Blog entries by SylverReZ
Before the days of the R4 where you can pop in a microSD card full of games and play it straight from the DS cartridge slot, these PassMe and NoPass devices were the earliest way of booting DS software. They worked by tapping into slot-2 (the GBA slot) by re-directing its access from GBA-mode to...
When users on this forum create a thread asking what kernel should be installed on their flashcart, they seem to refer to it as "firmware"—this always confuses me. The firmware (also known as the "flash ROM") refers to ROM data that is required for the hardware to function correctly as every...
I'm a little bored today so I thought I should give some interesting insight as to how Swap Magic and Action Replay discs are made for the PlayStation 2. It's been widely debated as to how this was pulled off, but the best explanation is that an original PS2 game was sacrificed using...
(Re-creation of the GB X-Changer logo)
Introduction
It's been a while since I last wrote a blog entry about what I've been up to, and I have kept this particular one on hold for a reason because it's very special to me as someone who loves retro gaming and collecting and tinkering with tech...
I've been reading on Reddit about there being supposedly "fake" Modbo 4.0 chips circulating in the wild. While most Modbo chips are indeed clones of the Matrix Infinity, and to this day, clones are still being mass produced on a daily basis in China. Yet, what if there was a fake-of-a-fake? It...
This is going to be a quick blog entry, nothing too long. But over the years, there have been many myths circulating when using official versions of AKAIO, in particular with 'clone' carts. One that appears to pop up is the full capacity to brick your cart if it detects it as a clone. This is...
Introduction
A thread that I had made over a year ago about utilizing the Gateway 3DS on the latest system firmware has now gotten 30,000+ views, and people seem to be interested in revisiting obsolete flashcarts like these. And so, I'm going to discuss my experience with the Gateway 3DS...
This year has been a wild ride for me.
Before I joined GBAtemp, I was initially really interested in the 3DS scene, back when 3DS modding was still relatively new. I hacked a white 3DS XL that I got for Christmas by installing RxTools using the Gateway spider exploit. Frankly, I don't have that...