Mortal Kombat 2 released in the arcades in 1993. It was a smash hit generating over $600 million in sales and threw down a challenge to Capcom and Street Fighter 2 to be the most influential fighting game in history. There was one problem though, the CPU AI downright cheats its way to winning. In this episode we take a closer look at how the CPU AI worked.
A custom built glass Playstation 1
Using an ESP32 to build a Supersized Seven Segment Clock
On March 17 Gran Turismo 7 went offline for extended maintenance for over 30 hours rendering the game completely unplayable. This DRM should have no place in a single player racing game. Lets discuss why DRM only hurts consumers.
A person that goes by the name “snk50” on Reddit has created the ultimate setup to play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, by hooking up a Nintendo Switch to an arcade machine, they can get the full car racing experience. Not much more information was shared, but snk50 claims that the machine is actually functional with the pedals and flaps behind the wheel to use the items and drift in the game. The wheel is connected to the Switch via a USB cable. More images below.
In this video we will be having a closer look at a new type of supercapacitor. They are called Lithium-Ion Capacitor or LIC and they have some things in common with the well known Lithium-Ion batteries. But will they replace them? What advantages & disadvantages do they come with? When to use them? Let’s find out.
It won’t win any awards for presentation, but this Python-driven automation solution gets you your cup of joe in the morning regardless.
Pseudonymous maker “petertree” has built a coffee maker — “2x more expensive and messy than one you can get on Amazon,” he notes — powered by a smart plug, a peristaltic pump, and a Raspberry Pi.
We Finally Have a New Retroflag Handheld! In this video we take look at the all-new RetroFlag GPi Case 2, A GameBoy DMG Inspired Handheld emulation Console Powered by Raspberry Pi CM4! With an upgraded 3” 640×480 IPS Display and the option of an HDMI Dock this little retro handheld has turned out to be really awesome and it can play PSP, Dreamcast, PS1, and even N64 Games using RecalBox, RetroPie, or even Batocera.
With an ESP8266 in the “lock” and an ATtiny45 in the “key,” you’ll need to figure out the orientation to get this device open.
Pseudonymous maker “Cheats” has found an unusual use for pogo pins: a dual-microcontroller electronic “lock and key” that doubles as a USB security token.
Surprisingly, people are still making new games for the original Game Boy family of consoles, even though we live in the year 2021, where your watch and most of the appliances in your kitchen have better graphics. Even more surprisingly, some of these new games look awesome. The world of homebrew Game Boy games is bafflingly vast and sometimes just baffling, but it’s also home to legitimately talented developers who have decided to pour their sweat and tears into making games for grey bricks. Here are a few recent examples that caught our attention:
