The early Game Boy Systems used disposable batteries, which can be seen as both convenient and irritating. They are convenient in that you can replace batteries anywhere, rather than need a port to charge the system. They are irritating in that if you haven’t got batteries, you can’t power the system. While disposable batteries have become more efficient, their use has declined, and almost all devices have now migrated to cable charging.…
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HISPEEDIDO GBA V5 Laminated Backlight Kit + HISPEEDIDO USB-C Battery Kit Review
HISPEEDIDO, along with FunnyPlaying, is the most well-known and professional backlit screen kit provider available. Their products are known for ease of assembly, power efficiency, and high brightness. The Chinese company is also quite economical because their screen kits don’t break the bank (unlike a company with premium screen kits like Retrosix). The screen kits and mod kits that HISPEEDIDO have available are from a wide range of systems from the N64 to the Game Boy Pocket.…
NES Everdrive N8 Pro Review
The Everdrive brand of flash carts are some of the most efficient, and premium of all flash carts. They are also available on a wide range of systems. The Nintendo Entertainment System as a system that is now over thirty-five years old is quite easy to emulate on anything from a smartphone to a Nintendo Wii.…
Everdrive 64 X7 Review
The Nintendo 64 is an icon of the mid to late 90’s. The console is home to numerous multiplayer gems. Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64, Perfect Dark, Super Smash Bros, and Pokemon Stadium are just some of the titles that meant that the N64 was the best multiplayer console of its generation. The PSone won the console war of that generation in terms of sales, but it only accommodated two players out of the box (while the N64 had four controller ports).…
GBA Everdrive Mini Review
Of all the old handheld consoles that are now often played through emulation, the Game Boy Advance is quite difficult to emulate efficiently. For this reason, machines such as the Retron SQ have a very limited compatibility list of GBA games that work with the hardware. There are a few flash carts available for the GBA and like with other systems these options make playing games on old hardware much more convenient and easy.…
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Is Not A Remaster…
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster was something a surprise reveal from Capcom, the game wasn’t quite the hard-hitting IP and it wasn’t that long ago that we reunited with Frank West to investigate the latest in pharmaceutical and governmental happenings in Willamette, right? It was 2017, but still. Besides, that game fumbled harder than a zombie sprinting into a wall.…
Game Boy Advance Screen Mods – A General Introduction
Game Boy Modding involves changing or adding features to old Game Boys usually to make them look and play better than when they were originally released. In the last ten years, the Game Boy modding community has really grown, and people especially seem fascinated by adding IPS screens to their humble old Game Boy. An IPS mod transforms the screen.…
5 Game Boy ROM Hacks And Translations Worth Your Time (And Money)
A ROM is a data file that makes up a game. It can be used with an emulator to play the game that is coded within it. ROMs are easily accessible on the internet, and you can also flash them off your own cartridge if you have the right equipment. While access to ROMs, and playing them from games that you don’t own is a very shady legal grey area, and is quite ethically questionable, there is no doubt that the ability to do this is great for game preservation, and allows players to experience rare games that they wouldn’t otherwise have had the opportunity to play.…
Emulation And Piracy: An Overview
Using emulators to play games is a fun, often easier than expected, way to experience one of the classics in your collection. Once the chips stop working on your original console and you slash your last Stalfos in Zelda: Ocarina of Time, or stomp on your last Goomba in Super Mario 64, it may be time to resort to using an emulator to recapture that same feeling.…