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The ASSEMbler Games Archive

Nix McRetro // 13th January 2022 // News

Assembler Games was a large part of my online presence in the 2010s and had a great bunch of people to converse with about retro hardware. For the history of Assembler Games, you can check out this archived link - History of ASSEMblergames.com This was archived primarily by Nemesis when... Continue reading

Spur Legged Phasmid (Didymuria violescens) Found!

Nix McRetro // 11th January 2022 // Nature, YouTube

This little guy was found climbing around an Officeworks A-frame sign. Seemed to be in good condition, no missing limbs! Really didn’t want to put it back into nature. But we aren’t meant to keep these little guys. Well I can’t anyway. I mean I could. But I won’t. Enjoy... Continue reading

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