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Sega Saturn Laser Tune-up Success

Nix McRetro // 26th February 2012 // Repairs, Sega

With a known-good power supply installed, I turned the laser-power trimpot slightly and the Saturn started reading commercially pressed games again. It still had trouble with a Taiyo Yuden CD-R containing CD audio, but another tiny adjustment got that playing as well. It’s amazing how much difference one or two... Continue reading

Another Sega Mega-CD Model 1 and More Saturns

Nix McRetro // 23rd February 2012 // Sega

Another Sega Mega-CD Model 1 and More Saturns

Received another Sega Mega-CD Model 1 today, this time with a Sega Mega Drive Model 1 sitting on top. It’s in pretty rough shape, but it does function. Once I pulled it apart I found rust and liquid residue. Someone had bypassed the fuse with a blob of solder, possibly... Continue reading

Sega Mega-CD Model 1 Acquired

Nix McRetro // 20th February 2012 // Sega

Received my Sega Mega-CD Model 1 from Germany yesterday, so naturally I pulled it apart to have a look inside. It has one of the dreaded JVC Optima-5 optical pickups. Replacement Optima-5 units were difficult to source compared with the more common Sony KSS-240A. Sources Sega-16 Forums - Sega CD... Continue reading

Welcome to the Retro Zone

Nix McRetro // 19th February 2012 // News

Welcome, it’s a bright and chipper day outside. It’s just past 8am, and we have quite a task ahead of us this week: getting this blog operational. As the weeks go by I’ll be adding photos, but first I need to work out what menus I want and find a... Continue reading