Game Console Hacking

Have Fun While Voiding Your Warranty

* Learn the Basics of Game Console Hacking and Reverse Engineering
* Modify Video Game Consoles and Accessories To Do Things They Were Never Intended To Do
* Create and Play Your Own Games on Your Favorite Systems
* Featuring the Xbox, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, GP32, NES, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, and Atari 7800

This book has something for everyone, from the beginner hobbyist with no electronics experience to the self-proclaimed "gadget geek." Whether you like to get your hands dirty with hacking hardware or whether you're an aspiring game developer. Take an ordinary piece of equipment and turn it into a personal work of art. Build upon an existing idea to create something better. The way we customize our things says a lot about who we are. Who are you?

* Revive your retro console! Turn your old Atari 2600 into a fully featured PC.
* It's Independence Day! Hack your PlayStation 2 to boot code from the memory card.
* GP32?! Experiment with the Gamepark 32, the unfamiliar yet extremely hackable handheld system.
* Have you played Atari today? Create an arcade-style Atari 5200 paddle controller or transform the Atari 2600 joystick into one that can be used by left-handed players.
* You can do that? Run Linux on your Microsoft Xbox.
* Let there be light! Add an Afterburner LCD frontlight to your GBA.
* Avoid the flashing blue screen! Fix the infamous cartridge slot on the Nintendo NES

..Many more hacks and modifications inside!

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