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Unboxing Pier Solar for the Sega Dreamcast

Nix McRetro // 14th March 2016 // Gaming, Sega, YouTube

Well would you look at that? Pier Solar finally turned up… three months ago! Why has it taken me so long? Apathy, probably… I don’t care! I do what I want, when I want. Enjoy the full unboxing experience of Pier Solar and the Great Architects along with a peek... Continue reading

Capturing Game Video

Nix McRetro // 13th March 2016 // Guides, YouTube

I tend to upload all my videos at 1080p these days. I used to be a 720p person, but 4K was starting to appear everywhere and apparently resolution inflation is unavoidable. My internet connection is bad enough that uploading 4K regularly would be an exercise in suffering, so 1080p it... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Internal Overview

Nix McRetro // 12th March 2016 // IBM PC, Sega, YouTube

This is a refresher on the Sega TeraDrive. I figure while I have them out for the XT-IDE card I might as well share a new video of them in their natural habitat. Hope you enjoy the video, be sure to like and subscribe if you enjoyed. We’ll have a... Continue reading

4th Year Anniversary on YouTube

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

Well it’s been four years since I decided on 11th March 2012 to fire up RetroJunkie2020 and signed up to Assembler Games. What have we achieved? Let’s have a quick look at the Nix McRetro YouTube dashboard. Lots of numbers. Let’s break them down! Over the last 28 days: 25,040... Continue reading

Dimplex DC10RC Review

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

Ever sit back and wish your room was only 27 degrees? This particular Dimplex DC10RC was doing an extremely poor job of getting me there. In my room I was seeing something like a two-degree reduction compared with the outside temperature, despite using it in a room smaller than the... Continue reading