Collaborate Disseminate
[Chad Burrow] decided to take on a noble task—building a “retro” style computer and video game console. Only, this one is built using somewhat modern hardware—relying on the grunt of …read more Continue reading Homebrew Retro Console Runs On PIC32
In the world of retro gaming, some legends never die – especially the ‘phantom’ PSP, Sony’s mythical handheld that never saw the light of day. While that elusive device remains …read more Continue reading The Phantom PSP: Crafting The Handheld Sony Never Sold
The Vectrex was a unique console from the early 1980s. Developed by a company you’ve probably never heard of—Smith Engineering—it was put into production by General Consumer Electronics, and later …read more Continue reading Supercon 2023: Building a Portable Vectrex, The Right Way
It’s that time of the console generation again, when the big players start refreshing their hardware for graphics boosts of arguable importance. Right on time, Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro, with better buzzwords than last time at an absolute… Continue reading Sony PlayStation 5 Pro boosts graphics a little, price a lot
Remember when dead batteries were something you’d just toss in the trash? Those days are long gone, thankfully, and rechargeable battery packs have put powerful cordless tools in the palms …read more Continue reading Ryobi Battery Pack Gives Up Its Secrets Before Giving Up the Ghost
The original Nintendo Wii was not a big console, per se, but you could never hope to fit one in your pocket. Or…could you? As it turns out, console modders [Wesk] and …read more Continue reading Building a Keychain Wii Looks Possible
With smartphone apps and spreadsheets being the main ways people crunch their numbers nowadays, there’s not much call for a desktop calculator. Or any other physical calculator, for that matter. …read more Continue reading Console Calculator Moves One Step Closer to Original Design
In the annals of game console history, the Sega Saturn is probably the most convoluted system of all time, even giving the Playstation 3 a run for its rings. Also …read more Continue reading Exploring The Sega Saturn’s Wacky Architecture
Part of the magic of the movies is that the actors always know what will happen next. There never has to be a scene where [James Bond] orders wine, and …read more Continue reading Fail of the Week: [Mark] Makes an Atari Cartridge
To work in the computer games business in the mid-1990s was to have a grandstand seat at a pivotal moment. 32-bit gaming was the order of the day and 3D …read more Continue reading A Casio Game Console With a Sticker Printer? Why Didn’t We Get It!