Hardware desk. If it has a cartridge slot, an FPGA board or a weird controller, Hank has opened it up and put it back together — usually better. Writes the gear reviews and hardware spotlights.
Every Sega Saturn ODE exists because of one component with a deadline on it. The Saturn’s CD-ROM drive — its spinning disc, its sled, its ageing laser — is three decades old now, and when it stops rea
Four ports, two USB leads, one game. How Nintendo’s Wii U GameCube adapter served Smash alone — and then refused to stay in its box.
At a glance: 8BitDo NES30 Bluetooth gamepad (2014) · Wireless pad styled on the NES controller · Bluetooth, multi-platform, firmware-updatable · Reviewed then — and reassessed now · Score: 8.0/10