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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 is never in stock, so I’ve just gone with an open design for the time being. Eventually it... Continue reading

Looking at the SNES 1CHIP

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

Today we look back on the Super Nintendo 1CHIP console. Relevant at just about any time in history, really! To be fair, this video was already a few years old when I posted it. Today I’m actually adding RGB output to a Japanese Nintendo 64, which is quite straightforward if... Continue reading

Crunch Those Numbers - SARS-CoV-2

Nix McRetro // 15th March 2020 // Study

SARS-CoV-2 receptor-binding domain modelled in complex with human ACE2, from Folding@home’s March 2020 update There are times when I miss university and getting to learn more about how all the things work. The best thing I personally felt I could do from home was donate some compute time and encourage... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Menu Demonstration Capture

Nix McRetro // 6th March 2020 // IBM PC, Sega, YouTube

Today we bumble around the Sega TeraDrive menus. They were quite exciting to play with. If only they had managed to get a 486-class CPU in the sucker, it would have been the best retrogaming experience ever! Instead we end up with a 286 that almost can! Thanks for trying... Continue reading

McRetro Update 2020

Nix McRetro // 23rd February 2020 // News, YouTube

When I named my YouTube channel RetroJunkie2020 back on 11th March 2012… Hey! That’s almost eight years ago!… I never would have thought the channel would survive that long. It’s been with me for longer than most things in my life and I am very thankful for that. Thank you,... Continue reading