Playstation 2 : new lens / silent fan / FreeHDBoot
Some time ago, I had the chance to buy a used PlayStation 2 for cheap because it was sold as “defective.” In fact, the console was unable to read any discs, whether DVD or CD. […]
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Sega Megadrive 2 overclock
Despite the Megadrive has a quite fast processor for its time, the Motorola 68000, some games like Sonic 2 or Thunder force IV (and many others) suffer from slowdowns. It’s probably because the developpers tried […]
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High quality LCD display on Atari Lynx 2
As you probably know, the Atari Lynx is the world first color handheld console. Back in 1989, when the console was released, LCD technology was not as mature and not as cheap as today. The […]
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Sega Megadrive : switchless region mod
The Sega Megadrive for PAL regions, like other consoles from the 90′, suffered from slow games because of 50hz TV, thus 50 fps max versus 60Hz, thus 60 fps max in NTSC regions. Some later […]
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Neo Geo Pocker color + IPS : what is the battery life ?
Some time ago, I wrote about my modded Neo Geo Pocket color with an IPS Display. This mod brings the console’s screen to today’s standards. However, this new display needs a lot of juice and […]
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2 X Game Boy advance IPS + new shell
The Game Boy Advance is a marvelous console, even today in 2021, games are still fun to play on this handheld. Chance is that the console is still very affordable and replacement parts like shell […]
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IPS display on a Neo Geo Pocket Color
Like a lot of (all ?) handheld consoles with a color display that was released in late 90′ / early 2000, the Neo Geo Pocket color’s screen is barely visible if not exposed to a […]
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Backlit Game Boy Pocket : what about battery life ?
I’m pretty happy with my Backlit+Bivert Game Boy pocket. After several hours playing with it, I was surprised by the battery life. The Game Boy pocket is known to runs out of juice faster than […]
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Neo geo pocket : repairing the battery cover
I found a Neo Geo pocket color in very good condition at a little lower price than others. The reason was that the batteries cover’s closing tip was broken. The only way to make it […]
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Gameboy pocket : backlight + bivert
Even if you can now put an IPS screen on a Gameboy pocket, adding backlight (and bivert) is a cheaper solution and it’s still a good way to enhance the screen. Adding backlight without bivert […]
Read moreHello world : the site is born
This post is the first one of this blog. I hope I will be able to find enough time to add new content from time to time. Give retrogaming hanheld consoles the upgrades they deserve […]
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