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Sega Mega Drive 32X Photos

Nix McRetro // 17th July 2012 // Sega
Sega Mega Drive 32X Photos
The Mega Drive 32X. One small step for man. 50,000 polygons for mankind! Sega’s marketing claimed around 50,000 texture-mapped polygons per second. That figure is best treated as a theoretical marketing number rather than real-world game performance, but it certainly sounded impressive in the mid-‘90s. Nice rear. AV in, AV... Continue reading

Learning to Desolder ICs

Nix McRetro // 14th July 2012 // Repairs
Learning to Desolder ICs
Before I attack anything particularly valuable, it seems like a good idea to learn how to desolder multi-pin ICs without completely destroying everything around them. These videos are my practice runs. I was experimenting with heat, flux and removing chips from scrap hardware before moving on to the considerably more... Continue reading

Sega Saturn CD Deck Diagnosis: BA6798S Suspect

Nix McRetro // 14th July 2012 // Repairs, Sega
Sega Saturn CD Deck Diagnosis: BA6798S Suspect
You might remember the video above from a little while back if you’re a regular. The disc appears to spin backwards while the laser mechanism goes completely berserk. From the video alone I still can’t prove that the spindle is actually being driven in reverse, but something in the CD... Continue reading

Chronix Nixie Clock: Slot Machine Demo

Nix McRetro // 13th July 2012 // News
Chronix Nixie Clock: Slot Machine Demo
Here’s my prized Nixie clock from Chronix, which I picked up a few months ago. I thought I’d throw a video online showing its slot-machine-style anti-cathode-poisoning routine. It rapidly cycles through the digits so cathodes that do not normally get much display time are periodically lit as well. It also... Continue reading
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