Builds & Mods
DIY retro builds and modifications: flash carts and multicarts, diagnostic cartridges, controller adapters, video and region mods, kits and PCBs built from scratch.
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Plugging a Mega Drive pad straight into a C64 can kill the CIA chip. I build an open source adapter that makes it safe, and works on the Amiga too.
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A DIY chip RAM expansion for the Amiga A600 that anyone can build. I hand-solder SukkoPera’s open source board, SMD parts and all, and stress test it.
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I mod a PAL Atari Jaguar to run at 60Hz by removing the zero ohm link at R140 and adding a 50/60Hz switch, then compare games side by side.
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A full build of the ZX Dandanator Mini 2.1, a 512K flash ROM card and diagnostic cartridge for the ZX Spectrum, from bare PCB to first power on.
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A PC floppy drive won’t work on an Amiga out of the box. I convert an ALPS DF354 with a jumper change, one track cut and two wires, then test it on an Amiga 500.