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Jul 3, 2014 - 01:12 PM |
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Stream tonight |
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So my buddy and I will be streaming tonight at 6pm EST doing a live demonstration of the Retron 5 over at http://www.twitch.tv/truebluemarathon (though this will be for our podcast show, Takatobi).
For those of you wondering what the hell the Retron 5 is, basically it's what I'd like to call "legal" emulation.
It's a system that accepts cartridges from consoles such as NES, Famicom, SNES, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance and outputs it via HDMI to modern TVs. You also have graphical and audio filters you can play with (although emulators still have MUCH more to offer).
You can use an SNES controller to play Genesis games if you want.
While PC emulators are still better, to be able to use my old cartridges again and give them close to the same graphical look as an emulator is breathing new life into my collection. Plus they now work with my capture card which is something the old systems wouldn't do, even when I was using an A/V receiver to upconvert to 720p/1080p.
I know it's probably close to GFF Game Night, but if you need a way to kill some time before then come join us for a bit in the twitch chat.
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