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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

Healthy Rate of Weight Loss

Nix McRetro // 30th July 2016 // News

Ideally, I’d be losing 500g - 1kg a week, in reality, it’s closer to 1.2kg a week. An impressive feat at any rate really. Look at that dip from the blood donation earlier and then the rebuild as my body knocked together some plasma to account for the blood loss,... Continue reading

Vegemite - Australia's Birthright

Nix McRetro // 26th July 2016 // News

Vegemite, it is in our blood. Too bad it’s owned by the multinational Mondelez… that aside, while recently expanding my palette to include foods such as salmon, lemons and garlic powder - ha! I’ve come across the following beast! Salt reduced Vegemite. What really got my eye was not the... Continue reading

Blood Donation July 2016

Nix McRetro // 22nd July 2016 // News

Since late 2014, I noticed there was a blood donation van stopping by every three months to collect whole blood - I figured why not give some blood. Wish I had discovered this thing earlier as giving blood can be quite fun and… well at the very least - FREE... Continue reading