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Following technical retro gaming content, homebrew, modding/ROM hacking, reverse-engineering, ports/remasters, emulation development, FPGA & demoscene

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The Advance Movie Adapter is a special GBA cartridge that allowed users to play videos from SmartMedia cards. It's kind of like the GBA Video Cartridges by Majesco, except it arguably has better compression and quality.

Been messing around with improving […]

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February 11, 2026 at 7:20 PM
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A handheld the size of a credit card.
YouTube video by Clashbomb
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February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Now that the #BanjoKazooie recomp is out let's take a look at making it look even better than before with some Banjo Kazooie mods! #N64 for better youtu.be/EiGZooADwzc #gaming #gamingnews #gaming_news
February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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The GBA bios offers arctan and arctan2 for trig functions, and that's it. I'm struggling to think of how I'd use these? I'm sure they're used for something common in gaming that I'm ignorant on.

What I would give for sin and cos...
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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The OSSC Pro now officially has an RF input option. Cool!: retrorgb.com/ossc-pro-leg...
OSSC Pro Legacy AV with RF Input - RetroRGB
Markus has just released a version of the OSSC Pro's "Legacy AV" input board, that has an optional RF input supporting PAL, PAL 60 and NTSC inputs. The price is about $50, which is only about $10 more...
retrorgb.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:01 AM
See also other FOSDEM 2026 #retrocomputing presentations: fosdem.org/2026/schedul...

#retrodev #programming
February 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
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"Another Wild Little Project" - Minecraft Comes To Sega Saturn.
"Another Wild Little Project" - Minecraft Comes To Sega Saturn
Thanks to homebrew modder, Frogbull
www.timeextension.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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We finally finished integrating the collision gridding system into MD Engine!

It was designed by the awesome @shannonbirt.bsky.social!

It helps boost performance tremendously for our current shooter examples!

It is also highly configurable!

#megadrive #mdengine #homebrew #indiedev #gamedev #sgdk
February 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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With all the #N64 decomps, recomps and PC ports...why not have #SuperMario 64 remade...for N64 🤣an insane partial remake of the #Nintendo classic that is wildly beyond what you'd expect youtu.be/2IT63170Td8 #gaming #gamingnews #gaming_news
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Indie Retro News: Micro Karting - A nod to Super Mario Kart for the Amiga, but so far it's just a tech demo [UPDATE] www.indieretronews.com/2026/02/micr... #retrogaming #gaming #amiga
Micro Karting - A nod to Super Mario Kart for the Amiga, but so far it's just a tech demo [UPDATE]
Micro Karting - A nod to Super Mario Kart for the Amiga, but so far it's just a tech demo [UPDATE]
www.indieretronews.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Only a couple of small features left to add now (and audio!) but starting to polish things up a little more now for the end of the jam
#dreamcast #homebrew #gamedev
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
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The Demo Coder has this warm, playful energy that feels instantly inviting. Fairlight leans into charm over spectacle, and it works. It’s the kind of C64 demo that leaves you smiling by the end. Great concept!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qAN...

#C64 #TheDemoCoder #Fairlight #Demoscene #Commodore64
The Demo Coder (Fairlight) – C64 Demo captured on Commodore 64 Ultimate with real 8580 R5 SID
YouTube video by CoffeeCupArcade
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February 12, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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It may not seem like much, but I’m so excited to have gotten RT Russell’s Z80 BBC BASIC running on my homebrew computer. I have a build system using z88dk and initially support for a terminal over USB

github.com/PainfulDiode...
February 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Indie Retro News: GlowPoint - An interpretation of the arcade game Flash point for your Amiga! www.indieretronews.com/2026/02/glow... #retrogaming #gaming #games #amiga #tetris
GlowPoint - An interpretation of the arcade game Flash point for your Amiga!
GlowPoint - An interpretation of the arcade game Flash point for your Amiga!
www.indieretronews.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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New PicoIDE update is up! In which I enlist the help of @gloriouscow.bsky.social to understand the IBM PC/AT’s 16-bit bus when PicoIDE was acting strangely on mine www.crowdsupply.com/polpotronics...
Taming the IBM AT
This update tells the story of tracking down a series of subtle issues I ran into when testing on a historically important machine: the IBM Personal Computer AT, also known as the 5170.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
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Fear the forbidden, for the Warlock’s reign has begun. 🔮

Play as the new Warlock class today in Diablo II: Resurrected - Reign of the Warlock.
February 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Hello BlueSky

The wait for Chapter 1 continues, but Butcher's Summit is ready to play now!

Read about it

www.moddb.com/mods/trench-...

Download the stand alone package

www.moddb.com/mods/trench-...

#indiedevs #retrofps #doom #gzdoom #uzdoom #gamedevelopment #boomershooter
Butcher's Summit Trailer
YouTube video by Pocket-Dystopia
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February 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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Attention NES/GB/GBC homebrew devs!🎮

We’re hosting a special activation at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 to showcase homebrew titles!

We'd love to see your games!

Space in the build is limited, so please submit your game for consideration🙂

Ends 2/28

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February 10, 2026 at 4:38 AM
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Pyrite64 Coming Soon

Engine & Editor! ~ Feb 10, 2026

defaultdnb.github.io/ReCollect64/...

#N64 #ReCollect64
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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My friend who did the music for Frontier and Quartz’s Quest sent over a tune for Vequarium today so I plumbed it in 🐠🐡🐟
February 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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And here's the release build for BeastEm.

github.com/atoone/BeastEm
GitHub - atoone/BeastEm: MicroBeast Z80 Computer emulator
MicroBeast Z80 Computer emulator. Contribute to atoone/BeastEm development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM