Dreamcast
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A stack of boxes opened at last: a CD-i 450, Japanese junk, Spectrums, Archimedes machines on loan and the clear resin A600 case.
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Two retro hardware horror stories for Halloween: the paperclip that killed my Acorn Electron, and the Dreamcast that went out with the rubbish.
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Dead controller ports and a console that always asks for the date. I replace the Dreamcast’s one-shot controller fuse with a resettable polyswitch, fit a rechargeable battery holder, and swap the LED for fun.
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Replacing the official Dreamcast BIOS with a Japanese Cake custom BIOS: full teardown, hot air chip removal, a lifted pad repair, hand soldering, two extra wires and a look at what the new BIOS can do.
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A Dreamcast VMU from a real barn find, covered in animal muck. I strip, sanitise and polish it, fix the loose buzzer wire and see if it still works.