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Our Beginners Guide to Reverse Engineering Retro Games: https://buff.ly/4hYMbht
For those passionate about #reverseengineering, #gamedev, #programming, #assembly, and the nostalgia of #retro #retrogames, this guide is an excellent resource
For those passionate about #reverseengineering, #gamedev, #programming, #assembly, and the nostalgia of #retro #retrogames, this guide is an excellent resource
This is an excellent video and yet another reminder of the genius of Datel employees! I would love more information to come out about the inner workings at Datel.
The recreation of the ice climbers pak is beautiful too:
youtu.be/0cpjhIS6ClI?...
The recreation of the ice climbers pak is beautiful too:
youtu.be/0cpjhIS6ClI?...
Perfecting Nintendo's Rarest Item
YouTube video by Hunter R.
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August 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This is an excellent video and yet another reminder of the genius of Datel employees! I would love more information to come out about the inner workings at Datel.
The recreation of the ice climbers pak is beautiful too:
youtu.be/0cpjhIS6ClI?...
The recreation of the ice climbers pak is beautiful too:
youtu.be/0cpjhIS6ClI?...
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Banjo Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 is out. The biggest mod for the game by far, years in the works. A full game set across the N64's library.
Tons of effort went into it. It's not quite as transformative as some Mario 64 hacks (which have the whole thing decompiled) but it's an impressive piece of work!
Tons of effort went into it. It's not quite as transformative as some Mario 64 hacks (which have the whole thing decompiled) but it's an impressive piece of work!
Banjo Kazooie Nostalgia 64 DOWNLOAD
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May 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Banjo Kazooie: Nostalgia 64 is out. The biggest mod for the game by far, years in the works. A full game set across the N64's library.
Tons of effort went into it. It's not quite as transformative as some Mario 64 hacks (which have the whole thing decompiled) but it's an impressive piece of work!
Tons of effort went into it. It's not quite as transformative as some Mario 64 hacks (which have the whole thing decompiled) but it's an impressive piece of work!
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Sabrina the Animated Series: Zapped! (GBC) features some messages hidden in the EU ROM file:
"Wow Salem, so this is what the inside of a hex editor looks like..."
"Hello there!"
"Hey look! Someone ripped our game!!!"
#obscuregames #videogames #sabrinatheteenagewitch #nintendo #gba
"Wow Salem, so this is what the inside of a hex editor looks like..."
"Hello there!"
"Hey look! Someone ripped our game!!!"
#obscuregames #videogames #sabrinatheteenagewitch #nintendo #gba
April 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sabrina the Animated Series: Zapped! (GBC) features some messages hidden in the EU ROM file:
"Wow Salem, so this is what the inside of a hex editor looks like..."
"Hello there!"
"Hey look! Someone ripped our game!!!"
#obscuregames #videogames #sabrinatheteenagewitch #nintendo #gba
"Wow Salem, so this is what the inside of a hex editor looks like..."
"Hello there!"
"Hey look! Someone ripped our game!!!"
#obscuregames #videogames #sabrinatheteenagewitch #nintendo #gba
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Fans made a native Star Fox 64 PC port with some modern flourishes
A group of talented fans have made a , which they are calling Starship. Even better? It’s technically legal. Harbour Masters, the team behind the project, used a tool that converts the original game ROM into PC executable code, so…
A group of talented fans have made a , which they are calling Starship. Even better? It’s technically legal. Harbour Masters, the team behind the project, used a tool that converts the original game ROM into PC executable code, so…
Fans made a native Star Fox 64 PC port with some modern flourishes
A group of talented fans have made a , which they are calling Starship. Even better? It’s technically legal. Harbour Masters, the team behind the project, used a tool that converts the original game ROM into PC executable code, so it doesn’t actually use any proprietary Nintendo code. This is the same method used to create the native PC port of…
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December 23, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Fans made a native Star Fox 64 PC port with some modern flourishes
A group of talented fans have made a , which they are calling Starship. Even better? It’s technically legal. Harbour Masters, the team behind the project, used a tool that converts the original game ROM into PC executable code, so…
A group of talented fans have made a , which they are calling Starship. Even better? It’s technically legal. Harbour Masters, the team behind the project, used a tool that converts the original game ROM into PC executable code, so…
Ever wondered how to create a frontend for libretro emulators? Try our #rust tutorial https://www.retroreversing.com/CreateALibRetroFrontEndInRust #programming #emudev #retro #gamedev #homebrew
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December 21, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Ever wondered how to create a frontend for libretro emulators? Try our #rust tutorial https://www.retroreversing.com/CreateALibRetroFrontEndInRust #programming #emudev #retro #gamedev #homebrew
A HUGE number of #Sony #PS2 games were released with debug symbols - https://www.retroreversing.com/ps2-unstripped/ if you know of any we missed let us know #programming #gamedev #retro
PS2 Games with Debug Symbols (UnStripped Binaries)
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December 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
A HUGE number of #Sony #PS2 games were released with debug symbols - https://www.retroreversing.com/ps2-unstripped/ if you know of any we missed let us know #programming #gamedev #retro
Back in 2020 #Nintendo wasn't the only company to have source code for some of their retro games leaked. #Capcom was hit with by RagnarLeaks if you are curious what was in it - https://www.retroreversing.com/capcomleaks #programming #gamedev #leak #megaman #ROM
Capcom Leaks
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December 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Back in 2020 #Nintendo wasn't the only company to have source code for some of their retro games leaked. #Capcom was hit with by RagnarLeaks if you are curious what was in it - https://www.retroreversing.com/capcomleaks #programming #gamedev #leak #megaman #ROM
There was a surprising number of file formats using during the development of #Nintendo #Wii games, if you know of any more that are not covered let us know - https://www.retroreversing.com/wii-file-formats #gamedev #programming #ROM #ISO #retrodev
Wii File Formats
Find out about the most common Wii File formats in this post - RetroReversing, the home of retro game reverse engineering enthusiasts.
