August 2014

With all the incredible work done on the 1.1 prototype, the 2.x prototype was racing along! The development updates were reporting CDDA and XA support. Full audio and a whole lot of bugs squashed! My firsthand testing was still on 1.1, so this was excitement about the updates rather than... Continue reading

Wipeout! All of them. So many Wipeouts. I didn’t realise there were that many alternative names. If I did, I wouldn’t have done them all at once since they nearly burst out the side of the YouTube video! Not much luck with Wipeout sadly. The 2.x development updates were talking... Continue reading

The game that led to SoulCalibur. Not too bad! It still reminds me a little of Virtua Fighter on the old Sega. From what I could see here, the game ran well on PSIO 1.1, but the background music was missing. I’m hoping the upcoming 2.x hardware will fix that!... Continue reading

Raaaaaaaaaaacing around those corners like a freaking pinball in a pinball machine. Bounce, bounce, bounce. Those are the physics I want in a racing game! Ridge Racer and Ridge Racer Revolution both worked pretty well in the parts I tested on this PSIO 1.1 prototype. I’m hoping the new 2.x... Continue reading

Sifting through my old video footage, I came across XRG and PRG… originally what this channel was supposed to be before I figured we could make it better. More gameplay to come in the next few weeks! ;) Related posts XRG - Xtreme Retro Gaming, Now Closed McRetro Gaming Teaser... Continue reading

I was really hoping for some Capcom kicking and punching in Mega Man Legends and some shmup action in Philosoma, but not today! Mega Man Legends, Mega Man Legends 2 and Philosoma did not seem to work correctly on the PSIO 1.1 prototype in this test. With 2.x hardware underway,... Continue reading

Grandia, so close to working on the 1.1 prototype! I bet it’s been nailed on 2.x hardware, but this recording is from 1.1. Any progress is progress, and the team at PSIO have been hammering along. Please remember that this is prototype hardware. These results, including game compatibility, may not... Continue reading

I’ve been replacing capacitors in my Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1, and naturally there are quite a few of the little guys scattered throughout the machine. Rather than keep going back to the circuit boards every time I need to work out which capacitor goes where, I’ve been keeping a record of... Continue reading

Gran Turismo 2 did not have much luck on this PSIO 1.1 prototype setup. I’m hoping the improvements in the upcoming 2.x PCB hardware will bring much better compatibility! Please remember that this is prototype hardware. These results, including game compatibility, may not reflect later revisions or the final product.... Continue reading

More Chrono Cross on the PSIO 1.1 prototype. This game seems to run so well it would seem like it’s final! Many of the Square and Enix (and Square Enix) titles ran out of the box in my tests on this prototype. Please remember that this is prototype hardware. These... Continue reading

This game seems to run so well on the 1.1 prototype hardware it would seem like it’s final! Many of the Square and Enix (and Square Enix) titles ran out of the box in my tests on this prototype. Please remember that this is prototype hardware. These results, including game... Continue reading

I fired the PSIO prototype up back in March 2014, recorded some video, moved house multiple times, and eventually rediscovered the footage. Essentially, it’s an overview of how everything is connected up to the prototype PSIO device. Please remember that this is prototype hardware. These results, including game compatibility, may... Continue reading