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Re:The Super Nintendo Cartridges by MisterTea on Monday April 22, 2024 @10:23AM (#40114682)
Since these carts pull out the CPU bus I would like to know if anyone ever did anything unusual with a classic gaming console. Like controlling motors for a robot or wiring in an FPGA to add functionality like Ethernet/USB, running a terminal emulator, trying to write an OS, etc.
Re:The Super Nintendo Cartridges by Covalence_ on Monday April 22, 2024 @02:36PM (#40117350)
Here's someone using the (officially unused) NES expansion port to send a Tweet from the console: https://www.trapzz.com/?page_id=292
Re:The Super Nintendo Cartridges by MisterTea on Tuesday April 23, 2024 @10:39AM (#40132500)
Thanks! this is the weird stuff I like to see.