André Coelho
@hitmanmcc.bsky.social
A while ago my missus asked if I could change the batteries on one of her watches. I said sure, if I had the proper tools, I guess. Many months later, get the proper tools I did. Stay a while and see how that turns out.
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
A while ago my missus asked if I could change the batteries on one of her watches. I said sure, if I had the proper tools, I guess. Many months later, get the proper tools I did. Stay a while and see how that turns out.
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Order 8943 Complete!
Customer sent in a NeoGeo CD Toploader for an SDLoader install, FRAM Upgrade, Full Recap Service and Full Service Cleaning!
Now they have access to the library of CD games with much faster loading times!
Check it out 👇
1/4
Customer sent in a NeoGeo CD Toploader for an SDLoader install, FRAM Upgrade, Full Recap Service and Full Service Cleaning!
Now they have access to the library of CD games with much faster loading times!
Check it out 👇
1/4
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Order 8943 Complete!
Customer sent in a NeoGeo CD Toploader for an SDLoader install, FRAM Upgrade, Full Recap Service and Full Service Cleaning!
Now they have access to the library of CD games with much faster loading times!
Check it out 👇
1/4
Customer sent in a NeoGeo CD Toploader for an SDLoader install, FRAM Upgrade, Full Recap Service and Full Service Cleaning!
Now they have access to the library of CD games with much faster loading times!
Check it out 👇
1/4
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if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
if you played sonic the hedgehog and put down the controller, sonic would look at you and tap his foot impatiently. this was proof that sega genesis cartridges had souls. the decision was made to make the storage cases a lot larger than the cartridges so they would have room to move around in there
Interesting result, obviously it's very early stage and WIP. I for one hope he pursues this. It would be cool to get something resembling the composite palette in RGB. The fact that this firmware can just be sideloaded onto the OSSC with the latest firmware makes this even better.
February 11, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Interesting result, obviously it's very early stage and WIP. I for one hope he pursues this. It would be cool to get something resembling the composite palette in RGB. The fact that this firmware can just be sideloaded onto the OSSC with the latest firmware makes this even better.
Testing a new interesting firmware for the OSSC that will do something cool for all the PC Engine fans out there. I'm trying to help out the developer of the firmware. #RETROGAMING #pcengine
February 11, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Testing a new interesting firmware for the OSSC that will do something cool for all the PC Engine fans out there. I'm trying to help out the developer of the firmware. #RETROGAMING #pcengine
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4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
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My rackmounted Windows 98SE PC.
Pentium III Coppermine 1GHz
1GB RAM
ATi X800 Pro
2x Voodoo II 12MB in SLi
Creative AWE64 + 32MB SoundFont memory module
Intel 1000/MT with PXE ROM
Sony IDE DVD/CD-RW
120GB SSD for OS, 240GB SSD for storage.
Triple boots Windows 98SE, Windows XP and Deuvan Linux 5.0.
Pentium III Coppermine 1GHz
1GB RAM
ATi X800 Pro
2x Voodoo II 12MB in SLi
Creative AWE64 + 32MB SoundFont memory module
Intel 1000/MT with PXE ROM
Sony IDE DVD/CD-RW
120GB SSD for OS, 240GB SSD for storage.
Triple boots Windows 98SE, Windows XP and Deuvan Linux 5.0.
February 10, 2026 at 6:36 PM
My rackmounted Windows 98SE PC.
Pentium III Coppermine 1GHz
1GB RAM
ATi X800 Pro
2x Voodoo II 12MB in SLi
Creative AWE64 + 32MB SoundFont memory module
Intel 1000/MT with PXE ROM
Sony IDE DVD/CD-RW
120GB SSD for OS, 240GB SSD for storage.
Triple boots Windows 98SE, Windows XP and Deuvan Linux 5.0.
Pentium III Coppermine 1GHz
1GB RAM
ATi X800 Pro
2x Voodoo II 12MB in SLi
Creative AWE64 + 32MB SoundFont memory module
Intel 1000/MT with PXE ROM
Sony IDE DVD/CD-RW
120GB SSD for OS, 240GB SSD for storage.
Triple boots Windows 98SE, Windows XP and Deuvan Linux 5.0.
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Here are some techniques I discovered through 14 years of shader programming:
February 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Here are some techniques I discovered through 14 years of shader programming:
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OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – Scanning the Radio Frequencies
VideoGamePerfection.com OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – RF expansion cards, Classic updates & budget downscaling! Hi, Greetings video scaler fan! It’s been a while since we did one of these newsletters and since so much has changed with OSSC Pro…
VideoGamePerfection.com OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – RF expansion cards, Classic updates & budget downscaling! Hi, Greetings video scaler fan! It’s been a while since we did one of these newsletters and since so much has changed with OSSC Pro…
OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – Scanning the Radio Frequencies
VideoGamePerfection.com OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – RF expansion cards, Classic updates & budget downscaling! Hi, Greetings video scaler fan! It’s been a while since we did one of these newsletters and since so much has changed with OSSC Pro and Classic, we thought it might be high time we sent one out, so here it is, an old school e-mail newsletter just for you, we hope you enjoy it!
