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Nix McRetro // 23rd May 2014 // Categories: 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! Channel trailers Subscribe Today! (Version 1.0) Subscribe Today! (Version 2.0) McRetro Gaming... Continue reading

Sega Master System Converter II Pull Apart

Nix McRetro // 11th May 2014 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached 1,000 subscribers! A thousand people! That’s quite a lot of people when you try to imagine them all standing in one place. Thank you very much for watching and subscribing! As a little celebration, I’ve decided to pull apart a Sega Master System Converter II.... Continue reading

Pioneer LaserActive PAC-S1 EPROM BIOS Dump

Nix McRetro // 4th May 2014 // Categories: Programming, Sega, YouTube

A quick dump of the old BIOS from the Pioneer LaserActive PAC-S1 revealed some issues with the dumping process… I need to inspect my GQ-4X as it seems to have some strange issues going on! I’d pulled the Japanese PAC-S1 apart to have a look at its capacitors and general... Continue reading

Blue Yeti Microphone Unboxing

Nix McRetro // 26th April 2014 // Categories: YouTube

Ladies and gentlemen, what have we got here? It’s a Blue Yeti microphone! I ordered this one from the Apple Store online for around $229 Australian, following my rather disappointing experience with the Blue Spark Digital. The Spark certainly sounded promising, but the construction of my particular unit wasn’t very... Continue reading

Blue Spark Digital Microphone Disassembly

Nix McRetro // 24th April 2014 // Categories: YouTube

I picked up this Blue Spark Digital microphone for Xtreme Retro Gaming, and I have to say I’m rather disappointed with it. For something that cost me around $250, the construction of this particular microphone leaves quite a lot to be desired! The first problem is the connector. It looks... Continue reading