atocci

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What OS do you use on your pc and why? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] atocci@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Nothing exciting, just Windows 11. It's a mostly hassle-free gaming experience and that's all I really need, I think.

How do modern NES games get around the CIC chip? in c/gaming@lemmy.ml
[–] atocci@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Wow thank you, that's super interesting and exactly what I was looking for! Amazing that it took more than 20 years for it to be figured out.

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How do modern NES games get around the CIC chip? (lemmy.ml)
 

I had the chance to pick up a copy of 8 Bit Music Power Final recently, a NES game released in 2021! Before this, I hadn't even realized games were still being developed for the NES, let alone receiving commercial releases.

I'm sure Nintendo has nothing to do with this continued support though, so it got me wondering about the CIC lockout chip. Supposedly, it should be in every officially licensed cartridge for the NES, and without it the console will refuse to start and repeatedly reset. Without Nintendo licensing games anymore though, how are these new releases managing to get around this?

I know there were unlicensed cartridges that used a brute-force method to bypass the chip back then, but these new games don't seem to be doing the same thing as those. Was the lockout chip reverse engineered at some point and that's how it's done now? I can't find too much information on this, but I'd really like to know how it works.

what videogame do you have the most hours in? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] atocci@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Oh Minecraft for sure. It can't even be close. If there was a way to see Java Edition playtime I think I'd be horrified.

what web browser do you use and why? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] atocci@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I've been using Edge on my PC and phone for a while, but I'm going to be giving Firefox a shot for a while on everything now since Edge's UI is kinda bad on android tablets. The bottom navigation bar is great on phones also.

Hayao Miyazaki's New Film Is Out Next Month, And You Won't See Any of It Before That in c/anime@lemmy.ml
[–] atocci@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I had no idea Miyazaki had another movie coming out, I hope we don't need to wait too long for an international release. I think GKids handles Ghibli now but I don't know their usual release timelines.

Which project(s) made you go “I can't believe this is open-source”?😎 in c/technology@lemmy.ml
[–] atocci@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It'd be nice if they brought the app to a few more platforms (namely Xbox and Samsung TVs), but the browser app works well enough that I switched from Plex!