Talk about deja vu! I set a New Year’s resolution to lose some weight… again. To do that I’ve employed my good friend salmon. Don’t worry he won’t get any kickbacks.
2016 was the year of weight loss where I … Continue reading
Author: Nix McRetro
EarthBound Cartridge (SHVC-1J3M-20) SuperCIC Key
Ahh yes, trusty old EarthBound also known as:
EARTH BOUND NTSC
24Mbit (3MB)
ROM and SRAM
64 kbit (8kB)
FastROM
English
SHVC-1J3M-20
1 indicates number of ROM chips.
J means HiRom
3 means 8kB SRAM
M is MAD-1 chip
After … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip Testing & Region Lock
The last step in every mod is testing and probably something about region locks if the title of this post is … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip Installation
We’ve reached the most important part of the Phantom Universal installation – the installation itself! So grab a bucket of popcorn and watch in … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip Overview & Disassembly
A deeper dive into the installation of the Phantom Universal. Bad_Ad84 sells these over at his new home – http://retrogamerstuff.com since Assembler … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip Installation Tips
This one went into a Victor Saturn that had recently been unmodded. We’ve modded it with a much newer modchip created by Bad_Ad84 … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip CD Drive Identification
This week we have a bunch of Phantom Universal videos which were recorded way back in 2016. Hopefully they are still relevant … Continue reading
Dumping the Apple 341-0813 Mac Classic ROM
Ah yes, the old Apple 341-0813 ROM written onto a TC534200P-F749 maskrom. Looks to be a match with the 27C400 EPROM. On the GQ-4X programmer the D27C4000 (aka uPD27C4000) also seems to be compatible. Then I remembered that … Continue reading
Super Famicom and the Green Line of Doom (Part 2)
After three and a half years I can finally put this one to rest and purge it from my mind. The Samsung TV … Continue reading
Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013) Repair
My “w” and return key on my brand new (enough) MacBook Air are showing signs of the Keyboard Service Program for MacBook, MacBook … Continue reading
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