Manic Modder

Manic Modder Installation Services for advanced retro console upgrades + maintenance services in New Zealand. I provide install services for retro console mods and upgrades.

I have a gallery in Albums of my work and the installs I am experienced in. I can also provide maintenance services such recapping, refurbishing, new cart batteries, etc. I do this is my free time between normal full-time work and family life. As such my availability is irregular from time to time. Timeframes for services are discussed when commissioned. Wellington, New Zealand based. Send-in jobs are fine. I hope you enjoy my page and feel free to reach out anytime. Cheers! Jono Sharp

A Super Famicom “1-Chip” model sent in to install some super cool mods.*** “All-in-one” SuperCIC Switchless Region Mod +...
24/10/2026

A Super Famicom “1-Chip” model sent in to install some super cool mods.

*** “All-in-one” SuperCIC Switchless Region Mod + DFO kit ***

A SuperCIC, DFO, "In-Game Reset" (uIGR) module, and video De-Jitter circuits all combined onto a single board that fits neatly on the motherboard. Lifting and soldering to fine pitched IC pins required.

Use controller button shortcuts to switch between regions and bypass any cartridge region lockouts. LED indicator changes colour to denote region. Built-in DFO for accurate output timings in PAL 50hz and NTSC 60hz. Designed by Borti.

*** Direct Digital Audio Mod ***

Takes the raw digital audio signals direct from the S-APU before it hits the digital to analog converter and sends it through a modern transceiver to a standard TOSLINK port fitted neatly at the rear by removing the old RF video port. The result is clean crystal-clear audio, free of any analog hum or hiss. Kit design by FirebrandX.

Full recap and brightness fix completed at same time.

19/10/2026

Direct Digital Audio mod or the SNES & Super Famicom

PC Engine GT Recap + Repair ✅A customer sent in a PCE GT bought in Japan as faulty for a recap service. It wouldn't turn...
18/08/2026

PC Engine GT Recap + Repair ✅

A customer sent in a PCE GT bought in Japan as faulty for a recap service. It wouldn't turn on.

Upon opening, leaky electrolytic capacitor fluid was indeed found over both sides of the main board.

The first order was to remove all the old caps, clean and assess. Many corroded, crumbly solder joints around other components required complete re-soldering. With all old caps removed and cleaning done, it at least visually came up ok to the naked eye.

With a full recap completed there was still no power on however. Diagnosis revealed a faulty 3-pin DC jack as the input power problem. Leakage had gunked it up badly and prevented the internal spring mechanism from functioning. As a result, the negative battery input path couldn't ground at the "power on" switch.

After jumping with wire to confirm the problem, the PCE GT came to life! The original screen and backlight was still intact and functioning too.
A replacement DC jack was fitted to fix the input power fault. Audio and Contrast wheels were also restored to working condition via the recap and repair work.

During testing however, non responsive buttons (1 & 2) and turbo switches were discovered. NEC used a mixture of carbon traces and typical traces on the front panel PCB. More cap leakage (and maybe time) had resulted in loss of conductivity in the long carbon traces. Some ultra fine wire repair work and all the buttons and turbos were back to full function again.

One awesome retro handheld on its way back to a happy customer to enjoy. Game on!

Here's the latest NESRGB Kit Version 5 freshly installed on a Japanese AV Famicom sent to me.Full recap done as well. ✅O...
20/07/2026

Here's the latest NESRGB Kit Version 5 freshly installed on a Japanese AV Famicom sent to me.

Full recap done as well. ✅

Other features of kit include:

- On-screen menu to adjust settings.
- Improved audio circuit with support for cartridge audio mixing on NES and Famicom.
- Ten built in palettes, selectable via the controller, or mechanical switch.
- In game reset - reset the console with a controller button combination.
- Sync fix (de-jitter) feature to stabilise the video on NTSC consoles.
- Video position adjustment.

Taking it back to the early 80s with this ZX Spectrum 48k computer... I always thought they were so stylish looking! I p...
11/07/2026

Taking it back to the early 80s with this ZX Spectrum 48k computer... I always thought they were so stylish looking! I picked this up recently. Nice to work on my own stuff.

Did a quick video composite mod so I didn't have to RF scan for the picture while testing. Failed to boot. Lower RAM fault at IC11. Replaced that RAM chip and it works again.

Well not quite... A new keyboard membrane is needed of course, recap, and some other 'fixes' to do like a more efficient voltage regulator. I might install a bluetooth audio receiver module as well to load programs via phone app if I choose. I am a sucker for physical tape loading though. Except for the "R Tape loading error" or should it be "Arrghh Tape loading error"!

When the battery in your game cartridges dies, you won't retain your save game progess anymore.A customer sent in a Supe...
04/07/2026

When the battery in your game cartridges dies, you won't retain your save game progess anymore.

A customer sent in a Super Nintendo Cartridge to have the dead 34 year old battery replaced. Now their child can also take on this classic adventure and save Hyrule again in 2026.

A battery holder has been installed so the battery can be easily swapped the next time without any soldering. A quality Panasonic CR2032 battery has been inserted. This will guarantee another 15 to 20 years of retaining save game progress.

The two decades old electrolytic capacitors in the cartridge have also been replaced with new ones to protect the integrity of the save game circuitry. These components can commonly dry out causing issues, or can leak and damage the cartridge.

Lastly, I gave the cartridge edge connector fingers a nice clean too.

Recent Xstation ODE install for the Sony Playstation. Enjoy playing a library of games on a microSD card on original PS1...
03/06/2026

Recent Xstation ODE install for the Sony Playstation. Enjoy playing a library of games on a microSD card on original PS1 hardware.

DFO board also installed for accurate NTSC and PAL video and audio output, regardless of AV cable type, on this PAL region system.

Wii mini feature restoration... Wifi, SD card slot, reset button, and 480p component video now working. Links to kits us...
24/04/2026

Wii mini feature restoration... Wifi, SD card slot, reset button, and 480p component video now working. Links to kits used in comments.

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