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Sega TeraDrive Tidbits

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

The attached PDF is a rough translation of a Japanese TeraDrive message-board thread. There are some interesting TeraDrive tidbits scattered through it. The thread begins in 2001 and continued for years, so I would treat this as community-sourced historical material rather than verified TeraDrive documentation. The PDF is here: Terra... Continue reading

Nintendo 64 Power Supply Chirping

Nix McRetro // 12th April 2020 // Categories: 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! I’ve got a few Nintendo 64 consoles here, including some Japanese machines and one that’s now set... Continue reading

The IBM Personal System/55 5510

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

While looking into the Sega TeraDrive Model 2, I came across a fascinating Japanese look inside IBM’s PS/55 Type 5510. It is one of those machines that looks familiar at first, until you start paying attention to the motherboard and cables. There is some wonderfully peculiar hardware in here! The... Continue reading

Nintendo Wii 4.3E LetterBomb / HackMii Softmod

Nix McRetro // 10th April 2020 // Categories: Nintendo

Oh trusty old Nintendo Wii, how I had forgotten about thee. Looking through my “To Be Sorted” bookmarks folder I found the old GroovyPost guide I must have followed when I softmodded a Wii running System Menu 4.3E using LetterBomb and the HackMii Installer. Boy oh boy, does that take... Continue reading

Programming on Sega Consoles

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

I’ve been looking at a few different ways to get software running on Sega consoles. There’s quite a bit of development software floating around out there, so I thought I’d collect some of the more interesting projects in one place. First up we have SGDK, the Sega Genesis Development Kit.... Continue reading