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Nintendo Wii LetterBomb / HackMii Jailbreak 4.3E

Nix McRetro // 10th April 2020 // Nintendo

Oh trusty old Nintendo Wii, how I had forgotten about thee. Nothing terribly new but looking through my “To Be Sorted” bookmarks folder I came across this post by groovypost.com - I guess at some point I had a Wii 4.3E that I jailbroke using the LetterBomb method. Boy oh... Continue reading

Programming on Sega Consoles

Nix McRetro // 6th April 2020 // Devkit, Sega

GENDEV - Genesis development environment for Linux. SGDK - SGDK is a free and open development kit for the Sega Mega Drive. Sega Saturn SDK - Linux / Windows Continue reading

MiSTer FPGA on the DE10-Nano

Nix McRetro // 4th April 2020 // Programming

I finally got around to putting together my MiSTer FPGA. Below is a list of all the things I bought to get it into one piece. Sadly the case I so desire just is never in stock so I’ve just gone with an open design for the time being. Eventually... Continue reading

Looking at the SNES 1CHIP

Nix McRetro // 28th March 2020 // Nintendo, YouTube

Today we look back on the Super Nintendo 1CHIP console. Which is quite relevant at any time in history. To be fair this video was a few years back now and in all honesty, today I am actually adding an RGB capabilities onto a Japanese Nintendo 64 - quite easy... Continue reading

Crunch Those Numbers - SARS-CoV-2

Nix McRetro // 15th March 2020 // Study

SARS-CoV-2 RBD domain in complex with human ACE2 receptor There are times when I miss doing university to learn more about how all the things work. The best thing I personally can do in these sorts of time is advocate for more people crunching more numbers through these two: -... Continue reading