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Sega Saturn Pack-in Games from November 1996

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Gaming, Sega, YouTube

I’ve had this box sitting around for a while, it’s an awkward shape and I wanted to have it gone! Sure it’s an unboxing video, I try to avoid doing these, but this one had a bonus in it I wasn’t expecting! Continue reading

Australian Sega Oddities: Fatal Fury 2 and a Bonus Controller

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Gaming, Sega, YouTube

Realised I had two of these relatively rare examples (well, PAL Fatal Fury 2 at least!) and figured I should make a video. Please sit back and enjoy one of the dodgiest-looking first-party controllers I have ever laid my eyes on! Thanks to Doc Eggfan of Sega-16 for loaning me... Continue reading

Lunchbeat 1-bit Groovebox by Buranelectrix - Demo

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Programming, YouTube

Another musical instrument created! Thanks to Buranelectrix.com for creating this great little project based on the Atmel ATmega328P chip. I’ll be making one on a proper fabricated PCB in the near future… so stay tuned! :D Looking back in February 2018: did I really just copy and paste the description... Continue reading

Lunchbeat 1-bit Groovebox by Buranelectrix: Introduction

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Programming, YouTube

Another musical instrument created! Thanks to Buranelectrix for creating this great little project based on the Atmel ATmega328P chip. I’ll be making one on a proper fabricated PCB in the near future. The design runs at 16 MHz, with six buttons, five potentiometers and eight LEDs. Four individually generated 1-bit... Continue reading

Sega Dreamcast Microphone on Canon EOS 600D

Nix McRetro // 15th November 2013 // Hacks, Sega, YouTube

Oh, you probably should know that I did mix the mono signal into both channels instead of just the left channel too. Anyway, there are some exciting things in the pipeline, but while I was away it looks like YouTube broke the commenting system… hmmm… :) Continue reading