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Firmware v0.17d beta

… find it here! As always, I’m interested in your feedback. This version should solve most issues with Sega SRAM. Make sure to set "[segaSram16bit] 1" in the config! Also, a whole range of controller configurations is provided; the new-old Keyboard mode should provide perfect compatibility even using the weirdest OS X emulators, and let [...]

iPad, meet the Retrode

Great news, everybody! Starting with firmware v0.17d (coming up in a few days), the Retrode will be fully compatible to the iCade protocol, meaning that you can use it to connect original SNES and Sega controllers to iPad! Watch Phil Howard of Gadgetoid UK, who also suggested this new feature, give it a test run [...]

New (minor) firmware version

… find it here!

Release history

v0.17c (2012-01-19)
- Version number now displayed in config file
- Sonic&Knuckles lock-on technology bug fixed
(Retrode 2 or Retrode 1 w/ S&K fix)
- Config option for Sega SRAM “16-bit mode” (some
emulators access SRAM in bytes, some in words)
(experimental, Retrode 2 only)

Boxing Day is Soooo Last Week

Great news: Here we see 150 brand-new Retrodes, all boxed up and ready to go out to all of last summer’s pre-orderers in the next 1-2 days. Quite a bunch more are available from

Stone Age Gamer (USA),
EvilDragon’s GP2x Shop (Germany) and
our own online store on the all-new product site, retrode.com.

Retrode 2 Manual (and some extra goodies)

With the cases arrived in Hamburg and soon to hit the assembly line, we’re now all eagerly awaiting the advent of zillions of lovely little Retrodes. Meanwhile, here’s some reading: the instruction sheet that will come with your Retrode 2, as PDF (English / German). Update, Dec 20, 2012: Merci à Lestat pour la traduction [...]

Production Update

Here’s your latest update about the ongoing mass production of the Retrode 2. As always, everything took a bit longer than I thought it would, but land is in sight.

Old status:
Electronics: Production finished, waiting for samples.
Cases: Expecting final tweak to injection tool, final run of samples, then mass production.
USB cables: Looking for supplier.

New status:
Electronics: [...]

Pictures! Pictures!

Final samples are in – painted and printed! In other words, full steam ahead for mass production of the Retrode 2. (Click on the pictures to embiggen.)