Anyone that has a Switch with firmware 3.0.0, today is the day you’ve been patiently waiting for, more Homebrew options and last month Pluto said he was going to release a Homebrew launcher for firmware 3.0.0. He said around February 1st he would like to release it but like always, …
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failOverflow shows off what a Nintendo Switch can really do..
Team failOverflow never lets you down when it comes to console hacks and showing them off. If any of you been following the Switch scene you’ll know there has been talk about a bootrom hack and they’ve been shown off numerous times. Even the reswitch team has a POC of their own bootrom hack, here’s …
Read More »SciresM showcases Nintendo Switch Trustzone exploit déjà-vú on FW 4.1.0
Developer SciresM is at it again after confirming that he was able to exploit Trustzone on 3.x.x he started working on 4.1.0 and now showcased that his déjà-vú dubbed exploit also runs on the currently latest Nintendo Switch Firmware 😀 You can see in the video that his Switch is …
Read More »Retro Gaming Arts-Where to Get Modchips in 2018
There are always systems sitting on your shelf that don’t get much use. And why? Well most likely you love the system, but have beaten every game in your collection and retro games are expensive now. And maybe you want to play games from other regions but your PS1 can’t …
Read More »When you can’t wait on the Homebrew scene you just DIY a Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch Homebrew scene has been taking off but like all of them, it’s in slow strides and baby steps, plus needing FW300 doesn’t help when they are getting harder and harder to find. Well, one man couldn’t wait for The Homebrew scene and built his own PiSwitch. With …
Read More »Review of BitBox Game Cases from Stone Age Gamer
Tons of retro game cartridges nowadays are just the game with no box. Or if they’re in a box, it’s a cardboard one that is slowly disintegrating. Or maybe it’s a plastic box from 25 years ago that is slowly crumbling to bits. Naturally, you’ll want to protect your game …
Read More »Switch Review:Qbik
Here at Hackinformer, we review a lot of Switch games so that you can make certain that you only buy and fill your limited Switch space with good games. Today we have another game to satisfy your wonder, and that game is Qbik ($4.99, Forever Entertainment). Some of you may know …
Read More »Review: SN30/SF30 Pro Controller from 8Bitdo
We here at Hackinformer absolutely love getting our hands on new tech and accessories. And when I finally was given an 8bitdo SN30 Pro gamepad, I was absolutely ecstatic and decided I wanted to review it thoroughly. This controller has been out for a little bit now, but that doesn’t …
Read More »PS4 All In One Game Dumper for FW 4.05
The PS4 has gotten some new tools lately that really helped use fake PKG’s to play PS2 games. Well, it wasn’t going to be too much longer until we started seeing dumpers and other ways to run fake PKG files on the PS4 with firmware 405. This tool released by xvortex …
Read More »Review: Dreamcast Compact Flash Mod
Recently, I came across a video about the mod that I’ll be reviewing while on YouTube. I was recently swooned by my Dreamcast (again) and was looking to see what mods were out in the wild in 2017. I saw a video on the channel ‘The Dreamcast Junkyard’ and I was blown …
Read More »Use USB-Host to Add Storage to SNES Classic!
We are all more than aware by now that the hakchi software from Cluster_M was a godsend to both the NES Classic and the SNES Classic. For those who aren’t aware, I have a quick history lesson. You can add more ROMs to your systems! So, the NES Classic easily fit …
Read More »Nintendo Switch Emulators are becoming a thing
A few weeks ago a group on Twitter named yuzuemu announced that they were working on a Nintendo Switch emulator and they release some stuff but it’s a work-in-progress. Plus a lot of these guys well know of and come from the 3DS emulator Citra for the PC. yuzu is a work-in-progress Nintendo …
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