I have received quite the number of comments about emulating the Game Boy on modern hardware and all the work that is going into it. I learned so much about the extensive community around emulating Game Boy games and the technology, research and absolute passion that goes into it. Though I was given many suggestions, … Continue reading mGBA | Game Boy Emulation on Linux
Last year's Christmas present to my oldest boy (2017), started to misbehave in such a way that made playing it no longer enjoyable. This GB Boy Colour, a Game Boy Color clone, likely not made with the highest quality components started to have switch problems. It either wouldn't turn on or turn on and immediately … Continue reading GB Boy Colour Repair
I received a very unfortunate message on my Wii when trying to play an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation using Netflix -- Nintendo will suspend all video streaming services on Wii - including the Netflix Channel - after January 30, 2019. I don't know how many people out there still use the Wii … Continue reading Nintendo is Suspending Netflix Service to the Wii
Sometime in the early 1990s, when it was still a thing to rent Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges from a video store, a friend and I came upon this game, "River City Ransom" which, to our understanding was supposed to be similar to "Double Dragon II". It was but FAR better. "River City Ransom" is referred … Continue reading River City Ransom: Underground on openSUSE Linux
The Nintendo Wii, in my belief, was the best video game console ever created. It was a very popular family-unifying gaming counsel. Instead of the typical behavior of the gaming system monopolizing a single person's time, this brought family together much like you would have on family game night. A vehicle of interaction. The Wii … Continue reading Wii Console Repair and Homebrew Hack
I don't do much serious gaming on Linux but I do like to play the occasional Steam or older games in an emulator. I have historically liked the PS3 controllers in Linux. There is nothing you have to do to get it to work. Plug the dongle in a USB, pop in some batteries and … Continue reading Wii U Pro Controller on openSUSE Linux
