Modern Vintage Gamer

The Halo 4 Barn Leak is the most iconic video game leak ever. Many believe it was fake or that 343i was behind the leaks. In reality the Halo 4 Barn Leak was performed by a group of Xbox 360 Hackers who were able to get the game 6 months before its launch in November 2012. In this episode we take a closer look at the Halo 4 Barn leak and how it all went down.

A new Standalone UWP Xbox port of Dolphin was released at the end of 2022. In this episode we take a closer look on how to set it up and how well it performs.

The long awaited return of Goldeneye 007 is here on both the Xbox and Nintendo Switch. For the first time since 1997 gamers are able to enjoy this classic game for modern consoles ever since its original release on the Nintendo 64. While what is here is faithful to the original, it could have been so much better. In this episode we take a closer look at the good, the bad...and the confusing.

The Standalone UWP Xbox port of Dolphin we reviewed a few weeks ago on the channel just received a massive update with a brand new front end and it looks awesome. In this episode we take a closer look!

A new Standalone UWP Xbox port of Xenia - The Xbox 360 Emulator that originally ran on the PC was released just a few days ago and runs on an Xbox Series S and X ! In this episode we take a closer look on how to set it up and how well it performs

Metroid Prime Remastered released on February 8 2023 on the NIntendo Switch and its one of the very best remasters that blurs the boundarys between what is a a remaster vs a remake. In this episode we take a closer look at what makes Metroid Prime Remastered one of very best games on the Nintendo Switch.

Nintendo announced Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance all available for the Nintendo Switch Online service for the Switch Hardware. In this episode we take a deep dive and look at how the emulation performs and why I think its technically very impressive.

Ever wanted to capture or stream Game Boy gameplay without modifying the Game Boy. Enter the GB Interceptor : an open source, and easy to use device for the Game Boy which connects to your PC via USB and allows for easy capture and streaming from original GB hardware. In this episode we take a closer look!

I was bored over the weekend and turned my Xbox Series S into a fully functional Windows 98 Retro Gaming PC. Check out how I set it all up in todays episode.

With recent next generation Nintendo hardware news last week - It's assumed that Nintendo will provide Switch backward compatibility for their next generation hardware. However, there are some technical hurdles that must be overcome. In this episode we discuss the concerns with backward compatibility and why I have some doubts that Nintendo will bring the entire Switch library to new hardware.

The Neo Geo X (NGX) is a hybrid video game console manufactured by Tommo, licensed by SNK Playmore. It released in 2012 and discontinued in 2013. The Neo Geo X features games that were on the popular original Neo Geo (the MVS/AES) hardware, and comes built-in with 20 original Neo Geo games. Additional titles were available on game cards. In this episode we take a look at the Neo Geo X console, what made it unique and why it ultimately was a disappointment.

I don't believe that Insider Gaming got it right with those PlayStation PS5 Pro rumors. In this episode I talk about my reasons why.

I found out that you CAN run SOME Xbox Series S|X optimized games on an external USB drive. In this episode I explain how and why this works.

I've been playing Resident Evil 4 remake all week. Here are my thoughts on this masterpiece of a game.

Xbox has banned the use of UWP apps including emulators and certain homebrew running under Retail mode on the Xbox One and Xbox Series line of consoles. This is a blow to the emulation community but all is not lost. In this episode we discuss what happened, why and what the future holds.

The Nintendo Switch released in 2017 as a complete departure from previous Nintendo consoles, however it initially arrived with a serious exploit that was considered unpatchable. In this episode we cover security on the Nintendo Switch and how Nintendo were able to mitigate the damage to just a small percentage of consoles.

In 1997 - Taiwan based company IGS released the Poly Game Master (PGM) arcade hardware. It closely resembled the NeoGeo MVS but was more powerful. In todays episode we take a deep dive into the world of arcade hardware with the IGS PGM, its games, security and how it could be considered the successor to the SNK NeoGeo.

I turn 50 today. Thank you for supporting me and the channel after all these years

The Commodore 64 8-bit home computer of the 80's was the world's most popular home computer. The sound chip known as the 6851 Sound Interface Device or SID would allow composers to create up to 3 voice music with four different waveforms per audio oscillator (sawtooth, triangle, pulse, noise). Out of the box It was not capable of playing Digitized Sound Samples. But by 1984 some games began to incorporate speech and digital samples. In this episode we take a closer look at the SID chip and how a bug allowed for regular PCM audio sample sounds to be easily played on the C64. This is a series where we explore digital sound on old school computers.

My initial thoughts on playing The Legend of Zelda : Tears of the Kingdom for about 10 hours or so.

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom has been out for a few days now and overall its a fantastic game but does come with some performance issues. Lets see if we can smooth them out using an overclocked Nintendo Switch.

Cubic Ninja was the most important Nintendo 3DS game ever created thanks to its QR Code entry point into the world of unsigned code and homebrew on the 3DS. It's where it all began, and in todays episode we take a closer look.

Dolphin, the popular Nintendo GameCube and Wii emulator has been removed on Steam due to a DMCA complaint from Nintendo. In this episode I take a closer look at what's gone down and why Dolphin is in potentially some legal trouble.

A few updates to the Dolphin Emulator Steam version DMCA story that broke from a few days ago that I wanted to update you on including an update from Nintendo. It turns out things were not as we initially thought.

RPCS3 is a PlayStation 3 emulator for Windows, Linux and Mac. In this episode we take a look at the V0.0.28 update, its advancements this emulator has seen in the past year with some seriously impressive results.

