The Blog

Sega Dreamcast Set 5.24 Hardware Sneak Peek

Nix McRetro // 1st December 2019 // Devkit, Sega, YouTube

This video might be a little out of order as I am sure I have already uploaded all the Sega Dreamcast development kit videos a while back. Better on the internet than disposed of I suppose! Continue reading

Apple //c Monochrome Monitor

Nix McRetro // 30th November 2019 // Apple, Repairs, YouTube

The glorious Apple //c monochrome monitor. Compact. Solid. Heavy. Beefcake. These are the words used to describe this beast. We go ahead and adjust some settings on the yoke with a near-enough, good-enough mentality. We’re not perfectionists here - that’s for sure! Continue reading

Slinky the Fish

Nix McRetro // 26th November 2019 // News, YouTube

I could watch this little guy zoom around for hours on end. Slinky loves it when the bubbles are powered up! Go Slinky go! Slinky is a Senegal Bichir (Polypterus senegalus). Powered by lungs and gills, Slinky does all the things that make the other fish look lazy! Continue reading

What's Inside a GameCube Controller?

Nix McRetro // 25th November 2019 // Nintendo, YouTube

Incredible! I had always wondered how Nintendo got away with such a compact controller compared with the likes of Microsoft and their giant rumbling controller. Who would have thought they used both contact pads and cables! (Why didn’t I just delete this footage?) Continue reading

Circuit Bending on the Mega Drive

Nix McRetro // 24th November 2019 // Hacks, Sega, YouTube

Here’s a whole bunch of circuit bending footage I found from what feels like a different life - Way back in August 2016. Sonic 3 appears to have some safeguards in place to prevent glitching and errors, where Sonic 1 just goes with the flow slapping a glitch here and... Continue reading