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ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.
GameShark is the brand name of a line of video game cheat cartridges and other products for a variety of console video game systems and Windows-based computers. Since January 23rd, 2003, the brand name has been owned by Mad Catz , which marketed GameShark products for the Sony PlayStation , Xbox , and Nintendo game consoles.
A zip file was found within the retail games dummy data, which included the full PlayStation source code to the game. [93] Beatmania 5th Mix: 1999 2000 PlayStation Music video game: Konami: With the 2000 Japanese PSX game Beatmania Best Hits there was mistakenly included the source code for the 1999 game Beatmania 5th Mix. [94] The Bilestoad ...
The Action Replay is available for many computer and gaming systems including Commodore 64, Amiga, IBM PC, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and the Xbox. The name is derived from the first devices’ signature ability to pause the execution of the software and save the ...
With ROM files, emulators, and compilers for these games and systems, it has become possible to reverse engineer games to find specific ROM data to modify. This information can be directly converted into Game Genie codes. The Game Genie is covered by US Patent #5112051, "Interfacing device for a computer games system", filed 30 May 1990. This ...
Jampack was a demo series from Sony under its PlayStation Underground brand. [a] It was used to advertise and preview upcoming and released PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games through demos and featurettes. [1] It often included imported game demos, behind-the-scenes videos on developers and games, as well as cheat codes and saved games.
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Homebrew, when applied to video games, refers to software produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. The official documentation is often only available to licensed developers, and these systems may use storage formats that make distribution difficult, such as ROM cartridges or encrypted CD-ROMs.