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- 1Flip-Flop floppy emulator for Sharp X68000 back in stock●Now in stock on Lectronz: 'FLIP-FLOP' - Sharp X68000 external FDD emulator https:// lectronz.com/products/flip-flo p-sha
The Flip-Flop external floppy disk emulator for the Sharp X68000, the classic Japanese home computer, is now in stock on hobbyist electronics store Lectronz. The device lets retrocomputing fans load disk images on vintage X68000 hardware without original floppies, and news of the restock is being shared in gaming and retrocomputing circles.
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German broadcaster ZDF is ending its long-running detective series Ein Fall für zwei after around four decades, according to a report by Computer Bild. The announcement has come as a shock to fans of the Frankfurt-based crime classic, which has been a fixture of German television since the early 1980s. Viewers are reacting with disappointment to the end of one of the country's most enduring TV formats.
- 3Retro PC-98 game Steam-Heart's gets English release footage▼NEC PC-98 - Steam-Heart's スチーム・ハーツ (english) https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7KNbB-mZq78 # rgamingmoments # gaming # vi
Steam-Heart's, a shoot 'em up originally released for NEC's PC-98 computer in Japan, is drawing attention with English-language playthrough footage now circulating online. The title is one of the cult classics associated with the PC-98 era, and the shared footage is prompting gamers to reminisce about Japanese retro computer games and the nostalgia of mid-1990s shoot 'em up titles.
- 4Three New Books Explore Early Digital World-Building▼Three new titles explore the art of digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades
Wallpaper* reports on three new books examining digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades. The titles revisit the aesthetics and design cultures of early computing and arcade gaming, tracing how the first virtual worlds were imagined and built. The feature highlights renewed interest in retro computing and the visual history of early interactive media among designers and gamers.
- 5Three new books explore digital world-building in retro computing and arcades●Three new titles explore the art of digital world-building in cult computers and early arcades https://www.wallpaper.com
Wallpaper* highlights three newly published books that examine digital world-building through cult computers and early arcade games. The titles look back at the visual and design culture of early computing and gaming history, framing vintage machines and arcades as art forms. Coverage is drawing interest among readers of design, gaming and retro technology publications.