[Ben Heck] is a name synonymous with game system hacking. His projects have been seen and praised by people all over the world for both their quality and their ingenuity.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.09.23 at 14:45
The Wii-Optical-Drive-Emulator (WODE) makes it possible to load Wii and GameCube ISO files from an SD card or USB storage device. This hack uses the ribbon cable for the optical drive to connect to the Wii, requiring no soldering.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.09.22 at 15:05
This Arduino GPS Game that won the Let Arduino Play contest over at Brico Geek looks like fun. Unlike normal games where you simply interact within the imaginary game space this one uses GPS to bring the game play into the real world.
Via Hacked Gadgets | Posted on 2009.09.21 at 21:14
[Costis] managed to dump a copy of the boot ROM for the Nintendo Super Game Boy. This small piece of code (256 bytes) writes a graphic to the display at boot time as it loads the ROM on the game cartridge.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.09.18 at 12:16
[_n30_] put together a nice external storage mod by fitting a 2. 5″ drive into a broken Game Boy. This mod fooled quite a few people because it appears that the device still plays games with the drive stuffed inside of it.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.09.04 at 10:59
[Joey] sent us a link to his Gameboy foot controller. In the video above, you can see him using it to control the loops in the background while he plays his guitar through an 8-bit filter.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.08.31 at 08:23
[Peter Kirn] over at Create Digital Music takes an in depth look at the process of adding your own music to Rock Band 2. This involves using REAPER audio production software, uploading your work via the XNA Creators’ Club, and then playing the fresh track on an Xbox 360.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.08.30 at 10:37
The Twilight Princess hack doesn’t work on newer versions of the Nintendo Wii, but thanks to a new exploit for the Wii, homebrew is still possible.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.08.21 at 16:28
We may have all been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the PS3 slim, but don’t get too excited yet. According to an official press release from Sony, the PS3’s slimmer counterpart is dropping the ability to install Linux or another operating system.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.08.20 at 17:00
Reminiscent of [Ben Heck]’s portable and laptop console mods, [Bandit5317] over at Xbox-Scene managed to fit the guts of an original Xbox into a custom-built slim case that measures just 2.
Via Hack a Day | Posted on 2009.08.19 at 17:14