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The open source Tomb Raider engine known as OpenLara is running on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. In this episode we uncover how this impossible port was achieved. And indeed how it runs at good speeds on the GBA.

Nintendo released update 1.2.0 to the Switch Online Expansion pack service for Nintendo 64. In this episode we take a closer look at some of the improvements that were made, and what still needs to be addressed.

After years of holding out, I finally got my hands on a complete MiSTer FPGA setup complete with Jammix IO add on board and ITX Case. Is FPGA retro gaming really any better than software emulation? And how much will it cost you? In this episode we answer these questions and more as we deep dive into the world of FPGA retro gaming with MiSTer

The Sony PlayStation PS VITA Launched in 2012, but it would not be until 2016 when a public homebrew exploit would be released known as HENkaku. In this episode we take a look at how the PS Vita's security was defeated.

Nintendo has announced the closure of the 3DS and Wii U eShop for March 2023. In this episode we discuss.

Nintendo has released the latest 2.0.0 update for the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. The good news? Nintendo 64 emulation has many improvements and fixes. In this episode we take a closer look.

The release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1991, represented a significant step up in graphics processing from the NES - but with limitations. In this episode we take a closer look at graphics on the SNES and how they work.

340 Classic PS1/PS2/PS3 and PSP games are confirmed for PlayStation Plus. Here's what to expect.

Mortal Kombat 2 released in the arcades in 1993. It was a smash hit generating over $600 million in sales and threw down a challenge to Capcom and Street Fighter 2 to be the most influential fighting game in history. There was one problem though, the CPU AI downright cheats its way to winning. In this episode we take a closer look at how the CPU AI worked.

Lets take a closer look at Sloop - the Leaked Game Boy Advance GBA Emulator for the Nintendo Switch and determine if its really an internally developed emulator by Nintendo or a clever fake.

The Xbox 360-E released on the same day as the Xbox One in 2013. One year later, Microsoft would release the very last special edition. In this episode we take a closer look.

DRM on Xbox has been in the news recently and if you collect physical Xbox media, can you play games offline? What about Smart Delivery? In this episode we take a closer look and make sense of how everything works. Hopefully this clears up any misconceptions about Xbox DRM.

In 2002 developer Randy Linden set himself a new challenge : Port Quake to the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. In this episode we take a look at how the impossible was achieved, but sadly never saw any commercial release.

It's time to take a closer look at emulation on the Valve Steam Deck. In today episode we focus on Original Xbox Emulation using Xemu. Is it worth the trouble just to play some old games from 2001 or not? Let's dive in and find out.

The Ouya released in 2013 and was hyped as a disrupter to the video game industry. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, it famously was discontinued by 2015 due to lack of sales and an underwhelming catalog of good games. It was labelled as a failure and with it, its Ouya storefront was shutdown in 2019 reducing the micro console to a mere paperweight. But a community of passionate Ouya fans have kept the console alive thanks to a homebrew Ouya API replacement. In this episode we dust on my old Ouya from 2013 and bring it back to life once again in 2022!

The AYA NEO Air is a brand new handheld that's lightweight, small and has an OLED display. With a Ryzen 5560U, 16gb RAM and a 512Gb SSD it packs a punch - but does it compare to the Valve Steam Deck ? In this episode we take a closer look at how well it performs and why I think its the best handheld system for emulation you can buy today.

Xenia - the Xbox 360 emulator has just released a MASSIVE update that offers performance improvements between 50-90%. In todays episode we take a look at how Xbox 360 games via Xenia are running on the Valve Steam Deck

Wave Race 64 released on the Nintendo 64 in 1996 and with it came amazing jet ski arcade action, awesome sound and music and most of all amazing looking water physics that still holds up all these years later. In todays episode we take a closer look at the Waves of Wave Race 64 and deep dive to see how it was done by the skilled development team at Nintendo EAD.

I bought a Portable PlayStation 2 that has real PS2 hardware built in, but...is it any good? In today's episode we take a closer look!

Let's talk about that massive Grand Theft Auto 6 leak that occurred over the weekend. What does it mean for the future of GTA 6? How will Rockstar respond? In this episode we discuss.

Many Xbox games released in the past decade are at less risk of becoming unplayable in the future. But with a new update to the Xbox, Microsoft has removed important DRM from most physical media. In todays episode we discuss.

The SNK Neo Geo AES released in 1990 and for the first time , brought the exact arcade experience to the home. In this episode we take a closer look at the Neo Geo and why it was so far advanced that its competition at the time.

The Xbox 360 port of Titanfall was a technical marvel. Developer Bluepoint Games pulled off the incredible and in todays episode we take a look at another impossible port - Respawn Entertainments 2014 - Titanfall

The PlayStation PS5 has been hacked thanks to a PS5 Kernel exploit + Webkit vulnerability for Firmware 4.03. I have an old exploitable PS5 so i decided to try this exploit out myself.

In today's episode I give you my - a gamedev - thoughts on these console wars and why they need to stop in 2022.

I picked up a Broadband Adapter for my Sega Dreamcast. Lets connect it up, get it online and see if can still play games and surf the internet in 2022.

Dragon's Lair, originally released for arcades in 1983 by Cinematronics. It uses laserdisc technology, offering greatly superior graphics compared to other video games at the time. The game was ported to several other platforms, but as no home system technology of that era could accommodate the graphical quality of LaserDisc. But there was one port of the game that stood above the rest and was a faithful recreation of the laserdisc original. That version was the Commodore Amiga release from 1983. In this episode we deep dive and take a look at how Dragon's Lair on the Amiga came to be.

We first saw PlayStation 4 emulation running on a PC back in 2021 known as Spine. It's been over a year - lets see how the Current State of PlayStation 4 emulation is fairing on the PC in 2022 with a new emulator known as fpPS4 and what we can expect in the future!

Street Fighter was Capcoms first foray into fighting games all the way back in 1987. But as early as 1982, fighting games were being developed and offered game mechanics that are still used to this day. In todays episode we take a deep dive and what early fighting games looked and played like before Street Fighter.

We take a look at some new and updated homebrew physical Amiga games in 2022. Bomb Jack Beer Edition, Rygar, Turbo Sprint and Devils Temple are all high quality games for your Amiga and in this episode we take a closer look at all 4 releases including what you get with the physical games.

The team at Mighty Foot Productions have carefully restored the 2001 version of Duke Nukem Forever, said to be by most the definitive version of the game. Known as Duke Nukem Forever 2001 Restoration Project, it features as a first slice - the first 9 levels of the game lovingly restored with all new features and its OUT NOW! In this episode we take a closer look.