Commodore to CRTs — classic computing and console history
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Azahar's "Secondary Screen Layout" setting is what makes a two-screen handheld worth it. The setup from the project's own releases, pinned to 2126.1.2, plus the melonDS Android wrinkle most guides skip.
Chiptune · Sep 25 · 6 min
Anbernic doesn't claim it, the chip says no, and the one detailed review found 3DS "mostly out of reach". Here's the RG DS and RG DS Plus 3DS answer, with the maker's claim, the spec inference and the test results kept separate.
Chiptune · Sep 25 · 6 min
The DS layout is back on Android. Here are the makers' own specs and prices, checked today, what actually differs, why the Duo Lite isn't a cheaper Duo, and why not to buy a Thor on Amazon right now.
Chiptune · Sep 25 · 7 min
Retroid sells three Duo models, and the cheapest is a different machine. Here are Retroid's own spec sheets side by side, what the $100–$120 gap buys, and which one to get for DS vs 3DS.
Chiptune · Sep 25 · 6 min
A console old enough to vote keeps downloading firmware — and fans are baffled. The charming real reason (it's about Blu-ray), and what the PS3's stubborn longevity says about hardware that lasts.
Chiptune · Sep 22 · 6 min
Namco's Cyber Cycles put players on a full-size lean-steer motorcycle cabinet in 1995. Thirty-one years later it's $17 on your couch, and HAMSTER swapped the handlebars for a control stick.
Chiptune · Aug 20 · 6 min
The full trilogy collection launches October 8 as a native, physical Switch 2 release — two days after the cloud version everyone's been using gets shut off.
Chiptune · Aug 17 · 5 min
Defender of the Crown: The Legend Returns launched August 13 with three different games in one box — critics say only the brand-new one is actually worth playing.
Chiptune · Aug 16 · 6 min
Gothic, Gothic II and Gothic III are coming to PS5, Xbox and Switch 2 between July and November 2026 — the first official console release in the trilogy's 25-year history.
Chiptune · Aug 13 · 6 min
Patlabor: The Case Files launches September 17 — 21 years after the franchise's last game — and it looks like a proper budget action title, not a cash-in.
Chiptune · Aug 13 · 6 min
One pick per console, checked against each project's own site and GitHub today. Which ones are mature, which are experimental, what each needs from your own hardware, and why Switch is the exception.
Chiptune · Jul 31 · 9 min
A $244 pocket console emulates the PlayStation 2 flawlessly and looks gorgeous doing it. Here's the honest guide to the best retro handheld in 2026: Retroid Pocket 6 vs AYN Odin 2 Portal vs Anbernic.
Chiptune · Jul 31 · 12 min
the one remake fans have begged for since 1998 is real — a ground-up Ocarina of Time, Switch 2 exclusive, 'in 2026.' no gameplay, no date, no developer. the silence is doing a lot of work.
Chiptune · Jul 19 · 5 min
Revelations is a 10-12 hour campaign id says is bigger than both Doom Eternal expansions combined. the part nobody's talking about: it ships with rebuilt, fully playable classic Doom 2 maps.
Chiptune · Jul 19 · 5 min
Blaze put Evercade cartridges and the Super Pocket up across the UK and EU. the cause has nothing to do with retro gaming and everything to do with AI datacenters — and this is the corner of the market least able to absorb it.
Chiptune · Jul 18 · 7 min
Both run a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, so they emulate the same systems. The $239 Nova is a 4.5-inch 4:3 pocket machine; the $259 Portal is a 7-inch 16:9 OLED. Prices checked 4 Oct 2026.
Chiptune · Jul 18 · 6 min
on Feb 14, 2026 Nintendo hit 13 Switch emulators with a single DMCA sweep. Yuzu and Ryujinx are gone, but Eden, Ryubing, Kenji-NX and Citron are alive — and the legal wedge was never the emulator itself.
Chiptune · Jul 18 · 7 min
THEA1200 is a full-size, fully-working Commodore Amiga 1200 you can actually buy in 2026. it was meant to ship in June. now it's December — and 'global chip shortages' is the reason given.
Chiptune · Jul 17 · 5 min