videogameperfection.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:54 AM
OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – Scanning the Radio Frequencies
VideoGamePerfection.com OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – RF expansion cards, Classic updates & budget downscaling! Hi, Greetings video scaler fan! It’s been a while since we did one of these newsletters and since so much has changed with OSSC Pro…
VideoGamePerfection.com OSSC Newsletter Issue 25 – RF expansion cards, Classic updates & budget downscaling! Hi, Greetings video scaler fan! It’s been a while since we did one of these newsletters and since so much has changed with OSSC Pro…
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Sega Mega Drive 2 refurb and mod
- Region free/In-game reset from @consolemods.bsky.social
- Full capacitor replacement kit from Console 5
- AV socket and power jack cleaned from oxidation.
Ready for many more years of play 😎
#sega #retro #retrogaming
- Region free/In-game reset from @consolemods.bsky.social
- Full capacitor replacement kit from Console 5
- AV socket and power jack cleaned from oxidation.
Ready for many more years of play 😎
#sega #retro #retrogaming
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Sega Mega Drive 2 refurb and mod
- Region free/In-game reset from @consolemods.bsky.social
- Full capacitor replacement kit from Console 5
- AV socket and power jack cleaned from oxidation.
Ready for many more years of play 😎
#sega #retro #retrogaming
- Region free/In-game reset from @consolemods.bsky.social
- Full capacitor replacement kit from Console 5
- AV socket and power jack cleaned from oxidation.
Ready for many more years of play 😎
#sega #retro #retrogaming
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Absolute legend and a man responsible for many of my childhood favourites. I only had some brief correspondence with him in doing research for a project but a warm kind soul. RIP.
Kunio-kun And River City Ransom Composer Kazuo Sawa Has Passed Away.
Kunio-kun And River City Ransom Composer Kazuo Sawa Has Passed Away
"I really wish I had asked him more about those things while he was still alive"
www.timeextension.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Absolute legend and a man responsible for many of my childhood favourites. I only had some brief correspondence with him in doing research for a project but a warm kind soul. RIP.
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EXC: Nigel Farage has been accused of having no solution to Britain's problems by his own candidate. Matt Goodwin repeatedly attacked the Farage in historic posts, as well as the Reform party as a whole
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Farage accused of having no answer to UK's problems by his own candidate
In posts from just last year, Matt Goodwin, the Reform UK candidate, claimed if Mr Farage became Prime Minister support for him would 'collapse quickly' due to him being 'fairly divisiv...
www.mirror.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
EXC: Nigel Farage has been accused of having no solution to Britain's problems by his own candidate. Matt Goodwin repeatedly attacked the Farage in historic posts, as well as the Reform party as a whole
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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The Socialists batter the Far Right in Portugal.
Lets do it in the UK.
Lets do it in the UK.
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The Socialists batter the Far Right in Portugal.
Lets do it in the UK.
Lets do it in the UK.
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#BlueSCSI v2026.02.08 - HUGE release
* 16-bit Ultra Wide SCSI
* CD audio S/PDIF/I2S
* Fragmented images are fast now!
* SCA drive bay
* 11.5x BlueSCSI Toolbox speed boost
* SCSI bus timing fixes
* 520-byte sector imaging
* No Arduino deps
* 2287 unit test assertions
& more github.com/BlueSCSI/Blu...
* 16-bit Ultra Wide SCSI
* CD audio S/PDIF/I2S
* Fragmented images are fast now!
* SCA drive bay
* 11.5x BlueSCSI Toolbox speed boost
* SCSI bus timing fixes
* 520-byte sector imaging
* No Arduino deps
* 2287 unit test assertions
& more github.com/BlueSCSI/Blu...
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 AM
#BlueSCSI v2026.02.08 - HUGE release
* 16-bit Ultra Wide SCSI
* CD audio S/PDIF/I2S
* Fragmented images are fast now!
* SCA drive bay
* 11.5x BlueSCSI Toolbox speed boost
* SCSI bus timing fixes
* 520-byte sector imaging
* No Arduino deps
* 2287 unit test assertions
& more github.com/BlueSCSI/Blu...
* 16-bit Ultra Wide SCSI
* CD audio S/PDIF/I2S
* Fragmented images are fast now!
* SCA drive bay
* 11.5x BlueSCSI Toolbox speed boost
* SCSI bus timing fixes
* 520-byte sector imaging
* No Arduino deps
* 2287 unit test assertions
& more github.com/BlueSCSI/Blu...
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Order #5419
I refurbished, recapped and installed a region-free BIOS into this Toys'R'Us "Sonic Set" console.
Seems like I'm looking into many Sega Saturns lately. Want to see more about this one? Check below 👇
I refurbished, recapped and installed a region-free BIOS into this Toys'R'Us "Sonic Set" console.
Seems like I'm looking into many Sega Saturns lately. Want to see more about this one? Check below 👇
February 7, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Order #5419
I refurbished, recapped and installed a region-free BIOS into this Toys'R'Us "Sonic Set" console.
