Finally, a repair where nothing caught fire. I was surprised when simply applying a lightly heated soldering iron fixed the problem and appeased the … Continue reading
Category: Nintendo
Nintendo Game Boy Tetris Stress Testing
These two Game Boys were just waiting to be played. I wish I had been able to source a link cable to battle myself … Continue reading
Nintendo 64 Cartridge Slot Cleaning
Cartridge slot cleaning is one of my favourite adventures to embark on. This applies to many other consoles that are cartridge based. Just be sure … Continue reading
Super Nintendo / Super Famicom Modes of Failure
If you’re having trouble with garbled video on your SNES or SFC be sure to have a look here for the possible modes of failure.
You’ll see it is actually a Nintendo Super System, which I had never heard of … Continue reading
GameCube Laser Power Calibration – Xeno GC Install
Xeno GC, this bad boy had been sitting around for a long time! The installation isn’t actually that bad. I’ll eventually … Continue reading
Super Famicom (NTSC-J) and Super Nintendo (PAL) Barrel Size
Using the power of digital callipers and third party power supplies… too bad I didn’t have a first party power supply on … Continue reading
Programming AM29F032B on the MiniPro TL866
Pulled from NesDev.com –
“Hi, you can use the MBM29F033C from Fujitsu to write AM29F032B since the pinout is the same.”
While I haven’t been able to test this first-hand, it should work right? I tend to use the Type … Continue reading
S-MIX on the SNES SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-01 / SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02
Those long time listeners out there might remember this photo of a hole that was blown in the S-MIX chip on the SNSP-CPU-1CHIP-02 mainboard I had a while back. Well good news, I got a chance to revisit the issue … Continue reading
Super Nintendo – Replacing C59 on the SNSP-CPU-01
In this video we replace C59 on the PAL SNES mainboard SNSP-CPU-01. The only noticeable difference between the SNSP-CPU-01 and SNSP-CPU-02 is that … Continue reading
Super Famicom and the Green Line of Doom
Ever wondered what that green line is? Not everyone has it, just a few of us. This video goes on and on … Continue reading
since sometime in the mid-1990s.