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Super Nintendo Serial UP17388130 - No Sound

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

Here’s the first of three faulty Super Nintendo consoles I’ve come across recently. This one is serial UP17388130, and although the picture looks perfectly fine, there’s absolutely no sound coming out of it. Not ideal when you’re trying to enjoy a bit of John Madden Football ‘93! I’ve hooked it... Continue reading

Faulty / Damaged Super Nintendo Consoles Overview

Nix McRetro // 29th June 2013 // Categories: 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 // Categories: Devkit, Hacks, Sega

Something has gone horribly wrong with the Western Technologies Sega Development Card. Could be a poor connection to the Mega Drive, perhaps an issue with transferring the game from the PC, or something else entirely. Whatever the cause, Sonic the Hedgehog is having a rather interesting day! Each time I... Continue reading

Western Technologies Sega Dev Card Demo Code

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

Here’s a quick look at some demo code. There’s also source code, so once I work out how to compile the code… I’ll be able to alter the text… that’s about it though, I’m no programmer! ;) The software includes an example program and its corresponding source files, which is... Continue reading

Western Technologies Sega Dev Card SEGALOAD.EXE

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

More on the Western Technologies Sega Development Card and the software used to run it. SEGALOAD.EXE is the PC-side object-code downloader for the SegaDev hardware, sending a compiled image from the development PC into SRAM on the cartridge attached to the Mega Drive. After trying out the SegaDev RAM test,... Continue reading