SNES XL

Reading Time: 2 minutesButton management Every button on SNES XL controller has its own custom PCB, created using PCBWay an online service for producing PCB prototypes. Each board is shown fully working by Arnov on YouTube. Tactile switches on the custom boards are positioned just below the 3D-printed buttons, such that pressing a button toggles its switch. Each […]

Xbox Partner Preview – Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, the Newest Action Strategy Game from Capcom, Releases Later This Year

Reading Time: 6 minutesSummary Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess will release day one with Game Pass as well as on Xbox Series X|S and Windows in 2024. Check out all the latest gameplay on the newest Capcom game set in a Japanese-inspired universe, all revealed during the Xbox Partner Preview Hear directly from Director Shuichi Kawata as well! […]

Mac Mini KVMac16

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe right tools Ivan values Raspberry P’s modularity which allows him to create unique devices and has previously used various models including Compute Module 4 in his Compute Blade, an energy-efficient alternative to a rack-mounted server. He praises the “relatively cheap minicomputer with a huge community, which greatly lowers the threshold of entry and increases […]

Turbo Golf Racing: From 1 Million Game Preview Players to Release

Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter attracting over 1 million players during Game Preview, Hugecalf Studios are proud to announce Turbo Golf Racing will be launching into 1.0 on April 4! Before then, you can download Turbo Golf Racing’s Game Preview on Xbox Game Pass for Xbox Series S|X and Xbox One, or PC Game Pass for Windows Store. If […]

NVMe Base review

Reading Time: 3 minutesBefore attaching the NVMe Base to the underside of Raspberry Pi 5 using the supplied standoff kit – demonstrated in Pimoroni’s installation video – you’ll want to insert your NVMe SSD stick into the Base’s M.2 key slot. The board is long enough to accommodate 2280 size SSDs, and has mounting holes for this plus […]

Troubleshooting Raspberry Pi in The MagPi magazine #139

Reading Time: 3 minutesRaspberry Pi Troubleshooting Guide 2024 Raspberry Pi star PJ Evans wants to sit you down, hand you a tissue and ask how he can help. This month’s cover feature is jam-packed with advice. From power supply issues to video errors, audio problems, networking, and more.  #MonthOfMaking 2024 Every March we enter #MonthOfMaking, where we all […]

Win! One of five Argon ONE V3 cases!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSave 35% off the cover price with a subscription to The MagPi magazine. UK subscribers get three issues for just £10 and a FREE Raspberry Pi Pico W, then pay £30 every six issues. You’ll save money and get a regular supply of in-depth reviews, features, guides and other Raspberry Pi enthusiast goodness delivered directly […]

8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard

Reading Time: 3 minutes8BitDos latest offering (£79/$100) bucks this trend. A pair of beautiful wireless mechanical keyboards with colour schemes based on the original NES and Famicom, the most noticeable thing about them is an included pair of gigantic ‘super buttons’, arcade-esque add-ons that plug into the keyboard and can be programmed to run certain keys or macros. […]

Adam Cohen-Rose interview

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat is your history with making? I’ve always enjoyed building things – I had a big chest of LEGO as a kid, and so did my wife, and now we’ve only expanded it as our children got into model building too! I’ve been going to BarCamps and hackathons since 2007 and have loved the opportunity to […]

Rise as a Champion in Overwatch 2 – Season 9

Reading Time: 6 minutesOverwatch 2 Season 9 arrives tomorrow with exciting core gameplay updates, a reworked Competitive game mode, and a season theme that will test the courage of even the bravest heroes as they face a dangerous threat of cosmic proportions. Get your friends together, queue up, and face the unknown that awaits you. Competitive Play Updates […]

Argon NEO 5 Raspberry Pi case review

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe enclosure is provided with instructions. These are straightforward, although we will confess to some confusion with wiring in the fan cable. It took four attempts before the ‘ah ha!’ moment when we realised what was intended. The instructions could cover this better. The rest of the installation was painless and thermal pads are included […]

DOS ain’t dead

Reading Time: 2 minutesNo one really uses MS-DOS any more, but the modern, open-source FreeDOS ships with every copy of DOSBox, and you’ve quite probably used that. Most modern DOS developers use DOSBox and its forks for testing, so they can rapidly spot bugs and iterate solutions. The year 2023 in DOS also saw the release of Damien “Cyningstan” Walker’s […]

Double Standards

Reading Time: 3 minutesOnce people had recovered from the shock of seeing both a power button and a real-time clock on a Raspberry Pi, one of the most commented-on features of the new platform was the small, vertical, 16-way FFC (Flat Flexible Cable) connector on the left-hand side of the board, which exposes a single-lane PCI Express interface. […]

Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Madden NFL 24, Tales of Arise, PlateUp!, and More

Reading Time: 5 minutesHi, your local game slinger here, back to add more to your “to be played” collection! Maybe you want to simulate some football before the big game; simulate running from horrors, or simulate moving things a little to the left without having to actually organize your things… we have some games for you. Claim your […]

Bullfrog synthesizer review

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe front of Bullfrog is a smorgasbord of dials with instant appeal to anybody who loves tweaking and the feel of hands-on analogue technology. There are three main sections: VCO, VCF, and VCA/Delay (corresponding to the three elements of sound: pitch, timbre, and amplitude). To the right of this are envelope generators and a Sample&Hold […]

2024’s Games Lineup Is Going to Be Incredible for Xbox Players – Here’s Why

Reading Time: 11 minutes2024 is going to be a great year for Xbox players. Across Xbox consoles, PC, Cloud, and Game Pass, you’ll find a truly special line-up on the way. As you saw in the recent Developer_Direct broadcast, our teams and partners are bringing world-class experiences to Xbox platforms. With new ideas, long-awaited sequels, incredible exclusives, and […]

Palworld Becomes the Biggest 3rd Party Game Pass Launch Ever

Reading Time: 4 minutesSummary Palworld has been played by more than 7M players on Xbox, and is the biggest 3rd party launch in Game Pass history. Palworld is the most-played 3rd party day one release via cloud gaming with Game Pass Ultimate. Palworld (Game Preview) is out now for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Windows PC, and […]

Persistence of vision (POV) candle

Reading Time: 2 minutesHis solution was to make use of persistence of vision (POV) – the brief retention of a visual impression on the eye’s retina that creates the illusion of a moving image in film and television. Shine a light While the general consensus was that POV displays require too much in the way of supporting machinery to make […]

Diablo IV: Luminant Prosperity Awaits in Lunar Awakening

Reading Time: 4 minutesFrom February 6, 10 a.m.-February 20, 10 a.m. PST players in both Seasonal and Eternal Realms can bask in the resplendency and joy of the Lunar Awakening limited-time event. A mysterious phenomenon is manifesting throughout the shrines of Sanctuary, enchanting them with immense and prosperous power. Celebrators believe this to be their Ancestors, blessing them […]

Overwatch 2: Roar Into the Lunar New Year – Year of the Dragon Now Live

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Year of the Dragon is here, featuring the return of fan-favorite Mischief and Magic prop hunt, past Lunar New Year game modes, new rewards, and all new skins in the shop. Read on to discover what adventures and rewards await when you log onto Overwatch 2. Prop Hunt Returns To kick things off, Mischief […]

Raspberry Pi OS goes dark

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis has taken a few weeks longer this time, simply due to the sheer amount that changed under the hood in Bookworm, but the bug-fix release is now ready and can be installed from today via Raspberry Pi Imager, or downloaded from the usual place on our website. Or, to upgrade an existing image, simply use the updater […]