hackaday.com - 10/12/2009
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[Joven] wrote in to show us his unique NES controller mod. He initially thought of just putting some flash storage in his controller like so many others. Then he got the idea to a security feature. You must first enter a code to access the memory. What code? Yes, that one. He chose the Konami [...]
technabob.com - 10/11/2009
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technabob.com —
The first time I saw an NES gaming
system built into an NES cartridge , I thought...
it was pretty sweet. Until I saw this one, which totally outdoes the original. Inspired by an earlier NESp (Ninendo Entertainment System portable) mod by darkeru , ...
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playable nes console built into an nes cartridge (sorta)
hackedgadgets.com - 10/12/2009
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hackedgadgets.com —
Joe from ProtoDojo has made a NES
USB Drive with Security out of his old NES...
controller . Instead of simply hacking the device with a USB drive he wanted to use the controller buttons to add some extra security to the device. When the ...
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NES USB Drive with Security
gizmodo.com - 10/12/2009
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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 USB Drive with Security
Hacked Gadgets - DIY Tech Blog —
... made a NES USB Drive with Security out of his old NES controller. Instead of simply hacking the device with a USB drive he wanted to use the controller buttons to add some extra security to the device. When the device is plugged into the computer nothing happens until you enter in the Konami code. When the code is entered in correctly a relay pulls in and applies power to the internal USB drive allowing it to be seen by the computer.
Via: Hack A Day
"It’s fairly straight forward. The arduino constantly polls the ...
NES Controller USB Drive with built in security
Geeky-Gadgets —
... 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.
Very cool!, head on over to Joe’s website ProtoDojo for more details on this cool NES Controller USB Drive with built in security.
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