We were already head over heels for the original Retrode, and we’ve gotta say — version 2.0 looks mighty good in that attire. As the story goes, the product shown above is the result of some three years of toiling, with the second iteration handling cartridges for Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo. In fact, there’s a pair of ports on here, enabling one cart from each console to be loaded up and carried around. Users need only to find and install an emulator on their machine, plug a cartridge and / or an associated controller into the device and then connect the Retrode 2 to one’s computer via USB. Once you’ve loaded a ROM into your emulator, configured your controller and canceled every appointment on your calendar for the next 48 hours… well, you’re in for quite a weekend of retro gaming nirvana. It’s up for pre-order now in the source link for .99, with shipments expected to begin on January 23rd.

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When it comes to exceptional quality as well as vision Nintendo reigns supreme. Wii is the ideal model of what it implies to play video game titles on a finely- tuned machine. There’s only one issue with Wii: you cannot play free on-line games, DVDs or even authorized Wii games that you’ve paid for and saved. If a game you purchase gets even a tiny scratch, you’ll have to purchase yet another original disc.

Wii Homebrew software lets you steer clear of those issues. This software allows you to produce a copy of the original with out contravening any copyright laws on condition that the copy is for private use only. If you’re tempted to get into the copying business you may anticipate a jail sentence when you’re apprehended.

You can arrange your gaming habits into a single console by using Wii Homebrew to unlock Wii. Use your other entertainment gadgets for back -up systems. The real deal will be your brand new, thoroughly loaded Wii, full with games from Super Nintendo, Sega, Nintendo 64, which includes international games, among others.

If you unlock Wii, you get play in different format, video or audio. Do not worry about the steps to work the software. It?s a easy procedure even a child can do. Even better, your warranty stays intact. You will not even have to purchase any additional hardware.

If you’ve been considering how to unlock Wii, you may have learned or read about particular chips along with other gadgets. These folks are simply spamming you. In addition your warrantee will be damaged. Also, rubbish anybody who tries to sell you new hardware adjustment. That as well, is actually a great deal of you-know-what baloney.

Wii Homebrew, however, only requires five minutes to download and install. Think about the whole new video gaming world that’s going to open. That’s not all you’ve to do. Accessing the download and set up files is all extremely good. You are able to access these files effortlessly if you are creative enough. It’s what you do with the files that counts.

This is certainly the stage of one’s quest to unlock Wii wherein you need to get that specialist who is aware of every thing. He is that person that has an uncanny capability to get people like us come to feel rather foolish. This is the guy who will get things done . Know anybody like this?

In the event you don’t, here are a few of the skills to hunt for if you want expert support to unlock Wii:

- This particular person would have to be often called an individual efficient at doing anything at all.

- This particular person would have to be often called an individual efficient at doing anything at all.

- He has to be a top- notch software programmer, not an individual who does it on the side.

- He really should be willing to risk his status to unlock Wii gaming systems.

- He has to know all there’s to know around the inner functions of both a computer and Nintendo wii console.

- If he is a game creator, that is an advantage.

- It may well be a she, so don’t rule out ladies at this time.

After you come across this specialist, you may also come across your newly unlocked Wii. Or you can just attempt another thing. Here’s a tip: Homebrew Software program.

Oh, soap. You are made in so many shapes and colors. Even, though I never would have guessed it, Super Nintendo cartridge shape and color. I can’t tell you how many of these soaps I want to have, though I’d be hard pressed to choose between Triforce and Pac-Man when washing my hands. Plus, I still haven’t used up my Han Solo.

[via GameSetWatch (nice headline) and GearFuse]

My oh my, what have we here? The “NEO SNES/SFC MYTH FLASH CART” is basically a cartridge that you pop into your Super Nintendo (you do still have your Super Nintendo, don’t you?) that’s got 256MB of onboard memory upon which you can load up ROMs. So take a tally of your legally-owned SNES cartridges, download them all in ROM form, and put all the originals in an airtight container for safekeeping.

You’ll then be able to play those games as nature intended—with an actual SNES controller on an actual TV, just like the good old days. It’d be nice if the wizards behind this project would have thrown in support for original NES games but, hey, I don’t want any trouble.

So that’s it. Go ahead and order it without looking at the price tag.

You want to know the price, don’t you? It’s $169. That’s not a typo, either.

NEO SNES/SFC Myth Flash cart + 256M [IC2005 Smart Shop via Wired]

Brando presents us with the Buffalo USB Nintendo PC Game Pad. Priced at $22 plus $3 shipping, it’s a somewhat enticing purchase given the fact that it’s made by a pretty well known company as opposed to other more gray-market Nintendo USB gamepads.

This one’s about the size of your favorite old-school NES controller but you get a few extra buttons beyond A, B, Select, and Start. There are two shoulder buttons, X and Y buttons, and Turbo/Clear buttons. The shoulder and X/Y buttons, especially, ought to lend themselves nicely to some Super Nintendo emulation on top of NES emulation.

Buffalo USB Nintendo PC Game Pad [Brando]

By Andrew Liszewski

If you’re still lamenting the fact that Duke Nukem Forever will never see the light of day, you might want to look away, since this news could be even harder to take. Way back in September of 1993, game publisher TecMagik announced that they had secured the rights to make a Super Nintendo (and Sega Genesis) game based on Steven Seagal. Oddly enough the game wasn’t based on a specific Seagal movie either (this was just before Under Siege came out making him a big name movie star) so TecMagik had signed him based solely on how well his previous films had done in the VHS rental market.

Sadly the game, which had Seagal wandering around with a female sidekick, fighting baddies in an effort to save her son, was never released. A 1994 release date was pushed back to 1995, and eventually the title disappeared after TecMagik announced a similar N64 title, which also never came out. The game’s graphics used the Mortal Kombat technique of filming live actors which were converted into somewhat-lifelike sprites, though a stand-in was used for Seagal since they figured people wouldn’t be able to tell the difference given the low-res digitized images. Deep down we would have all known though, so maybe the game’s demise was for the best.

[ 1UP - Lost Levels: Steven Seagal Is: The Final Option ] VIA [ GoNintendo ]