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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

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 on doesn’t put us in a worse position than when we started. This year I’ll be primarily dealing with dial-up... Continue reading

Teenage Engineering OP-1 Demo Track

Nix McRetro // 27th December 2021 // YouTube

I won’t lie: 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 nothing but Teenage Engineering’s OP-1.... Continue reading

Nix 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