made available for FPGA platforms. FPGA coder @wickerwaka has released a version of the Irem M90 core that supports the first Bomberman arcade game, along with its regional variants known as Atomic Punk and DynaBlaster. This core is currently available...

Taki Udon, a prominent figure in the FPGA gaming community, recently made a bold statement aimed at his competitors in the MiSTer FPGA market. On November 6, 2024, he tweeted: "A group of individuals with a competing interest are angry that we are selling affordable MiSTer hardware. As a middle...

Confusion has arisen regarding SuperSega pre-orders being charged for the full amount. The situation stems from a recent development with the SuperSega FPGA console project, which promises to play software from all of Sega's major consoles. The project has been surrounded by skepticism due to...

Background Information SuperSega FPGA Console: The SuperSega FPGA Console is a proposed gaming console that aims to replicate classic Sega games using FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) technology. FPGA technology allows for hardware-level emulation, which can potentially offer a more...

Game Overview Salamander, also known as Life Force in some regions, is a renowned spin-off from the classic Gradius series. Developed and published by Konami in 1986, this side-scrolling shooter introduced several unique elements that set it apart from its predecessor: Gameplay Mechanics: While...

The SuperSega FPGA console is an upcoming all-in-one retro gaming system that can play games from a wide range of classic Sega consoles, including the Master System, Genesis/Mega Drive, Saturn, and Dreamcast. According to the latest reports, a prototype of the SuperSega has been shown running...

The Analogue 3D is Analogue's latest FPGA-based retro console, this time reimagining the Nintendo 64. It is set to launch in Q1 2025 and pre-orders will open on October 21, 2024 for $249.99. The Analogue 3D features the most powerful FPGA Analogue has used in one of their products, the Altera...

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The SNES core for MiSTer FPGA has been updated with save state support. While save states are commonplace in software-based emulators, they're harder to execute on FPGA devices, which simulate performance on a hardware level. While some FPGA cores boast save states, they're usually ones for...

Mortal Kombat is now playable on the Analogue Pocket, thanks to the efforts of Coin-Op Collection. You'll need to be a Patreon supporter to get access to the core, which is still in beta. Here's the announcement:

One of the big disconnects between physical gaming and emulation is the removal of a tactile relationship with the games we play. Anyone under the age of 30 might scoff at this, but older players will still have happy memories of loading up cartridges and booting CDs—a ritual that arguably...

Retro gamers are keen on accuracy and faithfulness when it comes to playing classic titles, so it shouldn't be massively surprising to learn that Field-Programmable Gate Array chips – which can be tuned to behave like old-school systems on a hardware level – have become so popular in recent...

We've given the SuperSega project a fair amount of coverage in recent months, and with good reason – who isn't excited about the prospect of an all-in-one system that runs Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn, Mega CD and Dreamcast software, all via FPGA? Since the project broke cover, there's...

Sony recently caused a stir by announcing a range of PS1-style designs for its console range to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation brand. The series includes the PS5, PS Portal and the new PS5 Pro, all clad in the iconic grey color scheme and sporting the classic multicolour PS...

The SuperSega FPGA project has people excited and sceptical at the same time. A bold venture which aims to produce a system capable of playing Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn, Dreamcast and Sega CD games, it will leverage cutting-edge FPGA technology to emulate these platforms on a hardware...

FPGA technology has been used in a wide range of different retro gaming systems, but two platforms arguably stand at the forefront right now: MiSTer FPGA and the Analogue Pocket. Both use FPGA chips to replicate the performance of vintage platforms on a hardware level, and many of the...

The SuperSega FPGA console has made some waves since it was first announced, with many people within the industry doubting it can faithfully replicate Saturn and Dreamcast games at an agreeable price point. The team behind the console – which also runs Master System, Mega Drive and Sega CD...

Sergiy Dvodnenko's Saturn FPGA core has surprised a lot of people with its level of accuracy – after all, this was a venture that many assumed would never happen on the MiSTer FPGA platform. However, Dvodnenko's hard work continues and the core has just passed another important milestone in...

The ModRetro Chromatic is one of the year's most exciting retro hardware announcements and will give Game Boy and Game Boy Color fans a new means of reconnecting with their beloved collections of carts. However, one format the system doesn't play is Game Boy Advance. When we spoke to ModRetro...

Taki Udon has given us another tease of his upcoming MiSTer handheld, showing both the 'Plan A' and 'Plan B' variants – which he hopes to release alongside one another. He has also confirmed that the device will have a Real-Time Clock (handy for games like Pokemon on the Game Boy), pogo pins on...