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December 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM
There was a surprising number of file formats using during the development of #Nintendo #Wii games, if you know of any more that are not covered let us know - https://www.retroreversing.com/wii-file-formats #gamedev #programming #ROM #ISO #retrodev
Ever wondered what hardware was used to create #Nintendo DS games? We have a post on what we know so far https://www.retroreversing.com/nintendo-ds-development-kit/ #gamedev #programming #ROM #hardware #retro #NDS
Nintendo DS (Nitro) Development Kit Hardware
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December 17, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Ever wondered what hardware was used to create #Nintendo DS games? We have a post on what we know so far https://www.retroreversing.com/nintendo-ds-development-kit/ #gamedev #programming #ROM #hardware #retro #NDS
A very incomplete post on what was included in the Nintendo "Ninja Leak", named due to it leaking how Nintendo approaches 3DS Hackers. Still so much cool stuff to document - https://www.retroreversing.com/ninjaleak #nintendo #programming #leak #switch #3ds #gamedev
Nintendo Ninja Leak
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December 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM
A very incomplete post on what was included in the Nintendo "Ninja Leak", named due to it leaking how Nintendo approaches 3DS Hackers. Still so much cool stuff to document - https://www.retroreversing.com/ninjaleak #nintendo #programming #leak #switch #3ds #gamedev
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Custom sprite injection over WIFI using RCE on a legit copy of Pokémon pearl :)
December 15, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Custom sprite injection over WIFI using RCE on a legit copy of Pokémon pearl :)
There is still much mystery around Official Game Gear Development Hardware but here is what we know so far: https://www.retroreversing.com/sega-game-gear-devkit #devkit #gamegear #sega #programming #gamedev #retro
Sega Game Gear Development Hardware
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December 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM
There is still much mystery around Official Game Gear Development Hardware but here is what we know so far: https://www.retroreversing.com/sega-game-gear-devkit #devkit #gamegear #sega #programming #gamedev #retro
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The cover for my book on how debuggers work is here!
Preorders are still 25% off: nostarch.com/building-a-d...
Preorders are still 25% off: nostarch.com/building-a-d...
December 14, 2024 at 12:05 AM
The cover for my book on how debuggers work is here!
Preorders are still 25% off: nostarch.com/building-a-d...
Preorders are still 25% off: nostarch.com/building-a-d...
