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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · 22h

Are you interested in OpenSFC, OpenFC, or the OpenKSK? Want to learn more about the history of the consoles I'm trying to protect, or about making repair parts? Need advice for repair? Feel free to come chat on Discord. All knowledge levels are welcome! 😃 discord.gg/D7sbZabY

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1UPRestorations @1uprestorations.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to @starlightk7.bsky.social, we now have an open source project that allows you to build a SNES from scratch! This project is great for console preservation and can resurrect a dead SNES.

Check out the install video here:
youtu.be/3N_iRRNhPbA?...
1uprestorations.com/collections/...

Building a new Super Nintendo in 2025! OpenSFC install guide and demonstration

YouTube video by Long Island Retro Gaming

youtu.be

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · 6d

Fixed link 😭 ko-fi.com/post/OpenSFC...

OpenSFC Is Now Available

starlightk7 published a post on Ko-fi

ko-fi.com

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · 6d

Sorry about that, looks like it got borked when syncing over from Twitter: ko-fi.com/post/OpenSFC...

OpenSFC Is Now Available

starlightk7 published a post on Ko-fi

ko-fi.com

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · 6d

👀👀👀

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · 6d

OpenSFC's Official Installation Video is also live by @1uprestorations.bsky.social

youtube.com/watch?v=3N_i...

#SuperFamicom #SNES #Retrogaming

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3N_iRR…

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · 6d

OpenSFC has finally been officially released! Please enjoy the possibility of building your own SFC/SNES.

You can purchase boards from me (link below), @1uprestorations.bsky.social (US) or RetroUpgrades (UK) or order your own.

ko-fi.com/post/OpenSFC-I…

#SuperFamicom #SNES #Retrogaming

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BooShell 👻 @blueshell3d.com · 6d

Just ordered the red one 😀

starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you've heard about my #OpenSFC project over on Twitter, you can also get news on bsky now.

It's a reproduction of the SHVC #SuperFamicom, but you can also build a #SNES too.

Several units have been built successfully; I am finalizing testing and will soon release it as #OSHW 😄

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · Aug 28

I've been posting about this for awhile on Twitter, but I'll expand news to bsky.

I am making a repro of the #SegaCD Model 1 Sony laser board, which people often damage while recapping since it's very fragile.

It is in the final stages of testing and will soon be released as #OSHW

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · Aug 28

If you've heard about my #OpenSFC project over on Twitter, you can also get news on bsky now.

It's a reproduction of the SHVC #SuperFamicom, but you can also build a #SNES too.

Several units have been built successfully; I am finalizing testing and will soon release it as #OSHW 😄

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BooShell 👻 @blueshell3d.com · Nov 21

Want to know something those guys on those other sites don’t know? I’m doing a Ninten-Drawer GIVEAWAY exclusively on BlueSky! THREE winners will be selected to win a Ninten-drawer each. Winners will be randomly selected 12/1/2024

You know the deal by now. Like, follow and reskeeeeeeet!

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Greg of Laser Bear @collingall.bsky.social · Nov 27

The LCD Jewel project is still in the works, it is moving to a new MCU. The ESP32-P4 is a powerful video enabled MCU that is designed for multimedia, which is what I want the Jewel to do. Here is my first PCB Test, I am just waiting on the P4 to drop for mass manufacturing.

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · Nov 25

Amazing what happens when we can actually see what we want to see rather than blue check nonsense and political garbage shoved down our throats constantly 😅

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Mike Chi @retrotink.com · Nov 24

Hope everyone is having a great Sunday! New RT4K Release Firmware (1.69):

retrotink-llc.github.io/firmware/

Highlights include groundwork for supporting the amazing new Arthrimus SVS switch and serial commands.

Thanks to all community members for generously contributing new profiles!

RetroTINK Firmware Repository

Your one-stop firmware shop for the entire family of RetroTINK devices

retrotink-llc.github.io

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Steam @steampowered.com · Nov 22

Hello to the Bluesky community!

We're trundling on in with an announcement; the Steam Autumn Sale starts next Wednesday, November 27th with deals on games of all types - from games that are blue, to games that are about skies, and everything in between.

A hand-drawn autumnal scene with a parked motorbike, rabbits, and a pudu with the words "Steam Autumn Sale Nov 27 - Dec 4 at 10am Pacific" written across it.

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · Nov 21

I could only get that combo working through a VCR when I lived in the states. Never worked directly on my CRT.

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starlightk7.bsky.social @starlightk7.bsky.social · Nov 20

I'm putting in the kit I ordered from you soon so I'll have to try this 😃

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Redherring32 @redherring32.com · Nov 20

Kamoteshake created some PCBs to replace some of the obsolete parts on the #OpenTendo BOM that you normally have to get from AliExpress or other sites.

You can find them here:
github.com/kamoteshake/...

(Credit to Kamoteshake for the photos too)

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Steam Deck @steamdeck.com · Nov 18

Hello Bluesky, we're here now too!

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Nov 15

Half-Life 2 is free to own on Steam (offer expires Nov 18th). The game is also updated for its anniversary https://buff.ly/48UyM5O

Free offer also includes Ep 1 & 2

Happy 20th to the GOAT FPS

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Bluesky @bsky.app · Nov 15

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

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Shane Luis @rerez.net · Nov 13

I was asked to verify and photograph a Nintendo 64 Disk Drive (64DD) Development Kit from a private video game collector. The system was new in box and needed to be carefully documented.

This is what it looks like to unbox one.

A picture of a carboard box with a smaller boxed Nintendo 64 Disk Drive (64DD) Development Kit inside of it. Yellow foam padding and some bubble wrap surround it.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · Nov 11

a look at Donkey Kong Country at Super Nintendo World

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · Nov 11

"A Slap In The Face Of All Creators" - YouTube Terminates Popular Retro Gaming Channel Without Warning.

"A Slap In The Face Of All Creators" - YouTube Terminates Popular Retro Gaming Channel Without Warning

"PLEASE fix this YT and have an actual human look into it"

www.timeextension.com

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