CrunchBite
@crunchbite.teamxlink.co.uk
Keeping LAN multiplayer alive as project lead of XLink Kai @teamxlink.co.uk https://linktr.ee/crunchbite
Part of http://consolemods.org and http://psdevwiki.com
Wannabe Extron rep
Part of http://consolemods.org and http://psdevwiki.com
Wannabe Extron rep
Pinned
Hey bluesky! For those that don't know me I run a service called XLink Kai. Its software running on your PC to allow LAN play over the internet for 14 different game consoles and over 1300 games for free. Check out the supported games list :) Have fun!
www.teamxlink.co.uk/wiki/Support...
www.teamxlink.co.uk/wiki/Support...
v2 of my Xbox chain-loader is now fully open source :)
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
GitHub - CrunchBite/packed-xbe-launcher2: A simple self-extracting XBE launcher (now 2x faster!)
A simple self-extracting XBE launcher (now 2x faster!) - CrunchBite/packed-xbe-launcher2
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
v2 of my Xbox chain-loader is now fully open source :)
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
This is the loader used in Skeleton Key
I don't usually open source any of my projects, but this one may be helpful to others in the original Xbox homebrew community.
github.com/CrunchBite/x...
github.com/CrunchBite/x...
GitHub - CrunchBite/xUnzip2: A minimal unzip library for the original Xbox
A minimal unzip library for the original Xbox. Contribute to CrunchBite/xUnzip2 development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
I don't usually open source any of my projects, but this one may be helpful to others in the original Xbox homebrew community.
github.com/CrunchBite/x...
github.com/CrunchBite/x...
TIL if you pass an incorrect (but not null) pointer to fseek() you can crash the xbox kernel. Lovely
November 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
TIL if you pass an incorrect (but not null) pointer to fseek() you can crash the xbox kernel. Lovely
Google appears to have deindexed my Github profile. What the heck?
The software I make isn't *that* cursed!
Funny enough its still on Bing
The software I make isn't *that* cursed!
Funny enough its still on Bing
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Google appears to have deindexed my Github profile. What the heck?
The software I make isn't *that* cursed!
Funny enough its still on Bing
The software I make isn't *that* cursed!
Funny enough its still on Bing
Reposted by CrunchBite
XCAT strikes again!
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
XCAT
Xbox Content Archive Tool (XCAT) is a utility that runs directly on an Xbox console to assist in finding unarchived DLC and other lost content. When the application is run, It will scan the Xbox hard ...
consolemods.org
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
XCAT strikes again!
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
Thanks to our friend hardly in Japan we have recovered another lost DLC for Thousand Land on original Xbox.
The recovered DLC is already on Rock5's downloader.
Please help recover lost Xbox Live content. Run XCAT on every OG Xbox hard drive you can find!
consolemods.org/XCAT
Reposted by CrunchBite
been doing this shit for 20 years
and TIL
i am so conflicted and ashamed 😭
and TIL
i am so conflicted and ashamed 😭
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
been doing this shit for 20 years
and TIL
i am so conflicted and ashamed 😭
and TIL
i am so conflicted and ashamed 😭
Reposted by CrunchBite
Continue your adventure with Tunic: Design Works! 🦊 @finjico.bsky.social
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
October 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Continue your adventure with Tunic: Design Works! 🦊 @finjico.bsky.social
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
Uncover the secrets of Tunic's development (and even some of our own!) in our latest Design Works edition by award-winning writer Christian Donlan ⚔️
Deluxe Editions closing 8th January 2026: lostincult.co.uk/tunic
Reposted by CrunchBite
In honour of the PS2's 25th anniversary, e-motion [イーモーション] Vol. 1 has been scanned and archived! Launch special edition of The PlayStation going over initial titles with tons of interviews (Kojima, Kazunori Yamauchi, many more) and hardware coverage. Please enjoy!!
archive.org/details/e-mo...
archive.org/details/e-mo...
March 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In honour of the PS2's 25th anniversary, e-motion [イーモーション] Vol. 1 has been scanned and archived! Launch special edition of The PlayStation going over initial titles with tons of interviews (Kojima, Kazunori Yamauchi, many more) and hardware coverage. Please enjoy!!
archive.org/details/e-mo...
archive.org/details/e-mo...
So when you're doing some game console modding stuff and something doesn't make sense you do some research, write a guide, and post it on consolemods.org right? RIGHT?!
Yeah I thought so. Anyway here's how you enable Blu-ray playback on a PS4 completely offline: consolemods.org/wiki/PS4:Ena...
Yeah I thought so. Anyway here's how you enable Blu-ray playback on a PS4 completely offline: consolemods.org/wiki/PS4:Ena...
Enable Blu-ray Playback without going online
PlayStation 4 consoles are unable to play Blu-ray discs until they are granted a license to do so. Normally this is a seamless process that happens the first time a Blu-ray movie disc is played in the...
consolemods.org
October 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
So when you're doing some game console modding stuff and something doesn't make sense you do some research, write a guide, and post it on consolemods.org right? RIGHT?!
Yeah I thought so. Anyway here's how you enable Blu-ray playback on a PS4 completely offline: consolemods.org/wiki/PS4:Ena...
