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Nintendo 64 Cartridge Slot Cleaning

Nix McRetro // 18th February 2018 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Cartridge-slot cleaning is one of my favourite adventures to embark on. This was the method I was using at the time, but I would not present paper towel as the ideal material now because it can leave fibres behind in the connector. The old “clean the cartridge contacts with an... Continue reading

Air Conditioning on the Blink

Nix McRetro // 18th February 2018 // YouTube

I’ve never had an air conditioner spit ice at me before. It was a little bit strange to be sitting below it typing away on my computer when suddenly a chunk of ice flies out and hits me in the back of the head! :P Continue reading

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 plenty... 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 DogP’s Nintendo Super System repair log. I had never heard of the Nintendo Super System until a few minutes ago, reading through YouTube comments. Thank you to whoever pointed me to this site, and a big thank you to DogP for keeping such a detailed repair log!... Continue reading