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Sega TeraDrive Model 3 – Faulty Power Supply (Part 4)

Nix McRetro // 23rd December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

In this instalment of “Faulty Power Supply” we desolder some capacitors, apparently at random! We find a little bit of trouble but are glad to find there were some leaked capacitors which might just be the cause of all our troubles. Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 - Faulty Power Supply (Part 3)

Nix McRetro // 22nd December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

We delve into the power supply grabbing any capacitor values we can see. This is a continuation of parts one and two from way back in March 2016. You can see Part 1 and Part 2 by clicking the links. It’s time to finish the story of the Sega TeraDrive... Continue reading

Victor V-Saturn Mod Removal Factory Reset

Nix McRetro // 21st December 2019 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Here we remove the locally added region mod to bring the V-Saturn back to factory settings. It’s a weird thing to do, but sometimes it just has to be done! Continue reading

Fats Domino - Music Legend

Nix McRetro // 20th December 2019 // YouTube

Here we go a little off-topic and talk about some of the marvellous music from my past. We’ll return with regular scheduled programming in the next video. Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 Game Demos

Nix McRetro // 19th December 2019 // News

We pump out some of the best the past had to offer. TIM and CCAVES. Dance along to the greatest hits of yesteryear. This was probably the last time the TeraDrive was ever booted up with all-native hardware as the power supply would be repaired or replaced in a future... Continue reading