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Playing Classic Games
HACK
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Play Commodore 64 Games Without the C-64
Relive the glory days of
Commodore's long-lived personal
computers
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#5 |
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Run Homebrew Games on the Atari 2600
How do you play a homebrew 2600 game on the
actual console hardware?
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#9 |
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Play Reissued All-in-One Joystick Games
Can't find your old Atari? An
-in-1 TV game collection may be worth your
money
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HACK
#16 |
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Play Emulated Arcade Games Online
Can't find four friends to
crowd around your home arcade cabinet? Look online for team
play
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#17 |
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Play Classic Pinball Without the Table
You too can play mean pinball on modern tables
with this great emulation suite
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#18 |
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Emulate the SNES on the Dreamcast
Make your Dreamcast act like an SNES, Neo-Geo,
or even a home computer
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 | Playing Portably
HACK
#21 |
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Take and Print Photos with Your Game Boy
Fun things you can do with
Nintendo's playful printer and camera
peripherals
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HACK
#22 |
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Compose Music on Your Game Boy
When you can't take your
studio with you, turn your portable into a studio
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HACK
#23 |
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Explore the GP32 Handheld Gaming System
This underpublicized, open-access portable is a
hidden treasure
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HACK
#24 |
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Take Your Console with You
Track down exotic add-ons, find obscure
originals, or make your own portable gaming setups
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
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Explore the Bandai WonderSwan
How to recognize, buy, create, and emulate the
best handheld you've never heard of
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 | Playing Well with Others
HACK
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Catch Half-Life FPS Cheaters Redhanded
Identify, catch, and call out people who cheat
in certain online FPS games
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 | Playing with Hardware
HACK
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Find and Configure the Best FPS Peripherals
Stop blaming your poor first-person shooter
performance on the wrong tools!
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HACK
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Adapt Old Video Game Controllers to the PC
Want to play your favorite PC game with your
favorite console joypad? No problem
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HACK
#41 |
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Tune Console Video Output
Understand the video options that your system
does and does not support
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#43 |
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PC Audio Hacking
Trade flimsy computer speakers for an
atmospheric surround sound stereo experience
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
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Build a Dedicated Multimedia PC
Make your own dedicated PC system for
multimedia and gaming, all at once
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 | Playing with Console and Arcade Hardware
HACK
#47 |
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Play LAN-Only Console Games Online
Official console services
don't support your preferred game? You can play
online anyway
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
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Hack the Nuon DVD Player/Gaming System
Do unlikely and intriguing things with the cult
DVD player and game chip combo
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#51 |
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Play Movies and Music on Your Dreamcast
Turn your favorite bargain console into a
multimedia workstation
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HACK
#55 |
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Host Dreamcast Games Online
DC online gaming still has a little life left
in it, even after Sega has bailed out
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HACK
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Configure Your Arcade Controls, Connectors, and Cartridges
All you need to know about hardware and
software arcade controls
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HACK
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Buy Cart-Based JAMMA Boards
When it comes to interchangeable arcade games,
carts are cooler. Here's where and what to
buy
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 | Playing Around the Game Engine
HACK
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Choose a Machinima Engine
Choose the right balance of features and ease
of use before filming your own machinima masterpiece
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#70 |
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Run Classic Game ROM Translations
Fansubbing for video games is not only possible
but very popular
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#73 |
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Create PS2 Cheat Codes
Need alternatives for exploiting Grand Theft
Auto 3 for your PS2? Try some cheat codes
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#76 |
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Modify PC Game Saves and Settings
Poke into the depths of your favorite PC game
to give yourself the edge
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#77 |
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Buff Your Saved Characters
Hex editing your saved games can relieve
tedious single-player leveling
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
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Create Console Game Levels
Extend the length of your game by creating new
levels and sharing them with the world
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 | Playing Your Own Games
HACK
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Add a Vehicle to Unreal Tournament 2004
Add a new object type to an existing game, for
standalone play or as part of new content
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#88 |
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Add Nonplayer Characters to IF Adventures
Populate your virtual world with realistic
virtual characters
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#91 |
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Create Your Own Animations
Learn the basics of computer animation before
creating your own masterpiece
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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 | Playing Everything Else
HACK
#94 |
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Tweak Your Tactics for FPS Glory
Not all FPS games are the same, but many
tactics work equally well in all titles
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#96 |
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Drive a Physics-Crazed Motorcycle
Ah, Elasto Mania; bouncing around on shareware
motorbikes was never such fun
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HACK
#97 |
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Play Japanese Games Without Speaking Japanese
Learn just enough Japanese to have fun and
avoid accidentally erasing your memory card
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#98 |
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Back Up, Modify, and Restore PlayStation Saved Games
Shuffle, swap, spindle, and mutilate data on
your memory cards
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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HACK
#99 |
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Access Your Console's Memory Card Offline
Memory card hacking for Nintendo, Microsoft,
and Sega consoles
[Discuss (0) | Link to this hack]
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