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Birds in Buckets in Backyards

Nix McRetro // 21st November 2013 // Categories: YouTube

What is wrong with wildlife? I know it’s spring, but why nature! Why! Also, it was quite hot, I found an empty birdbath nearby, filled it up with water and kicked over the half-filled bucket. No more trapped birds for me today! Continue reading

SNES Controller Pad Inspection and Cleaning

Nix McRetro // 19th November 2013 // Categories: Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Another day, another thing to fix! I picked up a genuine Super Nintendo controller on eBay earlier and thought I’d give it a bit of a clean out. Well… that and I’d never actually seen inside a genuine Super NES controller before. The buttons weren’t particularly responsive, especially the directional... Continue reading

Sega Master System Reassembly in High Speed

Nix McRetro // 17th November 2013 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Kick it into high gear, here’s a Sega Master System going back together. This is the one I need to poke at to make work properly. It’s on the shelf for now, but soon it will be back out and we’ll be playing great games in no time… on the... Continue reading

Upcoming Microsoft Xbox Softmod / TSOP Mod

Nix McRetro // 17th November 2013 // Categories: Microsoft, Repairs, YouTube

I’ve got two lovely ladies (well Xbox units) wanting to be free of restricting official firmware. One problem… one has a failing hard drive and the other… well the other is actually looking like it has a good chance of being modded properly. I’ve been collecting a few bits and... Continue reading

XRG - Xtreme Retro Gaming, Now Closed

Nix McRetro // 16th November 2013 // Categories: News, YouTube

XRG, or Xtreme Retro Gaming, was our little side gaming channel. The idea was to play a whole heap of different games, from the early days of home consoles onwards, and generally have a good time doing it. Some of the games were in English, some weren’t, and quite a... Continue reading