Which DIY Retro Gaming Emulation Distribution is the best suited for me? When you’re building your own Retro Gaming Emulation Box, at one point you have to choose which Distribution to use. Over the course of a few years I’ve used almost every DIY Retro Gaming Emulation Distribution and learned about their advantages and also …
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Jan 24 2017
Lightning McQueen is on the Road again
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Jan 21 2017
Best Surprise in a Video Game
My son and I like to play Video games together. We are currently enjoying Paper Mario: Color Splash when I was very pleasantly surprised by a twist: You play a level taken right from Super Mario Bros. 3 (yes, the NES one), but “Paper-Mario-Style”, including rotating views to discover hidden paths. (You’re going to use …
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Jan 18 2017
Enable SSL for playsms
During research on how to setup an Open-Source SMS Gateway on a Raspberry PI, I needed to switch the default protocol used by playsms to the more secure https (SSL). (For WebServices use, see article ManageEngine AD Self Service Plus Custom SMS Gateway) Here’s how I did it : Enable SSL for the Apache playsms …
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Jan 13 2017
Steam – Hidden Gems 1
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Jan 02 2017
My first WordPress Plugin – Widget for Retroachievements
I like to play old games. But i also like the “features” of the latest Video Games like Achievements (or Trophies, if you will). During many months, I’ve been using a custom php script to display my latest achievements from retroachievements.org. This script was embedded in this site through an iFrame. This is pretty insecure …
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Dec 29 2016
Most Played Games in 2016
Here we are again, a year is coming to it’s end. I wanted to share my most played Games in 2016 , as well as a short list of Games that surprised me the most this year. (You can call them Hidden Gem’s). This is not a “Best Games of 2016” List, because I do …
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Nov 15 2016
Classic NES Mini Alternative – Raspi3 running Lakka with 8Bitdo Controllers
Now that the NES Classic Mini is officially available and sort of unavailable due to high demand (or artificial shortage by Nintendo ?), it’s interesting to know of the possible alternatives. One that I have been using for over a year now is a Raspberry PI running Lakka, with a pair of the excellent 8Bitdo’s …
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Oct 28 2016
Odroid XU3/4 Silent Fan Control in Lakka / OpenElec
If you are an owner of an Odroid XU4, you are probably annoyed by the noisy fan. In this workshop we will modify the behavior of an Odroid XU4 Fan. No Hardware Modification, only software tweaks are used. By default, the fan is always running at full speed and is pretty noisy. There is no …
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Nov 16 2015
Steam Link Review
After 1 Week of testing and playing around with the Steam Link, here are my thoughts and some fixes. Unboxing What’s in the Box ? Steam Link (obviously) Network Cable HDMI Cable Power Adapter with various country specific adapters Instruction Sheets Connecting and setting up the …
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Jun 18 2015
Mission RGB : Super Famicom
I bought a brand new RGB Cable from retrogamingcables.co.uk. It’s alredy the 3rd cable I order from their Store. (first 2 were for the Neo Geo and Mega Drive) This time, it’s for my Super Famicom, and the first one with the Composite SYNC (CSYNC) Option. This CSYNC Option is only available for NTSC Models. …
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Nov 24 2014
A Way out of AMD Driver Hell
Several months ago, I swapped my nVidia Card for an AMD Radeon Graphics Card. At that point in time, I was able to install AMD’s latest WHQL-Driver, 13.12, without any problem. Days and weeks passed by (and the card working fine), AMD releases a new driver. Every PC Gamer knows that 1st Rule is to …
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