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Western Technologies Sega Dev Card Demo

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

Let us have a look at the Western Technologies Development Card functioning with a simple Sonic binary file. Uploaded (they call it downloading) from the PC to the Mega Drive through the PC’s parallel port, with the image held in SRAM on the development cartridge. I’ve got the Mega Drive... Continue reading

Western Technologies Sega Dev Card Software Overview

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

Here’s a look at the software running behind the Western Technologies Development Card. I’ve got the retro PC set up with DOS and Windows, although Windows for Workgroups 3.11 seems particularly appropriate for something of this vintage. The program itself is called SegaDev, and rather surprisingly I managed to get... Continue reading

Black Mesa Quick Demo

Nix McRetro // 26th June 2013 // Categories: Gaming, IBM PC

Just a quick peek at some Black Mesa madness! I’ve only recently come across it, and already I’ve found something that absolutely had to go on the internet. Any game with an Office Space reference earns instant respect points, especially when people start talking about TPS reports and coming in... Continue reading

SNASM2 ISA Card on a Pentium-class Motherboard

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

Another weekend frittered away getting the SNASM2 development card working! I’ve dragged out the Pentium system again, mostly because I was getting rather tired of swapping expansion cards around in the 486. There never seem to be enough suitable slots when you need them. Well, after going through what felt... Continue reading

ISA / VLB Video Card VRAM Mayhem and a RetroPC Update

Nix McRetro // 26th June 2013 // Categories: IBM PC, YouTube

Good to see I got nowhere with this, another dead video card is all I ever seem to have! :D I’d picked up another old video card for the princely sum of $1, with postage costing about eight times as much. Unfortunately, it was producing some rather interesting graphical rubbish,... Continue reading