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SubjectRetro Gaming Hacks book?! Reply to this message
Posted byIceMan
Posted on01/04/06 08:52 PM



Excuse me?! I thought hacks were programmatic short cuts... weird.

Quotes:

"...There are hacks on buying classic systems, setting them up, fixing broken hardware, and even finding retro games from Japan and tricking American consoles into playing them."

"Adapt Today's Equipment to Run Retro Games -- Many if not most retro gaming hackers are getting their classic console fix through emulation these days. Emulation techniques (MAME or Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) include hacking a classic joystick for use on new computers."




SubjectRe: Retro Gaming Hacks book?! new Reply to this message
Posted byBart T.
Posted on01/04/06 10:57 PM



IMHO, "hacking" usually implies solving technical problems (in particular, electronics and software-related) with a bit of unprofessional ingenuity and sparse resources.

It sounds like some of that may be in the book, but I don't see how the term applies to "buying classic systems", unless you hack into eBay or something :)

> Excuse me?! I thought hacks were programmatic short cuts... weird.
>
> Quotes:
>
> "...There are hacks on buying classic systems, setting them up, fixing broken
> hardware, and even finding retro games from Japan and tricking American consoles
> into playing them."
>
> "Adapt Today's Equipment to Run Retro Games -- Many if not most retro gaming
> hackers are getting their classic console fix through emulation these days.
> Emulation techniques (MAME or Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) include hacking
> a classic joystick for use on new computers."
>


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Bart


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