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Mega Drive / Genesis Open Heart mod V1.0.1
TheRetroChannel fits version 1.0.1 of the Open Heart board into a Mega Drive, and the video opens with the parts needed and a Pico.
Topic
Mega Drive
6 videos.
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Megadrive Controller Blob Chip Fix?!?
A third-party Mega Drive controller worked perfectly for around four years, then went completely dead, and GadgetUK looks into why.
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Composite Signal Waveform Introduction
A composite video signal is read on an oscilloscope, with the maker explaining blanking periods, colour burst phase and scope triggering, then tracking a bad signal on a Mega Drive 2 video adapter.
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Attempting to Fix a Black Screen Model 1 Sega Mega Drive
Black screen at switch on is all this Model 1 Mega Drive offers, so the maker takes the console apart to look for the reason and attempt a repair.
Sells parts or repairs
Retro Game Consoles Found in The DUMP! Let's Try to Fix Them.
A PlayStation and a Sega Genesis found at a city dump reach TronicsFix, one refusing to play a game and the other not starting at all.
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Game Cart Won't Save? Replace Sega Megadrive Genesis cartridge battery easy 2020
Shining Force on a Mega Drive cartridge no longer keeps saves, so the maker opens it, desolders the dead battery, fits a new one and checks the joints with a multimeter.
