The 2026 SMS Power! Competitions are finally open! 🤩 Coding competition: Write something that runs on a Sega 8-bit home system which isn't a hack. A game, a demo, a tool! 👾 Hacks competition: Make a hack of a game for a Sega 8-bit home system. 🩹 Music competition: Make some music that either […]

Twelve *physical copies* of the amazing #SEGA #MasterSystem homebrew "Stygian Quest" (SMS Power! Coding Competition *winner* in 2024) are available! 🤩 Grab them while they last! Check out the details here […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

From @pluralistic Code is not an asset – it's a liability. The longer a computer system has been running, the more tech debt it represents. The more important the system is, the harder it is to bring down and completely redo […]

#devkitSMS #videogames #sega #mastersystem #retrocomputing #retrodev #retro #8bit #games #homebrew #segamastersystem

@jonn_blanchard Hello! As I can't seem to find how to comment on this post of yours -> https://www.johnnyblanchard.com/2025/06/07/the-endlessness-of-jurl/ I'll post my comment here - I hope you don't mind. It's regarding the SMS Power! community that you defined 'a little toxic'. Yes, one of […]

ONLY *TODAY*! 😮 75% OFF OUR FREE DEVKIT 😅 https://github.com/sverx/devkitSMS #8bit #retro #retrocomputing #retrodev #gamedev #sega #mastersystem #gamegear #sg1000 #sc3000 #colecovision #devkitSMS

OK, it's my turn... #mycputimeline (PCs only) ➡️ NEC V20 (Intel 8088 clone) @ 9.54 MHz ➡️ Amd 386SX @ 25 MHz ➡️ Amd K6II @ 350 MHz ➡️ Amd Athlon XP 1800+ @ 1533 MHz ➡️ Intel Atom N455 @ 1.66 GHz (netbook) ➡️ Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 2.50 GHz (current) ➡️ Intel Atom Z3735F @ 1.33 GHz (current […]

A few more cartridges are available https://www.2minds.fr/en/store/-sms-frontier-force-51.html #8bit #retro #retrocomputing #retrogames #sega #mastersystem #devkitSMS

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2025/nov/18/sega-master-system-nintendo-entertainment-system (and yes, it's 64 sprites, not 32)

... did I mention that with the latest #devkitSMS you can write software (like... games, for instance!) for the #sega #sg1000 / #sc3000 and also compile them for the #colecovision too? 😁 #homebrew #retro #gamedev #videogames #retrocomputing #segasg1000

I updated #devkitSMS' readme with a list of some of the many cool games developed using it so far. Check them out, there's really something for everyone! 😍 […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

Another laptop rescued from the Windows 10 shutdown and e-waste with Linux Mint! My friend only uses her generic 2014-era HP laptop for web browsing and LibreOffice. It struggled to boot to the desktop with 4GB of RAM under Windows. Popped an extra 4GB of RAM […] [Original post on aus.social]

Fellow SMS Power! forum user badcomputer just posted his new #sega #mastersystem game: "Astro Climber". download it here: https://badcomputer0.itch.io/astro-climber (pay as much or as little as you want) #segamastersystem #retrogaming #retro #devkitSMS

What a weird coincidence! 😲 Today is #sega Mark III's 40th anniversary from its original release - and this morning I have pushed an updated devkitSMS/SGlib that adds support... for the #colecovision 😅 Anyway, I hope you like it. Basically now porting your SG-1000/SC-3000 game to the […]

anyway, if you're reading this on Windows 10, you've missed the news 😉 #endof10 #windows10eol

@tursilion sorry to bother you again - I'm trying to improve devkitSMS/SGlib (tools and SG-1000 C library) to support ColecoVision too. I have found a good deal of information about the CV memory and I/O maps and other various details so I got to the point where I can create a working ROM […]

In case you missed it, Windows 10 will be EOL from Oct. 14, 2025. If your Personal Computer can't be upgraded to Windows 11 (and there are chances that this is the case...) Linux could be an option to keep using your PC instead of *forcefully* buying a new one. 🙄 […]

The Register covered our stand on AI. We have chosen not to include AI in the browser. Based on your feedback, you do not want it and neither do we. #vivaldi #browser #ai #linux #microsoft #google #apple #android #ios #technology #politics […]

There are still a few hours left to back this beauty: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spectrumnext/zx-spectrum-next-issue-3-0 😍 #retro #retrocomputing #8bit #zx #zxspectrum #ZXSpecNext #retrogaming #kickstarter

A *brand new* #SEGA #MasterSystem shoot-em-up is in development: Razing Core by BadComputer 🤩 download the free demo ROM here: https://badcomputer0.itch.io/razing-core-alpha-demo you can also follow the development here […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

METR: "We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers. The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't." Bluesky […]

Silver Valley for the #SEGA #MasterSystem is also finally available in physical #cartridge form, thanks to Master System Passion! 😍 details about the cartridge here: https://www.smspower.org/forums/20541-SilverValleyByEruizBatch2025FixoidProd *free* […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

