1up.com - 10/5/2009
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1up.com —
It used to be that you couldn't swing
a dead hedgehog in your local game shop without...
hitting a dozen smirking rodents who desperately longed to be gaming superstars. Time and ...
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Rocket Knight First-Look Preview
gizmodo.com - 10/11/2009
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gizmodo.com —
The "security code" installed on this NES controller
flash storage mod isn't going to keep anyone from...
accessing the files inside, but that's not really the point: You see, the code in this case is one of the most well-known codes in all of ...
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NES Controller Mod Unlocks With Pure Nostalgia [Mods]
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NES Controller Flash Drive Secured by Konami Code [Mods]
Kotaku —
... from the modder site Proto Dojo goes one better - making a USB drive unlockable by the Konami Code . As Joe and everyone who's seen this point out, that's rather like picking 1234 for your ATM PIN. Because the first thing anyone would do with an idle, disconnected NES controller is punch in the Konami Code out of boredom. Joe shows how it works, and so I assume the code can be changed up. But whatever its utility, it's damn cool and a triumph of mod ingenuity. [image] Retro Gamer Drive (Konami Code NES Controller Flash Drive) from ProtoDojo on ...
NES USB Drive with Security
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog —
... by the computer.
Via: Hack A Day
"It’s fairly straight forward. The arduino constantly polls the controller for button states. When you push a button, it stores that value in an array which always holds the most recent 10 values. Whenever you push the start button, it checks the stored array against a separate array which contains the values for the konami code."
Retro Gamer Drive (Konami Code NES Controller Flash Drive) from ProtoDojo on Vimeo ...
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