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Faulty Sega Saturn Sophia Initial Assessment

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2013 // Devkit, Repairs, Sega

Look who I picked up on my way home today. Two sassy ladies, I like to call Sophia 2 and Sophia 3. Now there is even more to do! More on their repairs as we go! They are Sega Saturn dev kits and originated from the UK. Continue reading

Super NES Spray Painting Completed

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2013 // Hacks, Nintendo, Repairs

Well, we made it look much less yellow with the power of RED AND BLACK SPRAY PAINT! See one of the previous videos (use the power of search) to learn more about what was done. Continue reading

McRetro & Friends: Making Cupcakes (Version 1.0)

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2013 // YouTube

Well, we sure did hype these up in the video. Ultimately they turned out eggy and flat. Don’t worry though - version 2.0 is in the works and features, more flour (self-raising!), fewer eggs, no baking powder, bonus salt and more of the magic that is TEAM XRG! So how... Continue reading

SNES Cartridge Backup Battery Holders

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2013 // Hacks, Nintendo, Repairs

I’ve had so much fun trying to find the right one, at the end of all this I’m probably going to just use regular tabbed CR2032 / BR2032s! :) Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Sped-up Reassembly

Nix McRetro // 23rd November 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

A very quick reassembly of the front panel part of the Sega TeraDrive, this was in pieces for the good folk at Sega-16 - something to do with the Yamaha sound chip from what I recall! Check out my other videos for more TeraDrive internals. Continue reading