Grand / Yarusso Game Console Hacking

Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, Game Boy, Atari and Sega
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-08-053231-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Web PDF

The worldwide video game console market surpassed $10 billion in 2003. Current sales of new consoles is consolidated around 3 major companies and their proprietary platforms: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft. In addition, there is an enormous installed retro gaming base of Ataria and Sega console enthusiasts. This book, written by a team led by Joe Grand, author of Hardware Hacking: Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty, provides hard-core gamers with they keys to the kingdom: specific instructions on how to crack into their console and make it do things it was never designed to do.

By definition, video console game players like to have fun. Most of them are addicted to the adrenaline rush associated with winning, and even more so when the winning involves beating the system by discovering the multitude of cheats built into most video games. Now, they can have the ultimate adrenaline rush---actually messing around with the soul of the machine and configuring it to behave exactly as the command. This book builds on the motto of Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty and will appeal to the community of hardware geeks who associate unscrewing the back of their video console with para-jumping into the perfect storm.

* Providing a reliable, field-tested guide to hacking all of the most popular video gaming consoles.

* Written by some of the most knowledgeable and recognizable names in the hardware hacking community.

* Game Console Hacking is the first book on the market to show game enthusiasts (self described hardware geeks) how to disassemble, reconfigure, customize and re-purpose their Atari, Sega, Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox systems.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grand, Joe

Yarusso, Albert

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Game Console Hacking;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Contents;12
5;Foreword;22
6;Introduction 2.0;28
7;Introduction;30
8;Part I: Introduction to Hardware Hacking;34
8.1;Chapter 1. Tools of the Warranty-Voiding Trade;36
8.1.1;Introduction;37
8.1.2;The Essential Tools;38
8.1.3;Basic Hardware Hacking;41
8.1.4;Advanced Projects and Reverse Engineering;46
8.1.5;Where to Obtain the Tools;49
8.2;Chapter 2. Case Modifications: Building an Atari 2600PC;52
8.2.1;Introduction;53
8.2.2;Choosing your Features: Why the Atari 2600?;54
8.2.3;Preparing for the Hack;56
8.2.4;Performing the Hack;62
8.2.5;In Conclusion;115
8.2.6;Resources and Other Hacks;115
9;Part II: Modern Game Consoles;118
9.1;Chapter 3. The Xbox;120
9.1.1;Introduction;121
9.1.2;Opening the Xbox;125
9.1.3;Controller Hacks;128
9.1.4;Getting Inside Your Controller;130
9.1.5;Xbox Networking Hacks;145
9.1.6;Creating Your Own Crossover Cable;149
9.1.7;Extending the Network Status LEDs to the Front Panel;153
9.1.8;Wireless Networking Hacks;156
9.1.9;Installing a Modchip;164
9.1.10;Running Linux on an Unmodified Xbox;174
9.1.11;Other Hacks;177
9.1.12;Homebrew Game Development;177
9.1.13;Xbox Resources on the Web;179
9.2;Chapter 4. PlayStation 2;180
9.2.1;Introduction;181
9.2.2;Commercial Hardware Hacking: Modchips;181
9.2.3;Getting Inside the PS2;183
9.2.4;Installing a Serial Port;189
9.2.5;Booting Code from the Memory Card;197
9.2.6;Other Hacks: Independent Hard Drives;203
9.2.7;PS2 Technical Details;204
9.2.8;Homebrew Game Development;209
9.2.9;PS2 Resources on the Web;210
10;Part III: Handheld Game Platforms;212
10.1;Chapter 5. Nintendo Game Boy Advance;214
10.1.1;Introduction;215
10.1.2;A Very Brief History of Nintendo;219
10.1.3;Opening the GBA Console;220
10.1.4;Replacing the Display Lens;226
10.1.5;Light Up Your LCD with the GBA Afterburner Mod;231
10.1.6;Enhancing Your Afterburner with the GBA Stealth Dimmer Chip;250
10.1.7;Nintendo GBA Technical Specifications;259
10.1.8;Homebrew Game Development;266
10.1.9;Other Hacks;267
10.1.10;Nintendo GBA Resources on the Web;271
10.2;Chapter 6. Gamepark 32 (GP32);274
10.2.1;Introduction;275
10.2.2;Out of the Box: Configuring Your GP32;278
10.2.3;Opening the GP32 Console;284
10.2.4;Replacing the GP32 Screen Cover;290
10.2.5;Repairing Your Buttons;295
10.2.6;Accelerating Your GP32 (CPU Core Voltage Increase);297
10.2.7;Creating a DC Power Adapter;302
10.2.8;Installing the Multifirmware Loader;308
10.2.9;Homebrew Game Development;313
10.2.10;Other Hacks;317
10.2.11;GP32 Resources on the Web;319
11;Part IV: Retro and Classic Systems;322
11.1;Chapter 7. Nintendo NES;324
11.1.1;Introduction;325
11.1.2;Opening the NES Console;327
11.1.3;Replacing the 72-Pin Cartridge Connector;332
11.1.4;Blue Power LED Modification;335
11.1.5;Disabling the NES "Lockout Chip";344
11.1.6;Opening an NES Game Cartridge;349
11.1.7;Replacing the Battery in Certain Game Cartridges;352
11.1.8;Creating an EPROM Cartridge for Homebrew Game Development;357
11.1.9;Homebrew Game Development;363
11.1.10;Other Hacks;365
11.1.11;NES Resources on the Web;366
11.2;Chapter 8. Atari 2600;368
11.2.1;Introduction;369
11.2.2;Atari 2600 Left-Handed Joystick Modification;370
11.2.3;Repair Your Atari 2600 Joysticks;375
11.2.4;Revitalize Your Atari 2600 Paddles;382
11.2.5;Use an NES Control Pad with your 2600;389
11.2.6;Atari 2600 S-Video/Audio Mod;397
11.2.7;Atari 2600 Stereo Audio Output;415
11.2.8;Homebrew Game Development;424
11.2.9;Atari 2600 Resources on the Web;429
11.3;Chapter 9. Atari 5200;432
11.3.1;Introduction;433
11.3.2;Opening the Atari 5200;434
11.3.3;Atari 5200 Blue LED Modification;441
11.3.4;Atari 5200 Two-Port BIOS Replacement;446
11.3.5;Creating an Atari 5200 Paddle Controller;452
11.3.6;Freeing Yourself from the 5200 Four-Port Switchbox;467
11.3.7;Atari 5200 Video and Audio Upgrade Modification;479
11.3.8;Other Hacks;500
11.3.9;Homebrew Game Development;503
11.3.10;Atari Resources on the Web;507
11.4;Chapter 10 Atari 7800;510
11.4.1;Introduction;511
11.4.2;Blue LED Modification;512
11.4.3;Game Compatibility Hack to Play Certain Atari 2600 Games;519
11.4.4;Voltage Regulator Replacement;523
11.4.5;Power Supply Plug Retrofit;528
11.4.6;Other Hacks;534
11.4.7;Homebrew Game Development;535
11.4.8;Atari 7800 Resources on the Web;539
12;Appendix A: Electrical Engineering Basics;542
12.1;Introduction;543
12.2;Fundamentals;543
12.3;Basic Device Theory;552
12.4;Microprocessors and Embedded Systems;563
12.5;Soldering Techniques;564
12.6;Common Engineering Mistakes;570
12.7;Web Links and Other Resources;571
13;Index;574