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75kg Weight Goal Achieved!

Nix McRetro // 13th September 2016 // News

Steady as she goes captain! Rate of loss for the last three months is sitting at 1.2kg a week. Still a bit aggressive. Ideally should be between 500g and 1kg. We don’t live in ideal times sadly. Interestingly throughout this entire chapter of weight loss my muscle mass has shed... Continue reading

TSOP40 Flash Chips - Fakes and Counterfeits

Nix McRetro // 10th September 2016 // Programming

TSOP40 Flash Chips - Fakes and Counterfeits

Does the above image look like an AMD AM29F032B? Think again! Oh wait, the GQ-4X4 actually identifies it properly. It’s an ST Micro M29F032D TSOP40 chip disguised as an AMD AM29F032B. Genius! Pin compatible so it doesn’t affect me too much. Above is the real McCoy. Genuine even down to... Continue reading

Panasonic SMD Caps - FP Series

Nix McRetro // 8th September 2016 // Guides

Just a little reminder for myself next time I am trying to find the voltages on my SMD capacitors. Back to replacing capacitors I go. Tra-la-la-la-la-li! :-) Continue reading

S-MIX on the SNES SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-01 / SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02

Nix McRetro // 7th September 2016 // Hacks, Nintendo, Repairs

S-MIX on the SNES SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-01 / SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02

Those long time listeners out there might remember this photo of a hole that was blown in the S-MIX chip on the SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02 mainboard I had a while back. Well good news, I got a chance to revisit the issue - on a completely different Super Nintendo! Only this time,... Continue reading

The Shop is Closed!

Nix McRetro // 2nd September 2016 // News

Thanks to everyone who purchased from McRetro.net! It was an interesting experience, however, selling things isn’t nearly as fun as playing with them. As a result, effective immediately - the shop is closed down and database purged. This won’t affect anything else on the website so you can still enjoy... Continue reading