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Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Cart Dumping via Parallel (Part 2)

Nix McRetro // 2nd December 2013 // Hacks, Programming, Sega

Dumping carts through controller port 2 on the Mega Drive / Genesis, with the Mega-CD running the transfer software. Incredible, right? Success! On this attempt I dumped the PAL Fatal Fury 2 cartridge… but what’s this? Watch on to see! Sources RetroDev - Sega CD Transfer Suite Related posts Sega... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive / Genesis Cart Dumping via Parallel (Part 1)

Nix McRetro // 2nd December 2013 // Hacks, Sega, YouTube

Dumping Mega Drive / Genesis cartridges through controller port 2, with a Mega-CD providing the boot environment. Incredible, right? This setup came from Mask of Destiny’s Sega CD Transfer Suite at RetroDev. A cable connects the PC’s DB-25 parallel port to controller port 2 on the Mega Drive / Genesis.... Continue reading

Water-Damaged Sony PS one Repair Attempt

Nix McRetro // 1st December 2013 // Repairs, Sony, YouTube

Water-damaged consoles are the worst of the bunch. Unpredictable and filthy… and then there’s the rust! Continue reading

Sony PlayStation Junk CD Decks - Partial Solution (Part 2)

Nix McRetro // 1st December 2013 // Repairs, Sony, YouTube

Part two of this epic journey through the lands! Where is that PSIO project anyway? Related posts Sony PlayStation Junk CD Decks - The Discovery (Part 1) Continue reading

Sony PS one Laser Replacement with Extra Issues

Nix McRetro // 1st December 2013 // Repairs, Sony, YouTube

Swapping the optical-drive assembly over is pretty easy on these little fellas, but this replacement came with some extra issues. Sony used several KSM-440 variants across the PlayStation family. The PS one uses the KSM-440BAM, while earlier consoles use other assemblies. They aren’t universal drop-in replacements, so check the flex... Continue reading