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Super Nintendo Serial UP17548016 - No Video, No Sound

Nix McRetro // 30th June 2013 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Lucky last, one SNES with no video and no sound. Let’s have a poke around and see what we can find… well not so much yet… more to come though! Later that morning, attention to the reset switch brought video and sound back. That result is recorded in the repair... Continue reading

Super Nintendo Serial UP15971140 - Video Distortion

Nix McRetro // 30th June 2013 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Up next is SNES number two with some rather impressive video distortion. This also appears to be the oldest of the three Super Nintendo units and it does not use a 1CHIP board. At this stage I had not identified the cause. The later repair post on 11 July records... Continue reading

Super Nintendo Serial UP17388130 - No Sound

Nix McRetro // 30th June 2013 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Here’s the first of three faulty SNES units I came across recently. This one has no sound but video is strong. We’ll start with fresh capacitors and go from there. Stay tuned! In the later update on 11 July, I reported damage to the S-MIX chip and suspected it might... Continue reading

Faulty / Damaged Super Nintendo Consoles Overview

Nix McRetro // 29th June 2013 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Three faulty Super Nintendo consoles. The first step is assessing the damage: look for obvious corrosion or damaged components, then test each unit to see its current state. After that? Replace all capacitors, right? No one likes old SMD electrolytic caps! Replacing deteriorated capacitors can help, but age alone does... Continue reading

Glitching on Western Technologies Sega Dev Card

Nix McRetro // 26th June 2013 // Devkit, Hacks, Sega

Here we have a quick look at a Western Technologies Sega Development Card - Something went wrong… a poor connection to the Mega Drive or an issue with the PC uploading to the Mega Drive… either way, 10 minutes of Sonic the Hedgehog glitches. Be sure to listen out for... Continue reading