The Blog

Nix's Mega Drive ROM v1.01

Nix McRetro // 19th January 2022 // Categories: Hacks, Programming, Sega

My Mega Drive ROM v1.01 was compiled sometime in February 2016. I was supposed to write something about this over five years ago but it apparently got away from me. Version 1.00 (above) is pretty simple. I edited the sample source code and compiled the ROM under Ubuntu if I... Continue reading

Saturated Skinks and Stink Bugs

Nix McRetro // 16th January 2022 // Categories: Nature

A friend who happens to be a photography enthusiast sent me through the above and below photos of some lizards he came across. Above we have the Eastern Water Skink, Eulamprus quoyii, and below… We have the Tree Skink, Egernia striolata, unironically on a rock as it is also known... Continue reading

Silver Princess Cicadas Moulting (Yoyetta celis)

Nix McRetro // 15th January 2022 // Categories: 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 // Categories: 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 // Categories: 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