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Sega Saturn Victor RG-JX2(Y) VA9 Region Issues

Nix McRetro // 20th August 2016 // Repairs, Sega

Sega Saturn Victor RG-JX2(Y) VA9 Region Issues

So how did I get to this point, error after error “Cartridge unsuitable for this system” or “Game disk unsuitable for this system”. Stop whining already Segata! Plus instead of Japanese text, it would prompt which language to enter each time it was powered on (like it didn’t know). It... Continue reading

Death to Smartphones!

Nix McRetro // 19th August 2016 // Apple

That’s it, I’m sick of mobile phones and always being switched on in the digital world. Modern phones are such a joke with their 60-minute-man-like batteries. All I use my phone for is SMS and that’s usually just 2FA rubbish. Don’t get me wrong, I love getting two almost two... Continue reading

Console Collection Overview | August 2016

Nix McRetro // 18th August 2016 // Nintendo, Sega, Sony

A little overview of where my console collection is at as of August 2016. I’m currently on a mission to downsize the collection to one console from each generation, from each major player in the 1990s / early 2000s. So far, I’ve cut a fair amount of consoles out, but... Continue reading

The Birth of Eleventy7.net

Nix McRetro // 17th August 2016 // IBM PC, News

WordPress does not like working with darknets due to something, something. What were those somethings? I’ve already forgotten. However, it has led me on a new journey to create eleventy7.net - not the hip Christian rock band or anything to do with The Hobbit… but a website dedicated to the... Continue reading

Programming w/ Visual Studio Abandoned!

Nix McRetro // 17th August 2016 // Programming, Study

Oh! Looky! I made a visual basic program with some sort of windowed interface! What a feat! Pressing the button to hide will hide the background (Prairie Wind) and show will make it show! Plus change your name in the text box and it greets you, how human-like! However all... Continue reading