October 2013

Oh, those pesky eject buttons! Have a peek at what makes them stick, you’ll be pleasantly surprised! This PlayStation had developed the annoying habit of refusing to close properly after pressing the eject button. A little wiggle would get things moving again, but the problem would return the next time... Continue reading

The vertical bar on my Super Nintendo didn’t bother me too much while I was playing as Ness in EarthBound. Then I discovered how much it could actually be reduced. Two 220 uF capacitors rated at 16 V, and we were cooking with gas! I’d been noticing a rather prominent... Continue reading

Someone I know got some boysenberries. I’ve got lots of videos upcoming, but nowhere to process it… in time my gentle subscribers, in time. Achievement unlocked: Set things on fire with Final Cut Pro. Continue reading

This video is relevant to all things retro as it has a Sega Activator box in it. I stabbed a stick through the side of the box to give the cuckoo a perch. It felt amazing. Owners of Activators unite! We no longer need to be oppressed! :) Continue reading

These are my SuperCIC installation notes and photographs for an SNSP-CPU-02 board with the PAL F413A CIC. The original article left the PIC programming instructions and circuit diagram as placeholders, so it is not a complete standalone guide. Use Wolfsoft’s installation guide and the SuperCIC project documentation linked below alongside... Continue reading

Version 1.1 of Chrono Trigger consistently locks up during the opening FMV on this PSIO setup. This video compares 1.0 and 1.1 to see if the lockup was consistent, and it was! I did not establish what changed between the revisions or why they behaved differently. Please remember that this... Continue reading

Chrono Trigger 1.0 seems to run well. There is no audio on the FMV, but the gameplay and other sounds and music seem to work quite well indeed! Always a plus in my book. Please remember that this is a prototype device and these results do not necessarily reflect the... Continue reading

MediEvil II, a few bugs here and there. Missing audio, but you can boot the game. Always a plus in my book. Please remember that this is a prototype device. These results apply to hardware 1.1 and software 1.1A, rather than later PSIO revisions or the final product. You can... Continue reading

Metal Gear Solid: Integral, or MGS:I, is an expanded Japanese edition of the original game, with English voice acting and additional VR training. It appears to work well in what I tested here. Please remember that this is a prototype device. These results apply to hardware 1.1 and software 1.1A,... Continue reading

Metal Gear Solid, or MGS as all the kids know it - another masterpiece and guess what… it seems to work flawlessly in what I tested here! Please remember that this is a prototype device. These results apply to hardware 1.1 and software 1.1A, rather than later PSIO revisions or... Continue reading

The Legend of Dragoon: this one we didn’t have too much success with. Please remember that this is a prototype device. These results apply to hardware 1.1 and software 1.1A, rather than later PSIO revisions or the final product. You can hit up ps-io.com if you have any questions, since... Continue reading

Ridge Racer, if you like cars and driving cars… then this is the game for you! It seems to work quite well as long as you don’t enter Grand Prix mode. Time Attack works well, so that is what I tested. Please remember that this is a prototype device. These... Continue reading

Final Fantasy VII, what a masterpiece and guess what… it seems to work flawlessly in what I tested here! I’ve been putting the PSIO prototype through its paces with different PlayStation games, and this one was particularly interesting to try. It’s a rather more involved game than some of the... Continue reading

Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix is in the spotlight for this video. Any takers to challenge me at some arcades? Pretty sure I would end up kicking you in the head… especially if I can’t coordinate my left hand to press four buttons when needed! Please remember that this is... Continue reading

We try to take Tekken 3 for a spin, but it fails to do too much. Please remember that this is a prototype device. These results apply to hardware 1.1 and software 1.1A, rather than later PSIO revisions or the final product. You can hit up ps-io.com if you have... Continue reading

An overview of how everything is connected up to the prototype PSIO device. Please remember that this is a prototype; its hardware and game compatibility may differ from the final product. We’re using the good old XRGB-mini to overcome the lack of colour on composite when playing NTSC games on... Continue reading