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Original Xbox vs Nintendo Wii Homebrew Wars !
Happy New Year! The Nintendo Wii and Original Xbox have excellent homebrew capabilities. But which one is better overall? Lets take a deep dive and compare both systems.
How Emulators 'Rewind' Games and maintain Save States
Ever wondered how emulators work? In this episode we perform a technical deep dive on how emulators can Rewind games and how Save States work. We demonstrate these features with the Nintendo Game Boy as the target emulation device.
Secrets of the Xbox DVD Playback Kit
The Original Xbox was capable of playing DVDs, provided you owned the add Xbox DVD Playback kit - a $20 dongle and remote control. But why did Microsoft release this device and how does it work? In this episode we take a closer look.
Building a Retro Gaming PC from Old Parts
Having a bit of fun this week. I built a Windows 98 and DOS retro gaming PC from old parts I owned from the late 90s. Lets see how it turned out.
Mistakes Were Made - PlayStation 3
This week we look at the Story of how a simple USB device defeated Security on the Sony PlayStation 3 and how it works
Homebrew and Emulation on the Xbox 360 in 2019
The Xbox 360 is still an amazing system and even better when its modded. Here's a look at what its capable of and the best homebrew and emulators for the system.
The Story of SecuROM DRM
In 1997 a sophisticated PC CD-ROM anti tamper software was introduced by Sony DADC known as SecuROM. SecuROM did much to frustrate paying customers but very little to stop piracy. Here is the story of the most pointless and frustrating DRM in the PC world.
Is the NVIDIA Shield TV 2019 Pro a worthy upgrade?
The NVIDIA Shield TV 2019 Pro is is an upgrade to the 2017 model we reviewed on the channel last year. One of the most powerful Android based 4K streaming media player devices complete the NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset and fast clock speeds. It's capable of emulating GameCube, Dreamcast , Nintendo 64, Sony PSP and much more. The 2019 edition is said to be 25% faster with a newer revision of the Tegra X1 SoC. But is is really worth the upgrade?
"Waste of Everyones Time" - Gabe Newell
The Sony PlayStation 3 has a reputation for being a difficult system to develop games on. In this video we take a closer look at the Cell BE architecture that powered the system.
Graphics on the Nintendo Game Boy
With only 4 colors, the original Nintendo Game Boy was capable of some amazing things. Here is how the graphics subsystem - known as the PPU or Pixel Processing Unit worked
Hacking the Wii - With a Pair of Tweezers
The story of how security researchers used a pair of tweezers to defeated security on the Nintendo Wii console in 2007.
How UltraHLE Changed Nintendo 64 Emulation Forever
This is the the story of UltraHLE - a Nintendo 64 emulator that came from nowhere and played Nintendo 64 games at full speed on a Pentium II...in 1998
Bung Enterprises Doctor V64
In 1997 Hong Kong electronics company Bung Enterprises released the Doctor V64 - a backup/rom loaded device for the Nintendo 64. The device doubled as a development kit that somehow ended up being used at Acclaim Studios in the development of Turok 3.
The $89 Gamestop Premium Refurbished Nintendo Wii U is a steal
Gamestop are selling Nintendo Wii U systems for $89 USD. At that price I had to pick one up and take a look and of course to mod the system. Did i get burned like last time? Find out in today new episode.
The Nintendo Switch Lite is Here
I bought my Nintendo Switch Lite on Launch Day September 20th and got to play with it all weekend. Four days later, what do i think of the system? Do I think its worth $199? Were mistakes made?
Homebrew on a $40 Nintendo 2DS Handheld
I picked up a used Nintendo 2DS for $40 from a recent Gamestop sale. In this episode we deep dive into the world of homebrew and the exploit method used. Finally lets see what ports, emulators and utilities are available.
#Dreamcast20
The Sega Dreamcast turns 20 today. In this episode we take a look back at the games, how it was hacked, Echelon crazy stories, Super Smash Pack and how the Dreamcast will never die!#Dreamcast20 #ItsThinking
Super Nintendo Games with Anti-Piracy - Part 2
This week, we take a look and attempt to trigger more Anti-Piracy on Super Nintendo Games - Mega Man X, Super Mario All Stars and more!
Is this thing for real ? - mClassic HDMI Upscaler
The mClassic from Marseille Inc is a 'plug and play' upscaler with advanced anti-aliasing technology that is said to work with both retro and modern consoles and sharpen any image to provide exceptional image quality. But after all the hype, I didn't have a great experience . Find out my thoughts on why in today's episode.
Clever Super NES Anti-Piracy Tricks
The Super Nintendo was released in North America in 1991 and it featured an almost identical lockout chip from the NES known as the CiC.By 1994 cartridge based disk copiers became popular which easily circumvented any region protection. In this video we look at different methods Nintendo used to detect copiers and lock out backup copies.
Episode 6 of The Real MVP Podcast out now
This month is full audio from my Panel at the Long Island Retro Expo 2019 - History of Copy Protection.
Unreleased Xbox Game Completed and Released !
I helped finish and release a 15 year old original Xbox game - FreeFall 3050AD. Original released by Total Arkade Software and Tony Takoushi for the Nuon in 2000. The unreleased Xbox port was developed in 2004 but cancelled due to the imminent release of the Xbox 360. In this video, I dusted off the debug kit and helped finish the game and release it for all fans of the original Xbox to enjoy!
10NES - Early Nintendo Lockout/Anti-Piracy/DRM
On this episode we look at early lockout technology that Nintendo developed to combat unlicensed games and win back retailer confidence and why it took 20 years for the chip to be reverse engineered.
NAS Drive upgrade - Thank You !
I've always had major space issues with both videos and source code littered all over my machine. The screenshot above is what i deal with week in week out. I've tried to keep shuffling things around but its a battle.I wanted to let folks know that with your help, i've upgraded my storage to a 2 Bay NAS drive and 2 6 Tb drives. Thank you so much for continuing to support me and stay tuned for some really cool stuff to come.teaser : I ...
Hey PC, do you even XBOX ?
This week, we look at Xbox Emulation, why its been a huge challenge and what it looks like today. Is it worth installing an Xbox emulator on your PC yet? Check out today's episode!
Game Room Tour !
I'm taking a little break from the modding videos and retrospectives to something heavily requested! It's been 5 years, so how about a game room tour? All Access Tour inside!
New Nintendo Switches are coming - What to Expect
This week I do some tech analysis of the Nintendo Switch Lite, the new rumored Switch Model with overclocking tests. And finally - what happened to the Switch Pro?
How the Xbox 360 Hypervisor Security was Defeated
This week we go back and revisit the Xbox 360 with Part 2 of the series about its Security. This time its the Hypervisor, and how hackers managed to run unsigned code.
How Diablo was completely Reverse Engineered without Source Code
In 1996 Blizzard Entertainment released Diablo, an Action RPG that sold over 2.5 million copies and defined a genre. In 2018 a developer known as GalaXyHaXz almost completely reverse engineered the code in 4 months and released it as open source. How was this accomplished? Find out in this episode !
Terraonion Mega SD Flash Cart Full Review
This week, I take a look at the Terraonion Mega SD flash cart - the world's first Mega CD/Sega CD FPGA Optical Drive Emulator (ODE). No more Sega CD hardware or expensive games required, but is it any good? Full review inside.
