Author: Bob

I’m Bob, the founder of RetroRGB. If you’d like to support my work, please consider following me on social media, or even supporting via paid platforms; Those support services are what keeps the work I’m involved with and this site going.  More about me below the links:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrorgb
Floatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/RobertNeal
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/retrorgb
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=7J9QNKYKBSM3Y

Here’s a link to product’s I’ve personally tested and use from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/shop/retrorgb

T-Shirts: https://retrorgb.link/tshirts
eBay Store (occasionally have extra stuff for sale):  https://ebay.to/2ESH3e4

Even if you’re not in a place to support directly, maybe consider using my Amazon and eBay links to purchase regular items?  Simply click the links below and buy whatever you’d normally purchase with no markup, but a tiny portion of the sale gets credited to me:

eBay: http://ebay.us/Dv0BVk
Amazon General: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=retrorgb-20&linkCode=ez

Podcast:  https://anchor.fm/retrorgb

Video Services:
https://www.youtube.com/retrorgb
https://odysee.com/@retrorgb:c
https://www.bitchute.com/retrorgb/

Social Media:
https://twitter.com/retrorgb
https://www.instagram.com/retrorgb/
https://www.facebook.com/RetroRGB

Like many people who are probably reading this site, I grew up playing consoles like the SNES and Genesis, which featured styles of games that aren’t nearly as common today.  While I love new games and in many ways they can be far superior, they’re not always the style or experience someone is looking for.  Some of the biggest pet peeves of modern games are loading times, constant software updates and often long “training sessions” required before the gameplay even starts.  Heck, even many of the games are significantly longer!  Someone looking to game during the small bits of free time they might have, often look to classic consoles and handhelds that provide a way to just jump in and start playing;  Many classic games can be completed within an hour and are a satisfying experience.
The most common styles of games found on those platforms are different too.  There are similar games available for newer consoles, like Shovel Knight, The New Super Mario Bros, Ori and the Blind Forest and (of course) Axiom Verge.  Still, the amount of 2D vs 3D graphic games made is very small, so I often find that to enjoy that style, you need to go back to some of the classic consoles, which was the original catalyst for this site…

The journey to experience retro video game awesomeness started in October 2011 when I discovered a (low quality) Retro Controller Adapter for the Wii.  After a few months of playing virtual console games on my Wii via the adapter, it started to feel like a tease;  I got to use the original controller, but I missed the look of a CRT, as well as not having any lag on my games!

I soon realized if I wanted a “real” experience, I had to get the real thing and as a result, I ended up building the Retro Cart.  I was happy playing all the old games the way they were meant to be played, on the original hardware, on a high quality CRT TV that brought out the best in the older games.  After that project, I thought I was done…

Then, I re-discovered RGB and my retro video game life changed forever (I knew about RGB as a kid, but it was so unfathomably expensive back then that I just put it out of my mind).  Even though it was less than three months from the time I completed the Retro Cart, I knew I had to start over.  I was able to use most of the same equipment I already purchased, but there were some key differences.  I dug so deep into it, that I decided to document exactly what I went though via a Google Doc, just in case “a few of my friends” ever wanted to do the same.  I eventually gathered so much information that Cousin Scott suggested I make it into a website, so if other people wanted to walk down the same path, they could skip all the research and follow one easy to read guide.  Hopefully I succeeded!