Seems like I'm looking into many Sega Saturns lately. Want to see more about this one? Check below 👇
I refurbished, recapped and installed a region-free BIOS into this Toys'R'Us "Sonic Set" console.
Seems like I'm looking into many Sega Saturns lately. Want to see more about this one? Check below 👇
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The fourth book is live! It includes the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable studies.
I'm really happy with the result. You can get a copy here amazon.com/dp/B0GLP3Q8HB
I'm really happy with the result. You can get a copy here amazon.com/dp/B0GLP3Q8HB
February 8, 2026 at 9:42 AM
The fourth book is live! It includes the Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable studies.
I'm really happy with the result. You can get a copy here amazon.com/dp/B0GLP3Q8HB
I'm really happy with the result. You can get a copy here amazon.com/dp/B0GLP3Q8HB
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We finally have a photo of the previously unseen Zelda 1 art on display at the Nintendo Museum.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
February 7, 2026 at 7:39 AM
We finally have a photo of the previously unseen Zelda 1 art on display at the Nintendo Museum.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
The cartouche in the top right, subtitled "THE MAP OF HYRULE," depicts 3 fairy/goddess figures unfolding a cloth (making the world?). Miyamoto's signature is on the bottom right.
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Saturn Quake aesthetics are so peak. Nothing feels quite like low res Saturn 3D quad polygons. And there is something about the colors too, Saturn always tended towards darker shades.
February 7, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Saturn Quake aesthetics are so peak. Nothing feels quite like low res Saturn 3D quad polygons. And there is something about the colors too, Saturn always tended towards darker shades.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Here's the last drop of PVM 2030 scans - Supplement 2, 3, and 4! These contain updated schematics for the D, B1, and B2 boards. Refer to the cited serial number ranges or part number variations to figure out if they apply to your model.
crtdatabase.com/crts/sony/so...
crtdatabase.com/crts/sony/so...
Sony PVM-2030 | CRT Database
Manuals
Special Thanks to chrysolophus.amherstiae and Derf for sourcing a physical copy of this incredibly rare service manual so we could scan it!
crtdatabase.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Here's the last drop of PVM 2030 scans - Supplement 2, 3, and 4! These contain updated schematics for the D, B1, and B2 boards. Refer to the cited serial number ranges or part number variations to figure out if they apply to your model.
crtdatabase.com/crts/sony/so...
crtdatabase.com/crts/sony/so...
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Here's the vid I caught wind of downloaded the slideshow rom from, where the porter shows their method in the conversion process and the challenges involved.
How I Ported Amazing PC-98 Pixel Art to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
YouTube video by Pigsy's Retro Game Dev Tutorials
www.youtube.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Here's the vid I caught wind of downloaded the slideshow rom from, where the porter shows their method in the conversion process and the challenges involved.
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And just for completeness sake 😃 You can order #FlipperMCE from any vendor or manufacturer you like - the PCB files are available on github.com/FlipperMCE/pcb
I ordered my batch order at JLCPCB which is a bit more involved than PCBWay, but may also be a bit cheaper depending on where you live 😉
I ordered my batch order at JLCPCB which is a bit more involved than PCBWay, but may also be a bit cheaper depending on where you live 😉
GitHub - FlipperMCE/pcb: FlipperMCE PCB
FlipperMCE PCB. Contribute to FlipperMCE/pcb development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
And just for completeness sake 😃 You can order #FlipperMCE from any vendor or manufacturer you like - the PCB files are available on github.com/FlipperMCE/pcb
I ordered my batch order at JLCPCB which is a bit more involved than PCBWay, but may also be a bit cheaper depending on where you live 😉
I ordered my batch order at JLCPCB which is a bit more involved than PCBWay, but may also be a bit cheaper depending on where you live 😉
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Prolific Saturn Modder Creates A Successor To One Of Sega's Rarest Consoles.
Prolific Saturn Modder Creates A Successor To One Of Sega's Rarest Consoles
Update: Final version of the one-off 'Sega CDX2' is shown off
www.timeextension.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Prolific Saturn Modder Creates A Successor To One Of Sega's Rarest Consoles.
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Even though my Voodoo preparing days are numbered thanks to FPGA Voodoo cards on the horizon, I fixed another one today.
This very special Voodoo 1 crashed on the first frame it renders, even when the TMU is disabled. So my verdict was the FBI RAM was probably faulty.
This very special Voodoo 1 crashed on the first frame it renders, even when the TMU is disabled. So my verdict was the FBI RAM was probably faulty.
February 4, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Even though my Voodoo preparing days are numbered thanks to FPGA Voodoo cards on the horizon, I fixed another one today.
This very special Voodoo 1 crashed on the first frame it renders, even when the TMU is disabled. So my verdict was the FBI RAM was probably faulty.
This very special Voodoo 1 crashed on the first frame it renders, even when the TMU is disabled. So my verdict was the FBI RAM was probably faulty.