Krikzz has brought out a selection of Everdrive flash carts for most systems between the 8-bit and 64-bit eras. For some systems, Krikzz has released multiple carts, each with unique features and released at different prices. Some of these follow a number naming pattern. For example, the Everdrive X3, X5, and X7 for Game Boy Color.…
Category: Feature
Features are our catch-all for all things long-form, from overviews of important things relating to emulation and preservation, to list content.
HISPEEDIDO Game Boy Advance SP IPS Screen Kit – Review
The Game Boy Advance SP was a revelation of it’s time with a novel clamshell design and a front-lit screen. Finally, people everywhere could play a Game Boy in the dark. However, the screen was only front-lit. A couple of years later, a version of the console was released with an actual backlight. This version is known as the AGS-101.…
HEX Gaming Ultra X Controller Review
After reviewing the HEX Gaming Phantom controller, which was based on a PS5 controller, I’m now reviewing the Ultra X Controller, which is based on an Xbox Series X/S controller. Again, the controller is compatible with Nintendo Switch (via an 8Bitdo adapter, which I’m using) and a number of other systems. It is a great controller to use for emulation on a phone, as it’s compatible with Android.…
HEX Gaming Phantom Controller Review
The dominant controller design hasn’t changed much since the PS2/Xbox/Gamecube era. Two analogue sticks, four face buttons, and two pairs of triggers is what makes up the modern videogame controller. Clickable sticks, motion control and touchpads are relatively newer additions. Each console generation since the NES and Master System era has helped to carve the design of the modern video game controller.…
Dragon’s Lair: The Legend (Game Boy) Re-Release Review – An Obscure Game Boy Game makes a Comeback
With programs like GB Studio, new fan and indie games for the Game Boy are being produced and released. Companies like Limited Run also re-release old games in physical form every now and again. Then there are resurrected projects from canceled games such as the soon-to-be-released Shantae Advance. Incube8 is a company that has been at the front and center of the Game Boy homebrew and indie development scene.…
RetroSix GBA SP CleanScreen IPS Kit Review
The Game Boy Advance SP was the first internationally released Nintendo handheld to include a frontlight or backlight. The first version of the SP, the AGS 001 included a frontlight that made playing in the dark possible. However, it wasn’t very bright and was nowhere near as clear as modern (or contemporary) backlit screens. The AGS 101 model of the SP included an actual backlight.…
ExtremeRate Game Boy Color Shells – Review
The Game Boy Color was released all the way back in 1998. The console is slightly more powerful than the Game Boy (original) and the Game Boy Pocket. It also, as the name implies, added color, but there was still no backlight or front light. We’d have to wait another five or six years for the GBA SP to release for gamers to actually see their Nintendo portables in the dark.…
Restoreo – The UK Company That Provides Parts for All Your Modding Needs (Interview)
Modifying old consoles to play via an HD TV, or installing a backlit screen on a Game Boy seems to be things many of us intend to do at some point, but often never get around to. We tend to think that the same groups of people who play games are the same people who apply mods and mess around with physical hardware.…
Game Boy Color 2.45 Inch HISPEEDIDO IPS Kit (non-laminated) Review
Playing games on emulators can take various forms. Using original hardware to play retro games via a flash cart is a more authentic way to experience a game than simply booting up an emulator on your PC to play said retro game. The Game Boy has a few hits that are still addictive, and worth playing today.…
Retrosix Cleanjuice USB-C Battery Kit for Game Boy Color Review
I’ve recently decided to check out the different ways to power different models of Game Boy iterations. Being someone who usually upgrades the screen to an IPS version, the normal way of powering these handhelds with AA or AAA batteries usually isn’t convenient for extended play. I’ve found that the Game Boy Pocket is the console that gets its power drained most quickly.…