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Moved (Back) to WordPress

Nix McRetro // 8th February 2016 // News, Raspberry Pi

If you can see this post, it means that I managed to get the website working sufficiently well under WordPress on a Raspberry Pi 2. While I had used FlatPress for a while, I felt like I was missing out on some of the great WordPress features… errr, well I... Continue reading

Setting Up SGDK Environment Variables

Nix McRetro // 7th February 2016 // Devkit, Sega

Just leaving this here as a reminder for myself… Setting up SGDK Environment Variables Continue reading

Mayumi 4 | PIC12F629 | SCPH-7502 | PU-22

Nix McRetro // 5th February 2016 // Guides, Sony

Mayumi 4 | PIC12F629 | SCPH-7502 | PU-22

There are eight points in total to solder. Above is the pinout, from pin 1 through to pin 8. Mayumi 4 supports three different modes on the SCPH-750x model / PU-22 board. To change modes, press and hold reset for two seconds. Strongest Mode –> Old Modchip Mode –> Disable... Continue reading

Sony PlayStation 1 - Modchip Overview

Nix McRetro // 29th January 2016 // Guides, Sony

First up a little information on the best modchips for the PS1 and why we do or don’t use them. This is mostly educated guesses upon reading things on the *internet* - of all things… and probably shouldn’t be taken as gospel! GQ-4X doesn’t seem to program PIC chips properly.... Continue reading

A New Direction - Game Reviews

Nix McRetro // 20th January 2016 // News, YouTube

It has recently occurred to me that being a full-time student (and unemployed) has really stopped me from having any disposable income like I had previously while employed full time. Ahhh, being a student gives you all the “freedoms” of working without the paycheck at the end of the week.... Continue reading