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Current console setup. Goal “The idea is to have the ability to play more or less any game ever released, usually on the original hardware with the original peripherals.” Current modded consoles PS1 - XStation hard mod and Memcard - can load any PS1 game onto the SD card although it doesn’t have space for all games at once PS2 - Internal 6TB hard drive and CFW and memcard - full games collection accessible PS4 - Softmod hack that needs to be refreshed whenever console is switched off, so I keep it in hibernate mode - can FTP upload any PS4 package onto console remotely Neo Geo CD - Unknown CFW hardmod.. full games collection accessible Sega Megadrive and Sega Mastersystem - Full games collection for both accessible via soft-mod Everdrive Super Nintendo - Full games collection accessible via soft-mod Everdrive Nintendo N64 - Full games collection accessible via soft-mod Everdrive Nintendo Switch 1 - CFW installed.. games can be remotely uploaded via FTP.. card doesn’t have space for all games at once Nintendo Wii U - CFW installed - full games collection available on external hard drive TG16 - Full TG16 game collection available on SD card on PC Engine Duo via Everdrive PSP Vita - Full game collection available via NoPaystation remote download Nintendo DSi XL - Full DS and DSi game collection available on SD card Consoles awaiting modding SOON PS3 - haven’t fully explored options, but is easily hackable Nintendo Gamecube - need to install solderless FlippyDrive XBOX Original - need to install CFW, take it apart and install much bigger HD full of games NES Original - needs Everdrive Modded Consoles awaiting repair PSP - need to fix screen issue.. PC Engine Duo - need to enable access to all PCFX games via the existing Everdrive or a new one, and enable bluetooth controller adaptor Consoles I own but are left to mod in the future Wii Sega Dreamcast Original Gameboy Gameboy Advance SP Consoles/systems left to purchase and mod Sega Saturn Neo Geo AES - buying the new version, have paid for it, but delivery date isn’t until November 2027 Systems NEVER going to be bought/modded Xbox 360 - will just use emulation.. modding is not worth it All arcade systems - will just use MAME/light guns/arcade sticks All consoles without exclusives available on other systems or going to be made available.. for example Xbox One, PS5 - will just use PC releases when they come available Systems I’m not sure yet about whether I’m going to bother purchasing/modding Nintendo 3DS Atari Lynx Sega Gamegear Atari 2600 BBC Master System Spectrum Commodore Amiga Retro PC - DOS/Windows 95 etc Sega CD32 and 32x Nintendo Switch 2 PSP4 Pro (might sell PS4 and buy and mod PSP4 Pro for 4K support)

2B from Nier Automata. I have been attempting to play through Square/Enix’s Nier Automata (2017) . The game is very strange and unique. I have got through the first ‘playthrough’ aka ‘stage’, which I really, REALLY enjoyed, as it was from 2B’s perspective, with tons of combat. The second ‘stage’ is through the perspective of 2B’s companion, the android ‘9S’, and involves little combat and a ton of hacking. ...

I have just nearly finished moving all of the retro games consoles into the new place from storage. It has been a year since I’ve been able to use some of these! Some of them haven’t travelled well either, unfortunately, and I need to replace a few. This is the current list of retro consoles (note: not mini consoles, not Evercade.. there will be another post for those): Fully Working These are consoles I consider ‘fully modded’ and I don’t need to work on them anymore. ...

Introduction and Philosophy I have been slowly collecting retro consoles, soft-modding them, making sure I can play all available games on them, and fitting them out with third party low latency wireless controllers and cables and accessories to ensure the best video and audio that they can achieve, while collecting all relevant third party accessories. This is my philosophy now for retro gaming - with a few exceptions, I am no longer collecting any games that I cannot play on these soft-modded consoles. In the future I will be selling my retro game collection, and removing emulation options on my PC, so that I have ONE way to play the games, and that is the best one. ...

Perhaps I am unusual, but I don’t get angry generally about new games that I buy. If I don’t like them, I don’t just play them. I have tons of games that I don’t like. For me, it’s the same as buying a book. I do not feel ‘ripped off’ if I do not enjoy the book, I realise that I am paying for the development of the game and the hundreds (often thousands) of man hours that have gone into playing it. I realise that all art is subjective, and everyone has different ’takes’ on things - so I don’t try and tell other people what they might or might not enjoy, I just report what I enjoy (and I usually only write reviews for games I really like). ...

I have been playing Xeno Crisis on my hacked Switch 1. It is a ‘Smash TV’ style game, which is a retro game based on arena battles where you have to kill all the enemies in the arena before the doors open to other arenas. Smash TV itself was based on one of my favourite 1980s films ‘The Running Man ’. Xeno Crisis is developed by Bitmap Bureau , which is a software house specialising in modern versions of games with retro game themes. It was released on a number of different consoles and platforms, including retro consoles like the Sega Megadrive. ...

As I’ve accumalated physical games, physical gaming consoles, controllers and computers over the years, it’s become more and more important to have some ‘rules’ of what I collect, how I collect, and how I play the games I collect. – With a few exceptions for games which are some of my favourite games of all time, I don’t want to buy physical copies of any games. I want to keep as much digital as possible. ...

I want a proper Neo Geo console, but they are ridiculously expensive, even if you buy one and mod it, and don’t pay for the cartridges. So therefore I have looked at the best emulation possibilities. After having experimented with various different ways of playing Neo Geo games, including emulation on PC, playing them on the Evercade, mobile emulation on a Ambernic device, I have found my favourite way to play Neo Geo games that I can afford. ...

This is how I got Mad Dog Mccree, the 1990 American Laser Game, working with two Sinden light guns. Software Required Mad Dog Mcree 2 player HD enhanced ROM https://archive.org/details/hypseus_singe_maddog-hd_2p DirtBagXon’s version of hypseus-singe American Laser Game compatible emulator https://github.com/DirtBagXon/hypseus-singe - you will specifically need to download the portable version version ‘2.11.3’ Gojidan’s bezels for the American Laser Games - https://github.com/gojidan/hypseus-singe-bezels The standard 2.07 beta Sinden light gun utility - I recommend you keep a separate copy dedicated to hypseus-singe games and their config ...

21/6/25 - IMPORTANT NOTE: The method used in this guide does not currently offer the optimal experience for 2 players - there are problems with the 2 player dual cursor functionality! I therefore do not recommend this guide until I find time to research other methods and update it! This is a work in progress guide that I’m updating to be the ‘optimal’ way of playing Time Crisis 2 on PC. ...