A Brief History on Emulators, Rom Hacks and Homebrewing
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2023
- Today I talk about some funny stories and facts (hopefully) about videogame console emulators, rom hacks and homebrewing.
Also, this is my first video in this new style so I hope you enjoy it!
(Hopefully I got my research right please comment any corrections.)
Thank you for watching, it means a lot!
in this video i used an image of SuperMega to represent myself to which i am NOT associated with SuperMega in any way
EDIT: I used an image of SuperMega to represent myself before any of the drama went down, I do not condone their actions.
Credits:
Vita Hacking History by CIMMERIAN_ITER: wololo.net/2022/07/25/vita-ha...
Background videogame footage from:
Nightbane Games: • The Simpsons Hit & Run...
Full Playthroughs: • Family Guy: Video Game...
Carls493: • Donkey Kong (Original)...
Senboza: • Space Invaders (1978) ...
bcc2528: • Early NES Emulator tha...
xRavenXP: • [Longplay] N64 - Super...
VideoGaming4U: • Banjo-Kazooie (Nintend...
cpuHacka101: • Mario 64 Custom Level:...
JLMedia Gaming: • [4K] The Simpsons Hit ...
Lueroi: • Pokemon Brown Part 11:...
korsu: • Tonkachi Mario Warps i...
shadowdragon121TASer: • TAS Item Abuse 3 in 7:...
Project Detonado: • 'the (a.k.a. Coronatio...
BLG: • Sonic 1: Beta Hoax (SE...
GameOverContinue: • Game Over: Sonic the H...
AddressError2: • Corrupted Sonic 1 Beta...
NightBane Games: • The Simpsons Hit & Run...
Self-made Island: • Mario's Moonwalk 2 (Jo...
DeliciousCinnamon: • Pokemon Vietnamese Cry...
Vinesauce: The Full Sauce: • [Vinesauce] Vinny - Th...
xRavenXP: • [Longplay] GBA - Super...
Preservation Era: • Tonkachi Mario 1-5
RetroGame.Stream: • Sonic and Knuckles - F...
SourceSpy91: • The Legend of Zelda: T...
FCPlaythroughs: • Pokémon Colosseum play...
NintendoCentral: • New Super Mario Bros. ...
Project Longplay: • Mario Kart Wii - Longp...
NSRMario: • Donkey Kong Country Re...
NintendoComplete: • Boogerman: A Pick and ...
Sirloin: • Super Mario Galaxy 2 -...
Dode: • Kaizo Mario World 3 10...
Pokémon Challenges: • How I Beat The Hardest...
sebmal: • Kaizo Sonic 2 Full Run
OatsnGoats: • Deathless Kaizo Super ...
Non-gaming video credits:
redalchemy rythym & games: • PS2 Slim Modbo Modchip... /
Rewire: • The ONLY CONSOLE WE CA...
Modern Vintage Gamer: • The $299 XBOX Series S...
Yifan Lu: • Rejuvenate: PSVita Nat...
Scott Taylor: • Homer Simpson Robot by...
Images for video:
John Studio: www.vecteezy.com/video/222927...
www.flaticon.com/free-icons/rom Rom icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
www.flaticon.com/free-icons/d... Debug icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
Sorry if I missed anyone! Leave a comment if i did and ill add you to the credits.
#emulators #romhacks #homebrew
Fun Fact, LandyNES had it's earliest build from September 8th 1996 was found just a day or two before this video went live!
And just wanted to mention a couple things, Hardware Modding is far from obsolete in some console hacking scenes (switch for example, or handheld console conversions), and there are some very early homebrews available for the Xbox in Retail mode, the issue is they arent reliable to source as they break Microsoft TOS (AM2R, Sonic Twisted, Jazz 2, OpenLara, Celeste PICO-8, even a Sonic Mania UWP port). They can be found in the same place the Retail Mode emulators can be found.
