The Blog

Dancing in the Cage!

Nix McRetro // 20th March 2018 // Categories: Parrots, Reconstructed, YouTube

It’s party time for the conure gang! Chip, Tillie and Pudge have gathered around the cage for a bit of dancing and carrying on, which is just what you’d expect from three birds who have become experts at getting into mischief. Will the festivities last until the break of dawn?... Continue reading

Baby Borb Chip Is Hatching a New Plan!

Nix McRetro // 20th March 2018 // Categories: Parrots, Reconstructed, YouTube

Remember the conure production of Stomp! earlier today? Poor little Chip found themself underneath the other birds’ feet, and I don’t think our Baby Borb is ready to let that one go without a response. Now Chippy is sitting there looking awfully thoughtful. Is this the beginning of a brilliant... Continue reading

Preening Party!

Nix McRetro // 8th March 2018 // Categories: Parrots, Reconstructed, YouTube

After a few baths, the parrot gang has decided that the next important job is preening Baby Borb. Chip has been busy growing, eating and getting to know Tillie and Pudge, and now the others are helping with a bit of feather maintenance. It is, naturally, a very serious operation.... Continue reading

Sony PVM-9044QM Overview and Minor Repair (Part 3)

Nix McRetro // 3rd March 2018 // Categories: Repairs, Sony, YouTube

Always ground your ground! In this case, that meant connecting the video ground properly. That’s the lesson learnt here! Nice and simple. That picture looks amazing. Here’s to the next 20 years of that screen working without any intervention! :P We then have some glitching video of Sonic 1 which... Continue reading

Sony PlayStation Modchip Installation Guides

Nix McRetro // 28th February 2018 // Categories: Guides, Sony

Here’s a little collection of Sony PlayStation modchip installation guides. I’ve experimented with a few different PIC microcontrollers and Mayumi 4 configurations over the years, so it’s probably about time I put the useful information together in one place! The PIC12C508, PIC12C508A, PIC12C509, PIC12C509A, PIC12F508 and PIC12F629 are all little... Continue reading