Collaborate Disseminate
Continuing its rapid release cycle, ReactOS has unveiled version 0.4.2 of its free “open-source binary-compatible Windows re-implementation.” Slashdot reader jeditobe reports that this new version can now read and write various Linux/Unix file systems … Continue reading ReactOS 0.4.2 Released: Supports Linux Filesystems,<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.NET Applications, and Doom 3
Video also shows YouTuber playing other games from the Nintendo GameCube console in virtual reality. Continue reading Don’t Tell Nintendo, But You Can Play ‘Metroid Prime’ in Virtual Reality
There is no CPU that is better understood than the 6502 and its cousins the 6510, 6507, 6509, and whatever we’re calling the CPU in the NES. With this vast amount of documentation, just about anything can be done. Want a discrete and un-discreet 6502? Sure thing. It’s the NMOS version, though. Want an emulated version. Sure. With libraries porting the 6502 to every platform ever, there’s only one place left to go: putting a 6502 in a Commodore 64. Make it dual-core, too, so we can run CP/M.
This build is based on one of [telmomoya]’s earlier builds – …read more
For better or worse, the most popular use for the Raspberry Pi – by far – is media centers and retro game consoles. No, the great unwashed masses aren’t developing Linux drivers for their Pi peripherals, and very few people are tackling bare metal ARM programming. That doesn’t mean creating a handheld console based on the Pi isn’t a worthy pursuit.
For their entry for the 2016 Hackaday Prize, [David] and [Jean-André] are building a portable Pi console that’s much better than an old Bondo-encrusted Game Boy enclosure stuffed with hot glue and wires. They’re doing this project the right …read more
Retro gaming consoles exploded with the introduction of the Raspberry Pi and other similar single-board Linux computers. They all work the same way in that they emulate the original game console hardware with software. The game ROM is then dumped to a file and will play like the original. While this works just fine for the vast majority of us who want to get a dose of nostalgia as we chase the magic 1-up mushroom, gaming purists are not satisfied. They can tell the subtle differences between emulation and real hardware. And this is where our story begins.
Meet the …read more
WWF No Mercy came out in 2000, but a group of devotees insist that it’s better than any other wrestling game that’s since been released. Continue reading Why Fans Still Love ‘WWF No Mercy,’ a 15-Year-Old Wrestling Game
