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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

Sega Master System II in 8-bit Mayhem

Nix McRetro // 14th November 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

I must say I prefer the 16-bit lifestyle, but this Master System II came up and I couldn’t resist grabbing it before it was kicked to the gutter. There’s a bit where I get composite AV out, but this is part of the investigation rather than a finished composite-modification guide.... Continue reading

Cleaning a Sega Master System Controller

Nix McRetro // 13th November 2013 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

My Sega Master System sits on the shelf unrepaired, but the controller? We can fix that! Button 2 was behaving very badly, so we whipped out some metho and gave it a good scrub down. I was thinking about those shiny metal contacts versus carbon pads, and all the corrosion... Continue reading

PSIO Prototype 1.1 Game Demo: Tenchu: Stealth Assassins

Nix McRetro // 9th November 2013 // Gaming, Sony, YouTube

Sadly we only got an intro video with no sound, and then the game appeared to have disappeared into a blank screen. No worries, hardware version 2.0 is in the works! Please remember that this is a prototype device and these results do not necessarily reflect the final hardware or... Continue reading