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Jacques Gagnon
@darthcloud.blueretro.com
· Apr 27
BlueRetro Firmware by DarthCloud
Multiplayer Bluetooth controllers adapter for retro consoles
darthcloud.itch.io
#BlueRetro v25.04 Finally fix the long-standing Switch multiplayer latency/connection issues & more!. See full changelog github.com/darthcloud/B... & download at darthcloud.itch.io/blueretro
Reposted by Jacques Gagnon
We’re excited to announce Project Stellar Plus - a complete redesign with built-in Wi-Fi, wireless controller support, and faster hardware. 🚀
makemhz.com/blogs/news/p...
makemhz.com/blogs/news/p...
Project Stellar Evolves: Introducing Stellar Plus and the Wireless Upg
The next generation of Stellar is here. Project Stellar Plus and the new Wireless Upgrade Kit bring built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, faster performance, and firmware 2.0.0 - all built on a unified foundatio...
makemhz.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We’re excited to announce Project Stellar Plus - a complete redesign with built-in Wi-Fi, wireless controller support, and faster hardware. 🚀
makemhz.com/blogs/news/p...
makemhz.com/blogs/news/p...
Some APA102 LEDs fun driven by ESP32 ULP co-mcu on @collingall.bsky.social DC internal mod proto
October 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some APA102 LEDs fun driven by ESP32 ULP co-mcu on @collingall.bsky.social DC internal mod proto
Reposted by Jacques Gagnon
You know how you know something is yours? You customize its appearance, its colors, tweak it until it's perfect and fits how you like to work & use it; and then you don't change a thing about it for years and are happy.
The current world is full of UIs telling us "No, this is ours, not yours. Ours."
The current world is full of UIs telling us "No, this is ours, not yours. Ours."
October 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
You know how you know something is yours? You customize its appearance, its colors, tweak it until it's perfect and fits how you like to work & use it; and then you don't change a thing about it for years and are happy.
The current world is full of UIs telling us "No, this is ours, not yours. Ours."
The current world is full of UIs telling us "No, this is ours, not yours. Ours."
Rebuilt my two first two Lego sets from 1991 with my 4 year old son 🥹, 4 hours trying to find the pieces in a sea of bricks!!
October 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Rebuilt my two first two Lego sets from 1991 with my 4 year old son 🥹, 4 hours trying to find the pieces in a sea of bricks!!
Reposted by Jacques Gagnon
Getting ready to send off the first test unit for @darthcloud.blueretro.com threw together a test firmware to validate the addressable LEDs since they were a pain to solder. It's so nice to see them shine. #DreamcastBlueRetro
September 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Getting ready to send off the first test unit for @darthcloud.blueretro.com threw together a test firmware to validate the addressable LEDs since they were a pain to solder. It's so nice to see them shine. #DreamcastBlueRetro
I'm going to be making a talk about BlueRetro at VCF Montreal on the weekend of January 24-25. Come say hi!! vcfed.org/vcf-montreal...
VCF Montreal talks list – Vintage Computer Federation
The Vintage Computer Federation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to preserve computing history through education, outreach, conservation, and restoration.
vcfed.org
September 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I'm going to be making a talk about BlueRetro at VCF Montreal on the weekend of January 24-25. Come say hi!! vcfed.org/vcf-montreal...
Reposted by Jacques Gagnon
New Protos today just need to pencil in time to get them assembled today.
#GameCube #LCDJewel #Dreamcast #blueretro
#GameCube #LCDJewel #Dreamcast #blueretro
September 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
New Protos today just need to pencil in time to get them assembled today.
#GameCube #LCDJewel #Dreamcast #blueretro
#GameCube #LCDJewel #Dreamcast #blueretro
Reposted by Jacques Gagnon
i reverse-engineered the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5! check it out at github.com/schlae/cm5-r...
August 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
i reverse-engineered the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5! check it out at github.com/schlae/cm5-r...
Finished Dark Forces Remastered, very fun SW games in spite of various labyrinth-ish levels. I guess I'll start OG System Shock 1 next but not sure the Steam Deck can handle it.
August 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Finished Dark Forces Remastered, very fun SW games in spite of various labyrinth-ish levels. I guess I'll start OG System Shock 1 next but not sure the Steam Deck can handle it.
Finally done with all the classic Doom! Doom 64 really has great levels, the new lighting is a bit crude but definitely adds a lot of atmosphere. But I'm not a fan of the new pseudo 3D monster sprite nor the new gun animation. The unmaker pretty much renders the plasma and BFG useless.
August 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Finally done with all the classic Doom! Doom 64 really has great levels, the new lighting is a bit crude but definitely adds a lot of atmosphere. But I'm not a fan of the new pseudo 3D monster sprite nor the new gun animation. The unmaker pretty much renders the plasma and BFG useless.
Reposted by Jacques Gagnon
A lot of Canadians have asked about a vintage computer festivals happening in Canada.
It turns out there will be one and it's happening next year in Montreal: Jan 24 and 25, 2026.
If you are in the northeast and have cool stuff to show off, they are looking for exhibitors!
It turns out there will be one and it's happening next year in Montreal: Jan 24 and 25, 2026.
If you are in the northeast and have cool stuff to show off, they are looking for exhibitors!
VCF Montreal Exhibitor FAQ – FAQ Exposants – Vintage Computer Federation
vcfed.org
August 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A lot of Canadians have asked about a vintage computer festivals happening in Canada.
It turns out there will be one and it's happening next year in Montreal: Jan 24 and 25, 2026.
