8. No emulator available
Classic Xbox has no working emulator, which is very ironic since its hardware is the closest to PC hardware. If you still want to play your classic Xbox games, then you’re going to have to have a modified Xbox. Sure, Microsoft has added compatibility to the Xbox 360 over the years, so most of the games worth playing on the original Xbox will work on the 360, many with improved graphics or framerate.
Still…
9. Cheats
You can buy some addon products that allow you to cheat, like the Action Replay for the Nintendo DS. Not only are these things a little buggy, but it makes your cartridge stick out a few inches, which will probably end up breaking.
Hacking your console opens up a world of cheats right within the game itself, with no addons required. Usually you just press a button combination to open up a menu and select your cheats. You can also add new cheats by updating a text file on the console.
10. Fix compatibility of system updates
Console makers are publishing new system updates all the time… the Playstation 3 has a new one every day it seems. Sometimes this is to add new features to the console, but mostly it is to thwart the efforts of hackers. There have been a few patches that just flatout break stuff. With a hacked console you can maintain compatibility of your existing software.
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I have this thing I do with all my consoles. I either hard or soft mod them to play games from the drive, then load all my games onto the drive. I've done it with my original Xbox, my PS2, my Xbox 360… If it were possible, I would have my Gamecube and my N64 playing from hard drives. Having a room full of game discs and cartridges is impressive, but sheesh…
I thought of another reason…. the physical space that all of these consoles would take up. Instead of having 23 pinball machines in a room you can play a virtual table. I knew someone that had every physical console ever made in one room, and it took up too much space, and he had to have special switches and stuff just to get them hooked up to his tv.
Yeah, when I worked at Nintendo we got a few really angry calls from people when we didn't have any parts to fix their old Nintendo 64s or NES systems. I would love to have pointed them to this article. There are a ton of emulators out there for these systems… and you can easily get the ROMs and then own the entire Nintendo catalogue… not just the few cartridges you have in a box.
Yeah, it's weird how Sony used to practically condone piracy when they were new and selling cassette recorders and VCR's. Now they would arrest you if they could if you even have a thought of downloading an MP3 without giving them money.
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