Retro Repair Blog and Articles
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Full teardown of a 3DO FZ-1 that will not power on. Leaked electrolyte near the regulators, a capacitor reading almost 5 ohms ESR, and a replacement at C36.
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Fusion is a new multi-format magazine covering retro and modern gaming. Here is what I thought of the first issue.
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Chris Wilkins of Fusion Retro Books sent a package: the Crash Annual 2018, a Crash calendar, a Pentagram map and an Oliver Frey canvas.
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A boxed Panasonic Real 3DO FZ-1 arrives, reportedly dead. I go through the pads, games and manual, then plug it in to see what happens.
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Retro Man Cave’s Amstrad CPC6128 Trash to Treasure episode features a track written and performed by me, from around the 6:20 mark.