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Pioneer LaserActive Sega PAC-S1 Disassembly

Nix McRetro // 17th January 2015 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

G’day ladies and gentlemen! Today we’re going to have a look inside the Pioneer LaserActive PAC-S1, which is essentially a Sega Mega Drive and Mega-CD expansion unit for the Pioneer LaserActive. This is the Japanese PAC-S1, although I’d expect the American PAC-S10 to be fairly similar inside. The long-term plan... Continue reading

The 2015 Nix McRetro Update

Nix McRetro // 9th January 2015 // Categories: News, YouTube

It’s the year hoverboards come about. Come on Mattel, at least a basic model! Instead, here’s an update on how chaotic life has become and the ramblings of an old person past their prime. Quite a lot has changed over the past few months. I’ve finished up at work and... Continue reading

Newly Hatched Willie Wagtail Chicks

Nix McRetro // 27th October 2014 // Categories: News, YouTube

Newly hatched Willie Wagtail chicks here in NSW, Australia! The adults loved to swoop us like the magpies do and made sharp clicking and scolding noises whenever we got too close. Steer clear! Hopefully the babies grow up fast and go away so we can go outside once more. ;)... Continue reading

Thoughts on PSIO 2.x Recent Updates

Nix McRetro // 18th August 2014 // Categories: Sony, YouTube

With all the incredible work done on the 1.1 prototype, the 2.x prototype was racing along! The development updates were reporting CDDA and XA support. Full audio and a whole lot of bugs squashed! My firsthand testing was still on 1.1, so this was excitement about the updates rather than... Continue reading

PSIO Prototype 1.1 Game Demo: Wipeout, Wipeout 2097 / XL, Wip3out / Wipeout 3

Nix McRetro // 16th August 2014 // Categories: Gaming, Sony, YouTube

Wipeout! All of them. So many Wipeouts. I didn’t realise there were that many alternative names. If I did, I wouldn’t have done them all at once since they nearly burst out the side of the YouTube video! Not much luck with Wipeout sadly. The 2.x development updates were talking... Continue reading