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Playstation 2 : new lens / silent fan / FreeHDBoot

Some time ago, I had the chance to buy a used PlayStation 2 for cheap because it was sold as “defective.” In fact, the console was unable to read any discs, whether DVD or CD. […]

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PSP Go : screen replacement and microSD storage

06/17/2024 jit No comments

The PSP Go is a pretty good version to play with original hardware on the go, as it is the smallest version of the console. It has however 2 mains drawbacks : its limited internal […]

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Sega Master System FM sound expansion module

04/15/2024 jit No comments

It is a well known thing now : the japanese Sega Marks III had additional hardware compared to its US and Europe counterpart (the Master System) : a Yamaha FM sound chip. Not all games […]

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K6-III + Voodoo 3 : ultimate socket 7 upgrade

03/21/2024 jit No comments

In a previous article, I pimped a good old Socket 7 based PC with a K6-II 400 (overclocked to 500Mhz) and a Riva 128. For sure it was running very nicely, but I found two […]

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Pimped socket 7 / BabyAT with K6-II 400 + Riva 128

02/26/2024 jit 1 comment

Back in the nineties, I was using boosted Amiga computers and a Playstation, not a PC. Of course, I had the chance to play Doom on my father’s PS/2 with its 486SLC, but I did […]

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PSOne bios replacement (PSX-XBoo)

01/25/202401/25/2024 jit 1 comment

Changing the BIOS of a Playstation 1 may sound weird. As explained in a previous article, my console is a Japanese model thus it has an additional region check in its bios. So even with […]

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PSone modchip with PSNee (SCPH100 / PM-41)

01/03/2024 jit 2 comments

The playstation 1 is not my favourite system, but I have to admit that it has some good games. I got an NTSC PSOne for really cheap and some NTSC games can be difficult to […]

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Nintendo DSi XL touch panel replacement

11/29/2023 jit No comments

I recently had to replace the touch panel of my Nintendo DSi XL : it was not working anymore and some games were even crashing while touching the screen. I think it is worth replacing […]

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Pimped Amiga 600

10/22/202311/21/2024 jit 5 comments

Amiga computers are by far my preferred retrocomputing machines. Several years ago, I owned multiple ones: A500, A2000 + SCSI, A1200 (+68060, tower, Zorro 2 bus, C64/3D) and ultimately a marvelous Amiga 4000 PPC with […]

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Wonderswan color : discreet LiPo mod

06/04/202303/16/2024 jit No comments

The Wonderswan color has an horrible screen, but good IPS replacements exist and are easy to mount. However, the Wonderdswan power source is very limited with only one AA battery. An IPS screen can drain […]

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Wonderswan color : IPS display and new shell

05/13/2023 jit No comments

The Wonderswan color is an upgrade of the Wonderswan which had a black & white display… Well an upgrade regarding the colors of the display, but not its quality. The original screen is even worth […]

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