Having dipped my toe back into vintage gaming again, I decided to pickup some CRT TVs. I’d seen some people playing with Bang & Olufsen MX series, mainly the MX4000 and MX7000. I wanted to try a 28″ screen and a B&O popped up on eBay so I thought I’d […]
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Just a quick bit of info on installing Bad_Ad84’s SuperCIC/uIGR kit on the regular sized (phat) 1chip SNES model. The photos on this page are from a Japanese Super Famicom which of course is NTSC. As a habit I always switch on a SNES after I’ve removed the power lead […]
Here’s a little bit of info on replacing the internal rechargeable battery on the Sega Dreamcast. eBay/Aliexpress/Amazon have plenty of people selling vertical holders for CR2032 batteries. Of course, we can also rely on Bad_Ad84 for them also! These holders are a direct fit in the Dreamcast. Just be sure […]
The Sega Dreamcast Controller ports can sometimes stop responding, I’ve read that it can be as a result of disconnecting and reconnecting controllers whilst the console is switched on. The cause is a blown fuse, marked F1 on the controller port circuit board. I recently purchased a faulty Dreamcast with […]
I recently fancied making myself a new CMVS using the very popular MV1C board. I’ve completed the project, I just need to gather up all the info I used or figured out and will keep updating this post. For now, here’s some scraps of info… The excellent guide from Jamma […]
The SNES Mini (or SNES 2 or SNES Junior – whatever you want to call it, also the Super Famicom Jnr) is a smaller variant of the 1Chip SNES Consoles – which are more difficult to mod than the regular SNES. I’ve never had an opportunity to attempt to mod […]
Whilst I was looking at emulating the GD-ROM drive, I saw that some people were replacing the Dreamcast PSU with an ATX PicoPSU. I had a DC with a blown PSU, and I had a PicoPSU which I purchased years ago, but since abandoned the project it was meant for. Update […]
Instead of using a scaler such as the XRGB or modified GBS series, you can add scanlines to an RGB Scart signal. It’s not as neat as using a scaler, nor does it provide as good an experience, but I wanted to make one just out of curiosity, especially after […]
When I was looking to buy an XRGB mini Framemeister for use in the UK, I was aware that I’d either have to use a stepdown converter for the PSU, or find a replacement PSU. This is because I’d read that it came with a PSU that expected an input […]
Chances are, if you’re looking at this page, you already know what the XRGB mini Framemeister is. If you don’t, take at a look at these sites for a detailed analysis. XRGB Wiki Fudoh’s website The RGB input lead that comes with the XRGB is wired for Japanese 21 pin […]