The Blog

Tentaku Mechanical Calculator

Nix McRetro // 25th September 2021 // Guides

This is A&N Laboratory’s Tentaku Mechanical Calculator DIY Kit which I recently picked up from Switchkeys in Australia. With two beefy seven-segment LED display modules and a tiny bit of circuitry, it makes calculating fun. My build is equipped with Glorious Pandas (non-lubed). I am planning on getting a Glorious... Continue reading

Internal Inspection of the Sega Mega-CD (VA0) HAA-2910

Nix McRetro // 19th September 2021 // Sega, YouTube

A quick stroll around the internals of the Sega Mega-CD HAA-2910. This one is a VA0 revision, making it an early Mega-CD. Launch-day console? I can’t prove that from the board revision alone. Sega launched the Mega-CD in Japan on 12th December 1991. Definitely in time for Christmas - probably.... Continue reading

Blood Plasma Donation #12

Nix McRetro // 11th September 2021 // News

With all my vaccinations up to date and my iron bolstered, it’s back to my relatively regular, varied (and somewhat) scheduled programming. I stopped by the local blood donation centre (see above) and had a rather interesting visit today. Interesting enough to write a blog post on. First up, a... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive Jailbars: A Filler Video

Nix McRetro // 5th September 2021 // YouTube

It’s impressive that with only 17 seconds of footage I was able to create this. I want to say masterpiece, but that might be blowing my own horn! While this may have been a filler video, we are still working on things in the backend. We’re on our way. The... Continue reading

Eight Month Veganniversary

Nix McRetro // 23rd August 2021 // News

I’ve been called a lot of things in my time. Handsome, attractive, portly? But I have never been called a great cook. The above image is one of those fancy non-meat burgers, coupled with fake mayo on a healthy piece of toast. I started to test the waters with the... Continue reading