I've been a software engineer for over 30 years but stll hark back to my Z80 days in the early eighties. This works really well and doubles up as a Z80 chip checker for me. I would recommend this to anyone with a taste for retro-computing. I've ony used it with the Z80 RetroShield so far although I have the 6502, the 6803, 1802 and the 6809 boards also. Most of these are unfamiliar to me and I look forward to doing a bit of retro-exploration. Easy enough to use but not recommended for absolute beginners (need to be familiar with Arduino, handy with soldering and have some knowledge of 8-bit micros to get the best out of the kits.). Also handy as an interface board for the teensy as it gives you a bunch of 5V I/O pins which can be used for other purposes besides RetroSheild use.

Michel | Jan. 15, 2021

Very good product

For RetroShield 6809 for Arduino Mega

Perform as advertised , (very well a matter of fact)) Easy to use. A++ product
i love this product and i recommend it

John | June 15, 2020

Speed up my 6502 Retroshield x 4 times!

For Teensy Adapter for RetroShield

I love the Retroshield projects - they are a great way to tinker with 8-bit CPUs and systems. Previously, I was using the Arduino MEGA to host them, but I have now switched to this Teensy kit: I'd never used a Teensy and this was a good excuse to investigate it. Assembly was easy - just the connectors, switches and an LED. Once I programmed it and connected the shield, the CPU ran way faster - I'm estimating about 0.8Mhz which means it's very close to the original Apple 1 speed. Very happy with it!

Toshimichi | May 6, 2020

I tried assembling "Retro Shield 6502 for Arduino Mega".

For RetroShield 6502 for Arduino Mega

I thought the idea of using only the original processor and emulating the others on the Arduino side to reproduce the computer of that time was interesting.
I purchased the "RetroShield 6502 for Arduino Mega", but assembling is as simple as soldering the IC socket, header and LED.
I wrote "k65c02_apple1.ino" to Arduino Mega to emulate Apple-1.
The APPLE-1 OPERATION MANUAL's TEST PROGRAM worked normally. Also, BASIC started, and a simple program also worked.

Ennio | March 17, 2020

Love it!

For RetroShield 6502 for Arduino Mega

Love it! Works quit well. Only could use some updates to the documentation, like libraries required like DIO2.h, etc... Also bought the Z80!

Jack | Nov. 14, 2019

Very pleased

For RetroShield 6502 for Arduino Mega

I have not yet had a chance to actually use this, but wanted to drop a quick thanks to the seller here: The customer service, personal touch and build quality of this product are excellent. Cannot WAIT to tear into this thing! Bonus: It even came with a 6502 chip, which I didn't realize when I ordered it. I'll update this review once I've had a chance to use the shield in a couple weeks.

Tindie

8-Bit-Force

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Great fun and useful for reliving my Z80 days.

Very good product

Speed up my 6502 Retroshield x 4 times!

I tried assembling "Retro Shield 6502 for Arduino Mega".

Love it!

Very pleased