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PSIO Prototype 1.1 Test Station Setup Overview - March 2014

Nix McRetro // 5th August 2014 // Gaming, Sony, YouTube

Fired the PSIO prototype up back in March 2014, recorded some video, moved house multiple times and rediscovered this footage. Essentially it’s an overview of how everything is connected up to the prototype PSIO device. Please remember that this a prototype device and does likely not reflect what the final... Continue reading

Common Ringtail Possums Feeding

Nix McRetro // 27th July 2014 // YouTube

Here we have some Common Ringtail Possums feeding at around 6pm in the middle of Winter in Sydney on the balcony at the boss’s home. They look like rats to me, however, they are not to be confused with the pesky home invading Brushtail Possum. Continue reading

Extreme Plays! Spelunker [NES] [1985]

Nix McRetro // 16th July 2014 // Gaming, Nintendo, YouTube

This version of Spelunker was developed by Tim Martin and Micro Graphic Image and licensed from Brøderbund for use on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1985. Continue reading

Dumping the Sony DTL-H2000 BIOS - PS1 Dev Kit

Nix McRetro // 4th July 2014 // Devkit, Sony, YouTube

One of the admins over at psxdev.net sent me a BIOS chip from some old (~1994) Sony PlayStation 1 development hardware to be dumped. You can pickup the BIOS from over at psxdev.net. Continue reading

Sega Saturn Sophia Dev Kit - Another No Video Repair

Nix McRetro // 28th June 2014 // Devkit, Repairs, Sega

My third and final Sophia that was in need of repair. Those blasted caps are replaced and she has video signal and life again! I sped this one up a bit since it’s pretty much the same as the previous Sophia video. Model: SG4101 Serial: H417010020 Before… …and after (again)!... Continue reading