Yeah I thought so. Anyway here's how you enable Blu-ray playback on a PS4 completely offline: consolemods.org/wiki/PS4:Ena...
Why is the news footage showing Google Search appliances?? The last license for those machines expired 7 years ago
the AWS outage is affecting Ring doorbells. Sky News says “some users can’t see outside their house, definitely scary”
just look outside your window 😅
just look outside your window 😅
October 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Why is the news footage showing Google Search appliances?? The last license for those machines expired 7 years ago
Reposted by CrunchBite
Overheard recently: “Did you know you have a computer in your pocket more powerful than the one that took people to the moon?”, “No, not that, your car keys.”
October 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Overheard recently: “Did you know you have a computer in your pocket more powerful than the one that took people to the moon?”, “No, not that, your car keys.”
Reposted by CrunchBite
Listen, @burgerbecky.bsky.social is one of the greats. If you can spare anything at all, and you have love for this medium, I can guarantee she's in some way part of the games you love. Please help our industry help her out.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman
I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer
share.google
October 6, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Listen, @burgerbecky.bsky.social is one of the greats. If you can spare anything at all, and you have love for this medium, I can guarantee she's in some way part of the games you love. Please help our industry help her out.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-rebec...
Reposted by CrunchBite
Give folks their flowers
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
September 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Give folks their flowers
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
psdevwiki will brb in 15-20 mins
September 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
psdevwiki will brb in 15-20 mins
Reposted by CrunchBite
I don’t think we do enough persona work in our AI prompts.
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
September 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I don’t think we do enough persona work in our AI prompts.
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
“You are my old computer science professor with a thinly disguised drinking problem and a massive chip on your shoulder.”
“You are an overworked junior sysadmin from 2004 who just discovered TikTok and is not okay with it.”
I'm hearing cool stuff about the new xbox, what was it called? xbox 360?
Homebrew scene is popping off, it might be time for me to focus there instead of original xbox :)
Homebrew scene is popping off, it might be time for me to focus there instead of original xbox :)
September 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm hearing cool stuff about the new xbox, what was it called? xbox 360?
Homebrew scene is popping off, it might be time for me to focus there instead of original xbox :)
Homebrew scene is popping off, it might be time for me to focus there instead of original xbox :)
he's just a little guy
September 20, 2025 at 6:05 AM
he's just a little guy
I took a sick day and just played roller coaster tycoon all day.
10/10 would do again.
10/10 would do again.
September 19, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I took a sick day and just played roller coaster tycoon all day.
10/10 would do again.
10/10 would do again.
Reposted by CrunchBite
Here's my newest bit of fun: ABadAvatar, a fully automatic from-boot dashboard exploit for the Xbox 360, using Grimdoomer's BadUpdate exploit!
This isn't the final release, but I wanted to get an official source for it before things got *too* out of hand :p
github.com/shutterbug20...
This isn't the final release, but I wanted to get an official source for it before things got *too* out of hand :p
github.com/shutterbug20...
GitHub - shutterbug2000/ABadAvatar: Software only hypervisor exploit for the Xbox 360 Dashboard
Software only hypervisor exploit for the Xbox 360 Dashboard - shutterbug2000/ABadAvatar
github.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Here's my newest bit of fun: ABadAvatar, a fully automatic from-boot dashboard exploit for the Xbox 360, using Grimdoomer's BadUpdate exploit!
This isn't the final release, but I wanted to get an official source for it before things got *too* out of hand :p
github.com/shutterbug20...
This isn't the final release, but I wanted to get an official source for it before things got *too* out of hand :p
github.com/shutterbug20...
Reposted by CrunchBite
The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The official Canadian Petition to reign in payment processor censorship has stalled out just under 10k signatures.
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
This is a reminder for Canadians, this is an OFFICIAL petition that will be responded to. Show your support in protecting our free speech!
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Reposted by CrunchBite
Direct podcast link here:
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Keeping the Dream Alive: Twenty-Two Years of Free Online Gaming with XLink Kai by Hit Save! Podcast
Earlier this summer we sat down with CrunchBite, the third-generation developer and current project lead behind XLink Kai, the remarkable tunneling service that has been connecting console gamers acro...
creators.spotify.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Direct podcast link here:
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Reposted by CrunchBite
Our latest podcast episode is up! Earlier this summer Hit Save director @jonasrosland.bsky.social sat down CrunchBite, current project lead on the #XLinkKai tunneling program, and got the story behind one of gaming's most enduring community-driven projects dedicated to connecting gamers worldwide.
Keeping the Dream Alive: Twenty-Two Years of Free Online Gaming with XLink Kai
Earlier this summer we sat down with CrunchBite, the third-generation developer and current project lead behind XLink Kai, the remarkable tunneling service that has been connecting console gamers acro...
hitsave.org
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Our latest podcast episode is up! Earlier this summer Hit Save director @jonasrosland.bsky.social sat down CrunchBite, current project lead on the #XLinkKai tunneling program, and got the story behind one of gaming's most enduring community-driven projects dedicated to connecting gamers worldwide.
Reposted by CrunchBite
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
September 6, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.
OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.