Ever wondered what hardware was used to create #Nintendo #Wii games? Checkout https://www.retroreversing.com/nintendo-wii-development-kit/ . If you have any additional information let us know! #gamedev #programming #hardware
Nintendo Wii Development Kit Hardware
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December 14, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Ever wondered what hardware was used to create #Nintendo #Wii games? Checkout https://www.retroreversing.com/nintendo-wii-development-kit/ . If you have any additional information let us know! #gamedev #programming #hardware
IOP Relocatable eXecutable (IRX) are the library files that you can dynamically link your application code to and will run on the I/O Processor (IOP) in the PS2. https://www.retroreversing.com/irx-ps2 #gamedev #programming #reversing
IRX Files for Playstation 2
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December 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM
IOP Relocatable eXecutable (IRX) are the library files that you can dynamically link your application code to and will run on the I/O Processor (IOP) in the PS2. https://www.retroreversing.com/irx-ps2 #gamedev #programming #reversing
Everything we currently know about the Sn Systems ProDG software development kit for the PSP is here: https://www.retroreversing.com/sn-systems-pro-dg-psp-sdk/#prodg-examples-pspexamples This is a different SDK to the official Sony one. #SDK #gamedev #programming
SN Systems ProDG PSP SDK
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December 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Everything we currently know about the Sn Systems ProDG software development kit for the PSP is here: https://www.retroreversing.com/sn-systems-pro-dg-psp-sdk/#prodg-examples-pspexamples This is a different SDK to the official Sony one. #SDK #gamedev #programming
Links to all the retro console development kit hardware pages that we have documented, are we missing any cool hardware? https://www.retroreversing.com/hardware/devkits/ #hardware #devkit #gamedev #ROM #programming
Introduction to Development Kits (Hardware)
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December 11, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Links to all the retro console development kit hardware pages that we have documented, are we missing any cool hardware? https://www.retroreversing.com/hardware/devkits/ #hardware #devkit #gamedev #ROM #programming
Added details on the EPROM writer "PROS-80" by IWASAKI to the NES development hardware page, still very little known about this machine, but it ran CP/M and was "portable"/"luggable".
https://www.retroreversing.com/famicom-nes-development-kit/ #NES #EPROM #ROM #gamedev #hardware #programming
https://www.retroreversing.com/famicom-nes-development-kit/ #NES #EPROM #ROM #gamedev #hardware #programming
NES (Famicom) Development Kit Hardware
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December 10, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Added details on the EPROM writer "PROS-80" by IWASAKI to the NES development hardware page, still very little known about this machine, but it ran CP/M and was "portable"/"luggable".
https://www.retroreversing.com/famicom-nes-development-kit/ #NES #EPROM #ROM #gamedev #hardware #programming
https://www.retroreversing.com/famicom-nes-development-kit/ #NES #EPROM #ROM #gamedev #hardware #programming
A collection of real footage from inside the early games industry (if you know of any more let us know) - https://www.retroreversing.com/industry #gamedev #retro
Life in the Games Industry (Documentaries)
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December 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM
A collection of real footage from inside the early games industry (if you know of any more let us know) - https://www.retroreversing.com/industry #gamedev #retro
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Weekly plug of my #romhacking and #homebrew starter pack! Follow some cool homebrew devs and romhackers on here!
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ROM Hackers & Homebrew
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December 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Weekly plug of my #romhacking and #homebrew starter pack! Follow some cool homebrew devs and romhackers on here!
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The Pokemon mini was a rather obscure handheld console from #Nintendo that managed to actually reach the west. Although there were not many official games for the system, there is a great hacking community around the console. #gamedev #programming
Pokemon Mini
Awesome list of Nintendo Pokemon Mini Game Development and Reverse Engineering information - RetroReversing, the home of retro game reverse engineering enthusiasts.
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December 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The Pokemon mini was a rather obscure handheld console from #Nintendo that managed to actually reach the west. Although there were not many official games for the system, there is a great hacking community around the console. #gamedev #programming
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Malimite: iOS Decompiler
Malimite: iOS Decompiler
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December 7, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Malimite: iOS Decompiler
The Official Game Boy Advance SDK came with many useful functions and even demos to build GBA games in C, everything we know about it is documented here:
Game Boy Advance Software Development Kit (SDK)
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December 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The Official Game Boy Advance SDK came with many useful functions and even demos to build GBA games in C, everything we know about it is documented here:
Everything we currently know about the official Super Nintendo (SNES) Software Development Kits (SDKs) - https://www.retroreversing.com/super-famicom-snes-sdk/ #gamedev #retro
SNES (Super Famicom) Software Development Kit (SDK)
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December 6, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Everything we currently know about the official Super Nintendo (SNES) Software Development Kits (SDKs) - https://www.retroreversing.com/super-famicom-snes-sdk/ #gamedev #retro
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#VSCode support for writing #Ghidra plugins! And it includes debugging from VSCode!
I am SO EXCITED! Thank you Ghidra team! 💜💜💜
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#ReverseEngineering #GhidraExtensions
I am SO EXCITED! Thank you Ghidra team! 💜💜💜
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#ReverseEngineering #GhidraExtensions
December 6, 2024 at 8:39 AM
#VSCode support for writing #Ghidra plugins! And it includes debugging from VSCode!
I am SO EXCITED! Thank you Ghidra team! 💜💜💜
github.com/NationalSecu...
#ReverseEngineering #GhidraExtensions
I am SO EXCITED! Thank you Ghidra team! 💜💜💜
github.com/NationalSecu...
#ReverseEngineering #GhidraExtensions