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Shane Lynch

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Indie Game Dev, @DevouredStudios x @SkaStudios making #SaltAndSacrifice . Mega Drive Dev, MiSTerFPGA Contributor, Ex-Xbox/Microsoft Dev.

Seattle, WA

Joined July 2008

Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.

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@iequalshane

Shane Lynch

6 months

Salt and Sacrifice: The Traitor's Tomb update is releasing in 4 short days on PC, macOS, Steam Deck, PS4, PS5, and Switch! Wishlist it on Steam today!

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Save 65% on Salt and Sacrifice on Steam

Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.

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Ska Studios

6 months

#SaltAndSacrifice comes to Steam and Nintendo Switch 11/7/23 with the new free update: The Traitor's Tomb. Featuring a new region, new weapons and armor, new monsters and bosses, cross-platform multiplayer, and more! Wishlist it on Steam today!

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Shane Lynch

4 months

Sonic might be fast but is he faster than a bullet? The Sonic 1 hack I've been working on allows player 2 to use a lightgun to blast badniks, power ups, and rings. WIP video below.

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2 months

You may not like it but this is what peak modern gaming looks like.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

For those curious: The Qanba 2009 is just large enough to fit a 20" CRT.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

MiSTerCast 1.00 is ready to stream your favorite afternoon cartoons, games, and more to your MiSTer for display on a CRT! Let me know what you end up streaming with this and what features you want next. Please read the note about updating Windows Defender.

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Shane Lynch

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Dell UltraScan 1000HS D1025HTX rescued from my friend's mom's basement. The image on this thing is absolutely fantastic.

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7 months

Don't give your kids iPads. Give them Windows 95.

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8 months

This is why you need a Flip Grip.

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Shane Lynch

1 year

My nephew: I beat Super Mario Bros, SMB3 and Super Mario World! His dad shouting from the other room: He used rewind, it doesn't count!

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1 month

Booted up my 3DS for the first time in years to check out Virtual Boy.

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Shane Lynch

28 days

The struggle.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Many people have said they wished MiSTer was more like Analogue, and the developers have heard you loud and clear. Going forward, MiSTer cores will be released at random dates, in extremely limited quantities, 12-16 months after payment, and mostly to scalpers. Thank you.

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Shane Lynch

4 months

Did you know the Game Boy Advance is exactly 240 pixels wide and fits perfectly on a vertical 15khz monitor?

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Shane Lynch

2 months

Street Fighter the movie is currently free on YouTube and I couldn't think of a better TV to watch it on.

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3 years

OLED upgrade, improved battery life, no performance improvements.

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2 years

Work in progress of 2-player NES on @Analogue Pocket via link cable. You can see it glitch during the video but it's getting there.

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Shane Lynch

2 years

The Analogue Pocket Game Gear adapter has no bevel and a sharp edge on the cartridge slot, which has already damaged the labels on 2 of my cartridges from a single insertion. I highly recommend beveling the edge yourself before use.

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Shane Lynch

21 days

If you're not playing Hexen on a Sega Saturn what are you even doing with your life?

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Shane Lynch

2 months

THIS is actual peak modern gaming. MiSTer direct video into the RT4K.

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Shane Lynch

2 months

You may not like it but this is what peak modern gaming looks like.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

Someone needs to increase the resolution of these shadow maps.

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John Linneman @dark1x.bsky.social

3 months

I feel like, if we saw this fence in a game, we’d be like “those reflections aren’t realistic at all”.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Still planning on making this a reality.

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Shane Lynch

2 months

Demon's Tilt shouldn't be overlooked, especially with a FlipGrip.

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Wario64

2 months

Demon's Tilt (Switch) is $19.99 on Amazon #ad $7.99 US eShop

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Shane Lynch

2 years

Is it too early to remind people I made a Christmas-Themed SkiFree clone for the Sega Genesis that you can download for free? Runs on real hardware, software emulators, or MiSTer FPGA!

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Shane Lynch

1 month

2005 meets 1997

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Shane Lynch

1 month

Dell UltraScan 1000HS D1025HTX rescued from my friend's mom's basement. The image on this thing is absolutely fantastic.

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Shane Lynch

2 years

Don't forget to insert your 32X firmly into your MiSTer before trying the new core.

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Shane Lynch

2 years

As a kid, I remember really disliking the look of Super Mario All-Stars the first time I saw it on a friend's SNES and I think I know why. It has way too much visual noise, especially with the backgrounds. The sky gradient also didn't match the style well.

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Shane Lynch

1 month

Still needs a good scrub down but here's the little 13" Trinitron in all its composite glory.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

An FPGA in a PS1 mem card that syncs with your optical drive emulator. What a time to be alive.