If you are in the northeast and have cool stuff to show off, they are looking for exhibitors!
It turns out there will be one and it's happening next year in Montreal: Jan 24 and 25, 2026.
If you are in the northeast and have cool stuff to show off, they are looking for exhibitors!
For the fews with SNES BlueRetro here a SNES test rom with joystick support: github.com/darthcloud/b...
July 29, 2025 at 10:53 PM
For the fews with SNES BlueRetro here a SNES test rom with joystick support: github.com/darthcloud/b...
Finally got through all the games in Doom + Doom II, Legacy of Rust got great and challenging maps, Vassago is a great new enemy but I didn't care much for the others. Incinerator and calamity blade are great too but the calamity is maybe too easy to use for the power, the BFG was more balanced.
July 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Finally got through all the games in Doom + Doom II, Legacy of Rust got great and challenging maps, Vassago is a great new enemy but I didn't care much for the others. Incinerator and calamity blade are great too but the calamity is maybe too easy to use for the power, the BFG was more balanced.
Analog on SNES w/ BlueRetro!!, and my first SNES homebrew. 😎 not fully finished yet
July 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Analog on SNES w/ BlueRetro!!, and my first SNES homebrew. 😎 not fully finished yet
BlueRetro now support SNES rumble! youtube.com/shorts/PJMMm...
Thanks to @randallinden.bsky.social for the spec and proto ctrl! Kudos to @Sunlit for StarFox!
Thanks to @randallinden.bsky.social for the spec and proto ctrl! Kudos to @Sunlit for StarFox!
BlueRetro SNES rumble demo
YouTube video by DarthCloud
youtube.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
BlueRetro now support SNES rumble! youtube.com/shorts/PJMMm...
Thanks to @randallinden.bsky.social for the spec and proto ctrl! Kudos to @Sunlit for StarFox!
Thanks to @randallinden.bsky.social for the spec and proto ctrl! Kudos to @Sunlit for StarFox!
@randallinden.bsky.social How is the rumble implemented in Doom FX3? Extra pulse on latch line like the SNES mouse speed settings? Or extra IO line? I would like to add support for it in BlueRetro!
July 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
@randallinden.bsky.social How is the rumble implemented in Doom FX3? Extra pulse on latch line like the SNES mouse speed settings? Or extra IO line? I would like to add support for it in BlueRetro!
The entitlement in some comments is quite disgusting, being able to flash an STM32 doesn't give you the right to use somebody Firmware. You have to follow the term under which it was released by the author. It's that simple. Also disliking the ways of the author is irrelevant.
July 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The entitlement in some comments is quite disgusting, being able to flash an STM32 doesn't give you the right to use somebody Firmware. You have to follow the term under which it was released by the author. It's that simple. Also disliking the ways of the author is irrelevant.
PSA: both Switch & Switch 2 controllers can wake your OG GameCube with BlueRetro. Unlike... 😉🤣
July 2, 2025 at 3:09 AM
PSA: both Switch & Switch 2 controllers can wake your OG GameCube with BlueRetro. Unlike... 😉🤣
Reposted by Jacques Gagnon
Just a heads up that Sean Lee Robinson aka "Geek with Social Skills" has been sniffing around again. Folks who may not know, this is the guy who scammed members of the vintage computer, telecom, arcade and console communities.
Made a video about this loser:
youtu.be/hRkPCjVhM8c
Don't get scammed!
Made a video about this loser:
youtu.be/hRkPCjVhM8c
Don't get scammed!
June 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just a heads up that Sean Lee Robinson aka "Geek with Social Skills" has been sniffing around again. Folks who may not know, this is the guy who scammed members of the vintage computer, telecom, arcade and console communities.
Made a video about this loser:
youtu.be/hRkPCjVhM8c
Don't get scammed!
Made a video about this loser:
youtu.be/hRkPCjVhM8c
Don't get scammed!
Switch 2 GameCube controller fully functional on BlueRetro including Analog trigger + Digital end and rumble.
youtube.com/shorts/S-ZRd...
youtube.com/shorts/S-ZRd...
Switch 2 GameCube controller support for BlueRetro on original GameCube.
YouTube video by DarthCloud
youtube.com
June 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Switch 2 GameCube controller fully functional on BlueRetro including Analog trigger + Digital end and rumble.
youtube.com/shorts/S-ZRd...
youtube.com/shorts/S-ZRd...
Switch 2 GameCube controller on original GC with BlueRetro 😎 Lot of work still tbd (like rumble & leds) But it's a good start.
June 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Switch 2 GameCube controller on original GC with BlueRetro 😎 Lot of work still tbd (like rumble & leds) But it's a good start.
Unfortunately at first look the SW2 controllers do not appear to be standard BT devices. Not sure yet if this is only at the pairing protocol level or at the RF level as well. Follow this thread on Github, I will update it as I go github.com/darthcloud/B...
June 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Unfortunately at first look the SW2 controllers do not appear to be standard BT devices. Not sure yet if this is only at the pairing protocol level or at the RF level as well. Follow this thread on Github, I will update it as I go github.com/darthcloud/B...
PS1 memory card emulation coming soon to BlueRetro 😎 Basically just missing the web interface for formatting it.
May 27, 2025 at 4:09 AM
PS1 memory card emulation coming soon to BlueRetro 😎 Basically just missing the web interface for formatting it.
12x8 Extron MAV with RCA jacks!!!
May 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
12x8 Extron MAV with RCA jacks!!!