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		MisterTea on April 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Inside the Super Nintendo cartridges 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.

Covalence_ on April 22, 2024 [–]

Here's someone using the (officially unused) NES expansion port to send a Tweet from the console: https://www.trapzz.com/?page_id=292

MisterTea on April 23, 2024 | [–]

Thanks! this is the weird stuff I like to see.

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