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Mar 9 2004

This is a test!

Please ignore this test.

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Mar 9 2004

Today’s tech fun!

Tonight I spent some time putting the finishing touches on an X68000 power supply repair. Once I got it all finished and put it together, it failed to function. Turns out the floppy drives were dead. Let this be a lesson unto you: If your power supply blows, and they often do with these awesome […]

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Mar 8 2004

Cellular Nectaris

Hudson, now a division of Konami and past purveyors of all things PC Engine, have released everyone’s favourite future military sim Nectaris for Vodafone cellular phones in Japan. Check it out. This is in addition to several NES and PC Engine releases like Adventure Island, Star Soldier, Lode Runner and Bomberman. NTT DoCoMo’s i-mode on […]

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Mar 7 2004

nfg.2y.net in the news again

Australia’s Official XBox Magazine has linked to the X68000 Sleeve Gallery in their latest issue. Click below to see what they said!

Hardware
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Feb 20 2004

Strange Saturn Internals

Of interest only to the techy geeks, I found a strange new Saturn. It’s not especially rare, but it uses a Sanyo CD mechanism, which is sort of weird (the majority are JVC).

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Feb 16 2004

Interesting SNES Demo Cart

I bought a few EPROM boards from someone recently and some had chips on them. Turns out it’s a 1996 Tokyo Toy Show version of Nazo Puyo 2, with new special screens, but missing about one third of the content in the released game. It’s kind of neat.

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Feb 13 2004

Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo

So the demo was released. I think it’s bloody fabulous, and you can read why.

Games
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Feb 1 2004

101 Secrets of the PC Engine

A bit of a trivia collection for you: 101 Secrets of the PC Engine! Includes pics + diagrams!

Hardware
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Jan 31 2004

IS Electronics Saturn Address Checker

I picked up a huge and rare Saturn Address Checker made by IS Electronics. No, this isn’t a repeat, this one’s a LOT different. About 8kg different in fact.

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Jan 27 2004

New word!

I coined a new word today: Uglygons, n. Used to describe the primary 3D components that make up beloved 2D game characters or items when they’re re-released on a new generation of hardware. For examples, see any Bomberman or PS2 Sega Ages remake. Usage: They remade the game with uglygons instead of sprites.

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