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Anyone here have any experience with modified consoles? In the good old days we used modchips to allow us to play imported games on a region locked console, but it also allowed you play unofficial titles and other fun stuff (and the other stuff)
These days modding doesn't seem as widespread, purely cos console manufacturers can ban your console from being on their online service in a pinch if they can see you're using altered hardware. Plus, some games are hardwired to not run on modified hardware. Also, emulation is far easier these days; it's possible to play consoles as recent as the PS3 or Xbox 360 relatively smoothly.
So yeah; when I was younger I had a PlayStation which had a modchip so I could play import titles. A lot of my friends used an action replay type device which bypasses the region lock by disc swapping and had to use a spring on the CD lid to keep it open. Such a pain, I'm glad I didn't have to mess around like that with mine!
These days I have a completely modified GameCube. It's like my pride and joy. It's got a modchip, it has the ability to load games and other stuff from SD card, and it comes with a boot disc which allows me to force stuff like 60Hz modes, higher resolutions, other rendering modes, amongst other fun stuff.. and has an integrated cheating device. It also connects directly to HDMI from a Digital Out port for the best picture and sound. It has a Gameboy Player attached to it too (So I can play all GameBoy games on the TV) Aaand it has a custom paint job and a different colour power LED...
I also have a completely untouched GameCube, the exact same model. Just in case I ever need it for parts... but these things are built like tanks it seems!
So yeah.. Anyone else have any experience with modding, past or present?
These days modding doesn't seem as widespread, purely cos console manufacturers can ban your console from being on their online service in a pinch if they can see you're using altered hardware. Plus, some games are hardwired to not run on modified hardware. Also, emulation is far easier these days; it's possible to play consoles as recent as the PS3 or Xbox 360 relatively smoothly.
So yeah; when I was younger I had a PlayStation which had a modchip so I could play import titles. A lot of my friends used an action replay type device which bypasses the region lock by disc swapping and had to use a spring on the CD lid to keep it open. Such a pain, I'm glad I didn't have to mess around like that with mine!
These days I have a completely modified GameCube. It's like my pride and joy. It's got a modchip, it has the ability to load games and other stuff from SD card, and it comes with a boot disc which allows me to force stuff like 60Hz modes, higher resolutions, other rendering modes, amongst other fun stuff.. and has an integrated cheating device. It also connects directly to HDMI from a Digital Out port for the best picture and sound. It has a Gameboy Player attached to it too (So I can play all GameBoy games on the TV) Aaand it has a custom paint job and a different colour power LED...
I also have a completely untouched GameCube, the exact same model. Just in case I ever need it for parts... but these things are built like tanks it seems!
So yeah.. Anyone else have any experience with modding, past or present?