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Nintendo Famicom AV Mod Complete

Nix McRetro // 17th June 2012 // Hacks, Nintendo

Above is a demonstration of how the AV mod works and why it works the way that it does. Next up we have an overview of the completed AV mod. A video demo of Spelunker on the Famicom. What an enjoyable game it can be when you put your mind... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Puzzle Construction

Nix McRetro // 11th June 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

To kick things off here is a video of my faulty WDI-325Q. Listen to it grind! I’ll need to be sending that back to the place I bought it from, not much use to me in that state! Next up we have the mysterious Puzzle Construction software. This seems to... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 2 and Model 3

Nix McRetro // 11th June 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

That’s right it is video time, starting off here is the TeraDrive Model 3 getting a hard drive up and running. Very happy with this. And above is the TeraDrive Model 3 back together complete with working hard drive LED. I did find that the floppy drive rail / guide... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Hard Drive Replacement

Nix McRetro // 9th June 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Hard Drive Replacement

It worked and it worked! I can’t really complain about that. Picked up 3x IBM WDL-330P drives for the TeraDrive Model 3 of mine that didn’t have a hard drive and they all work well. The drives had 3, 8 and 12 bad sectors between them. Not too bad for... Continue reading

Long Weekends and Nintendo Famicoms

Nix McRetro // 3rd June 2012 // Nintendo, Repairs, Sega

Some good news, and some good news. It looks like I am going to have Thursday -> Monday (inclusive!) off work. This means nothing but organising and sorting through my console collection. I have also received some boxed Japanese parts that include items such as the Saturn floppy drive, keyboard,... Continue reading