Alter Ego for the #sega #mastersystem is finally available in physical #cartridge form! 😍 Grab it from Tuxedo Games' web store: https://tuxedogamedevs.fwscart.com/product/alter-ego #8bit #videogames #retro #retrogaming #retrodev #devkitSMS

In case you missed it, Windows 10 will be EOL from Oct. 14, 2025. If your Personal Computer can't be upgraded to Windows 11 (and there are chances that this is the case...) Linux could be an option to keep using your PC instead of *forcefully* buying a new one. 🙄 […]

Who-ho! Finally I made it to 256 stars! 🤩 #devkitSMS #homebrew #8bit #retro #retrocomputing #sega #mastersystem #gamegear #sg1000 #sc3000

So it seems the full selection of #SEGA #MasterSystem and #GameGear games is back on the catalog on 2Minds website, and it's probably for the last time! 😲 You can preorder: The Sword of Stone - for the Game Gear -> […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

Finally preorder IS OPEN 😍 on 2minds website for the following #games (in #cartridge form): "Dangerous Demolition" for the #SEGA #GameGear -> https://www.2minds.fr/en/store/-gg-dangerous-demolition-52.html "Frontier Force" for the #SEGA #MasterSystem […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

Physical cartridge released (preorder) for Dangerous Demolition for the #SEGA #GameGear 😍 https://www.2minds.fr/en/store/-gg-dangerous-demolition-52.html ROM (version 1.0) is available for free here […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

New video for Frontier Force for the #SEGA #MasterSystem 😍 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFVTVRSn1qY download the Alpha demo for free here: https://www.smspower.org/Homebrew/FrontierForce-SMS or buy the ROM here […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

The 2025 SMS Power! Competitions results are in! 😍 Congratulations to the winners and everyone entering! Coding: https://www.smspower.org/Competitions/Coding-2025 Music: https://www.smspower.org/Competitions/Music-2025 Hacks: https://www.smspower.org/Competitions/Hacks-2025 #sega […]

I'm looking for a small (ideally up to 14" at most) CRT #tv that works correctly with my (RF) #pal #sega #mastersystem II at both 50 and 60 Hz (so it needs to have working #pal60 support...) Does anyone in Sweden 🇸🇪 has one to sell? 😅 (please boost...) #crt #retrocomputing #8bit #fedihelp

Did you ever dream to write your own videogame for the #SEGA #MasterSystem? 😲 xfixium has released a *complete* #video #tutorial: "Make Your Own Game with #devkitSMS" where he creates a Ms. Pac-Man clone using the C language! 😍 The whole series is […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

Considering options to Big Tech? May I invite you to try Vivaldi? https://vivaldi.com

The #sms Power! Competition 2025 has finally started! 😍 Let's check together each entry to this year's Coding category! 🧵 (full list here: https://www.smspower.org/Competitions/Coding-2025 ) #sega #mastersystem #SG-1000 #retroprogramming #retrodevelopment #retro #8bit #homebrew

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 18: Lemmings (on PC, VGA graphics) #retrogaming #20games #pc #vga

and here's the coverart I made for the game #art #SG1000 #MasterSystem #homebrew

Putting out a call for #retrocomputing help! Does anyone in the Boston area (or thereabouts) have with experience with the #applelisa? The Museum of Printing in Haverhill, MA is looking for someone to help them get their Lisa system booted. https://museumofprinting.org If you think you might […]

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 17: Moon Patrol (Arcade) #retrogaming #20games #arcade

There's still almost two weeks to enter the SMS Power! Competition. Create music, an hack, or code something that runs on the #sega #mastersystem or the #gamegear (or the #sg1000 and #sc3000 if you're brave!) 😄 Here's a nice video of all the Coding competition entries we had last year […]

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 16: Digger (on PC, CGA graphics) #retrogaming #20games #pc #cga

The unstoppable xfixium has already released the next few parts of his great #video #tutorial on how to program a #sega #mastersystem #videogame using the C language 😲 The tutorial recreates the Ms. Pac-Man arcade classic from scratch - parts 11 to 13 are now available! 😍 Here's the whole […]

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 15: Moon Bugs (on PC, CGA graphics) #retrogaming #20games #pc #cga

📣 Calling the #SEGA #Genesis / #MegaDrive experts: how is the VCount register expected to behave on a PAL system? According to this) document, it should count from 00 to F2, then go back to BA and count up to FF, then wrap to 00 - at least in Master […] [Original post on mastodon.gamedev.place]

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 14: California Games (on PC, CGA graphics) #retrogaming #20games #pc #cga

For those following the wonderful #video #tutorial on how to program a #sega #mastersystem #videogame using the C language, xfixium has now posted parts 9 and 10 😍 The tutorial recreates the Ms. Pac-Man arcade classic from scratch 🤩 Here's the whole series […]

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 13: Double Dragon (on PC, VGA graphics) #retrogaming #20games #pc #vga

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 12: Microprose Pro Soccer (on PC, CGA graphics) #retrogaming #20games #pc #cga

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. Day 11: Golden Axe (on PC, VGA graphics and SoundBlaster audio) #retrogaming #20games #pc #vga #soundblaster