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Sony PlayStation Junk CD Decks - The Discovery (Part 1)

Nix McRetro // 1st December 2013 // Repairs, Sony, YouTube

Part one of two. I made two videos on this after thinking I had lost one. The good news is, I found it! This particular experience also made me wary of eBay sellers. A few bad apples ruin it for the rest, as always! For the bottom line… it’s a... Continue reading

The Theme from Sega Channel Japan

Nix McRetro // 1st December 2013 // Gaming, Sega, YouTube

Rock out to Sega Channel Japan with this fantastic video and slideshow! I recorded the audio directly from the output of a Mega Drive Model 1 HDG into my Canon EOS 600D camera. Don’t forget to like, subscribe and comment! Sega Channel Japan series Japanese Sega Channel Adapter - First... Continue reading

EarthBound Completed on a Nintendo DS Lite with SNEmulDS

Nix McRetro // 30th November 2013 // Gaming, Nintendo, YouTube

After I nuked my SNES save game, I realised I wanted to back up my save games! Emulation does come in handy once in a while, and I couldn’t be tethered to the TV screen for half a week while I played day in, day out. So I finished EarthBound... Continue reading

Cleaning the Sony PS one Eject Button Mechanism

Nix McRetro // 30th November 2013 // Hacks, Repairs, Sony

Mary Poppins would be proud, shining up the old PS one eject-button mechanism. No idea what Mary Poppins is? Shame on you! (Or maybe your parents!) Dirt and friction can make the plastic mechanism stick, although damaged parts can cause similar symptoms. Clean the moving surfaces carefully and check that... Continue reading

SNES SuperCIC Switchless Modchip - More Testing (Part 3)

Nix McRetro // 28th November 2013 // Hacks, Nintendo, YouTube

They always say you can never have enough testing, so let’s test the homemade SNES cartridge I made a few weeks (or is that up to months now?) ago, combined with the SuperCIC beast. I had to remove the CIC on the cartridge for this experiment. My guess was that... Continue reading