Linux to 3D Printing and Back Again
Replacing a Wii U Screen on a Gamepad doesn’t have to be hard. While I was looking at the design I noticed that the digitizer attaches to a bezel instead of the LCD. Since the digitizer is attached to a removable bezel I took a look at how it attaches. As it turns out, it…
NES Clone systems have been around for some time now. But the Retro Entertainment System I’ve got on the bench today is of a newer vintage. 37 years after the NES first hit US shores how are these new clones systems being made? In the early 2000s VR Technology started releasing their VTxx line (datasheets)…
Data East released Karate Champ, a twin stick fighter, nearly 40 years ago in 1984. Fast forward to 2017 and “My Arcade” releases one of their mini arcades based on it. And I’m tearing it apart. These mini arcade boxes are fairly similar to the Genesis clone I recently took apart. Although they lack a…
Sega Genesis entered onto the market at the very tail end of the 80’s. This was during the fourth generation of video game console alongside the Super Nintendo/Super Famicon and Neo-Geo. This particular unit, unfortunately for me, didn’t come out then and is a horrible pile of failure. Unfortunate because what I was actually trying…
During the late 1970’s arcade games were just coming into vogue. Capitalizing on the trend General Instruments released their “Pong on a chip”, the AY-3-8500 and it was picked up for the Sears Tele-Games console.