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GameCube XenoGC
The XenoGC is a drive chip for the Nintendo GameCube, the first of its type to read imported or backup game discs that didn't require soldering to the IPL…
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PlayStation 2 PS2 Controller Tester
PS2 Controller Tester (mirror) is a homebrew app by jbit used to test PS1 and PS2 controllers. The app supports original, dual analog, DualShock, and Dual…
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Genesis / Mega Drive S-Video Mod
The Sega Genesis doesn't support native S-Video through its A/V output, but it is possible to mod most Sega Genesis consoles to output S-Video with just a…
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Genesis / Mega Drive Sega CD 315-5619 Information
Late in the life of the Sega CD, Sega consolidated the two DACs and audio op-amps into a single chip labeled as 315-5619. It is utilized in all CDX system…
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CRT displays PVM-2030
PVM-2030 PVM-2130QM Information Manufacturer Sony Type Professional Size 20" TV Lines 560 Dot Pitch 0.55mm Regions NTSC 240p/480i Yes 480p No 720p No 1080…
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Dreamcast Dreamcast Model Differences
Page content & researching taken from io55.net's Dreamcast page and albalog.blog.hu's posts (specific pages in references) with permission, in collaborati…
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Xbox 360 JTAG/Boxxdr Method
This is the JTAG and R-JTOP wiring for Zephyr, Falcon/Opus, and Jasper motherboards. This method may disable 5.1 audio output. Once you've finished solder…
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Master System 315-5680 and 315-5681 Pinouts
The Sega 315-5680 and 315-5681 are custom ICs only found in certain TecToy Master System III Compact and Master System Super Compact revisions. The 315-56…
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Xbox 360 Modding Hardware Identification
Over the lifespan of the Xbox 360, various hardware was created to accommodate newly developed hacks and improvements for the console. The table below con…
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Xbox 360 Unbanning your Xbox 360
When a console is banned, your unique Xbox 360 keys (stored in a "keyvault" file) are blacklisted from connecting to Xbox Live. With a JTAG/RGH console, y…
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PlayStation 3 Obsolete Wiki Pages
This page contains wiki pages for methods that are outdated or obsolete and removed from the front page of the wiki. These guides are kept solely for hist…
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PlayStation 2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for the PS2 Mods Wiki. Here you'll find most of the info you'll need to start using homebrew on your PS3. A l…
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Xbox 360 Freestyle Dash
Freestyle Dash (also known as FSD, FSD3, or F3) is a highly customizable replacement dashboard created by Team FSD. Features include the ability to scan, …
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GameCube Battery Replacement
The GameCube uses a soldered, non-rechargeable CR2032 battery to run the clock and the SRAM (used for the officially-available settings, video mode prefer…
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Dreamphone/manual
Phone Book and Instructions Oooh! Take a look at the gameboard! One of these 24 boys likes you! He was too shy to tell you himself, but he has told all of…
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Xbox 360 RGH/Mufas
Project Mufas is essentially a significantly tweaked and better version of Project Muffin to have more optimized and more reliable glitching. Mufas is bas…
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Audio & video Extron CrossPoint
CrossPoint is a mostly-retired line of professional analog video switches manufactured by Extron. The switches are favored by retro gamers for their multi…
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Audio & video RetroTINK-2X Family
The RetroTINK-2X line of products are zero-lag, 480p HDMI line doublers for retro game consoles. Here's the different models available: RetroTINK-2X Mini:…
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PlayStation Video Output Notes
The video subsystem on the PS1 works in sometimes confusing ways, especially if you are running software that uses a video standard different from the one…
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Retrobrite
Retrobrite (retrobright) is a chemical mixture used to remove yellowing from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic computer and electronics case. …
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PlayStation 2 Setting up LAN multiplayer
While the fat PS2 model doesn't have an Ethernet port without the accompanying Network Adapter, network functionality was built in with the slim model. Th…
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Xbox 360 Upgrading your Hard Drive
This guide will walk you through installing a new hard drive. While this is easy on a JTAG/RGH, unmodified consoles need special handling to make it be re…
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PlayStation 3 Open PS2 Loader (OPL) on PS3
Open PS2 Loader (OPL) is a PS2 scene homebrew which allows you to run PS2 backups and homebrew content. It can be used on a PS3 as well, which is the only…
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Original Xbox EvolutionX
The EvolutionX dashboard (not to be confused with the EvoX BIOS) is one of the earliest custom original Xbox menu application choices. Commonly offered by…
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