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Sega Mega Drive PAL 60Hz Full Colour Mod

Nix McRetro // 7th May 2020 // Sega

Sega Mega Drive PAL 60Hz Full Colour Mod

I’ve had this page bookmarked for something close to five years now. The site I referenced not only changed its links so much that I couldn’t find the darned thing, but then went bust! I really need to be more proactive with linking to things before they disappear off the... Continue reading

Miscellaneous TeraDrive Information

Nix McRetro // 4th May 2020 // IBM PC, Sega

The material below is a rough machine-translated excerpt from a Japanese blog entry by nyanonon, dated 27 April 1994, about miscellaneous TeraDrive information. Some lines are clearly awkward, so I am preserving them as translated source material rather than rewriting the author’s claims into polished modern English. The original entry... Continue reading

Microsoft Xbox OG Kasumi Blue Clock Capacitor Removed

Nix McRetro // 2nd May 2020 // Microsoft, YouTube

One fresh video hot off the press! We have a poke around in the Kasumi Xbox and look at the clock supercapacitor, usually just called the clock cap. Darned supercapacitor! Great for keeping the time briefly while unplugged, considerably less great when an ageing supercapacitor starts leaking across the motherboard.... Continue reading

Sakura Taisen (1996, Saturn Live Stream, Episode 3)

Nix McRetro // 27th April 2020 // Gaming, Livestream, Sega

A new member joins the Flower Division and The Hive of Darkness are meddling about with our team! A great leader cares about the individual as well as the team! Related posts Previous: Sakura Taisen (1996, Saturn Live Stream, Episode 2) Next: Sakura Taisen (1996, Saturn Live Stream, Episode 4)... Continue reading

Sakura Taisen (1996, Saturn Live Stream, Episode 2)

Nix McRetro // 26th April 2020 // Gaming, Livestream, Sega

We battle on and discover more about The Hive of Darkness! They will not take our newly built communications tower from us! It is an important part of our daily lives! Go Ogami! Related posts Previous: Sakura Taisen (1996, Saturn Live Stream, Episode 1) Next: Sakura Taisen (1996, Saturn Live... Continue reading