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Nix McRetro // 21st June 2014 // Categories: News, YouTube

Welcome to the RetroJunkie YouTube Channel with your host Nix McRetro! Feel free to browse the selection of videos previously uploaded, there’s plenty! Drop by our sister channel McRetro Gaming where McRetro battles it out with special guests! See you in the latest video! Channel trailers Subscribe Today! (Version 1.0)... Continue reading

NES Mainboard Capacitor Replacement - Mattel Version

Nix McRetro // 21st June 2014 // Categories: Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

There are only three electrolytic capacitors visible on the mainboard section I’m working on… but that doesn’t stop me! There are more components hiding around the power and RF circuitry, so this isn’t a complete recap. I thought I’d give the NES a little preventative maintenance while everything was apart.... Continue reading

NES Cartridge Slot Cleaning - Mattel Version

Nix McRetro // 20th June 2014 // Categories: Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

We delve a little deeper into the NES and have a look at that rather unusual cartridge connector. It’s certainly an interesting arrangement compared with the cartridge slots found in most other consoles! After removing the loading mechanism, I can finally get at the contacts properly and give everything a... Continue reading

NES Disassembly - Mattel Version

Nix McRetro // 19th June 2014 // Categories: Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Just some poking around inside a Nintendo Entertainment System! The good old PAL-A Mattel variety sold in Australia. I’ve spent plenty of time with Sega hardware, so I thought it was about time to see what Nintendo had been hiding underneath all that grey plastic. How complicated could it possibly... Continue reading

Extreme Plays! Dead Angle (Master System, 1989)

Nix McRetro // 17th June 2014 // Categories: Gaming, Sega, YouTube

Dead Angle began as a 1988 arcade shooter developed by Seibu Kaihatsu. FabTek handled the North American arcade release, but the 1989 Master System conversion was reprogrammed and published by Sega. Funnily enough, this is not a Light Phaser game! It uses the control pad instead. This is an arcade... Continue reading