Finally, a repair where nothing caught fire. I was surprised when simply applying a lightly heated soldering iron fixed the problem and appeased the pixel gods! The gods may be crazy, but at least I can see all the Tetris … Continue reading
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Intel Compute Stick STK1AW32SC
When I revise for university exams I seem to be in a habit of falling asleep rewatching lecture recordings. Heck, I nearly fall asleep during lectures I attend. I’ve found the only way to stay engaged with the material is … Continue reading
Nintendo Game Boy Tetris Stress Testing
These two Game Boys were just waiting to be played. I wish I had been able to source a link cable to battle myself at Tetris. Unfortunate, but I guess I can just play both Game Boys and compare scores … Continue reading
Sega Dreamcast Controller Function Checker Overview
This is one interesting piece of hardware. The ROM from the cartridge was dumped a couple of days ago (see the post just before this one) and indicated that even at version 2.00 it was from August 1998. The 27th … Continue reading
Dreamcast Arcade Stick Checker Version 2.00 BIOS
At long last, the Dreamcast Arcade Stick Checker Version 2.00 BIOS is free of the black box it has been living in for the past twenty years. The hunt for 1.00 begins, and the betas? Will the search never end? … Continue reading
Sony PVM-9044QM Overview and Minor Repair (Part 3)
Always ground your ground, that’s the lesson learnt here! Nice and simple. That picture looks amazing. Here’s to the next 20 years of that screen working without any intervention! 😛
We then have some glitching video of Sonic 1 which … Continue reading
Sony PlayStation Modchip Installation Guides
PIC microchips 12C508, 12C508A, 12C509, 12C509A, 12F508, and 12F629 are all cross-compatible as they have the same pinout as each other.
Mayumi 4
– SCPH-7502 / PU-22
MultiMode3 (MM3)
– SCPH-750X
Am I missing any models? Send me a message … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Modchip Installation Guides
Before installation, be sure to either cover the bottom of the circuit board with electrical tape or place electrical tape on the metal shielding where the chip will sit.
Sony PVM-9044QM Overview and Minor Repair (Part 2)
In this video, we look at hooking up a Mega Drive 2 to the Sony PVM-9044QM via RGB. It looks fantastic, but don’t take my word for it – watch the video and enjoy the mismatched colours. Why are they … Continue reading
Blue Tongue Lizard Shenanigans
One lizard, one lawnmower. Both survived! A smallish blue tongue lizard decided to be underneath the garden foliage that I was mowing. Don’t ask me why I was mowing the garden instead of pruning… sometimes the weeds just become too … Continue reading
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