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Johnny Five is Healthy BMI

Nix McRetro // 1st August 2016 // News

Johnny Five is alive! I think I’ve won this particular 2016 game. According to the standard adult BMI classification I had just entered the healthy weight category after coming down from an “obese” BMI of thirty-five-point-something. For most adults, that category is 18.5 to 24.9. BMI is only a screening... 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

Back in March 2012 I replaced a fuse in a Sega Mega-CD, and the good news is these PICO parts are still around. The parts I was considering here have a different current rating. Before replacing a blown SNES or Super Famicom fuse, first confirm that the original fuse is... 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 right now. Shipping starts at $2. If you’re after something specific, I might be able to point you in the right... Continue reading

My Weight Loss Rate - July 2016

Nix McRetro // 30th July 2016 // News

I had been using roughly 500 g to 1 kg per week as my own target rate. My running average for this year’s weight-loss effort was around 1.13 kg per week. The sharp little movement around the blood donation is interesting, but I should not have described the graph as... 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 palate to include foods such as salmon, lemons and garlic powder… ha!… I came across this beast: Salt Reduced Vegemite. What really caught my eye was not the reduced salt... Continue reading