This is so cursed python2 polling in sm5 on a PS2

People may wonder, why do I care about maintaining a ps2 emulator with accurate mechacon emulation. And the reason is to enable others to do important work like making arbitrary code execution for the Xploder Parental Game Lock. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XROo...

[PS2] Parental GameLock to aribtrary ELF Execution Demo (PCSX2 Reliquary)

YouTube video by MAFRIESE

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People may wonder, why do I care about maintaining a ps2 emulator with accurate mechacon emulation. And the reason is to enable others to do important work like making arbitrary code execution for the Xploder Parental Game Lock. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XROo...

[PS2] Parental GameLock to aribtrary ELF Execution Demo (PCSX2 Reliquary)

YouTube video by MAFRIESE

youtube.com

Nice to see an article about the effort that actually had some research behind it! ❤️

Engadget@engadget.com · last wk.

A long‑hidden PS2 security component has finally been decoded, revealing surprising design choices and opening the door to fresh hardware insights.

We are somehow in the youtube poop era for compiled retail binaries

If you thought Final Fantasy's localized naming was confusing, may I introduce you to Crazy Castle

🔞eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeps@eeeeeeeeeeeeeeps.bsky.social · 2w ago

this is so fucked up actually

You know you’re in for a good time when the plot synopsis on Wikipedia is: The only plot presented at the beginning of the game is "suddenly, at locations everywhere, beasts have begun to appear and attack people".

The Emotion Engine@emotion-engine.bsky.social · 2w ago

Just look at these names and try not to feel something.

TIL That the Canadian version of How It's Made had a different narrator than the rest of the world. Watching streams with the US narrator is like I'm living in a mirror world or something, this is so strange

😉

DiscoStarslayer@disco.camp · 4w ago

After 4 years of effort, I'm happy to announce that one of the final secrets of the PS2 has been broken wide open! It's been a long process of decapping, optical dumping, and now at last a software solution. Thank you @libby.bsky.social for finding the exploit from our dirty optical dumps!

If you're ever short of screws, take something apart and put it together again. This is where screws come from and a part of nature

After sitting on my desk in pieces for almost a year now, I finally buttoned up my Python 1 again to go back on the shelf. Anything I need from here out can be done over software, feels good to hit this point. I somehow missed a single screw, which will forever haunt me until my death.

@libby.bsky.social’s MechaLIBerator is now open source! Has real hardware risks so please only do it if you‘re comfortable. That said, if you have any dumps not in the list, please share so I can update it!

GitHub - Libbers/SPC970-MechaLIBerator: SPC970 Mechacon dumper

SPC970 Mechacon dumper. Contribute to Libbers/SPC970-MechaLIBerator development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

DiscoStarslayer@disco.camp · 4w ago

After 4 years of effort, I'm happy to announce that one of the final secrets of the PS2 has been broken wide open! It's been a long process of decapping, optical dumping, and now at last a software solution. Thank you @libby.bsky.social for finding the exploit from our dirty optical dumps!

@libby.bsky.social’s MechaLIBerator is now open source! Has real hardware risks so please only do it if you‘re comfortable. That said, if you have any dumps not in the list, please share so I can update it!

GitHub - Libbers/SPC970-MechaLIBerator: SPC970 Mechacon dumper

SPC970 Mechacon dumper. Contribute to Libbers/SPC970-MechaLIBerator development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

DiscoStarslayer@disco.camp · 4w ago

After 4 years of effort, I'm happy to announce that one of the final secrets of the PS2 has been broken wide open! It's been a long process of decapping, optical dumping, and now at last a software solution. Thank you @libby.bsky.social for finding the exploit from our dirty optical dumps!

Thanks everyone, just hit 100 stars on PCSX2-Reliquary! When I first made it was was pretty positive it would only be for myself Glad to see so many people enjoying it!

absolutely epic story, you're awesome man

Thanks to the helpful ps2 community and a very close call semi-brick of a rare variant, we now have verified dumps of every North American SPC970 mechacon 🎉 Any Australians willing to burn some life out of their eeprom for preservation let me know, lots of gaps there!

