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firemaker Posts: 139/194 |
I took up modding about 2 months ago and so far have wried up a snes controller to a nes and have also now wired up my n64 controller up to usb and have made noise canceling headphones. I plan on making a portable snes if possible (though i'll need to fork out some money for a screen as gba screens are not supposed to work. |
Ailure Posts: 941/2602 |
Originally posted by PiranhaYou meant, "If you cut a hole and replace the exterior of it with plexiglass" or something. Not like I would reccomend doing that. It's there for protection against the raditation and even if it dosen't disturb humans, it probably winds up disturbing other equipmnt of yours. Bet there's a few modders with jumpy screen problems. |
HyperHacker Posts: 1185/5072 |
Originally posted by Piranha Ah, well that's different (radio interference != radiation). As long as you're not like right next door to an airport, police station, or hospital, I can't see it being much problem. (Most cases don't even have RF shielding. Hell, the monitors cause much more interference. Mine jams nearby radios. ) |
Ninetales Posts: 35/894 |
The only modding I've ever done to a system was to break out the little plastic pegs in my SNES to get Panel de Pon to work in it.
Which isn't much, I guess, but I don't really have anything else I would even need to mod. --Kamek77 |
Trapster Posts: 2493/3604 |
Yeah, I wonder that too. Apparently, the radiation can disturb flight-radio, police-radios and other stuff.
I donīt know more than that because my little brother brought the magazine with him. |
HyperHacker Posts: 1162/5072 |
So then I wonder how stores that sell modding tools and companies that make components designed for modding stay in business? Radiation, what the hell. |
Ziff Posts: 647/1800 |
Originally posted by Ran-chan + Shit, that's why I was advised not to put those Uranium 238 in my PC case to replace the LEDs! |
Trapster Posts: 2453/3604 |
I just read something interesting in my little brother's PC magazine. Itīs illegal to mod your PC too much due to the radiation it emits.
Good thing I didnīt mod my PC then. |
Cynthia Posts: 1626/5814 |
There were a ton of different PSX models as well but I'm talking about maybe the first model or two. You're bound to get a couple of lemons when you're just starting to produce a system. |
Ailure Posts: 867/2602 |
Originally posted by ColinI heard there's 12-16 diffrent models of the PS2. And the Gamecube like 3 of them... maybe four. Don't know about X-box. |
Cynthia Posts: 1623/5814 |
I think it has to do with the model of the PS2. Just like early PSX units had problems reading some disks, if memory serves me correctly. |
Ailure Posts: 858/2602 |
Originally posted by RydainSo, it's really true that it's really common with PS2's having trouble reading CD's? I keep hearing alot of people saying that, but never about X-box, Dreamcast or Gamecube... Lately I been kind of envy at dreamcast owners becuse of the homebrewing scene. Shame that console did die too early commercially. :/ Though the homebrew scene is alive and kicking. Meh, I don't know why it's called mod chips. Honestly, isn't it more of a hack than a "mod"? Most time I hear people mentioning mods, it's about the looks and not about hacking the hardware. |
HyperHacker Posts: 1149/5072 |
Yes, FlashMe is a firmware hack. Technically it's modifying the system, but when people say 'mod' I tend to think hardware hacking... all you do with FlashMe is stick something in a hole and run a program. |
Sinfjotle Posts: 410/1697 |
Actually, I have painted an SNES before. It was just little art paints though... I don't know what happened to that SNES. |
Kutske Posts: 152/171 |
NSNick: Au contraire! I saw the coolest mod at the crazy gamer store in the mall downtown. A GameCube taken apart and put inside of an AT-ST. It was fuckin' bad ass. I don't even like Star Wars, and that gets my geek-juices flowing. Hyper LOL: I FlashMe'd my DS, but softmods don't really count IMO. FlashMe is the one where you have to re-write the firmware of the DS and short the S1 thing, right? That's quite a significant mod, if you ask me. Plus Sign Abomination: I modded my friends X-Box with him. He works in Blockbuster, so what he does is brings his X-Box to work and rips the games to it. The boss is cool with it, too. If you don't blackmail them (the manager could get fired, and your friend could get worse), you will lose any and all respect that Black Mage might have had for you, if he were a real person, and had respect for you in the first place. ... Just do it. |
Ziff Posts: 623/1800 |
I modded my friends X-Box with him. He works in Blockbuster, so what he does is brings his X-Box to work and rips the games to it. The boss is cool with it, too. |
Alastor Posts: 3103/8204 |
I haven't modded anything, no. I've... Never really had a reason to, y'know?
I may in the future, but eh. |
Cynthia Posts: 1547/5814 |
Well, by "modded" I basically meant "playing copies" but yeah. That definitely would work.
I know you can theoretically mod the Gamecube but it's not cheap/easy. You need to run through a lot of hoops. |
HyperHacker Posts: 1113/5072 |
I FlashMe'd my DS, but softmods don't really count IMO.
I did, however, take apart my PSX and:
And yes, I burned/melted all the holes with the soldering iron. Done right it can look pretty neat, makes a mess of the iron though. I figure I might get another one sometime, and do the same but make the lid switch open/close/auto (keeping the original sensor). Or try to hook it up to a CD-ROM drive, and if successful, casemod it. Other mods I've done include:
Also, there are GCN mod chips of sorts. And the region select hack is ridiculously easy. |
NSNick Posts: 551/2228 |
Originally posted by Colin Au contraire! I saw the coolest mod at the crazy gamer store in the mall downtown. A GameCube taken apart and put inside of an AT-ST. It was fuckin' bad ass. |
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