Board 8 > SNES Classic Launch and Hacking topic

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So is the hacking just putting emulators onto it?
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that's the early solution he's found so far, but the NES Classic used the native emulator that came with it
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ninkendo posted...

which means uncompressed we're probably not fitting every SNES game on here

but compressed I've read it might be doable

I doubt a lot of us here need every SNES game on there.
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What am I gonna do without having every terrible licensed movie game, though?!
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if you're not playing Maximum Carnage what are you doing
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ninkendo posted...

that's the early solution he's found so far, but the NES Classic used the native emulator that came with it

That's what I am wanting. The way it was hacked into the nes classic. With native emulation. It was an amazing emulator that output very well on hdmi.

I want the rims to play natively hopefully

ninkendo posted...

if you're not playing Maximum Carnage what are you doing

Far too good. Bebe's Kids is what I need.
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here's ClusterM's post-stream post translated from russian

On the stream it was simply impossible to concentrate, but still there is progress. And it's great that people told me there was group thinking. ROM format seems to have a lot in common with ROMs in the Wii Virtual Console, which seem to have been studied well. It is necessary to look. clovershell has worked without changes, so that SNES Mini already has FTP and Telnet access via USB, which simplifies learning.: smile: smile

RetroArch works, saving it works, but so far only through the Home button. There are problems with tracking the Reset. It seems that for some reason the trap does not work. Does the shell now send another signal? Or somehow stop the game? I think we'll figure it out. But RetroArch does not work rewind, retro filter and frames do not work. So it's better to understand how to make third-party Roma friends with your own emulator. The emulator, by the way, is called "canoe".

Emulator kachikachi from NES Mini just did not work. Apparently, he needs some additional files.

My patched controller driver clovercon has worked with minimal changes - it was necessary to change the paths and change the version of the kernel in the medzhick. SNES Mini has a slightly newer Linux kernel.

In general, you need to take into account a bunch of very small changes in comparison with the NES Mini. Nothing complicated, but a lot of little things.

What else should I do first?

Understand the structure of ROMs, which is used by the built-in emulator.
Finalize the scripts run RetroArch, it remains only to make an exit to the menu via reset and slightly improve the path.
Adapt mod for fonts, too, probably just the way to fix it. The font format is clearly the same.
Of course, to refine hakchi2 for all this. It is necessary to somehow cram into one program work with NES Mini and with SNES Mini. And there are a lot of nuances.

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BowserCuffs posted...

Pikazard1 posted...

this might just be me...

but after seeing the ridiculous prices on amazon, ebay, and facebook marketplace, I have this feeling it's last year all over again

From what I hear, unlike last year, there are more coming.

Even so, I feel pessimistic about the whole thing.

Scalping tickets is illegal, so why isn't scalping period?

this isn't scalping, though.
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neonreaper posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

Pikazard1 posted...

this might just be me...

but after seeing the ridiculous prices on amazon, ebay, and facebook marketplace, I have this feeling it's last year all over again

From what I hear, unlike last year, there are more coming.

Even so, I feel pessimistic about the whole thing.

Scalping tickets is illegal, so why isn't scalping period?

this isn't scalping, though.

Definition of scalping: Attempt to take maximum financial benefit of the scarcity of an item (such as tickets to a sellout show) by hoarding it.

???
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ninkendo posted...

here's ClusterM's post-stream post translated from russian

On the stream it was simply impossible to concentrate, but still there is progress. And it's great that people told me there was group thinking. ROM format seems to have a lot in common with ROMs in the Wii Virtual Console, which seem to have been studied well. It is necessary to look. clovershell has worked without changes, so that SNES Mini already has FTP and Telnet access via USB, which simplifies learning.: smile: smile

RetroArch works, saving it works, but so far only through the Home button. There are problems with tracking the Reset. It seems that for some reason the trap does not work. Does the shell now send another signal? Or somehow stop the game? I think we'll figure it out. But RetroArch does not work rewind, retro filter and frames do not work. So it's better to understand how to make third-party Roma friends with your own emulator. The emulator, by the way, is called "canoe".

Emulator kachikachi from NES Mini just did not work. Apparently, he needs some additional files.

My patched controller driver clovercon has worked with minimal changes - it was necessary to change the paths and change the version of the kernel in the medzhick. SNES Mini has a slightly newer Linux kernel.

In general, you need to take into account a bunch of very small changes in comparison with the NES Mini. Nothing complicated, but a lot of little things.

What else should I do first?

Understand the structure of ROMs, which is used by the built-in emulator.
Finalize the scripts run RetroArch, it remains only to make an exit to the menu via reset and slightly improve the path.
Adapt mod for fonts, too, probably just the way to fix it. The font format is clearly the same.
Of course, to refine hakchi2 for all this. It is necessary to somehow cram into one program work with NES Mini and with SNES Mini. And there are a lot of nuances.

so does this mean they are trying to install a new emulator in the SNES mini instead of using the native emulator like the NES mini. that's disappointing

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZtsOuCHBXe/

he figured out the format of the ROMS in the SNES so maybe not
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also he estimates the new version of hakchi2 will be out in about a week
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also they're estimating we will have about 300 MB free to load ROMS on.

the entire NA library compressed is about 450 MB

so yeah will definitely be cutting out games
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That's amazing
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I just want to be able to load Zelda randomizer
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I guess I've thought of the term "scalping" to indicate the prohibited or unlawful types of resale. Ticket resale isn't illegal across the country, but some states don't allow it. unfortunately I'd say the trend seems to be that scalping laws are more and more relaxed.
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ClusterM says he's going to also make a converter that converts normal SNES ROMS to the format used for the Virtual Console games which is what the SNES uses

hopefully you can convert all of them at once and not one at a time
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y

ninkendo posted...

