Some projects are a rite of passage within their respected fields. For computer science, building one’s own computer from scratch is certainly among those projects. Of course, we’re not talking about ...
Dozens of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) inhabit the average new automobile, which says something about both 8-bit MCUs and automobiles. Today's automobiles are nothing like their predecessors. Whereas ...
Brought to you by CineFix, which has also made an eight-bit version of The Walking Dead The Titanic finished sinking 103 years ago Wednesday. (Technically, it started sinking on the 14th, when it ...
Do some inflection points make as much sound as one hand clapping? It seems that way. Why else would so many device manufacturers still use 8- or 16-bit processors, when modern 32- and 64-bit ...
Here at Hackaday HQ we’re no strangers to vintage game emulation. New versions of old consoles and arcade cabinets frequently make excellent fodder for clever hacks to cram as much functionality as ...
The video game industry has changed a lot in the 35 years since the U.S. launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System. From online gaming to virtual reality, there’s a lot that the inventors of the NES ...
Phil Rhodes updates one of the most popular articles we have ever featured on RedShark - 8-bit or 10-bit? The truth may surprise you - and provides a guide to bit depth for 2016. It's been a while ...