‘Mad scientist’ visualizes Atari 2600 fetching data from ROM for mesmerizing light show — signal propagation through the 8-bit circuits animated

A spectacular new CMOS FET level visualization of an Atari 2600 loading data has been shared by a ‘mad scientist.’

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Developer creates real-time 3D shader demo for the Game Boy Color — you can download the ROM or interact with the 3D teapot online

A canny developer has managed to coax a Game Boy Color into running an interactive, user-controlled, real-time 3D shader demo.
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ZX Spectrum flies simulated spacecraft using BASIC, Python, and serial — Kerbal Space Program Lunar lander powered by 1980s hardware

Controlling a lunar lander using a 1980s home computer is not for the faint of heart, and this project shows how one intrepid developer linked the world of BASIC to the simulated world of Kerbal Space Program using Python …

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Duke Nukem 3D turns 30 years old, brought swaggering FPS action to real-world environments — 1996 release broke the Doom clone mold while adding humor and personality

Duke Nukem 3D smashed the 3D FPS Doom clone mold in 1996.

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DoomBuds ports the 1993 FPS classic to open-source earbuds by streaming JPGs at 18fps — runs on 300MHz CPU with less than 1MB of RAM

A developer has ported Doom to a pair of earbuds, but there were extra hurdles to jump, as the earbuds don’t have a screen.
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Open-source Intel 486 mobo built from scratch in under 6 months for i486 chips — M8SBC-486’s goal was to achieve Linux and Doom compatibility, but it achieves far more than that

An enthusiast has showcased an open-source Intel 486 motherboard that they claim was ‘made from scratch’ in under six months.
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Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units

An Atari computer enthusiast is planning to produce a new TKL-sized FPGA-powered remake dubbed the MiniST.

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Erroneously assembled 1974 Altair 8800 computer gets fixed and enjoys first run in 2026 — Intel 8080 powered machine ran its first program 52 years later

A computer historian has documented the moment a 1974 kit computer successfully ran its first ever program – in 2016. Altair 8800 kit needed a new PSU.
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Doom conquers the kitchen through an electric cooking pot — classic shooter runs seamlessly after a full device firmware refresh

A YouTuber has managed to run Doom on a Krups Cook4Mec smart pressure cooker after dumping and reflashing the firmware on the appliance’s touchscreen control hardware.
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Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired by the NES and PlayStation 1 — retro shells conceal Ryzen AI 9 465, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 4TB of SSD storage

Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired on the NES and PlayStation 1

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