How to play original Xbox games on your Xbox 360
Dreamcast In this post we will describe how you format your Xbox 360 hard drive to make it compatible with original Xbox games. The context of the post is that we…
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Nintendo 64 (N64) disassembly and recap
Nintendo 64 was released in Japan and USA in 1996 and Europe and Australia in 1997. It was the successor the Super Nintendo and introduced 3D graphics similar to other…
SEGA Master System 2 AV mod
The SEGA Master System 2 was a low-cost version of the Master System console. The console was released in 1990. I recently acquired a SEGA Master System 2 with a…
HP 1040 G1 disassembly
I got my Hewlett Packard 1040 G1 laptop back in 2015-ish, and it is still a quite competent machine with its Intel I7 cpu. However, over time, it may require…
Game Gear Zero
In a previous post on Game Gear recap I briefly mentioned that I was working on putting a Raspberry pi in a broken Game Gear. In this post, I will…
How to burn games for 3DO
The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer console was released worldwide in 1994. It was one of several cd-based consoles released in the mid-1990s that failed to gain large market shares and could…
Genesis / Mega Drive “Gen Top 100 SMS Top 100” green multicart: what to expect?
In this post I am taking a closer look at the green “Gen Top 100 SMS Top 100” multi cartridge that, as the title suggests, contain 100 games for Genesis…
Everquest timeline
Everquest is an MMORPG launched on March 16, 1999. The game has received several expansions over the years, and in this post I will write a brief timeline over Everquest’s…
Gameboy Advance SP (GBA SP): battery and screen replacement
The Gameboy Advance SP (“SP” stands for SPecial) was an upgraded version of the Gameboy Advance, with a different form factor, and most important of all: a backlit screen. The…
NES controller repair
The NES controller with its characteristic D-pad, select, start and A and B button is liked by many, and is considered a standard for how a digital controller should function.…