Otherwise, Amazing Video! Can't wait to see what else you have to put out :)
wow thank you for all of the information! Yea now thinking about it I shouldn't have used "obsolete" was describing hardware modding, thanks for the clarification!
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And also they found LandyNES's copy files
I remember back in 2006 when i was 11 years old my big cousin brother gave his old computer i was so happy to have that pc with pre installed gba emulator and roms. Back then i didn't knew about this gba i open emulator software put .gba 20 game files on it and start to play. The fav game on that i remember playing Pokemon emerald. Although before that year i watched Pokemon lot on tv but never played Pokemon game. Then in 2012 i read in internet that Visual Gameboy is Gba emulator and gba is handheld gaming device. I was shocked that in a country like India where in 2000s gaming is only Famicom and very less people like me who plays pc that time and how my brother in Early 2000 knows about this console roms emulation that time.
Dolphin is a reference to the gamecube's codename. That is why two non related amulators used that same name.
oh cool thanks for the information!
and I just totaly missred the comment of yours. Nvm what I typed.
Facts
amulator reminds me of thezzazzglitch calling VBA Very Bad Amulator
It's also why one of the locations in Super Mario Sunshine is called Delfino Plaza. ("Delfino" is Italian for "dolphin").
I have an idea why they call it homebrew. During prohibition when alcohol was illegal the only way to get alcohol was via people homebrewing alcohol and distributing it.
And then you get console homebrewing which is... Legally grey
Nothing legally grey about homebrew itself. It's not even illegal to backup your own games to files. Filesharing of said game backups is the illegal part.
@@Devixicus right. Hence the distribution of homebrew alcohol comparison. But yeah it's crazy how deep the anti consumer propaganda runs, and that a lot more is legal about this stuff than people realize
Yeah, but i thought it's because homebrew is made at home, unlicensed, a labour of love etc, like your uncle's hoembrewed beer lol
Just realised the video skips it.... normally homebrew refers to amateur games or software, like a silly little game or a fan-made port. tho they can be full on games
aw god whatever this guy says consoles are homebrewed or homebrewed on rather than modded or hacked. i'll just let him confuse everyone and get out
It is a crime that this has less than 200 views, this video is amazing
thank you that means a lot!
CZcams glitched the view count
looks like the algorithm heard you
Comment aged well. 🙏
16k a week later..... Keep this shit going🥳
I remember the person and friend from AOL who introduced me to emulation it was right when VisualBoy Advanced had just come out and he played Pokemon on his PC and I asked him how and he showed me then and I have never been the same since then I have kept every single rom and emulator I might have come in contact with and data hoarded them like pokemon cards I cant tell you how much Emulation and Roms helped me growing up in lower to middle class It was fantastic
Thank you to those who preserve as I find this stuff to be as much as Video Game History as much as Video Games
Thanks for the nice story! :)
Look up myrient, it's a massive database, I found gamewave games on it, it has almost everything no matter how obscure
@@tivvy2vs21 definitely looking into it
That is me... Growing poor on Brazil, i had the original mega-drive and ps1, but most consoles i could only play on emulator and most of ROMs i played were from cartridges i couldn't get... :)
Did he forget to teach you about punctuation?
It is always morally correct to pirate Nintendo games
The "Watch your jet!" meme. A man of culture, I see. 👌
It’s called home brewing because the original nerds of Silicon Valley had a club where they would build their own computers, called the homebrew computing club or something like that and it’s exactly about creating your own buzz at home
Also an obvious allusion to Prohibition.
Thanks for the awesome video! As an introvert kid with no money and conservative parents, VisualBoyAdvance, Project64 and ePSXe definitely saved my childhood. I remember when I played Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire in Japanese years before the official release and I was so happy! I would like to say thank you to all the amazing developers that made that possible!
Dude, this video is awesome. It deserves so much more attention
Thank you so much!
