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For example, consider the common "60Hz mod" for the Sega Genesis. Most guides tell you to simply lift pin 107 of the VDP. Technical Sega will instead provide a 500-word treatise on why lifting that pin causes jailbars on revision VA6, and then provide a secondary fix involving a 74LS244 buffer chip.
One comment from 2017 on the blog reads: "Anonymous: I have a rare Japanese VA1 Saturn with a dead PSU. Any tips?" The author's reply: "Check diode D1 on the secondary side. Replace with 1N4148. If that fails, bin the board." Technical Sega.blogspot.com
10/10. No ads, no fluff, no YouTube clickbait. Just a wizard showing you how to make your Sega Saturn run forever. Do you have a success story from using Technical Sega.blogspot.com? Share it in the comments below—assuming you can figure out how to post anonymously. For example, consider the common "60Hz mod" for
No chit-chat. Just solutions. Technical Sega.blogspot.com looks like a relic. The font is small. The CSS is default Blogger 2005. But beneath that ugly exterior lies the most accurate, rigorous, and useful Sega hardware documentation on the public internet. One comment from 2017 on the blog reads:
Why does that matter? Because Sega is not reissuing the Sega Saturn. The consoles are rotting. Capacitors leak. Lasers dim. If we want to play Panzer Dragoon Saga in 2035, we need hardware-level knowledge. This blog is a library of Alexandria for 16-bit and 32-bit hardware. To give you a taste of what you'll find, here is a simplified version of a classic Technical Sega.blogspot.com post: replacing the jet-engine loud Dreamcast fan with a Noctua 40mm fan.