Hacker Ben Heck is back to fix the flawed Neo-Geo Mini

When the worlds of retro gaming and customized hacks collide, chances are, you’ll find Benjamin Heckendorn (better known as Ben Heck) standing by with a soldering iron. Ben Heck Longtime Ars readers are no strangers to Heck’s history of making incredible—and often portable—versions of classic computer and gaming hardware from scratch. He most recently popped […]

Nintendo Switch “vertical” mode found in Neo-Geo games—are more coming?

Sam Machkovech The Nintendo Switch may not have a full-blown Virtual Console collection yet, but its eShop has a few emulated classics already. This week, fans finally noticed that its current, small slate of ’80s and ’90s games had a surprise tucked inside ever since the system’s launch: a vertical orientation option. The only classic games available […]