GitHub - spc970-dumper-union/spc970-dumps-public: Public index of dumpable SPC970 mechacons

Public index of dumpable SPC970 mechacons. Contribute to spc970-dumper-union/spc970-dumps-public development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

DiscoStarslayer@disco.camp · 4w ago

SPC970 Based MechaCon LIBeration testing is going well. Initially only V2 compatible, but now we have first V3 dump!! Still harsh on hardware, so careful dumping continues. Progress so far going well! Will share full write-up on how we got here soon!

Thanks to the helpful ps2 community and a very close call semi-brick of a rare variant, we now have verified dumps of every North American SPC970 mechacon 🎉 Any Australians willing to burn some life out of their eeprom for preservation let me know, lots of gaps there!

GitHub - spc970-dumper-union/spc970-dumps-public: Public index of dumpable SPC970 mechacons

Public index of dumpable SPC970 mechacons. Contribute to spc970-dumper-union/spc970-dumps-public development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

DiscoStarslayer@disco.camp · 4w ago

SPC970 Based MechaCon LIBeration testing is going well. Initially only V2 compatible, but now we have first V3 dump!! Still harsh on hardware, so careful dumping continues. Progress so far going well! Will share full write-up on how we got here soon!

SPC970 Based MechaCon LIBeration testing is going well. Initially only V2 compatible, but now we have first V3 dump!! Still harsh on hardware, so careful dumping continues. Progress so far going well! Will share full write-up on how we got here soon!

DiscoStarslayer@disco.camp · 4w ago

After 4 years of effort, I'm happy to announce that one of the final secrets of the PS2 has been broken wide open! It's been a long process of decapping, optical dumping, and now at last a software solution. Thank you @libby.bsky.social for finding the exploit from our dirty optical dumps!

After 4 years of effort, I'm happy to announce that one of the final secrets of the PS2 has been broken wide open! It's been a long process of decapping, optical dumping, and now at last a software solution. Thank you @libby.bsky.social for finding the exploit from our dirty optical dumps!

Start your morning off right by witnessing some V.Smile homebrew running off a DiscoCart Nice work, I know audio has been a big hurdle to figure out!

Rob@apex.moe · last mo.

Last night I ported the classic Bad Apple!! to the V.Smile, a relatively obscure childrens game console from 2004. I started this back in February and gave up for a while because I could never get the audio to work correctly. Glad I came back to it! Thanks @disco.camp for making this possible!

Last night I ported the classic Bad Apple!! to the V.Smile, a relatively obscure childrens game console from 2004. I started this back in February and gave up for a while because I could never get the audio to work correctly. Glad I came back to it! Thanks @disco.camp for making this possible!

psst go grab @disco.camp 's new build and drop in a snek dll (: github.com/DiscoStarsla...

Lookout world! PCSX2-Reliquary's upcoming cue file support means a new music player is on the scene! You just need your music ripped as a .cue/.bin and to dump your ps2 bios, but then you'll be able to play your sweet sweet tunes. Please pay no attention to the cpu or gpu load graphs, irrelevant

In your life there will be multiple milestones you will reach where you will need to build a Billy bookshelf. And every time, the way you attach the back panel will change. Seems to be the most promising yet!

Did the whole ‘touch grass’ thing today. Was nice

Glad to see a surprise return of Ninja Baseball Bat Man, though I can understand the name change.

Cool Box Art@coolboxart.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ninja Baseball League-Man: Bases Loaded / Switch 2 / City Connection / 2026

Marty McFly: Hey, I've Seen This One! (Classic)

Alt: Marty McFly: Hey, I've Seen This One! (Classic)

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Beat Weaver - DEMO OUT NOW@beatweaver.echolox.com · 2mo ago

The DEMO launches this Friday! Play a mini campaign with 8 stages and rock out in Free Play mode! Playable with gamepad and anything that can pretend to be a keyboard. 👉 Wishlist to get notified s.team/a/4265140 #indiegame #rhythmgame #indiedev #pcgame

RIP to the wildly creative Screaming Mad George. Resharing last year's interview with @aeongenesis.net about the fan translation of George's first person pinball horror game, in his honor

Just in time for Halloween: Aeon Genesis returns with Screaming Mad George's pinball nightmare

Veteran hacker Gideon Zhi talks ParanoiaScape. Plus: We check back in with Playdate emulator CrankBoy.

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I've been using computers for almost 30 years and only now has this been explained to me in a way that I'll remember it

Never would have thought Microsoft's long term goal for Windows would be to integrate BonziBuddy directly into the operating system.