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Glitchy Goodness on the Mega Drive

Nix McRetro // 27th January 2020 // Categories: Hacks, Sega

Circuit bending. Don’t you just love the colours? Sega! CONIC TEOM, GAROC ONTC! Blue streak? More like garbled blue smudge! Casino Night Zone? More like… I can’t even! I am pretty sure this was done on a Mega Drive Model 2. However, I don’t seem to have labelled my source... Continue reading

Live Streaming in 2020

Nix McRetro // 26th January 2020 // Categories: YouTube

I knew I’d eventually get around to setting up some sort of gaming live stream! Too bad OBS on my Mac doesn’t run terribly well and tends to crash when in the background. Yet when booted to Windows 10, it’s perfect! As a result I’m on the hunt for a... Continue reading

Super Nintendo (SNES) Electrolytic SMD Capacitor Replacement

Nix McRetro // 25th January 2020 // Categories: Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

There’s always another Super Nintendo around the corner. This time I’ve got an SNS-CPU-GPM-02 board on the bench for an electrolytic capacitor replacement, since they’re at that ripe age of olden times. It’s only a spare motherboard without a proper case, and it’s been doing some rather strange things, so... Continue reading

Cicada... Enchilada!

Nix McRetro // 24th January 2020 // Categories: YouTube

It’s time to learn about cicadas in Australia! Wow! What an amazing video! So many awesome facts about cicadas! Please enjoy my video about cicadas. The cicadas are out in force today! Continue reading

Weight Loss 2020

Nix McRetro // 23rd January 2020 // Categories: 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 get my weight way, way down into the... Continue reading