Rare NWC Cart #302 Discovered! — by Retro Fixes on

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The discovery of the NWC 1990 cart in a grocery bag comes just a week after a man from Reno, Nevada discovered a sealed copy of Kid ...

Al Lowe selling his Sierra source code collection on eBay — by Retro Fixes on

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NES Classic Mini Outsold PS4 & Xbox — by Retro Fixes on

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Originally released back in 2016, it quickly became one of the hottest gadgets of the year.  However, the recent release of another b...

Rare WideBoy64 Adapter - A look Inside — by Retro Fixes on

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Developed by Intelligent Systems, the Wide-Boy64 is much like the Super Gameboy device for SNES. This adapter will allow Gameboy, Gamebo...

Boil vs Bending - Will Boiling The NES 72Pin Really Work? — by Retro Fixes on

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Is your NES failing to read games? Blame the 72pin connector. For many years the most common way to clean and adjust the NES 72 pin...

Connect a Famicom to American Televisions — by Retro Fixes on

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Wanna play Famicom? Japan Channels 1-2 are not the same as USA channels 1-2. Channel frequency divisions in the USA are a little differe...

How to Remove Old Price Labels From Collectibles — by Retro Fixes on

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I love finding vintage boxed games but often they have ugly price labels covering the box art. For years I thought it was impossibl...

Dead EarthBound / Adventures in Fixing SNES Games — by Retro Fixes on

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This is a simple article documenting my adventures with repairing a dead Earthbound SNES game. The owner reported the game stop boo...

Everdrive SD Card Slot Alternatives / Preserving The Cartridge Shell — by Retro Fixes on

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What's the Everdrive? The Everdrive is capable of running games, software and even music tracks from a SD card. Basically ...

Donkey Kong Junior Coleco Tabletop — by Retro Fixes on

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Classic Portable Arcades There's something about these little Coleco hand-held arcade games that Video game enthusiasts love. Unlike...

Restoring Zaxxon TableTop Mini Arcades — by Retro Fixes on

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Overview: Unlike other Coleco & Nintendo arcades this model was much more advanced.  It relies on a Dual vacuum fluorescent displa...

How To Remove Sharpie Marker from Plastic — by Retro Fixes on

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Don't let a few permanent marker scribblings stand between you and your next second-hand bargain. Here's how to remove permanent ...

Intellivision Composite A/V Mod Kit Installation Guide — by Retro Fixes on

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This tutorial will show you how to install the Intellivision Composite A/V Mod Kit  

Rare NES Game MagMax Prototype — by Retro Fixes on

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                                                                             What is a game Prototype? A prototype is one of the first cop...

Atari 7800 Composite Mod Installation Guide — by Retro Fixes on

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**UNDER CONSTRUCTION** 99% COMPLETE Atari NTSC  7800 Video Mod Installation Guide Disclaimer: This mod is designed to perman...

Magnavox Odyssey 2 AV Composite Kit Installation Guide — by Retro Fixes on

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Why Upgrade? The original system system had poor RF video quality. Many new HDTVs will not recognize vintage RF video signals. With thi...

NES Composite Options 3D Printed Ports & More. — by Retro Fixes on

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Why Upgrade? The NES Toploader was a great console but lacked quality composite video & quality sound. With this AV composite...

NES RGB Mods Your Options & Common Questions — by Retro Fixes on

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Behold the Holy Grail of NES Mods! If want to know more about NESRGB installation options keep reading. I will add more information to thi...

Expansion Plans for 2016 - Macintosh, Apple IIe, C64s & More — by Retro Fixes on

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Many new services are on the horizon for RetroFixes.  The workshop size is increasing  Oct-Nov,  nearly 10x extra square footage. After ...

PXL2000 Pixel Movies on Audio Cassette + New Upgrades & Mods — by Retro Fixes on

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Background: PXL-2000 (PixelVision) was released in 1987 and used normal audio cassettes to record video and audio.  It was the only video sy...