Some good news, and some good news. It looks like I am going to have Thursday -Monday (inclusive!) off work. This means nothing but organising and sorting through my console collection.
I have also received some boxed Japanese parts … Continue reading
Above is a quick demo of my dual screen setup. Figured I’d record a video of a Saturn in action while I was running burn-in … Continue reading
The Nintendo Family Computer. Ohhhh yeahhhh! Below are the first, second and third revisions of my attempt at an AV mod for the Famicom.
The first attempt was a proof of concept, hence the mess of cables – functional yet … Continue reading
Finally got a chance to test the Sega TeraDrive Model 3 that arrived a few days ago. It boots Windows 3.11 from a floppy just like the Model 2 does. It’s missing the hard drive, which should be replaceable. The … Continue reading
Yikes! Listen to that motor spin / click! The disc picks up a lot of speed if left alone. Something is … Continue reading
Does this TeraDrive work never end? Will I never be content? Picked up some cheap ISA IDE controllers from eBay. No … Continue reading
The Sega Genesis Nomad. What an amazing beast. Didn’t work up until today. The seller had kindly offered a full refund if I returned it. Not while I have an empty weekend to do some repairing! I knew there was … Continue reading
Good news, as you can see (and hear) in the above video the Sega Microphone has been repaired using a $10 part from eBay. … Continue reading
Today I received my White Japanese Model 2 Sega Saturn from Japan. Look at it, isn’t it just the cleanest looking design Saturn you have seen? Well, compared to PAL Saturns at least. I have added it into the photo … Continue reading
Figured I should hit the Sega TeraDrive up with some diagnostics and found out some things I didn’t know.
1. The SEGA menu on startup is based on IBM PC-DOS 3.30. This version of PC-DOS brought support for high density … Continue reading
since sometime in the mid-1990s. We are powered by a Raspberry Pi.
