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The Sega Dreamcast HKT-0120 Development Box Teaser

Nix McRetro // 22nd March 2016 // Devkit, Sega, YouTube

We’ll be taking a good look into the Sega Dreamcast. I must admit I do not own a Dreamcast at this very point… but I do own an HKT-0120. Curious. In future videos, we will be looking into how to image/clone the internal hard drive (in case there are any... Continue reading

Configuring an XTIDE / XT-CF-Lite for the Sega TeraDrive

Nix McRetro // 20th March 2016 // Gaming, IBM PC, Sega

This is quite a long video, some things that just didn’t go the right way caused it to drag on and on and on. Nevermind, that’s generally what this channel is for. Uncut, lazy recording with a splash of actually achieving the goal! And below we have another silly video... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 - Faulty Power Supply (Part 1)

Nix McRetro // 18th March 2016 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Today we start a journey of TeraDrive power supply repair, as you can see the current (ha!) power supply is not working quite right. Let’s see if we can get this repaired and back up and running. If we fail, well… let’s not think about that! :) Also, you might... Continue reading

ROM Hacking Super Mario World (USA) with MIX4AAE

Nix McRetro // 16th March 2016 // Hacks, Nintendo, YouTube

I had a request for some help on getting this working on a flash cart. So I figured sure, why not! :) First up we take the Super Mario World (US) ROM which weighs in at 512kB, making it a 4Mbit ROM. Then apply the IPS patch on here. I... Continue reading

IBM Model M Keyboard Frenzy (10x Multiplier!)

Nix McRetro // 16th March 2016 // IBM PC, YouTube

The final frenzy in a long line of chaotic madness. I hope you enjoyed, we’ll return to our regular scheduled program on Friday with some Sega TeraDrive problems. You can grab more tracks on SoundCloud… there’s even a 100x. White noise! :) Continue reading