Game Hacks

Crazy Racing Simulator by Motion Sim

I’m not much of a gamer but I think this Racing Simulator by Motion Sim could cure me! Have a look at the first video below to get an idea of what this system can do. The company that makes it is actually in the industrial automation business so they clearly have a good handle on what is needed to fling around the 300KG that the system is rated to

Jumbo Nintendo DS Screen

This Jumbo Nintendo DS Screen is insane. With the help of a FPGA this simple Nintendo DS is supersized! It can now be enjoyed on two massive screens, and to top it off you can still interact with the games using the screen touch interface. Via: Coregamer “The closest match I could find to the DS LCD is Sharp LQ030B7DD01. You can find a datasheet Here. Aside from RGB, the

Game Boy Advance Rapid Fire Hack

Are your hands cramping after playing your favorite game on your Game Boy Advance? Have a look at this Game Boy Advance Rapid Fire Hack by the Hackers Workbench to give your fingers a break. This circuit will simulate you tapping the B button for all you’re worth. The other nice thing about the design is since there only a few components you can just dead bug it right inside

The Ben Heck Show

Ben Heckendorn is known for his crazy hacks like the XBox 360 Laptop. He is hosting a web show on Revision 3 called The Ben Heck Show. The show will be broken up into 2 types of builds, he will be taking suggestions from the audience and he will also be covering a large build that will be covered over many episodes. I wonder how he got the suggestions for

GameBoy and PIC Microcontroller Hacked into an Analog Meter

Dig that GameBoy Advanced out of your closet for this GameBoy and PIC Microcontroller Hacked into an Analog Meter project. Ken Kaarvik used a PIC24HJ128GP502 to run the project, what is really cool is that the GBA doesn’t load the program from a cartridge but rather directly from the PIC microcontroller! This isn’t the first project that Ken has done with a Game Boy, have a look at lots more

KUKA Robot Arm turned into F1 Ferrari Simulator

We have seen KUKA Robot Arms turned into DJ music machines and ice cream machines but this F1 Ferrari Simulator is something else! Paolo Robuffo Giordano and colleagues from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany are the ones behind this cool idea. Via: PopSci “The CyberMotion Simulator is basically a full motion simulator adapted to a racing car game. Players (or subjects, the researchers prefer to

Custom Programming a Nintendo Gameboy Cartridge

Gerry O’Brien has made a 5 video compilation of his experience of Custom Programming a Nintendo Gameboy Cartridge. I am so jealous of the quality of the very high quality close-up video capabilities Gerry has! This isn’t a hack for the faint of heart. “TOOLS REQUIRED: – Soldering Iron with Fine tip for SMT soldering – Magnifying Lamp (Recommended) – Fine Flux Core Solder – Solder Wick – Rosin Flux