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Weight Loss 2020

Nix McRetro // 23rd January 2020 // News

Talk about deja vu! I set a New Year’s resolution to lose some weight… again. To do that I’ve employed my good friend salmon. Don’t worry he won’t get any kickbacks. 2016 was the year of weight loss where I managed to shed my weight way, way down to a... Continue reading

EarthBound Cartridge (SHVC-1J3M-20) SuperCIC Key

Nix McRetro // 22nd January 2020 // Hacks, Nintendo, Programming

EarthBound Cartridge (SHVC-1J3M-20) SuperCIC Key

Ahh yes, trusty old EarthBound also known as: EARTH BOUND NTSC 24Mbit (3MB) ROM and SRAM 64 kbit (8kB) FastROM English SHVC-1J3M-20 1 indicates number of ROM chips. J means HiRom 3 means 8kB SRAM M is MAD-1 chip After realising my CIC chip was missing from my EarthBound cart... Continue reading

Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip Testing & Region Lock

Nix McRetro // 20th January 2020 // Guides, Sega, YouTube

The last step in every mod is testing and probably something about region locks if the title of this post is to be believed. We’ll have another model of Saturn being modded in the future, so stay tuned for that madness. Be sure to check out Bad_Ad84’s store if you... Continue reading

Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip Installation

Nix McRetro // 19th January 2020 // Guides, Sega, YouTube

We’ve reached the most important part of the Phantom Universal installation - the installation itself! So grab a bucket of popcorn and watch in real time as I work what cables go where! Continue reading

Sega Saturn Phantom Universal Modchip Overview & Disassembly

Nix McRetro // 13th January 2020 // Guides, Sega, YouTube

A deeper dive into the installation of the Phantom Universal. Bad_Ad84 sells these over at his new home - http://retrogamerstuff.com since Assembler Games burnt down. Highly recommended and are well paired with a Pseudo Saturn at this point! I’m still holding onto my This is COOL Saturn which has one... Continue reading