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A good friend built his own version of my Leako ColecoVision clone. Is it still tooting my own horn if he did all the work? ilike8bits.com/assembling-a...#retrogaming#leako#colecovision#kicad
New blog post, about a little known, failed Japanese system that still carved out a beloved niche thanks to its collection of unusual games. Thing only sold 32 units, which makes it great for this blog! What do you mean, "32 million?" #retrogaming#nintendowww.leadedsolder.com/2024/09/24/n...
Modification and repair of a Japanese-market Nintendo 64 game console
New blog post! It's said that game consoles have games, and while the PlayStation 3 may be the exception, the Cassette Vision is not. Need some blocky pixels in your life? nicole.express/2024/game-co...
Oops, that last Cassette Vision post was supposed to be a review of some games for it. This is a fairly historically important console, but not a huge seller...
New blog post! When you need to run a huge MSX game, you need mapper logic. But what is a mapper, and how does it work? And hey, how does the MSX slot system work too? All this and looting ancient castles, on today's post. #retrogaming#retrocomputing#msx#kicadwww.leadedsolder.com/2024/09/03/m...
Design and construction of an MSX multi-game cartridge. Explains the MSX slot mapping scheme.
The shop is dwindling—just 5 Floopy Drives left ready to ship out! loopy.land/shop
The first and only flashcart for the Casio Loopy! Despite its small library, a few of the Loopy games are exceptionally hard to find and expensive. Wi...
A wonderful game in its own right, and a heartwarming love letter to all things Sega. Rent A Hero No.1 is pure joy in GD-ROM form: kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2020/07/22/h...
The original Mega Drive Rent A Hero was Sega's first attempt at making players perform a bizarre fictional job in a genre that didn't exist yet at a time when nobody was aching for a menial employment...
New blog post! Have you ever seen a cable this bad before? Sharp X1 keyboards are melting from old "soft-touch" plasticizer. To fix this, I made the cord detachable, just like today's modern cool-kid keyboards. Am I cool yet? #sharpx1#retrocomputing#keyboardswww.leadedsolder.com/2024/08/13/x...
Repair of a rotted cable on a Sharp X1turbo’s keyboard
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