The MOS SID is the sound chip of the C64. Sadly they are no longer in production, and the ones that do exist start to fail. There are several replacement solutions out there, with varying pricepoints and sound quality. Now there is a new contender, fully open source hard- and software. It goes by the name of Kung Fu SID – promising great emulation and a price that’s hard to beat. Does it deliver…?
Month: April 2025
New Homebrew Sound Card: Sonic Buster 8
It’s been a long time since the last homebrew sound card we had on this channel! LABS is back with another iteration of the Blaster Board called the “Sonic Buster 8”. One improvement is that it now uses a genuine OPL3 chip for the FM music. Furthermore it is all SMD components and hence very compact and will fit also in cases where space is an issue. But is it worth the money? How does it hold up against other homebrew sound cards?
Funny Playing 4.2 SEGA GameGear LCD Mod
This is another GameGear mod. But as my favorite LCD mod is currently not available, I ordered a random one off of Aliexpress. It turned out to be a Funny Playing branded one — it seems it’s their version 4.2, with laminated screen and glass lens. Funny enough (haha!) I can’t see it on their website. No idea what that’s about, but let’s give this mod a go, anyway!