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Circuit Bending - Sonic the Hedgehog

Nix McRetro // 12th August 2016 // Guides, Hacks, Sega

I finally got around to doing some soldering on a somewhat faulty Mega Drive 2 I had lying about. I started from the old gieskes.nl circuit-bending diagram, but after checking the VRAM pinout properly I deliberately stayed away from the VCC and VSS power pins. On the VRAM I concentrated... Continue reading

Trout is Salmon, Salmon is Life

Nix McRetro // 11th August 2016 // News

I know a lot of you enjoy reading this blog and I can’t help but blog utter rubbish. Today the topic is salmon, or rather trout and the similarities it shares with salmon. There’s been a lot of misinformation going around and I’d like to help stir that pot of... Continue reading

Who Wore It Better - Stargate or Dead Like Me?

Nix McRetro // 11th August 2016 // News

Who Wore It Better - Stargate or Dead Like Me?

Well I’ll be. Stargate SG-1 reused Dead Like Me’s Der Waffle Haus set for “Threads” (S08E18). Not entirely sure why Daniel isn’t eating his waffles though. The Dead Like Me cast ate there for two whole seasons and he can’t even do it for one episode? This is clearly pure... Continue reading

YouTube is Back!

Nix McRetro // 10th August 2016 // YouTube

But did it ever leave? Enjoy just over ten minutes of rambling by your favourite host, Nix McRetro! Don’t worry, the hair isn’t a permanent solution. Although it is artsy, isn’t it? Am I that hip? Sir, no sir! Continue reading

Programming with Visual Studio - Week 2

Nix McRetro // 10th August 2016 // Programming

Ohhh those Romans! With so many Ifs and ElseIfs it feels like I’m typing in circles, but hey! My code worked for a few of the examples, even if it wasn’t the same as the listed solution. There are many ways to do the same thing, and I honestly think... Continue reading