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Programming w/ Visual Studio - Week 1

Nix McRetro // 4th August 2016 // News, Programming

I’ve begun my journey into the world of programming, with no experience apart from hackery of html and css I enter onto a new journey. Below is my first program in full that I wrote. I actually made another one that calculated BMI properly, but that has been lost for... Continue reading

Third Party Dreamcast Shell

Nix McRetro // 2nd August 2016 // Hacks, News, Sega

I’ve bumped a smoke/sun tainted Dreamcast into a fresh new smokey translucent case. Fits in pretty well with the This is COOL Saturn. I had a Broadband Adapter (BBA) in this particular Dreamcast so I dremelled away at the modem port to make the RJ11 socket an RJ45 size. For... Continue reading

Johnny Five is Healthy BMI

Nix McRetro // 1st August 2016 // News

I think I’ve won this game, I’ve smashed through the weight loss and achieved a healthy BMI down from an “Obese” 35 point something. The healthy range is between 18 and 25 so I’ve just entered a good place to live for the rest of my salmon, chicken, milk, high... Continue reading

Fuse Replacement on the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom

Nix McRetro // 31st July 2016 // Nintendo, Repairs

Fuse Replacement on the Super Nintendo and Super Famicom

Here in the land of PAL we typically run on 250V so we want our fuses to suit. If you are in an NTSC-land you’ll probably want 125V pico fuses. Back in March 2012 I replaced a fuse in a Sega Mega CD and the good news is, they are... Continue reading

McRetro Gaming Shop Grand Opening!

Nix McRetro // 30th July 2016 // News, Sega, Sony

We’re live and ready to sell, operators are waiting by the phones for your order. Sega Saturn, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo GameCube and even the Sega Mega-CD have chips available for order right now. Shipping starts at $2. After something specific, I might be able to point you in the right... Continue reading