And here we are! I've been writing on this blog for three months now, and this is already the hundredth post. I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you about this aspect of the Recalbox project, invite you to join me on this adventure and thank a few people.

PRESS START

During the summer of 2017, I was trying to rebuild my PlayStation 1 library: console, controllers, a dozen or so games, some of which were pretty hard to find. Then my brother-in-law said to me: ‘Well, try Recalbox, I've got a Raspberry lying around’. I was intrigued... Two words in that sentence were completely new to me. An hour later, controller in hand, I was playing Micro Maniacs, and all my questions were gone.

I had in front of me the solution I'd been hoping for for years. A real dream! Every time I launched a game, I couldn't help but let out a ‘rho, that's crazy! I was a shadow user for a few years, I set up a bartop, equipped myself with a cathode-ray TV (three, actually, because... ‘you never know’) and RGB Dual to take back a nostalgic slap.

At the same time, from 2015 to 2024, a friend and I set up a website where I learned about writing and journalism. I quickly realised that I enjoyed covering an event as much as sharing it. In October 2024, we sold the site, which had become far too time-consuming for a simple passion project.

STAGE 1

It only took a month for me to contact DigitalLumberjack and offer to share my passion for retrogaming and my belief in the Recalbox project via the blog. After three ‘test’ articles, the ball was rolling.

And it was done with total confidence. Carte blanche. ‘Make yourself happy. I'd like to thank Digi for his trust, for the time he took to guide me and simply for his simplicity and friendliness. Thank you for allowing me to experience this adventure with you.

With you, because Recalbox is above all a human adventure. I've been lucky enough to join the team of beta-testers, a group that's hard to describe because it combines constant humour, incredible hard work and infinite patience to respond to the noob that I am, or to help me with certain articles.

Behind the scenes, I found exactly what I'd imagined: a group of friends united by their love of retrogaming. Whether we're having a good time or working hard, everyone is driven by the same passion. I had no idea how much work goes into developing a new version of Recalbox.

So, personally, I'd like to thank you for welcoming me and helping me, both with Recalbox and with the editorial team. I'm sincerely proud to be part of this adventure. And more broadly, and I think I speak for a lot of users: thank you for this project that you're carrying forward. Truly.

CONTINUE?

Now that everyone is nice and friendly... what's next? We're going to keep going. And I do mean ‘our’, because I'm going to be asking for your help.

As you'll have noticed, I mainly cover general retrogaming news via sites like Time Extension, Retro News, Retro Dodo, Le Mag MO5, etc., as well as ‘inside’ news about Recalbox through its current projects, tutorials, partnerships, IRL events...

But I may miss something you think is important to share. If you discover a neo-retro game, a homebrew project or a fun news item, don't hesitate to pass it on to me on Discord (in a private message or by tagging me). If I can, I'll write about it.

And don't hesitate to let me know what you think. Sometimes I write silly things, get a date or a console wrong, or make some twisted turns of phrase. When you've got your nose to the keyboard, it's not always obvious when you re-read.

Your help is invaluable. Like everyone else, between work, family and free time, my news research and writing time are limited. Sometimes I go too fast or miss relevant publications.

Finally, I'd like to thank you for your feedback, which I wasn't expecting, and for your presence on the blog, which is growing all the time.

Happy Valentine's Day! (I think it's a silly phrase, and a silly holiday, but I didn't know how to end this article). And for those of you who are on your own today... remember that some couples would have preferred to switch on their Recalbox.

Passion only has meaning if it's shared.