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Amiga Viper 1240 Accelerator card

I recently acquired anther accelerator card for the Amiga 1200. This is the first Viper card I’ve tried and so far I’m very happy with how well it works. Click below to see the project page, Amiga Viper 1240 card...

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N64 Hispeedido HDMI mod installation

This week, I installed the Hispeedido HDMI mod kit in a customers N64. The installation was straightforward,. While the picture quality is decent for the price, it lacks options compared to pricier alternatives.

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Initial D Arcade Cabinet (part 4)

Just finished assembling my Initial D arcade cabinet and it’s looking awesome! I went for the version 2 decals from Arcadeartrepro.com, and they turned out great. Installation was easy—just took my time to avoid bubbles. I also adapted the pedals and wired everything up to the I-PAC controller for smooth gameplay.

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Microscope assisted soldering

I’ve joined the digital microscope party, if there is such a thing. Honestly finding it easier for the tiny little solder points of this PS2 Slim. Even in cases where its not directly needed to do a solder, its great...

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Initial D Arcade Cabinet (part 3)

Time for some updates on the Sega Initial D cabinet I’ve been working on over this summer. Its now mostly complete, but I’ve just not had chance to document the progress. Continuing from where I left off, the next objective...

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Initial D Arcade Cabinet (part 2)

Rebuilding the Sega racing cabinet after metalwork restoration, and repainting. Custom Initial D conversion from Outrun 2. Very excited to say I have got back all the metal pieces of the Sega Outrun 2 cabinet. I had sent them to...