As a Dungeon Master (DM) of D&D, “homebrew” is typically used to describe that the content in the game is not from a module or a published campaign. Hinting possibly another parallel alongside homebrew being a beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially 🍻
For anyone getting into homebrewing, I would highly recommend the Wii to start off with. LetterBomb is super easy to set up, and there's some wicked cool mods available like Newer Super Mario Bros. Wii and MarioKart CTGP-R.
If you're looking to get into emulation via legally questionable but mostly morally sound means, Vimm's Vault is a good starting point. The Vault is a crowdsourced database dedicated to preserving gaming history with cartridge/disc ROM dumps of nearly every game from nearly every mainstream console, home or handheld, from 1985 through 2008. All the VirtualBoy games just got added to the catalog last month!
With a homebrew USB loader tool like WiiFlow you can even play Wii/GameCube dumps on a real Wii lol
the 3ds is also a good starting point and is (imo) a little bit easier to get the software working. they're both incredibly versatile as to what they can do but you will need a gamecube controller for the wii if you want to get most of the emulators running and some of the software just won't work (usb loader gx just simply does not work on my wii). if you're going to hack a wii just skip usb loader gx and go straight to wiiflow.
@@Officewaffle I’m gonna double down on this and say the ps vita is the easiest to soft mod now since you don’t need a pc to play psp ps1 and psvita games. You only need a pc if you want to emulate games that aren’t PlayStation.
letterbomb is already updated, i remember you had to use a 2gb sd card to make it work, i don't know if it got updated
@@jmD2382 honestly you could start with any Nintendo console and any company's handheld and be totally fine, save for the switch and maybe the GameCube. It's remarkable how far homebrew has come.
There is steam deck as well but it cost a lot
b rex my beloved, you have done it again, you have made yet another digital masterpiece and bested yourself with immaculate editing and commentary
oh cool a new and upcoming channel and a video i actually enjoyed, left a like just for you man good luck
is not the only good channel there are some that talk in a similar way and talk about cartoons and games take mind pulp for example, they get mad at the games enjoy it and stil play only problem they barely play.
was kinda shocked your channel is up and coming- loving your content so far!!
thank you!
dud, your sense of humor and mellow, weary voice is kinda chill af, have a nice day
Shoutouts to all emulator devs and supporters. You not only saved millions of abandoned games you also make them better!!! Thanks for all the hard work
Oh boy I sure hope that Nintendo's lawyer team doesn't strike this video for some bs, not many people dear to talk about this topic. Very informational video btw, I'd love to see some in-depth videos for each console's homebrewing or something like that, your script writing and intonation make your videos very easy to watch
The CZcams recommendations have blessed me yet again. Hope you keep growing!
The quality and commentary is better than most of the million subscribers channels this guy is so underrated man
i felt that Too
@@ArthasProVEVO He reminds me of Mind Pulp and other channels i seen with 200k subs
Fantastic video! I like Homebrewing both Beer AND Video Game Consoles, so I chuckled at you bringing up the weird crossover of the two subjects.
I hope you do videos like this soon! Happy new year!
As a romhacker & mod maker, I love how you covered so much about emulation history.
Jailbreaking and Softmodding are not the same as Homebrewing.
*Jailbreaking* is exploiting system hardware of a locked-down electronic device to install software other than what the manufacturer has made available for that device.
*Softmodding* is using software to gain access to a system to install custom firmware (for example) with the option to easily roll-back to the original settings.
*Homebrewing* is making new, unofficial software for systems,
I started my emulation journey on 2013 with an app on android called Genplusdroid (it seems like they took it down), I remember being super thrilled seeing all my Sega games in the palm of my hand and taking them were ever I went. I have a bunch of old games now on a samsung s8 ultra. And I soft modded my Wii about 2 years ago. Which took me about a week or less to make it work.
Oh man I remember the old look of Genplusdroid. What a throwback!
Holy crap me too
Its still up wdym
@@ayan8136 oh well that's great news, I believe i checked a few years ago and it seemed they took it down so I assumed, but maybe it's still there so that's good. If anyone has childhood memories with SEGA I definitely recommend, easy to use especially with today's technology.
