My new column on GAMELABO!
On april issue of the Japanese cult videogame magazine GameLabo you can find my new monthly column about underground videogaming in Europe. I write for several magazines (beside the ones I directly publish) but writing for GameLabo is something really special for me since I'm a big fan of this videogame hacking publication since the mid nineties (yes I know, back then it was more deep and hardware hacking oriented but that's another thread...).
DREAMCAST VISUAL MEMORY USB
(via Watch Impress) After the Dreamcast PC mod, the akiba PC modders have created the very first Dreamcast Visual memory USB... if only SEGA would produce a PC like this...
^_^'
GAKKEN: SX150 ANALOG SYNTH MODDING
Today Gakken released the kit of the SX-150 analog synth (a perfect match for the new Nintendo DS Korg DS10 analog synth card!).
GAKKEN SX-150 MIDI MOD: RJ, a Japanese hardware hacker, has posted a guide to create a Midi interface for the Gakken SX-150!
- Gakken SX-150 Midi Interface schematics
- Gakken SX-150 Midi Interface Hex code (+ C Source code)
WII: HELLO WORLD
Few weeks ago videogame hackers discovered an exploit based on Zelda. Yesterday laZmike has released a video of the classic HELLO WORLD demo he created thanx to the Twilight Hack exploit (video tutorial here). In the next weeks he should release the source code...
INFECTUS: UNBANN YOUR X360!
First real feature of DOWNGRADING X360 came out in the last days, is the possibility with Infectus to Uunbann the CONSOLE X360 from Live. Thanx to hard work of ROBINSOD this is the video of first Unbann of X360 made with Infectus. A new PCB ADD ON that allow an easy procedure of downgrade will be released at the beginning of December.
Another news from this team of italian videogame hackers: ARGON a new MODCHIP made form INFECTUS TEAM that work ONLY on WII D2C CONSOLES, this modchip is the direct competitor of D2CKEY modchip. All the features are the same of D2CKEY, but this modchip will be UPDATABLE! ARGON have on PCB a little connector with a flat cable that the user can install outside console. When is necessary an UPDATE all who have an INFECTUS or in the future with a little esterna programmer all can reprogramm their modchips.
The production is setup in the next 10 days, all first 3000 pcs. stock will be available in 15 days max but ACTEL was in SHORTAGE of ACTEL IC used for this chip, so only 3000 pcs. will be available.
PS2 MEMORY CARD MOD CHIP!
Russian hackers team, Memento, has just released v0.9c of their hacked firmware that transforms the Memor 32 PS2 Memory Card into a mod chip for Playstation 2. This version should be functional with all Windows versions. So you can finally play your "imports" without the need to void the warranty installing a modchip... You can buy the Memor 32 in many videogame hacking shops while the download of the Memento hacked firmware is free...
PS3 HACKING
Il programmatore hacked2123 ha appena svelato un metodo per far girare le copie backup su PS3 che va ad aggiungersi ai due già noti: il PS3 Linux Method e il PS3 SAK v1.00. La nostra sensazione è che per la prima volta ci sia veramente poco interesse per l'hacking di una console Sony (al contrario i chip per il Wii stanno riscuotendo un successo
incredibile).