Here we are: the final week of the Kickstarter campaign for the latest Recalbox hardware, the RGB DUAL 2. First of all, we'd like to thank you for this unprecedented launch: thanks to you, more than €100,000 has been committed to the project, and more than 950 contributors are part of the adventure.

To all of you: Thank you!

A thousand and one boards

There are 5 days left to take part in this campaign! Of course, the RGB DUAL 2 will be available in our shop after the crowdfunding, but if you want to take advantage of the exclusive rewards reserved for the Kickstarter, you know what you have to do... and that's via this link.

It's been a month since we launched this campaign, which has enabled us to order and receive components for the first 1000 RGB DUAL 2s, meaning that the risk of shortage is 0% for these first orders (and therefore for everyone else at the time of writing).

And if you arrive after the first 1000? No worries: we've also ordered the components for the second thousand boards. Suffice it to say that everything's running smoothly as far as stocks are concerned, and we're starting to warm up to the task of packing everything up!

Last-minute optimisation

We're in the final stages of testing, which has enabled us to detect a problem with some jack cables.
As you know, it will be possible to connect your Recalbox to SCART and to jack, in order to output sound elsewhere than on your CRT TV (amplifier, active speakers, etc.).
Our beta testers noticed that some jack cable sockets were too long and could touch the SCART cable.

We did not encounter this problem with the jack cable offered as an add-on on the Kickstarter. But to ensure compatibility with all jack cables on the market, we decided to move the jack socket to the left of the RGB DUAL 2 (so it will be on the same side as the Raspberry Pi 5's USB ports).

First tests and opinions

To get full feedback, we also sent a few prototypes to some of our friends in the retrogaming scene, including Bigkam, Gros Nenesse, Bob from RetroRGB, GyuGyu and Doctor X-Dav.
On each of their YouTube channels you'll be able to find previews made with the prototypes, as well as their analyses and comparisons, according to their affinities and playing conditions.

A live event to round off the campaign

On Saturday 3 May, we'll be hosting a Kickstarter closing live stream on our Twitch channel.
We'll be going over the campaign and the project's features, and a prize draw will be held among all the viewers, giving you the chance to win a prototype of the RGB DUAL 2, which will be sent out the following Monday... Something to keep you waiting until the official Kickstarter shipments!