Showing posts with label voiding warranties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label voiding warranties. Show all posts

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Voiding Warranties: Refurbishing the NES


Ah, the NES! Who in our generation doesn't have fond memories of the fabled grey box? I was fortunate enough to have an ex-coworker give me and old NES she found in her attic (thanks Donna!). Of course I was super excited. But who doesn't also have memories of cajoling said grey box to work properly? Power flashes, blue screens, grey screens, a mesh of pixels...The old gal could be finicky. When I tried plugging it into my TV, I got this:

Friday, April 27, 2012

Voiding Warranties: Modding the Tekken 6 Fightstick, Part 2

Ohhh what have I done...
Replacing the buttons was a wee bit trickier, as it involved a lot of circuit boards, solder, burnt flesh, and a minor demonic summoning.