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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 If you’re having trouble with garbled video on your SNES or SFC be sure to have a look here for the 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 reading... 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

RetroJunkie.net Reacquired

Nix McRetro // 4th February 2018 // News

After allowing RetroJunkie.net to lapse which permitted RetroJunkie.net to acquire my old site… I was quite disappointed and had no one to blame but myself. A lack of motivation drove me to not bother with it. My bad! That said, as a result it gave birth to McRetro.net which is... Continue reading