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Blood Donation July 2016

Nix McRetro // 22nd July 2016 // News

Since late 2014 I’d noticed the blood-donation van turning up every few months, so I figured why not give some blood? Wish I had discovered this thing earlier, as giving blood can even be kind of fun and, at the very least, FREE CANDY! It is not entirely without its... Continue reading

Sakura Wars Complete Song Box

Nix McRetro // 17th July 2016 // Gaming, Sega

The box above is the Sakura Wars 2002-2006 song collection, released in December 2006, with eight discs of amazing music. But what’s this next image? You can imagine my delight when I discovered I’d only been listening to the second eight-disc collection. There was another eight-disc Sakura Wars Complete Song... Continue reading

eBay - Open for Business

Nix McRetro // 16th July 2016 // News

First off let’s start the day by reporting that Winamp 2.95 works great with CrossOver 15.1. I’m sure I’d used it in the past and it wouldn’t output audio, but now - it does! Pretty important for an MP3 audio player to be able to play MP3s. On the software... Continue reading

Hello, My Ragtime Gal

Nix McRetro // 12th July 2016 // Gaming, Sega, YouTube

Sonic tunes done up in ragtime. I’m hardly the type to be easily impressed, but when it came to watching Tom Brier work the piano using Sonic music as his base… incredible! The next upload is billed as a sight-reading performance, which makes it even more impressive. Ok, ok, enough... Continue reading

Ye Olde McRetro Gaming Shoppe

Nix McRetro // 11th July 2016 // News, YouTube

The shop is starting to come together quite well. I’ll only be selling a small selection to start with, but it looks like it should scale nicely if I need to add more products. The XenoGC is one example: I picked up a few for myself and a few for... Continue reading