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Shane Lynch

1 year

Not sure how long the MiSTer Game Boy core has had the screen shadow option but it's a nice touch. Just feels right.

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Shane Lynch

11 months

That Saturn colorway is looks nice!

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Shane Lynch

3 months

It arrived! Can't wait to downscale YouTube just to upscale it back to 4k again with scanlines.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Wow, I can't believe Terasic is finally acknowledging the #MiSTerFPGA project.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Here's the Sega Pico for MiSTer! The core you never asked for. Congrats @emceebois for somehow guessing this from the very beginning ;)

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Shane Lynch

3 years

After 3 months in the post, my Sega Mega Jet has arrived from Japan!

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Shane Lynch

5 years

Just blew my entire retro budget for the month on the 1st.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

CRTs are cool and all but what about sending Sonic Mania's native 424x240 video to the MiSTer to apply custom video filters on an OLED?

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Shane Lynch

7 months

Dear Microsoft, Please don't prevent me from playing Street Fighter 6 the way it was meant to be played.

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Wario64

7 months

From November 12, 2023, Microsoft will no longer allow unauthorized third-party accessories to be used with its Xbox consoles. According to sources, MS plans to expand its program for approved third-party wireless Xbox controllers.

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Shane Lynch

8 months

Setting up the office bookshelf.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

QA is testing what I'm now calling MiSTer_Cast.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

YouTube to CRT via Groovy_MiSTer. WIP. Debug is making it a little slow.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

The Xbox Adaptive Controller works on MiSTer and can be used as an oversized NES controller without any additional attachments.

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Shane Lynch

1 month

V-Saturn time!

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Shane Lynch

3 months

Just finished a multi-hour initial cleaning of my new cab. Time to order a replacement control panel.

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Shane Lynch

2 years

Transparent waterfalls like the gods intended. Composite video doesn't get enough love.

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Shane Lynch

11 months

Step aside Street Fighter 6, here comes a new challenger.

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Shane Lynch

1 year

When you can't fit an arcade cabinet into your house.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

The console wars are over.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Pew pew.

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Shane Lynch

1 month

You know the best thing about small TVs?

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Shane Lynch

3 months

Catching up on some retro news.

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@RetroRGB

Bob from RetroRGB

3 months

Here's this week's #retrorgbweeklyroundup ! Search any video or podcast app for RetroRGB Weekly, or head to the main link: . #retrorgb #classicgaming #retrogaming #misterfpga #memcardpro2 #analogue #virtualboy #segagenesis #segahdmi #gameboycolor

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Shane Lynch

10 months

I have someone coming over to look at potentially buying some of my consoles but I've set aside the ones I'd absolutely never part with. I think there's a theme...

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Shane Lynch

3 months

Sonic Mania on an Astro City is hard to play one handed looking through a phone.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

It's arrived! Now to disassemble a sliding glass door to get it into the basement... Thanks @_GeekMan_ !

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Shane Lynch

2 years

The kid and I enjoying some TMNT III on #MiSTerFPGA

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Shane Lynch

3 years

When you can't decide between an iPad3 screen or a CRT for your MiSTer.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Where I stand on the MiSTer UI debate: I don't care as long as it's not the RetroArch UI.

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Shane Lynch

10 months

I unironically enjoy Sonic Spinball and I don't care who knows.

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Shane Lynch

29 days

Thanks @RetroRGB for the amazing fully shielded speakers recommendation.

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Shane Lynch

6 months

Fact: The human eye can only perceive 240p.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Oh, look what finally arrived.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Teaching my kid the important letters of the alphabet.

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Shane Lynch

2 years

Pocket Pico

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Shane Lynch

2 years

No arcade cabinet? No problem.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Using an NES Zapper to play T2: Arcade on the Genesis MiSTer core. So it kind of works. I can adjust the aim and clean up the signal a little maybe.

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Shane Lynch

10 days

Some Sega tokens arrived for the arcade cabinet.

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Shane Lynch

18 days

I've started to decompile the Sega Mega Play arcade BIOS and I'm already seeing missing bits and some stuff that might be wrong on MAME. Hopefully, I can fix these up as I learn more. This probably explains why the second BIOS version fails to run games on MAME.

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Shane Lynch

1 year

ROM pack idea: Second Chance. A series of games that were overlooked due to some critical design flaws that ruined the game that have since been fixed with ROM hacks. Which games and hacks would you nominate for this list?

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Win95 on an iPad3 screen through MiSTer with the ET4000+ display driver for watching Weezer in True Color.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Dear @analogue , Thank you for this sweet Game Gear cartridge display case.

