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Bifenthrin Insecticide Poisoning in Lizards

Nix McRetro // 31st January 2018 // Categories: News

I found this footage from April 2016 and wanted to get the word out about how bad this insecticide was for the lizards around my house. The trees had been sprayed with bifenthrin to stop a bug from killing them, and afterwards I started finding lizards twitching and stumbling around.... Continue reading

Sprinkles and Pudding Feast!

Nix McRetro // 31st January 2018 // Categories: Parrots, Reconstructed, YouTube

It’s feast time for Sprinkles and Pudding! Or Tillie and Pudge, if we’re using their more familiar names. The two little green-cheeked conures have been settling into their new home throughout January, and apparently a good meal is another excellent excuse for a bird adventure. With toys to attack, places... Continue reading

XO 7-in-1 GameShark for Sega Saturn

Nix McRetro // 29th January 2018 // Categories: Sega

Back in 2016 I sent across a funky GameShark cartridge for the Sega Saturn that came bundled with something or other. I didn’t have much use for it so I sent it on to Skyway1985 over in the US in exchange for some goodies of my own! He has since... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive 240 V PSU Upgrade

Nix McRetro // 27th January 2018 // Categories: Hacks, Repairs, Sega

Previously, way back in August 2016, I posted about having power supply problems on my Sega TeraDrives. I had considered falling back onto a PSU replacement if replacing parts blindly failed. As it turned out, this was the plan I ended up following. Instead of the PicoPSU, I went with... Continue reading

The Amstrad Mega PC Plus Overview

Nix McRetro // 23rd January 2018 // Categories: IBM PC, Sega, YouTube

Here we have some video of the Amstrad Mega PC, upgraded into what is effectively Mega PC Plus territory by replacing the PC7386SX 386SX motherboard with a PC7486SLC 486SLC motherboard. That’s right, 486-style instructions with the raw processing power of a 386. Maybe that isn’t quite selling it right. This... Continue reading