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You Should Hoard Physical Copies of the Video Games You Love

When the Nintendo Switch arrived, I decided it was the first console on which I’d buy all my games digitally to improve its portability. Not having to wrangle a pile of cartridges was great, but I’m starting to rethink that approach after EA recently revealed its iOS version of Tetris was disappearing in a few…

Games Andrew Liszewski Jan 24

Adafruit Just Made It Really Easy to Build Your Own GameBoy

There have been countless Raspberry Pi builds over the years that have sought to cram the little boards into a handheld device. Yet nearly every single one required not just a basic grasp of coding, but also an understanding of soldering and sometimes a touch of electrical engineering. Adafruit’s new PyGamer looks like a perfect…

Tech News Alex Cranz Jun 14

This Hack Might Unlock Your NES Classic or Brick It

If you really wanted to go out of your way, it’s definitely possible to make your own Raspberry Pi-powered NES Classic. But for most, that cute and convenient little package by Nintendo is the best way to go. That’s why using this hack to load ROMs onto the new-retro device is a gift from the…

Tech News Rhett Jones Jan 7

How to Build Your Own Mini SNES

The NES Classic Edition is almost perfect—short controller cords not withstanding—and if you can buy one, it’s one of our favorite gifts, especially if you don’t want to leave the house. But it only plays NES games, and 30 games at that. Plenty of people—us included—would love a tiny system to play our favorite Super…

Tech News Christina Warren Dec 21

Hack Lets You Play Virtual Boy Games Through Google Cardboard

The Virtual Boy, Nintendo’s most maligned console flop, is getting a new lease on life thanks to some modern VR technology. Reddit user The King of Spain has modified an Android emulator so that you can play Virtual Boy through Google Cardboard, Samsung Gear VR, or other cheap virtual reality setups. You’ll need to download…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski May 9

The First Apps and Custom ROMs For Android Wear Are Here

Android Wear is finally shipping to early adopters which can mean only one thing: a slew of third-party apps and hacks. Now, the first are here. Perhaps don’t get too excited, though. The first third-party app is Byte Me Software’s Binary Watch Face, reports Verge. It’s, well, a binary watch face, designed for people who…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jul 9

Google Just OKed a Phone That Runs Modded Android Out of the Box

You like to mess with your phone? Unlock that bootloader and flash some ROMs? Soon there’ll be another option for would-be tinkers who want to run mods. Google just approved the first ever Android phone to run the ever-popular Cyanogenmod right out of the box. The hardware’s not new. It’s literally just the Oppo N1—a…

Tech News Eric Limer Dec 20

Perk Up Your Galaxy Tab With Homemade Gingerbread

It’s just possible that the crafty folks at the XDA developers forum have managed to upgrade the Galaxy Tab from trainwreck to fender bender. All it needed was a healthy dose of Gingerbread. Here’s how to get it on yours. What XDA dev Technomancer has done is given Galaxy Tab Gingerbread in the form of…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 4

Yahoo Messenger With Video Calling Plucked From Leaked Android ROM

Not content to wait until it went official, an industrious Android user carved Yahoo’s forthcoming Yahoo Messenger app out of a MyTouch ROM that leaked yesterday. It can do video calling over WiFi and 3G no sweat. Artem over at Android Police tried it out on his Evo and said it worked splendidly: Interestingly enough,…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Oct 19

Get Android 2.2 On Your Motorola Droid

Lest your Droid fall out of date, into disrepair, and end up on a Jawa Sandcrawler, MyDroidWorld is serving up a new Android 2.2 ROM, along with full instructions, for bringing your phone up to speed. Apparently it’s got everything except for Wi-Fi, so if you’re hankering for that Froyo, it’s well worth a look.…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jun 5

Latest Windows Phone 7 ROM Unlocked, Office Found Inside

The latest Windows Phone 7 ROM has already been unlocked and has plenty of cool new stuff to check out, including call history and notifications, dialer interfaces, and Office, which we caught a tantalizing glimpse of last week. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-office-on-windows-phone-7-looks-fantastic-5523721 The new image comes as part of the refreshed Windows Phone Developer kit, updated to play…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert May 1

Retrode Sucks the Romz out of SNES/Genesis Cartridges

For about $100, you can use the Retrode to convert your SNES and Genesis games into PC and Mac emulator-ready romz. Don’t ask about the legality of it all. Ethically, it’s fine by us. [StoneAgeGamer via Crunchgear] https://gizmodo.com/the-ethics-of-pirating-ebooks-you-already-own-5514068

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 14

HTC Desire ROM Puts Flash On Your Nexus One

If you’re a Nexus One owner and you have a sense of adventure—or are black-out drunk—you can now flash an alpha version of the leaked HTC Desire ROM on your phone. Speaking of Flash, this ROM has it. Have you secretly harbored Desire-envy ever since its unveiling at MWC? This is your chance to close…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Feb 20

