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HEX1GON's Xbox OG

Nix McRetro // 22nd February 2020 // Microsoft, Repairs, YouTube

You’ve got to love the community, I picked up an Xbox OG or three from Hex of Assembler Games a few years back, while it was not busy being defunct, and from memory I think he threw in a bonus Xbox! Amazing guy! If you somehow see this, thanks Hex!... Continue reading

Microsoft Xbox OG Talk of Swapping the Power Supply

Nix McRetro // 15th February 2020 // Microsoft, YouTube

Today we have a little chat about the Xbox OG PSU and how to swap it around. Will I get around to actually doing it though? Stay tuned for the next video to find out! Continue reading

Nintendo 64 Loose Controller Socket

Nix McRetro // 8th February 2020 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Controller sockets losing their connection, is there anything worse? You’re in the middle of a slam dunk or a race car race and wham! No response and you slam into the backboard or into the wall! Game over man… until now! Today we have a peek at the Nintendo 64... Continue reading

Sony PSP-1000 Button PCB Replacement

Nix McRetro // 3rd February 2020 // Guides, Sony, YouTube

Here we dissect the PSP-1000 to try and work out why my buttons aren’t working. I don’t think I got very far with this one unfortunately, even though it is a massive 39 minutes long. At least I know now! Continue reading

SD2SNES Dying with Added Scanlines!

Nix McRetro // 1st February 2020 // Nintendo

EarthBound (1995) SNES. Incredible game that I cannot recommend enough. Lifted from Wikipedia: EarthBound takes place in the 1990s, several years after the events of Mother, in the fictional country of Eagleland, a parody of the United States. The player starts as a young boy named Ness as he investigates... Continue reading