Hacking Cute metroid NES freeze

[Quincy]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

It is sandboxed. No exploit there lol. Explanation: It crashes the game (Wrong adress or something) thus locks all commands. But removing the SD card shuts down the program, in this case Metroid. This means that it runs in an "virtual envirement" and this means that it is not a full system crash. Removing SD shuts down and unlocks the Home button command. I call not exploitable.

 

[loco365]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

It is sandboxed. No exploit there lol.

Maybe to load another NES game. idk

 

[BrightNeko]

so the system comes back to life then?

 

[chyyran]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

So, it's not a complete freeze.

 

[Quincy]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

So, it's not a complete freeze.

See the edit I made to my post. It has an explanation in it

It is sandboxed. No exploit there lol. Explanation: It crashes the game (Wrong adress or something) thus locks all commands. But removing the SD card shuts down the program, in this case Metroid. This means that it runs in an "virtual envirement" and this means that it is not a full system crash. Removing SD shuts down and unlocks the Home button command. I call not exploitable.

Clear explenation?

 

[Issac]

Oh, so it doesn't actually freeze the 3DS completely, just as long as you don't remove the SD card?
So, what happens if you reinsert the SD card again? Still the same message then, or does the game go back (and if it does, does it go back to it's freezed state?)

EDIT: I took too long to write that hah... Too bad it is in sandboxed mode... Now, is it the same with Link's Awakening? That freeze bug RupeeClock showed us... does the same thing happen if you remove the SD card?

 

[loco365]

Oh, so it doesn't actually freeze the 3DS completely, just as long as you don't remove the SD card?
So, what happens if you reinsert the SD card again? Still the same message then, or does the game go back (and if it does, does it go back to it's freezed state?)

No, it would stay the same.

 

[loco365]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

So, it's not a complete freeze.

See the edit I made to my post. It has an explanation in it

It is sandboxed. No exploit there lol. Explanation: It crashes the game (Wrong adress or something) thus locks all commands. But removing the SD card shuts down the program, in this case Metroid. This means that it runs in an "virtual envirement" and this means that it is not a full system crash. Removing SD shuts down and unlocks the Home button command. I call not exploitable.

Clear explenation?

What if there was a way to insert something at that address, like a NES rom? Make it an emulator of sorts?

 

[Quincy]

Oh, so it doesn't actually freeze the 3DS completely, just as long as you don't remove the SD card?
So, what happens if you reinsert the SD card again? Still the same message then, or does the game go back (and if it does, does it go back to it's freezed state?)

Basicly, removing the SD card creates another "crash", locking down the system, but this time almost completely exept for the home command. And this kind of crash also locks the SD card.

 

[Quincy]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

So, it's not a complete freeze.

See the edit I made to my post. It has an explanation in it

It is sandboxed. No exploit there lol. Explanation: It crashes the game (Wrong adress or something) thus locks all commands. But removing the SD card shuts down the program, in this case Metroid. This means that it runs in an "virtual envirement" and this means that it is not a full system crash. Removing SD shuts down and unlocks the Home button command. I call not exploitable.

Clear explenation?

What if there was a way to insert something at that address, like a NES rom? Make it an emulator of sorts?

Because it is sandboxed, that wouldn't work. But what would work is f you have the keys and a way to edit the binairy files, you could inject your own roms ala custom VC on the wii.

 

[Issac]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

So, it's not a complete freeze.

See the edit I made to my post. It has an explanation in it

It is sandboxed. No exploit there lol. Explanation: It crashes the game (Wrong adress or something) thus locks all commands. But removing the SD card shuts down the program, in this case Metroid. This means that it runs in an "virtual envirement" and this means that it is not a full system crash. Removing SD shuts down and unlocks the Home button command. I call not exploitable.

Clear explenation?

What if there was a way to insert something at that address, like a NES rom? Make it an emulator of sorts?

It would be the same address as if running the original NES rom on an emulator on the computer right? I mean, if there are some tools to see address calls in some emulator, you would be able to find it there, and then do some magic with inserting something at that address

 

[Quincy]

Here is a video for anyone that can't get the games yet:

What happens when you remove the SD card in the crash?

It says the SD Card was removed and to press the HOME button to return to the menu.

So, it's not a complete freeze.

See the edit I made to my post. It has an explanation in it

It is sandboxed. No exploit there lol. Explanation: It crashes the game (Wrong adress or something) thus locks all commands. But removing the SD card shuts down the program, in this case Metroid. This means that it runs in an "virtual envirement" and this means that it is not a full system crash. Removing SD shuts down and unlocks the Home button command. I call not exploitable.

Clear explenation?

What if there was a way to insert something at that address, like a NES rom? Make it an emulator of sorts?

It would be the same address as if running the original NES rom on an emulator on the computer right? I mean, if there are some tools to see address calls in some emulator, you would be able to find it there, and then do some magic with inserting something at that address

This also wouldn't work. The emulator is made by Nintendo afaik, so it acts in it's own way. Meaning that the address would be useless.. Also how would you inject anything without the keys and without a possibility of editing bins?

 

[BrightNeko]

I removed the SD card and tried going back to the home menu. it froze again @_@

-edit-
Never mind it just took a really long time getting back to it.

 

[Quincy]

I removed the SD card and tried going back to the home menu. it froze again @_@

-edit-
Never mind it just took a really long time getting back to it.

This also happens if you remove the SD card in and press the home button. I;ve tried it with Excitebike.

 

[Issac]

And the same happens when you remove the SD card when frozen in the Link's Awakening glitch?

 

[Quincy]

And the same happens when you remove the SD card when frozen in the Link's Awakening glitch?

Yup

 

[Issac]

Ah, so basically everything is run on top of the 3DS OS. Pretty obvious when I think of it, considering the HOME button

Didn't think of that before

 

[Quincy]

Ah, so basically everything is run on top of the 3DS OS. Pretty obvious when I think of it, considering the HOME button

Didn't think of that before

Now that you say this, I remember reading that one of the 2 ARM11's is used for always having the OS on and system tasks whilst the other is used for games and apps.

 

[Issac]

Ah, I guess that would "kill" many theories about an image/freeze/stack overflow exploit then? Having one ARM chip always running the OS and stuff...

 

[Quincy]

Ah, I guess that would "kill" many theories about an image/freeze/stack overflow exploit then? Having one ARM chip always running the OS and stuff...

Actually not. As a matter of fact I just have disproven my own explanation I think.. I mean if the "game chip" gets code injected, ARMOS doesn't interact with it afaik. Ofcourse without any ram dumps and documentation this is merely speculation.

Don't expect another reaction anytime soon. Bed