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Silver Princess Cicadas Moulting (Yoyetta celis)

Nix McRetro // 15th January 2022 // Nature, YouTube

Found two of these little ones moulting in the summer heat. A bit of a windy evening for such small cicadas. But they’ll probably be alright if they’ve made it this far. The next day, there’s nothing left but a shell. Enjoy your summer little cicadas! 😄 Continue reading

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 I wasn’t set up to keep this little guy. Well I could. I mean I could. But I won’t. Enjoy... Continue reading

Sakura Wars (2020, PS4 Live Streams)

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

I have nothing but praise for the Sakura Wars franchise. I had previously played the original Sakura Wars (1996) on my Sega Saturn thanks to the translation patch, so jumping to the PS4 game left a very large gap in my Sakura education. The battles felt much faster than the... Continue reading

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020, PS4 Live Stream) - The 2022 Update

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

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