Author: Shane McRetro
Faulty Sega Saturn from Japan (CD Deck Issues)
You might remember the above video from a while back if you are a regular. The disc spins backward and the … Continue reading
Nixie Clock Slot Machine Demo by Chronix
Here’s my prized Nixie clock from Chronix I got a few months back. Just thought I’d throw a video online showing it cycling … Continue reading
Sega Mega Drive Frenzy
I do not think I could take apart another Mega Drive… at least not for a few days. I’ve gone ahead and taken some great quality pictures of the innards of five of my functioning Mega Drive Model 1s and … Continue reading
Sega TeraDrive Hard Drive Interface IDE / ESDI / XTA
Above are some photos of Sega TeraDrive hard drive. Sadly it looks like a simple interface is not possible natively by the looks. See the TeraDrive HD pinout spreadsheet on the File Server for the differences in pins. There’s half … Continue reading
286 / 386 / 486 – Overclocking and Upgrades
Wow! My mind been racing at 1000 miles an hour. I can barely keep up with the ideas for future mods jump in. Let’s start with what I’ve been scribbling down on the paper next to my computer. I have … Continue reading
Nintendo Famicom AV Mod Complete
Above is a demonstration of how the AV mod works and why it works the way that it does.
… Continue readingSega TeraDrive Puzzle Construction
To kick things off here is a video of my faulty WDI-325Q. Listen to it grind! I’ll need to be sending that back to the … Continue reading
Sega TeraDrive Model 2 and Model 3
That’s right it is video time, starting off here is the TeraDrive Model 3 getting a hard drive up and running. Very happy … Continue reading
Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Hard Drive Replacement
It worked and it worked! I can’t really complain about that. Picked up 3x IBM WDL-330P drives for the TeraDrive Model 3 of mine that didn’t have a hard drive and they all work well.
The drives had 3, 8 … Continue reading
since sometime in the mid-1990s. We are powered by a 