Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 21/09/2026First time good ending on OG RE, chicken out a bit towards the end, I could probably restart from my third save and make it to the end. 050
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/08/2026My original N64 games before I started collecting more years later, 98/99 was the peak, I'm a bit surprised at some of my purchases vs resale decisions 😅 160
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 18/07/2026OMG I wish I had Mesen last month while hacking Doom FX3! But kind of proud I pulled that off the hard way! 0110
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 16/07/2026MesenCE now emulate BlueRetro SNES w/ analog inputs! Thank to @randallinden.bsky.social & Sour for working on this. Hopefully it help enable futher rom hack or homebrew to use it! 2101
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/07/2026I take out the everdrive when I got the OG cartridge!! 1342
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 13/07/2026Ported my test ROM to NES, you can use the FC expansion port to get dual joystick and rumble on Famicom too!! 3365
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 05/07/2026First time using my glasgow (I know, I know 🫣) it's very satisfying building your own applet! 060
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 01/07/2026Thanks again to @randallinden.bsky.social for the Doom FX3 cartridge! and thanks to @humblebazooka.com for the SNES BT prototype! 171
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 01/07/2026Finally done with my SNES Doom FX3 rom hack that adds BlueRetro dual analog joystick support while maintaining existing rumble support! Details in reply below! 25211
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 25/06/2026Setup ca65/ld65 to directly generate my IPS patch. It's such a big improvement in my rom hacking workflow! 071
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 23/06/2026Some good progress on my SNES Doom FX3 rom hack adding BlueRetro analog protocol support! Featuring @humblebazooka.com upcoming BlueRetro dongle! @randallinden.bsky.social 1184
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/06/2026Got a nice smoke black shell for my FX3 cartridge. Always important to be hacking with style 😅 0321
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 09/06/2026Tested my port of BRX for the S31 finally (did so back in April!) The USB part works. BT not working yet, VHCI did not respond to one of my HCI cmd! 131
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 01/06/2026I'm always going back to the minipro over the Flashcat, auto chip detection is not a feature it's a curse, it only works in a happy scenario. On the other hand selecting the IC manual with no validation whatsoever let you at least figure the issues based on the data read!! 020
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 31/05/2026First time I need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to figure a grid size 😅 Nailed It! 140
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 30/05/2026I also added another preset for the single port BlueRetro to map the mouse on the left joystick. While you lose strafing you gain analog forward/backwards. One could use the mouse preset and just use a BT mouse aswell. 050
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 30/05/2026You need a BlueRetro with two controller plugs for that. 160
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 30/05/2026Added a preset for Blueretro to map the SNES mouse on the right joystick in the CTRL + Mouse mode of Doom FX3. Best way to play IMHO 😎 @randallinden.bsky.social 2183
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 30/05/2026BlueRetro v25.10-beta-2 works well with Doom SNES remaster, rumble included. Infinite thanks to @randallinden.bsky.social for the gifts and the awesome engineering behind this remaster! 180
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 29/05/2026Fun rom hack I made, L & R items cycle in Classic NES Zelda 1. That turned out to be much more work than I thought originally 😅 1182
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 29/04/2026This draws only 109 mA with a controller connected. That's 37mA less than the original BRX. I didn't expect that! 030
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 28/04/2026BRX on a ESP32-P4 + ESP32-Pico cause why not. Swapping out the C6 for the Pico on the waveshare devkit was kind of tricky, the pitch is unforgiving. 1120
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 27/04/2026Regardless of all the subscriptions we pay we can't watch a free hockey broadcast online 🤦Had to improvise an HD antenna real quick! 030
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/04/20262nd prototype of my Vectrex Bluetooth adapter, I managed to delete a trace between a hundreds DRC pass and generate the gerber. 🤦 Finally time to design the shell for it!! First time I designed a flex PCB. I'm very happy with how it turned out. Wasn't hard to spec the PI and FR4 stiffeners. 2202
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 15/03/2026Example with a game that makes use of analog inputs 240
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 15/03/2026First working prototype of my Vectrex adapter!! 2232
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 18/01/2026I love randomly finding DIY BlueRetro in the wild like this 🥹 290
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 08/01/2026Pretty sure the Adafruit QT Py ESP32 Pico is the smallest full featured OG ESP32 dev board you can buy, small relapse 😅, I had to give it a try 😂 2210
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 14/12/2025After 6 years working on BlueRetro, the time has come for me to move on and focus on my family and my real job. Thank you to everyone who contributed, tested, reported issues, or supported the project over the years. Your involvement made BlueRetro what it is today. 2913520
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 22/11/2025PSA: If you pre-ordered the SW2 GC controller in May it looks like Nintendo forgot about it and let you order an extra one on the same account. (at least in the Canadian store) Received my 2nd one this week. Glad I hold off being extorted on eBay . 290
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 18/10/2025Some APA102 LEDs fun driven by ESP32 ULP co-mcu on @collingall.bsky.social DC internal mod proto 1101
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 12/10/2025Rebuilt my two first two Lego sets from 1991 with my 4 year old son 🥹, 4 hours trying to find the pieces in a sea of bricks!! 2270
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 17/08/2025Finished Dark Forces Remastered, very fun SW games in spite of various labyrinth-ish levels. I guess I'll start OG System Shock 1 next but not sure the Steam Deck can handle it. 040
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 09/08/2025Finally done with all the classic Doom! Doom 64 really has great levels, the new lighting is a bit crude but definitely adds a lot of atmosphere. But I'm not a fan of the new pseudo 3D monster sprite nor the new gun animation. The unmaker pretty much renders the plasma and BFG useless. 160
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 29/07/2025For the fews with SNES BlueRetro here a SNES test rom with joystick support: github.com/darthcloud/b... 1182
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 25/07/2025Finally got through all the games in Doom + Doom II, Legacy of Rust got great and challenging maps, Vassago is a great new enemy but I didn't care much for the others. Incinerator and calamity blade are great too but the calamity is maybe too easy to use for the power, the BFG was more balanced. 190
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 19/07/2025Analog on SNES w/ BlueRetro!!, and my first SNES homebrew. 😎 not fully finished yet 3202
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 02/07/2025PSA: both Switch & Switch 2 controllers can wake your OG GameCube with BlueRetro. Unlike... 😉🤣 1230
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 07/06/2025Switch 2 GameCube controller on original GC with BlueRetro 😎 Lot of work still tbd (like rumble & leds) But it's a good start. 6608
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 06/06/2025On a 2nd look, I do see a LE beacon when it's in pairing mode. Likely usable then. 0131
Jacques Gagnon @darthcloud.blueretro.com · 05/06/2025Unfortunately at first look the SW2 controllers do not appear to be standard BT devices. Not sure yet if this is only at the pairing protocol level or at the RF level as well. Follow this thread on Github, I will update it as I go github.com/darthcloud/B... 2211
