As you can see from the video above this mod is for the Sega Saturn (Model 1) with VA0 a motherboard. I’ve also … Continue reading
Category: Sega
PicoPSU 80W on PIII 800MHz Overview
Here’s an idea of what the PicoPSU chews up when connected to a Pentium III 800MHz machine with 512MB RAM, hard drive, and … Continue reading
Decoding the Japanese Aiwa Sega Mega-CD Startup Screen
…Please Press the Start Button…
…Checking the Disc…
…Please Wait a Little Bit…
Thanks to T_chan from ASSEMbler Games for the fast translation. Now I have some idea of what the poor Aiwa is yelling at me when I press … Continue reading
Sega Dreamcast – BIOS Dumping Guide
Below is the Dreamcast the BIOS was dumped from and the chip it was beamed down through. I’d used httpd-ack-20080711.zip and XDP.rar to get me … Continue reading
Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Game Unit Overview
A quick look inside the Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Game Unit showing off all of the many capacitors and some damage near the rear of … Continue reading
Sega Dreamcast Shell / Case Replacement Installation
Went ahead and replaced the shell on my most discoloured Dreamcast. It was very yellowed on the underside of the console. The solution? … Continue reading
Sega Dreamcast PAL Revision VA0 Update
Today I just couldn’t help myself. Dug into the VA0 PAL Dreamcast and took some photos of the internals. Interestingly it is definitely a … Continue reading
Sega Dreamcast PAL Revision VA0
A Dreamcast post? It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Here is a Dreamcast I picked up a while ago from the UK. Realised I hadn’t posted anything about actually receiving it. It did arrive and has shown some issues like … Continue reading
Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Laser Replacement
A simple repair for the Aiwa, at least compared to some of the other issues it has been having. Replacing the Sony KSS-210B … Continue reading
Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 – Inside the MD / MCD Unit
Here’s a quick peek inside the Mega CD / Mega Drive section of the Aiwa. It is separate to the Aiwa itself … Continue reading
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