Maaann, I remember Gebplusdroid XD
This is fantastic content in general, even more so considering it's the first time you attempt this sort of video at that. Had to sub out of curiosity for what you'll start making from here out. Keep it up!
Here before you get famous
lol maybe, thank you! :)
Excellent video, highly entertaining and informative while still being fun and quite adventurous.
Good stuff.
you should have 100 times more subscribets holy shit, that was a top tier video essay
thank you that means a lot!
4:46 idk why but I love this animation pun
Your channel is underrated my friend. You have earned a sub!
thank you!
@@bspacerex you get my sub when you make more videos like this by then notify me xd (1 a month is ok)
Nesticle was badass, they also made a Genesis one called Genecyst
HOW DOES THIS NOT HAVE 1K VIEWS YET!? Very informational video my guy
lol idk, thanks for nice comment!
my guy
Bro this video was impressive and very informative, it deserves more attention
so glad this hit my algorithm! great video friend
Such a nice video, and nice production 👏
Very nice and entertaining video! Keep up the good work
thank you so much!
this video was rlly informative, im glad youtube reccomended me something good! u earned a sub cuz u def deserve more
The frenetic pace and humour in this vid are all over the place - it might be funny to you but its really jarring to watch. Good effort; keep improving.
Bro this small youtubers getting good man :D
Man, this is such a good video. I love your personality. Keep up the good works!
This is legit equal parts hilarious AND informative. And you absolutely should end every video this way.
Great video, really enjoyed the info, humor and the basic but effective animation 😂👌
this vid is amazing, you're definitely gonna blow up if you keep up this level of quality
Yesss I’ve been looking for a video like this for awhile!
yea i didnt see many other videos discuss this topic, thanks for watching!
Great video man. I watched the whole think without looking at the view count/ subscribers. Honestly thought you had 50k - 100k based on your quality. Keep it up man and you will get there. May you be blessed by the algorithm!
10:50 Homebrew really just means custom homemade software, mostly created by hackers, talented fans or pirates.
Also a reference to prohibition of alcohol in the United States where people made their own stuff to get past the limitations
Great video dude! I hope your channel gets the recognition it deserves ;)
Great video! You should do more videos in this format, you have a great voice for youtube :) you’re gonna go on to big stuff!!
9:53 This is somewhat wrong, the way of creating ROM hacks changed a lot over the years. Nowadays we use specialized tools written by the community or ourselves, disassemblies and usually no hex editors unless you need to figure out a really specific thing.
oh thank you for the clarification! sorry bout that
Congratulations man, your video is awesome, i hope you get the attention you deserve with this type of content 🙌🏻
This video is so intresting!! I'm loving it lol keep it up
6:02 bro said "see how much better it looks" and proceeded to literally stretch it
Making a Super Mario World ROM hack led me to understand pixel art better which got me my current job. Game modding is an amazing part of emulation, is like peaking a little inside the job of the pros, specially when it used to be a lot more obscure back in the day.
this is some real quality video i have watched recently. keep it up
thank you!
Really cool video, looking forward to more!
Bro posted one banger and got all the attention he needs congrats hope u follow up cause u funny asf
congrats on the 200 subs!!!
i could do better but ok
@@batethan i dont like your attitude son
amazing video !! so glad i found your channel
I was surprised how small you chanel was considering this was so well made keep up the good work :)
Very high quality and funny video, great work, you got a sub.
Dude I only found your sub count by you mentioning it on the video I had to check it cause I thought you had some 100k by the quality of the video, I'm following this channel from now on
Wow! This is certainly a wild topic video you explained about it. I truly appreciated the effort and time you made, much like I'm watching a Scott the Woz video.
Less manic than Scott.
The Gran Turismo OST is godly, keep it up
This channel will blow sooner. Good content!
