Video-Games on Félix Léger

Reviving Light Gun Games with FPGA Technology (and Namco's Help!)

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:44:25 -0500

Not more than two weeks ago, a major milestone was achieved for the MiSTer FPGA project: support for the GunCon 2 controller.

What is the GunCon 2 controller? Why is this meaningful for the MiSTer project as a whole, and for game preservation? Keep reading to find out! 😄

What is the GunCon 2?

The GunCon 2 is a light gun released by Namco in 2001 for the Sony PlayStation 2. It came packaged with Time Crisis II, the second entry in the popular light gun franchise.

My Custom Arcade Stick

Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:08:35 -0400

I’m a huge fan of gaming with arcade sticks. I feel it’s easier on the hands after long periods of time. I customized my Qanba Carbon arcade stick to be an homage to the Sega Astro City line of arcade cabinets. For a while, it was my “dream” to go to Japan and see one in person. 😃 Now, I feel I have my piece of arcade history at home, and it perfectly suits my needs.

MarioNintendo Complete Works (Stepmania)

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 11:32:36 -0400

I recently noticed that I never shared my contributions to rhythm-gaming on this blog. Granted, they are not the biggest in the world, but they were done over a period that lasted almost a third of my life up to that point. It’s a huge part of who I am and who I used to be, and I figured there was the off-chance that one of my readers would enjoy discovering this aspect of my past life.

Dream Machine: MiSTer FPGA

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0400

(Disclaimer: This is an honest view about the MiSTer project. I am in no way affiliated with any of the sellers or developers mentioned in this article and have no financial interest in this product. Nobody asked me or paid me to write this. I am just a fan.)

Here is a bit of context. I was born in 1993 in an upper-middle class family near Montreal. My parents are not geeks. I was first exposed to video games through my cousin who owned a Nintendo Entertainment System. When he bought/received the new Sega Genesis system, I received his NES as a hand-me-down. When he bought/received his first PlayStation, I received his Genesis as a hand-me-down.

Scanlines

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Radiant Silvergun (Sega Saturn) in S-Video on a Commodore 1702 monitor. Required this adapter to convert S-video to luma/chroma.