Vita3K is the world's first functional experimental open-source PlayStation Vita emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android. It's starting to achieve a good level of compatibility - so it's time we took a closer look. In this episode we install and test Vita3k on a Windows PC and Valve Steam Deck.

In 2010 Ubisoft unveiled a brand-new form of DRM for Windows PC Gaming that would require single player games to connect to an authentication server to check for the existence of an internet connection. This DRM was known as Ubisoft DRM, these days is commonly known as "Always Online DRM". In today's episode we take a closer look at the origins of Ubisoft DRM, its customer reaction, how it was easily defeated by scene cracking groups, and the legacy that it left behind in the video game industry.

PlayStation 5 (PS5) development kits or devkits are appearing on Yahoo Japan Auctions. These are prototype units and sought after by collectors - but are they useful to the scene for research purposes? Lets find out in today's episode!

In April 2023, Microsoft and Xbox disabled the use of UWP emulators and applications running under Retail Mode on an Xbox Series or Xbox Line of consoles. In June 2023, developers have found a way around that security. In todays episode we take a closer look.

Hey everyone. I've been busy working on some new video games. Lets talk about LRG3 showcase and the announcements made for the Carbon Engine including Tomba, Clock Tower, Gex and Jurassic Park!

Doom 3 on the original OG Xbox is a port of the original PC game from 2004. However, just exactly how do you port a game from the PC that demanded lots of memory and a fast CPU and GPU, to an OG Xbox with a 733Mhz CPU and just 64Mb of RAM. In today's episode, I talk to an ex-Vicarious Visions developer who lets me know how it was done, and how Doom 3 on the OG Xbox could be a candidate for an impossible port. Please enjoy!

The Sony PlayStation Portable or PSP was launched in 2004 and was a very popular and powerful handheld. But in 2023 is it still worth the trouble to use one? In today's episode, for around $50 we can pimp out any PSP-1000 with a new battery, larger storage and a new IPS Panel and turn it into an emulation machine that also plays native PSP games. Please enjoy!

Development of the Nintendo 64 began in 1993 in partnership with Silicon Graphics, using the codename Project Reality, then a test model and arcade platform called Ultra 64, but was its final design specifications anything close to what we were promised? Did Nintendo lie to us about the hardware? In this episode we take a closer look at one of the most interesting stories of game console development.

Red Dead Redemption on the Nintendo Switch is a very good port, and with some homebrew utilities, a modded Switch, and some overclocking it can run much better - up to 60fps. In this episode we take a closer look at how this can be achieved. V1 Switch (Erista) with RCM Method was used in this episode. Better results are achieved with a Mariko chipset!

Ever wanted to run Bloodborne at 60fps on your PS5? Well now you can! We take a closer look at libhijacker - a new homebrew tool that works in conjunction with an exploitable PlayStation PS5 (running firmware 4.03) to enable 60FPS patches for games. In today's episode we test it all out.

Full review of the EON XBHD for the Original Xbox.| This is a HDMI Adapter for HDTV's that also comes with 3 ethernet ports to connect to other Xbox devices via System-Link as well as a second HDMI output for streamers and an audio out. Price is $189.99 in the USA.

In 1990, Nintendo both developed and published StarTropics a fun tropical action game adventure game. StarTropics came packaged with a physical letter, which set up the story and was used within the game's plot. During gameplay, the player is prompted to dip this physical letter in water to reveal a hidden code (747), which is required to progress in the game. But Is this letter considered Anti-Piracy or just a fun gimmick to break the fourth wall? In today's episode, we take a closer look at the Anti-Piracy measure's of both StarTropics and StarTropics II Zodas Revenge for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

I never expected new 2D Mario game to reach the heights of Super Mario World on the SNES, arguably one of the greatest games ever made, but I've been playing Super Mario Bros Wonder on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo had done it again. Mario Wonder is a masterpiece. Here are my thoughts and impressions of the game!

This is the story of how I inadvertently became a software pirate in the 80's starting with the Commodore 64 and then to the Commodore Amiga where one program would change everything, X-Copy Pro. Please Enjoy!

Portal64 is a port of Portal - the 2007 first person puzzle game developed and published by Valve to the Nintendo 64 which launched 10 years even before Portal was released. In this episode we take a closer look at this truly impossible port.

The RetroTINK-4K is the latest evolution of the RetroTINK line of video line doublers and upscalers - and it's a gamechanger. It comes bundled with so many different options and it will handle just about everything you throw at it. But it doesn't come cheap at $750 USD. I've spent the past week testing one out and I wanted to share my thoughts in this comprehensive deep dive with many different systems tested. Big thanks to Mike Chi for sending one out for me to take a look at on the channel. Please enjoy!

Batman Arkham Knight on the Nintendo Switch is an ambitious port that suffers from poor performance, slowdowns, frame pacing issues and overall an near unplayable experience. Can we use overclocking t ools to help? With a modded Switch we take a closer look at what can be achieved.

Video game emulation in 2023 has gone from strength to strength and in today's episode we discuss the Best Emulators that I've been using in 2023 and showing off their features. These all run on PC but many of them also run on Linux, MacOS and some on Android. You may or may not agree with this list, but please let me know what you've been using in 2023. Have a wonderful day!

Half Life 2 on the Original Xbox is an incredible port. Here is why.

My 2023 was year full of highs and lows. Let's talk about it