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The Darknet, Tor and SSL

Nix McRetro // 12th February 2018 // News

I love to tinker and with my website, I’ve been doing a whole lot of it over the past few weeks. First, I fixed all the broken links and images. Then I went through and cleaned up each post, which had become mangled from an import many eons ago. Finally,... Continue reading

McRetro Gaming - Ghouls?!?!

Nix McRetro // 11th February 2018 // Gaming, YouTube

Sometimes even I forget I have a gaming channel on YouTube - but I do! :) Here’s some footage that got completely forgotten about in my most recent move. I am thinking of playing Fallout 4 again using the original install disc without any updates. Bugs everywhere. There’ve been a... Continue reading

Super Nintendo / Super Famicom Modes of Failure

Nix McRetro // 10th February 2018 // Nintendo, Repairs

Super Nintendo / Super Famicom Modes of Failure

Image borrowed from here which gives great insight into what could be the cause of your garbled video on your SNES or SFC and the various possible modes of failure. You’ll see it is actually a Nintendo Super System, which I had never heard of until a few minutes ago... Continue reading

Sony PlayStation 1 PSU Cracked Solder Joint Repair

Nix McRetro // 10th February 2018 // Repairs, Sony, YouTube

Nobody likes a gaming console that can’t game. The Sony PlayStation 1, Sega Mega Drive 2, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Xbox and more all have recurring issues from the physical stress of inserting and removing figure-8 power cables. Over time these cause the solder securing the AC power join points to... Continue reading

GameCube Laser Power Calibration - Xeno GC Install

Nix McRetro // 6th February 2018 // Hacks, Nintendo, Repairs

Xeno GC, this bad boy had been sitting around for a long time! The installation isn’t actually that bad. I’ll eventually do a video of the install as I have another GameCube to chip. It allows the use of full size DVDs and those mini DVDs. I believe this is... Continue reading