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Learned about it in this video from the YouTube Channel My Life in Gaming. Some of their videos are a bit more technical than the general “retro review” style, which is why I started watching. In their RGB 300 Video Series, they covered a homebrew project called “240p Test Suite.” This project includes a number of test graphics and patterns to help in adjusting the settings of a modern TV. Even more impressive are the systems it…

Back in the 1990s, a 1.44mb floppy disk was a reasonable storage size for most documents. For bigger documents or backing up an internal hard drive, other options were necessary. You might remember the Zip Drive, but that wasn’t the first large portable media. The Bernoulli Box was the precursor to the Zip Drive. It used custom media that could store 10s to 100mbs on portable disks. Well, portable compared to carrying around an entire hard drive.…

Using a learning algorithm known as NEAT, this Super Mario World play through is an example of a machine learning how to beat the level on its own. Using an evolutionary process, a neural network was built–or learned–to complete the level. The name of the program used to control Mario is called… Mar-I/O. N: Neuro E: Evolution of A: Augmenting T: Topologies The initial play through is fascinating as well as the breakdown of what is…