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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

Long-time readers might remember the S-MIX chip with a physical hole blown in it on my old SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02. This time I had another 1CHIP Super Nintendo with no sound and a chance to revisit the idea. I reversed the polarity! …I kid, I kid. What I actually did was route... 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, but selling things isn’t nearly as fun as playing with them. As a result, effective immediately, the shop is closed and the database has been purged. This won’t affect anything else on the website, so you can still... Continue reading

Composite Video USB Capture Device

Nix McRetro // 31st August 2016 // Gaming, Hacks, Sega

Not the capture device we need, but the capture device we deserve. For $25 it doesn’t do a bad job at all, and it even works on a Mac? Incredible. For the glitching videos, this gives me a direct composite capture so I no longer have to rely on filming... Continue reading

Super Nintendo - Replacing C59 on the SNSP-CPU-01

Nix McRetro // 29th August 2016 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

In this video we replace C59 on a PAL SNSP-CPU-01 mainboard. The important detail is that C59 is not completely consistent across these revisions. The -01 revision and some -02 boards were fitted with a polarised capacitor at C59, while most -02 boards use a bipolar / non-polar capacitor there.... Continue reading

Super Famicom and the Green Line of Doom

Nix McRetro // 27th August 2016 // Nintendo, Repairs, YouTube

Ever wondered what that green line is? Not everyone has it, just a few of us. This video goes on and on and doesn’t actually solve anything, although the voltage regulator doesn’t appear to be the culprit in this test. You have to start somewhere, right? Anyway, the next video... Continue reading