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Sega — Pico

Sega Pico (1st Revision) Recap & Clean

October 10, 20221 thread~1 min read
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First-revision Sega Pico recapped and cleaned. Probably not the intended demographic at this point, but it works.

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Getting around to recapping some of the latest arrivals. Starting off with a first revision #Sega Pico. Also replaced the 7805, as usual. After some cleaning it's ready for a new lease on life. #RETROGAMING Testing it out with a #MickeyMouse game.

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