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Sakura Wars (2019) Live Streams

Nix McRetro // 10th January 2022 // Livestream, Sega, YouTube

I have nothing but praise for the Sakura Wars franchise. I may have only played the original Sakura Wars (1996) on my Sega Saturn thanks to the translation patch. The remake was done very well. Battle scenes felt much faster and the story stayed pretty much the same, telling a... Continue reading

Cyberpunk 2077 – The 2022 Update

Nix McRetro // 6th January 2022 // Livestream, Sony, YouTube

Well it’s been a year, to the day. There’s been a few patches issued and the game has progressed from from 1.06 to the current 1.31 on my trusty PlayStation 4 slim, aaaaand the game still crashes. Fun fact: Most of the times the live stream ends is due to... Continue reading

2022: Year of the Dial-up Modem

Nix McRetro // 3rd January 2022 // YouTube

Here’s my relatively new, old modem. The Avtek MegaPlus V.32bis Modem - Model CD950. We have an initial power up to make sure that anything I do from this point in doesn’t put us in a worse position than from when we started. This year I’ll be primarily dealing with... Continue reading

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Demo Track

Nix McRetro // 27th December 2021 // YouTube

I will not lie when I said that I had guitar lessons as a young child. I followed my love of the guitar as a young adult through online tutorials. Everything has been leading up to this moment where I throw it all away and become an electronic superstar using... Continue reading

Shane McRetro's Christmas Video 2021

Nix McRetro // 25th December 2021 // News, YouTube

The end of the year has arrived and I’m in isolation waiting for a work colleague to return a negative PCR test for COVID-19. The slowest PCR in the world. 78 hours and counting. Looking back on the year, not a lot really happened for me. Everything was pretty much... Continue reading