Hidden Features of Animal Crossing's NES Emulator Discovered and Exploited
2024-12-29
A hacker named jamchamb reverse-engineered Nintendo's GameCube game, Animal Crossing, uncovering a hidden NES emulator. This emulator not only played the game's built-in NES titles but also allowed loading custom ROMs from a memory card. Further exploitation revealed a method to inject custom code into the game via modified memory card files, ultimately achieving arbitrary code execution and unlocking the game's developer mode. This opens doors for game modification and homebrew content, highlighting the power of reverse engineering and its potential applications in game development.
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