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Microsoft Xbox OG Talk of Swapping the Power Supply

Nix McRetro // 15th February 2020 // Categories: 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? Well, not in this video! I’ve got a rather lovely Kasumi Xbox that I picked up from Hex1gon, but being a Japanese console means... Continue reading

Nintendo 64 Loose Controller Socket

Nix McRetro // 8th February 2020 // Categories: 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 // Categories: Guides, Sony, YouTube

My old Sony PSP-1000 has been giving me a bit of trouble with its buttons, particularly the switch mechanism on the replacement PCB. I figured replacing the whole board would be easier than trying to replace an individual switch. After all, the replacement was only a couple of dollars. What... Continue reading

SD2SNES Glitching with Added Scanlines!

Nix McRetro // 1st February 2020 // Categories: Nintendo

Here’s EarthBound (1995) on the SNES, at the character select screen. Incredible game that I cannot recommend enough. Earth Defense Force (1991) SNES. This game is amazing with scanlines. But nothing good ever seems to last forever. Above is my glorious SD2SNES working as it should, listing the games on... Continue reading

Xbox Kasumi Blue 24" IDE PATA Cable Routing

Nix McRetro // 1st February 2020 // Categories: Guides, Microsoft, YouTube

The Kasumi Xbox of awesomeness! Such an incredible shade of blue, and now full of so many cool upgrades. Released back into the wild a while back, it still lives on in my memory and in this video. This is the lovely Dead or Alive Ultimate Kasumi Blue Xbox, and... Continue reading