ClusterM says he's going to also make a converter that converts normal SNES ROMS to the format used for the Virtual Console games which is what the SNES uses

hopefully you can convert all of them at once and not one at a time

this is great news!

ninkendo posted...

also they're estimating we will have about 300 MB free to load ROMS on.

the entire NA library compressed is about 450 MB

so yeah will definitely be cutting out games

and I'm holding you to beating them allll
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Dang... turns out I have to buy a hi-def TV. There seems to be no easy way to plug an HDMI cable into my old CRT and have it actually work. >_>

3.39% of GameFAQs poll voters had an NES Classic the day it was released.

13.49% of voters had an SNES Classic the day it was released.

That's a 300% improvement. I expected numbers to be higher, but not THAT much higher....

Oh, yeah, and 5.9% of those who had an SNES Classic planned to scalp it, as opposed to 14.5% of NES Classic owners. Looks like the purchasing limits caused scalping numbers to drop far more than any factor causing scalping numbers to rise....
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any updates?

https://www.reddit.com/r/miniSNESmods/comments/73qve2/frequently_asked_questions/

this FAQ will keep you up to date of the things happening
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is the hardware in an NES/SNES classic comparable to a Raspberry Pi 3?
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I'm tempted to do the naughty thing and hack my precious system, but I don't want (or need) the entire library. Do people do this stuff piecemeal, or is it really an all-at-once affair?

I have a mix and match of nes and snes games on my nes classic

You can do it in any way you want
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I didn't want to bother with snes emulation on the NES Classic because that just seemed wrong in my mind.
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ninkendo posted...

I didn't want to bother with snes emulation on the NES Classic because that just seemed wrong in my mind.

Come to the dark side
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Star fox held up better than I expected

Other than graphics. Lol
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Best music for a stage 1 of any game on the Super Nintendo
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Ok seriously

I couldnt beat White 2 as a kid and I cant beat it now

How is that stage possible.
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Git gud
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Just checked ebay and they seem to be going for $140-150 before shipping. It's a big markup but nowhere near the $200+ some people were expecting. If Nintendo manages a couple more good shipments, supply might actually creep toward demand.
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ninkendo posted...

Best music for a stage 1 of any game on the Super Nintendo

Nah son.

https://youtu.be/RPZat-1H5xM?t=49
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you guys

what do i do with this much POWER
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whatever you want with it

you knew what you were getting into when you made the buying decision
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Just got the SNES Classic "Playing with Super Power" hardcover book in the mail through Amazon. At 319 pages, this book is loaded with information. The downside is that they only talk about the games published by Nintendo. I was really hoping too see a big section for Final Fantasy VI and all the other games, but alas....
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Wait.

How would you even connect this thing to your computer to mod it?
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I'll trade you my 2nd US one for your 2nd EU one
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masterplum posted...

Wait.

How would you even connect this thing to your computer to mod it?

USB.
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the power cord is a usb that runs into your tv
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if you have any confidence in your own hacking abilities and ability to troubleshoot, here's the non-hakchi2 guide

https://github.com/DNA64/SuperHakchi/

I would not do this, but maybe someone out there would like to ruin their SNES Classic
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Hakchi 2.18 debug version is out

it's not the official release yet so it doesn't have all the features that it did on NES I don't know if it lets you compress files yet or search for box arts. Shouldn't be too long though until the full thing is out.


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also right now ClusterM says that 75% of SNES games are working on it and he's continuing to test the ones that aren't
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I finally had occasion to take my SNES Classic out of the box by visiting my friend. He was amazed by its tiny size, but even with 21 games he asked if there were any more to unlock.

You know, this is reeeeeal tempting.

Uglyface2 posted...

I finally had occasion to take my SNES Classic out of the box by visiting my friend. He was amazed by its tiny size, but even with 21 games he asked if there were any more to unlock.

You know, this is reeeeeal tempting.

Just do it. 21 games is plenty, but it ain't shit at the same time lol
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ninkendo posted...

Hakchi 2.18 debug version is out

it's not the official release yet so it doesn't have all the features that it did on NES I don't know if it lets you compress files yet or search for box arts. Shouldn't be too long though until the full thing is out.

oh we are almost there folks!

I don't know how long it will take from here, but I'm hoping it'll be out when I wake up in the morning. He's working on it as we speak ironing out the bugs people are finding in this debug version
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aww no updates

people did continue testing the debug version though and pointing out more and more issues they're finding so that those can get fixed

I work all weekend so if it comes out while I'm at work I'll be annoyed and want to go home :|
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