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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

Amstrad Sega Mega PC with PicoPSU on a Dual Screen Setup

Nix McRetro // 27th May 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Above is a quick demo of my dual screen setup. Figured I’d record a video of a Saturn in action while I was running burn-in tests on them. I recorded this while waiting for my Enhanced Soundtrack for Pier Solar to burn. That cartridge wasn’t actually inserted properly… Open the... Continue reading

Nintendo Famicom Composite AV Mod

Nix McRetro // 26th May 2012 // Hacks, Nintendo, YouTube

The Nintendo Family Computer. Ohhhh yeahhhh! Below are the first, second and third revisions of my attempt at an AV mod for the Famicom. The first attempt was a proof of concept, hence the mess of cables - functional yet hideous. The second attempt is the slightly longer prototyping board.... Continue reading

The Sega TeraDrive Model 3

Nix McRetro // 24th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Finally got a chance to test the Sega TeraDrive Model 3 that arrived a few days ago. It boots Windows 3.11 from a floppy just like the Model 2 does. It’s missing the hard drive, which should be replaceable. The cable, screws and hard drive sleds are all present thankfully.... Continue reading

Faulty Sega Saturn 110V Japanese Model

Nix McRetro // 20th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Yikes! Listen to that motor spin and click! The disc picks up a lot of speed if left alone. Something is clearly not quite right with the deck assembly. Why else would the disc spin backwards and the laser be going berserk! The laser is moving up and down and... Continue reading