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Sega Dreamcast - BIOS Dumping Guide

Nix McRetro // 3rd November 2012 // Hacks, Sega, YouTube

Below is the Dreamcast the BIOS was dumped from and the chip it was beamed down through. I’d used httpd-ack-20080711.zip and XDP.rar to get me my BIOS - MPR-21871.zip. Turns out it is version 1.01c and has a misspelling of disco or something. Overly it wasn’t too exciting, but great... Continue reading

Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Game Unit Overview

Nix McRetro // 3rd November 2012 // Sega, YouTube

A quick look inside the Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Game Unit showing off all of the many capacitors and some damage near the rear of the unit. Not every day you get to see inside one of these. I’ve compared the two units I own and one is around 10-20 weeks... Continue reading

Sega Dreamcast Shell / Case Replacement Installation

Nix McRetro // 30th October 2012 // Sega, YouTube

Went ahead and replaced the shell on my most discoloured Dreamcast. It was very yellowed on the underside of the console. The solution? Not Retrobright but instead a replacement smokey grey case. Perfect to hide the yellowing of the original case. Be sure to check out the above video and... Continue reading

Collection Overview 28th October 2012

Nix McRetro // 28th October 2012 // News, YouTube

I’ll probably do these every 6-12 months depending on what has been achieved or if I shuffle things about or get more bookshelves… See if you can spot anything excellent in the photos. There are a few rarities in there. Continue reading

Leaking NiCad Batteries and Motherboards

Nix McRetro // 28th October 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs

I hate NiCad batteries. I hate them so much. They do nothing but destroy vintage / retro computing. The Osborne, Amstrad Mega PC and Sega TeraDrives are all powered by either Dallas DS1287 or equivalents or CR2032 / BR2032 coin cells. No more leaking those toxic chemicals all over my... Continue reading