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This is the indispensable guide to cool things gamers can do to create, modify, and hack videogame hardware and software. Gaming Hacks shows hardcore gamers how to configure the best FPS peripherals, hack the Nuon DVD Player/Gaming System, modify their Game Boy, watch movies and listen to music and their Sega Dreamcast, and much much more. Whether they want to modify their console controller to work on other consoles, or create their own text adventure, Gaming Hacks shows readers how to have an awful lot of fun on the cheap.

Credits

ix

Foreword

xv

Preface

xix

Playing Classic Games

1

(67)

Legal Emulation

1

(4)

Play Commodore 64 Games Without the C-64

5

(4)

Play Atari ROMs Without the Atari

9

(2)

Use Atari Paddles with Your PC

11

(4)

Run Homebrew Games on the Atari 2600

15

(3)

Create Your Own Atari 2600 Homebrew Games

18

(5)

Play Classic PC Graphic Adventures

23

(5)

Play Old Games Through DOSBox

28

(3)

Play Reissued All-in-One Joystick Games

31

(3)

Play Arcade Games Without the Arcade

34

(6)

Add and Manipulate a MAME Frontend

40

(6)

Keep Your ROMs Tidy and Organized

46

(3)

Learn Game-Specific MAME Controls

49

(3)

Filter Inappropriate MAME ROMs

52

(2)

Autoboot into MAME Heaven

54

(3)

Play Emulated Arcade Games Online

57

(4)

Play Classic Pinball Without the Table

61

(3)

Emulate the SNES on the Dreamcast

64

(4)

Playing Portably

68

(35)

Play Games on Your iPod

68

(3)

Mod Your Game Boy

71

(4)

Take and Print Photos with Your Game Boy

75

(4)

Compose Music on Your Game Boy

79

(5)

Explore the GP32 Handheld Gaming System

84

(5)

Take Your Console with You

89

(3)

Explore the Bandai WonderSwan

92

(4)

Play Real Games on Your PDA

96

(4)

Install a PlayStation 2 in Your Car

100

(3)

Playing Well with Others

103

(35)

Practice Proper MMORPG Etiquette

103

(6)

Understand MMORPG Lingo

109

(7)

Grind Without Going Crazy

116

(5)

Make a Profit in Vana'diel

121

(4)

Write MMORPG Macros

125

(4)

Build an Effective Group

129

(4)

Catch Half-Life FPS Cheaters Redhanded

133

(5)

Playing with Hardware

138

(42)

Build a Quiet, Killer Gaming Rig

138

(5)

Find and Configure the Best FPS Peripherals

143

(3)

Adapt Old Video Game Controllers to the PC

146

(3)

Choose the Right Audio/Video Receiver

149

(5)

Place Your Speakers Properly

154

(5)

Connect Your Console to Your Home Theater

159

(2)

Tune Console Video Output

161

(5)

Tune Your TV for Console Video

166

(2)

PC Audio Hacking

168

(4)

Optimize PC Video Performance

172

(3)

Build a Dedicated Multimedia PC

175

(2)

Use a Multimedia Projector for Gaming

177

(3)

Playing with Console and Arcade Hardware

180

(62)

Play LAN-Only Console Games Online

180

(6)

Hack the Nuon DVD Player/Gaming System

186

(4)

Play Import Games on American Consoles

190

(8)

Find a Hackable Dreamcast

198

(2)

Play Movies and Music on Your Dreamcast

200

(3)

Hack the Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit

203

(5)

Unblur Your Dreamcast Video

208

(1)

Use Your Dreamcast Online

209

(3)

Host Dreamcast Games Online

212

(2)

Burn Dreamcast-Compatible Discs on Your PC

214

(2)

Burn Dreamcast Homebrew Discs

216

(4)

Buy Your Own Arcade Hardware

220

(4)

Configure Your Arcade Controls, Connectors, and Cartridges

224

(4)

Reorient and Align Your Arcade Monitor

228

(1)

Buy Cart-Based JAMMA Boards

229

(5)

Programming Music for the Nintendo Entertainment System

234

(8)

Playing Around the Game Engine

242

(53)

Explore Machinima

242

(3)

Choose a Machinima Engine

245

(5)

Film Your First Machinima Movie

250

(4)

Improve Your Camera Control

254

(2)

Record Game Footage to Video

256

(2)

Speedrun Your Way Through Metroid Prime

258

(3)

Sequence-Break Quake

261

(4)

Run Classic Game ROM Translations

265

(3)

Change Games with ROM Hacks

268

(3)

Apply ROM Hacks and Patches

271

(2)

Create PS2 Cheat Codes

273

(4)

Hack Xbox Game Saves

277

(4)

Cheat on Other Consoles

281

(3)

Modify PC Game Saves and Settings

284

(3)

Buff Your Saved Characters

287

(4)

Create Console Game Levels

291

(4)

Playing Your Own Games

295

(88)

Adventure Game Studio Editing Tips

295

(5)

Create and Play Pinball Tables

300

(4)

Put Your Face in DOOM

304

(3)

Create a Vehicle Model for Unreal Tournament 2004

307

(6)

Add a Vehicle to Unreal Tournament 2004

313

(6)

Modify the Behavior of a UT2004 Model

319

(6)

Download, Compile, and Create an Inform Adventure

325

(7)

Decorate Your IF Rooms

332

(9)

Add Puzzles to Your IF Games

341

(7)

Add Nonplayer Characters to IF Adventures

348

(4)

Make Your IF NPCs Move

352

(4)

Make Your IF NPCs Talk

356

(5)

Create Your Own Animations

361

(5)

Add Interactivity to Your Animations

366

(6)

Write a Game in an Afternoon

372

(11)

Playing Everything Else

383

(32)

Tweak Your Tactics for FPS Glory

383

(4)

Beat Any Shoot-Em-Up

387

(5)

Drive a Physics-Crazed Motorcycle

392

(5)

Play Japanese Games Without Speaking Japanese

397

(5)

Back Up, Modify, and Restore PlayStation Saved Games

402

(4)

Access Your Console's Memory Card Offline

406

(5)

Overclock Your Console

411

(4)

Index

415

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