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Sega Mega Drive Model 1 Repair Yellow / Green Flickering

Nix McRetro // 13th September 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Replaced the Sony video chip and it works like it was new. Broke it in with some Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor. But as you can see, the repair was a complete success, even with my limited tools on hand to repair. Could have really used my Hakko 808 heat... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive 32X Repair - No Display, No Sound

Nix McRetro // 13th September 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

No life from your Sega Mega Drive 32X? It might just need a bit of TLC. Clean it up using a little bit of isopropyl (ideally) or methylated spirits and some sandpaper. It worked for me, I hope it will for you too. This unit was not showing any sound... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive 32X Bad Video

Nix McRetro // 12th September 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Picked up three 32X units off the internet that were sold as-is. Found that three of them all work to some degree. However, the jittering/distortion in the video above might be common to all four of the 32X units I own at the moment. I’m looking forward to testing this... Continue reading

Sega Saturn Photographing Has Begun

Nix McRetro // 27th August 2012 // Sega

Sophia is still out and about, today I dusted her off with a paintbrush to remove to top layer of smokey dust. Looks pretty clean after the de-dusting. You will not see that above though… that was before she was dusted. I’ve also retaken some photos of the above Saturn,... Continue reading

Sega Saturn Rolling Horizontal Lines - Discovery

Nix McRetro // 26th August 2012 // Hacks, Repairs, Sega

Sega Saturn Rolling Horizontal Lines - Discovery

Two Sega Saturns, two identical games, two power supplies that show rolling horizontal lines. The best solutions always seem to come about from accidents. I was testing my Japanese Saturn on my 240V -> 120V transformer last night, that project failed by the way - more on that later, and... Continue reading