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This order was for the installation of a RetroGEM HDMI kit both in a GameCube and a Nintendo Wii Nintendo GameCube The GameCube was provided with a custom paint job and a GCLoader instead of the optical drive. The kit provided was a Basic edition. The first step was to prepare the console, which included: […]

This order was for a black Sega Saturn VA PAL SD TLC, recap, region-free BIOS and FRAM mods. Customer also asked for two controllers to be TLC’d. The console was tested and worked well. First task was to wash the shell and do the recap The next step was to replace the BIOS and the

Customer got in touch to install an HDMI RetroGem mod into a Sega Dreamcast, as well as recap and an LED PCB for the controller board. The console came already heavily modded, with a GDEMU, a USB PSU, a Noctua fan, a battery mod and a custom shell. After disassembly, first the recap as that

This order was for a PS1 Mayumi v4 modchip install and a Dual Frequency Oscillator mod. Customer provided an MFO from ConsolesUnleashed, and the Mayumi v4 modchip was provided by Topvint. On reception and testing the console worked fine after cleaning the laser with a cotton bud and isopropyl alcohol (sign of lens not being

This is an order for a Game Gear recap. On arrival, the console was tested and found that while it would turn on (tested using external power only), the screen wouldn’t display a game an instead a random arrangement of horizontal bars which would move around. Being this one of the symptoms of bad capacitors,

The order was for the installation of switchless region-free mod into a Sega Mega Drive 1 acquired from RetroUpgrades. Upon inspection, the customer also agreed to pay for an extra TLC service as the console was quite dirty and dusty. The console shell was fully disassembled and thoroughly cleaned The mod was then installed. This

This order was for the installation of a dummy load on a Dreamcast and for the a TLC refurbishment of a PS2 slim. I also agreed to provide a “soft” clean service to the Dreamcast. Dreamcast dummy load installation The console came in a custom black shell with a Noctua fan installed, apart from the

The controller is an Xbox One Elite controller model 1968, and was sent for a check on the D-Pad as the down button was misbehaving. Before accepting the order, I explained to the customer that it might be the conductive metal dome film that sit between the plast d-pad and the conductive carbon trails in

Customer originally got in touch for a recap for a Sega Saturn VA13 PAL with a Terraonion MODE already installed. After discussion, a FRAM mod and a 50/60hz refresh rate modification were also ordered. The refresh modification is an advanced feature on the MODE which requires connecting a wire to VDP2 pin 79 into the

This service was for the recap of a 3DO Fz-1. The customer reported some games working and some not, and we discussed the likelihood of a recap solving that problem, recognising that it might not be a solution. The customer was happy to proceed on those basis. The console was received with a various original