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Super NES Spray Painting Completed

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2013 // Categories: Hacks, Nintendo, Repairs

Well, we made it look considerably less yellow with the power of RED AND BLACK SPRAY PAINT! This is the completed shell project from SNES Spray Painting - When Retrobright isn’t an Option (Part 1). Two cases, red and black, with the parts mixed together into something considerably sassier than... Continue reading

McRetro & Friends: Making Cupcakes (Version 1.0)

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2013 // Categories: YouTube

Well, we sure did hype these up in the video. Ultimately they turned out eggy and flat. Don’t worry though, version 2.0 is in the works and features more flour (self-raising!), fewer eggs, no baking powder, bonus salt and more of the magic that is TEAM XRG! After the enormous... Continue reading

SNES Cartridge Backup Battery Holders

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2013 // Categories: Hacks, Nintendo, Repairs

I’ve had so much fun trying to find the right holder that, at the end of all this, I’m probably going to just use regular tabbed CR2032 / BR2032 cells! :) The trouble with fitting a replacement battery holder into a Super Nintendo cartridge is that there’s considerably less room... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Sped-up Reassembly

Nix McRetro // 23rd November 2013 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

A very quick reassembly of the front panel part of the Sega TeraDrive, this was in pieces for the good folk at Sega-16 - something to do with the Yamaha sound chip from what I recall! Check out my other videos for more TeraDrive internals. Related posts YM3438 on the... Continue reading

Seagate 20GB Hard Drive Dissected

Nix McRetro // 23rd November 2013 // Categories: IBM PC, YouTube

Well, we didn’t cut it up for science… or did we? Poor Seagate, if they can’t get 20GB right, what hope do we have for larger drives? Just kidding! I know all drives have potential to fail. It’s just it always seems to be Seagate when I look at the... Continue reading