Playstation Portable (PSP): analog stick replacement
Dreamcast In another post about the Playstation Portable, I write about how to softmod the unit. In this post I will demonstrate how to replace the analog thumbstick, which becomes subject…
SEGA Master System controller repair
Like any other old controller, the SEGA Master System gamepad can be worn over time, which causes faults such as non-responsive buttons, or directions on the d-pad to stop working.…
Amiga 500 keyboard membrance maintenance
The Amiga series of computes were created by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s as 16-bit successors to iconic machines such as Commodore 64 (and Commodore 128). In this post…
Inside a long Gameboy multicart
I recently bought a Gameboy lot with a unit, games, and a case. Included in the lot was a couple of oddly shaped multi-game cartridges. I decided to take a…
Game Gear with a dark screen: capacitor change
In this post I write some notes about fixing a Game Gear with a very dark screen. The dark screen is one of the symtoms of failing capacitors in the…
Commodore 128 disassembly
I recently bought a Commodore 128 (C128) on Swedish eBay for a good price. In this post I will write a few notes about the disassembly of this lovely machine…
Chinese Gameboy Advance 369-in-1 cart: what to expect
This is the second part in a series of posts where I review some odds and ends of retrogaming stuff from China. In the first part I took a look…
How to clean a NES cartridge
When the cartridges for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) becomes dirty, you will experience problems getting the console to recognize them, which results in a flashing white screen, and similar…
How to get your NES games to run again
I recently puchased a few Nintendo Entertainment Systems (NES) together with some games. These were sold “as-is”, and the seller(s) reported problems such as the consoles were just blinking etc.…
How to fix a Dreamcast controller port not working
In this post I will cover how to fix a Dreamcast controller port not working. Essentially, it involves replacing a broken fuse at the controller port board. While you are…