This is great you should keep these videos up!
This is a great video, your underrated, you will reach 1k subs
Bro keep makin videos 💪🏾
The thing with the piracy side of the homebrew scene is that there are several legitimate reasons for it. Not only does it help with preserving games and content that either doesn't work due to nonsense server authentication measures (like Gran Turismo 5 for SOME reason relying on its own (now dead) server for DLC authentication rather than PSN itself) or due to legal garbage like licensing causing a lot of games to be delisted or changed to crappier versions to please the suits but it also helps with restoring functionality from dead consoles and prevent them from turning to e-waste.
So if anyone has a console with a burnt out optical drive it's not a paperweight yet. There's still plenty of life in it by loading games off an external drive.
W video, hope you post another video essay like this. maybe do something about physical console emulators?
Very good! Make more!
The humor was *chefs kiss* 🤌🤌
He should! But at the same time i dont think he care! 13 days no new video
@@valy225 quality over quantity
@@valy225 would much rather have 1 Amazing hand crafted video every month from b rex than one shitty daily video
Nice video, my man!
This is so epic Ryan thank you
As the no.1000 viewer I gotta say great video
thank you!
Dude, you only have 200 subscribers and this video is amazing! Your channel is gonna be huge!
Thank you that would be cool if i got huge lol
it woulud be cool huh @@bspacerex
I didn't really learn anything new in this video, but I enjoyed it very much. :D
Can't believe how low your subscriber count is. You have one more now.
Dolphin was an early codename for the Gamecube when it was in the early stages of design. The Dolphin emulator was named after the console's early codename.
love the gran turismo background music
This is such a nice home-brewed quilt
fantastic video ! thank you 4 this !
How come you only have 318 subscribers?, gotta love your editing & humour
Really enjoyed your video.
Good video bro. Subbed.
Thank you for video about vi old video games . And information about old video games.
Great video, you deserve way more subs and viewers
This was a nice video indeed, Subbed!
Really good video bro
Love Your content bro keep it up
I love this, hella interesting
Omg webtv. You hit my nostalgia button. I had to pause just to see it for longer.
18:18 I have just 1 rule for myself when it comes to pirating content, don't pirate indie games UNLESS the game cannot be purchased legitimately.
I draw the line there because I know the indie people need money to eat, I don't want to take away any potential sales, hell, I refuse to even download illicit copies of indie games if I can purchase the game and support the dev.
(OFC for the people that complain about me pirating AAA games, just know, I only really do it to games dead in the water, mostly because I got ass hardware, so I can't even do stuff like emulate a wii, meaning I only really pirate N64 and earlier/weaker, since having Wind Waker would just waste space since it can't run smooth. It is not like I am gonna be able to legitimately nab a copy of Clay Fighter, dust off and repair my dad's N64, find a functioning RCA to HDMI converter in my house, and play it, I don't have the time nor money to do that)
Thank you for creating the video
I remember nesticle back in the day, playing on my moms windows 2000 laptop 😂 Great video man!
Wow this is a really good video. I wonder how long it took to make. Also interesting how landyNES was first uploaded to youtube in 2020 and was "found" just days ago. Really makes you wonder just how "lost" lost media really is. Though it could be that nobody really cares about an ancient NES emulator.
took me a while due to me getting sick for 10 days and procrastination sometimes but yea its a really funny coincidence that landynes was found a couple days before I uploaded. Thanks for the nice comment!
George Hotz was also the guy who originally jail broke the iPhone and rooted Android. Without him there might not be an Apple App store.
This is an awesome look back at this stuff
Subscribed . I love emulation now that I know how to do it . Technology is amazing
your "idgaf" attitude and sarcasm had me dying. like, subbed, i need more
really nice video, a bit confused why your depiction of you is ryan from supermega tho
As anyone who grew up with early internet, we all emulated everything yet would still buy the actual game cartridge later down the world.
instantly knew this would be a good video after hearing the gran turismo music