How To: Get Multitouch On Your Droid or Nexus One

This generation of Android phones is faster, more powerful and generally awesome-er than anything before. But for whatever reason, they don’t have one thing other smartphones take for granted: multitouch. Here’s how to fix that, and so much more. Google’s Nexus one and Verizon’s Motorola Droid are, in a sense, miles ahead their competitors in…

Tech News John Herrman Jan 23

HTC Spills the Hero’s Guts (And By Guts, I Mean Kernel Source Code)

HTC’s posted a nice fat package of code on their developer portal, labeled “HTC Hero Kernel Source Code.” This isn’t nearly as tantalizing as it sounds, but it’s pu-ret-ay exciting nonetheless. Here’s why: The Hero’s kernel is the bottommost part of its software; it’s the part that manages basic functions like memory allocation, device drivers…

Tech News John Herrman Oct 22

Cyanogen Custom Android Builds Will Live On, Sans Google Apps

When Google started hurling lawyerisms at the maker of the souped-up, stripped-down Cyanogen custom Android ROMs, the outlook was pretty grim. Luckily for Android hackers, Cyanogen and Google have reached an agreeable, albeit still stupid, compromise. https://gizmodo.com/google-threatens-cyanogen-android-hacker-with-cease-and-5367420 The issue Google takes with CyanogenMod isn’t that it fundamentally changes Android—they’re generally open to that, seeing as…

Tech News John Herrman Sep 28

HTC Hero Firmware Update Available Now, Fixes Terrible Sluggishness

Would-be American Hero buyers, look at the bright side: Before Sprint’s version even ships, HTC will have ironed out most of the problems with the original. Like the slowness! Which you can now murder, to death, with an update. https://gizmodo.com/htc-hero-hits-sprint-oct-11-with-new-face-180-price-5351329/ News of this magical speed salve got Hero users, current and prospective, a wee bit…

Tech News John Herrman Sep 14

MyTouch 3G Rooted, Ready For Your Custom ROMs

It was only a matter of time before this happened, but the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G has been rooted, i.e. cracked wide open, meaning that it’s ready for all kinds of customization that the stock Android installation keeps out of reach, including cooked ROMs. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-mytouch-3g-review-5331798 In real terms, this means you’ll be able to port the…

Tech News John Herrman Aug 12

Retro-Gen Plays Dusty Old Sega Genesis Cartridges and Digital ROMs

We’ve seen reimagined Genesises (Geneses?) before, but this might be the best one yet. It’s portable, it plays both original cartridges and ROMS off an SD card, it’s got TV-out and it only costs $50. Sign us up. https://gizmodo.com/the-sega-genesis-is-back-baby-5169314 The Retro-Gen (branded Sega, though we can’t imagine Sega actually had anything to do with it)…

Tech News Dan Nosowitz Jun 27

Geek God Builds DIY Super NES ROM-Creating USB Reader

An enterprising hacker named Matthias has created a fun, legitimate way to get SNES ROMs onto your computer. As he explains in the video, trips to those shady Russian porn sites are a thing of the past. The crazy thing is Matthias claimed this was his first attempt at such a hack, and that he…

Tech News Jack Loftus Jun 21

ROMs

You Should Hoard Physical Copies of the Video Games You Love

Adafruit Just Made It Really Easy to Build Your Own GameBoy

This Hack Might Unlock Your NES Classic or Brick It

How to Build Your Own Mini SNES

Hack Lets You Play Virtual Boy Games Through Google Cardboard

The First Apps and Custom ROMs For Android Wear Are Here

Google Just OKed a Phone That Runs Modded Android Out of the Box

Perk Up Your Galaxy Tab With Homemade Gingerbread

Yahoo Messenger With Video Calling Plucked From Leaked Android ROM

Get Android 2.2 On Your Motorola Droid

Latest Windows Phone 7 ROM Unlocked, Office Found Inside

Retrode Sucks the Romz out of SNES/Genesis Cartridges

HTC Desire ROM Puts Flash On Your Nexus One

How To: Get Multitouch On Your Droid or Nexus One

HTC Spills the Hero’s Guts (And By Guts, I Mean Kernel Source Code)

Cyanogen Custom Android Builds Will Live On, Sans Google Apps

HTC Hero Firmware Update Available Now, Fixes Terrible Sluggishness

MyTouch 3G Rooted, Ready For Your Custom ROMs

Retro-Gen Plays Dusty Old Sega Genesis Cartridges and Digital ROMs

Geek God Builds DIY Super NES ROM-Creating USB Reader

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