General Arcade and Retro Chat - Insert Coin -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3571Ksz546U

Could be faulty, this is a problem with the clones.. try another sd card or reformat that one

Burzum

Just got a c64 and one of the buttons is missing its spring, would any one have a spare spring save me buying a set online.

Doge

Just back from Rampage.
Thought it was good and better than I expected, well worth a look.

Probably the best film adaptation of a video game i've seen, but I haven't seen mortal Kombat yet believe it or not!

Doge

Skerries

retro T-Shirts

Nerdkiller1991

GASP!

https://twitter.com/Thundershot75/status/988141942155436032?s=19

DinoRex

Don't think that's official artwork.

Doesn't the skull belong to its mother?

I see the famed Switch exploits have been released today. Disappointing really, to have the system blown wide open after just over a year of life. Ninty were in a predicament though, do you 1) invest more in security and custom components in an effort to stronghold the system, or 2) invest in off the shelf, well documented components which will keep the price down, but at the risk of hacking/exploiting?

Bootrom exploit detailed - http://wololo.net/2018/04/23/nintendo-switch-tegra-x1-bootrom-leaked-precipitate-custom-firmware-release/
fail0verflow's ShofEL2 - http://wololo.net/2018/04/24/nintendo-switch-fail0verflow-release-shofel2-nvidia-tegra-exploit-along-linux-switch/
ktemkin releases her Fusée Gelée exploit - http://wololo.net/2018/04/24/nintendo-switch-ktemkin-releases-fusee-gelee-exploit-chain-compatible-firmwares-writeup/

Also there's a custom firmware called Atmosphere on the horizon, due for release in a few months - http://wololo.net/2018/04/24/atmosphere-cfw-nintendo-switch-not-ready-yet-now-everyone-can-help/

Nintendo hasn't done well with cd-based systems in terms of their security really, the GameCube, the Wii, the Wii U, and now the Switch have all been blown wide open. Their handhelds too, the DS & the 3DS have both been heavily compromised too, the former explicitly so. Was it a no-in scenario for Ninty then, in an effort to keep the cost of the Switch down, was is inevitable that it'd be hacked?

Hopefully they can block them with firmware updates so hacking isn't as widespread as the DS. The DS has one of the best gaming libraries of all time and was cut short due to piracy. Totally ruined the market and companies bailed from the system. Would hate to see the same happen to the switch.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Hopefully they can block them with firmware updates so hacking isn't as widespread as the DS. The DS has one of the best gaming libraries of all time and was cut short due to piracy. Totally ruined the market and companies bailed from the system. Would hate to see the same happen to the switch.

Can't be patched with firmware, it's a hardware vulnerability in the Tegra X1 chip from Nvidia...and is the bootloader, so step 1 in the chain of trust. It'll take a hardware revision to fix it they're saying.

Can only be patched by a hardware revision is whats being claimed. Gives bootloader access

Total **** up then.

Really going to ruin the Switch if an easy method of playing pirate games like a SD card reader is launched. It will kill the system stone dead in 2 years.

Nintendo have the money to invest in proper system security and time and time again they refuse to do so and this is always the result.
My sympathy is somewhat limited for them

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Nintendo have the money to invest in proper system security and time and time again they refuse to do so and this is always the result.
My sympathy is somewhat limited for them

I'm more thinking about the potential of the machine. DS support dive bombed after it was hacked. The same will happen to switch and it's only a year old.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Total **** up then.

Really going to ruin the Switch if an easy method of playing pirate games like a SD card reader is launched. It will kill the system stone dead in 2 years.

I'd say running software off of a usb stick or external hdd is pretty much a guarantee at this point. The make or break will be how easy this is to do, and by all accounts, it's very, very easy.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

It will kill the system stone dead in 2 years.

I dunno, online services/multiplayer are what people want these days. Ninty mightn't be able to patch the vulnerability, but if they have any cop on at all they'll ensure modified consoles won't be able to play online.

Shapey Fiend

I must confess I only invest in these systems WHEN they get hacked.

I would have thought 99.5% of people who have these handhelds/consoles don't hack them in any case. Doing the 3DS was relatively finicky.

CiDeRmAn

Nintendo need to kill the modded systems, and can use the upcoming online service to do it.
Then provide plenty of value in making sure your system has legit firmware and can go online.

Inviere wrote: »

I dunno, online services/multiplayer are what people want these days. Ninty mightn't be able to patch the vulnerability, but if they have any cop on at all they'll ensure modified consoles won't be able to play online.

Online services and triple A online nonsense is what I was hoping wouldn't be on switch and is kind of not what I except from Nintendo. If they've hacked the system as bad as it looks you'll have custom servers with patches like on the Wii.

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

I must confess I only invest in these systems WHEN they get hacked.

I would have thought 99.5% of people who have these handhelds/consoles don't hack them in any case. Doing the 3DS was relatively finicky.

3DS was a pain to hack but this low level could end up with R4 card levels of ease.

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Online services and triple A online nonsense is what I was hoping wouldn't be on switch and is kind of not what I except from Nintendo. If they've hacked the system as bad as it looks you'll have custom servers with patches like on the Wii.

3DS was a pain to hack but this low level could end up with R4 card levels of ease.

Look at modding a 3ds now. It's been streamlined to a point nearly anyone can do it within 30 minutes
I'd doubt Nintendo have an effective way of banning consoles from online. There'll be spoofers out soon after they start banning

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIyLwo-RLpU

3DS isn't riddled with piracy though. 3DS level is sustainable for Nintendo but a plug and play solution that any technophobe mother can work like an r4 will destroy the Switch.

DaveyDave

Currently bidding on a complete in box, unused Dreamcast arcade stick. Almost didn't see it as it's in the international listings down the bottom. The cheapest one listed is €78 with shipping, my bid is a bit below that so I won't be surprised if I lose it. Not too pushed but it would be nice to have the box and everything.

Pricey enough considering I only have Marvel Vs Capcom 1 and 2, but still...

Tom Mann Centuria

Rick Dickinson has died, he was suffering from cancer. He was the designer behind the Sinclair ZX80, ZX81 and ZX Spectrum amongst others, he also designed the case and keyboard for the Spectrum Next that's due this year. Very sad news, RIP.

Skerries

some retro gaming t-shirts in the Qwertee sale

https://www.qwertee.com/shop?sort=price

Doge

Cool video of a rather not so cool Sega VHS based racing game from BGO's long lost twin brother - RetroManCave