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Shane Lynch

5 months

Now we're talking.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

In regards to the theater debate: I'd rather watch every new movie day one at home for $30. Listen, I'll just sit really close to my TV if that makes directors happy, but if I can avoid people texting, talking, popcorn munching, dirty seats and spoiler-filled previews, I will.

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Shane Lynch

7 months

For those suggesting Linux as a better alternative, listen- I'm trying to let my kid play edutainment games, not get child protective services called on me.

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Shane Lynch

7 months

Don't give your kids iPads. Give them Windows 95.

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Shane Lynch

3 months

With the help of a @MisterAddons Reflex fighting board, some effort, and sacrificing another joystick, I was able to set up the Astro City for 2 players last night. My kid was thrilled.

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Shane Lynch

2 years

Nearly a month after Salt and Sacrice's release, players have petted the cat over 840k times and the elk over 490k times for 1.33 million total!

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Shane Lynch

4 months

Retro-Bit -> Reflex Fits like a glove.

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Shane Lynch

1 year

The family was watching football in SD with black bars with 4:3 stretched to 16:9. I switched the channel to HD and suddenly I'm told I'm Boujee and they can't tell the difference.

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Staying at a beach house with this sweet retro setup.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

I think I found the best controller for the #MiSTerFPGA GBA core. GBA Tx cart + USB receiver from @inside_gadgets

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Shane Lynch

3 months

I hate making UI for tools 🙃

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Shane Lynch

2 months

Sega Channel was peak 90s. Thanks @BillytimeG !

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Shane Lynch

27 days

Thanks to @MikeSimone3 's awesome work and a @MisterAddons encoder board I can enjoy beautiful composite video from my MiSTer.

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Shane Lynch

2 years

I said I'd buy myself a new TV after we shipped Salt and Sacrifice and 6 months later I finally followed through. LG C2 77"!

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Shane Lynch

3 months

I've mostly replaced all my original code and screen capture to Groovy_MiSTer is running really well now.

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Shane Lynch

2 months

Time for some light reading. Found this stashed behind the coin meter.

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Shane Lynch

5 months

Grabbed my first arcade cabinet!

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Shane Lynch

4 months

There are few perfect games but if I had to pick one I think it would be Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved. What's yours?

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Shane Lynch

3 months

MiSTercade engaged.

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Shane Lynch

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It's arrived! Now to disassemble a sliding glass door to get it into the basement... Thanks @_GeekMan_ !

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Shane Lynch

1 year

The TMNT Shredder's Revenge hack for Streets of Rage 2 is amazing. Works on @ericlewis 's port of the MiSTer core but had issues on the spiritualized core.

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Shane Lynch

26 days

Sega Mega Play acquired 😎

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Shane Lynch

3 years

MiSTer Saturn core being worked on by the amazing srg320.

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Sergiy Dvodnenko

3 years

Bios is already starting up. VDP2 can only output 4 Normal scroll screens in cell format.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

The MiSTer CPS1.5 core is not to be overlooked. What a fun game. #beatit2021

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Shane Lynch

2 years

After digging through storage for an hour I've found my MiSTer's component cable. Balance has been restored to the universe!

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Shane Lynch

3 years

The real reason any of us got a RetroTINK-5X. Playing Sega Saturn on a Dell CRT with sweet scanlines.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Dear game developers: release your old source code before your games are lost to the sands of time. I know it's difficult becuase you're embarrassed of your code and feel like you're exposing your dirty coding secrets, but preservation is worth it and your fans will love you.

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James Silva

3 years

Starting this thing where if you want the source code to my older games, just ask. Looks like online multiplayer-enabled Z0MB1ES is headed to pretty soon!

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Little known fact: Sony designed the PS5 to fit perfectly on top of a VHS/DVD combo player.

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Shane Lynch

23 days

Sega Mega Play reverse engineering efforts underway. I started with game ROM disassembly and recording communication between the game 68k and the bios z80 CPUs. This is in preparation for getting a flash cart in a month or so.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Assembled and working! That was actually much easier than the PCB cases. This thing is seriously premium in look and feel.

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Shane Lynch

3 years

Okay, finally back to my desk and ready to develop 31khz lightgun support.

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Shane Lynch

1 month

Trinitron basement haul complete. 😎

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Shane Lynch

4 years

Did your favorite Analogue FPGA product sell out before you could get an order in? Let me introduce you to our lord and savior, the MiSTer.

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sentient 6

4 years

Someone shared this in discord. Thanks, Rena. :)

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Shane Lynch

17 days

The Sega Mega Play PCB. Beautiful.

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