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Sakura Taisen: Episode 1 Live Stream

Nix McRetro // 25th April 2020 // Gaming, Livestream, Sega

Today we take a look at Sakura Taisen for the Sega Saturn. We’re using an Open Source Scan Converter (OSSC) HDMI upscaler from RGB source with a peppering of scanlines (6%). Everyone needs more scanlines in their lives, a bit awkward on full motion video but what can you do!... Continue reading

3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP Resources

Nix McRetro // 19th April 2020 // IBM PC

While sorting through some old documents I came across my old Voodoo5 card and some vogons.org references to Glide and driver lists. I figured they should be somewhere on here, even if I don’t have a retro PC anymore! See the references below for more! References https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=534 https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=28206 Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Tidbits

Nix McRetro // 16th April 2020 // IBM PC, Sega

The attached PDF is a translation from a Japanese message board located here. There’s some interesting tidbits here and there. It looks like the thread dates way back to 2001 and runs as recent as a few years ago. The PDF in question is here - Terra Drive Continue reading

Nintendo 64 Power Supply Chirping

Nix McRetro // 12th April 2020 // Nintendo, YouTube

I wouldn’t have believed it if you’d told me a week ago, but I guess it isn’t only birds that chirp! This particular power supply can almost sing as well as Mary Poppins! Continue reading

The IBM Personal System/55 5510

Nix McRetro // 11th April 2020 // IBM PC, Sega

The IBM PS/55 5510 information below was translated from Japanese here. This model has a lot in common with the Sega TeraDrive Model 2 which is why I’ve added it on here. The follow text is a translation - but it’s not the best translation. After removing the cover of... Continue reading