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Sega Saturn CD - Cracked after 20 years

debuglive · 4.4M views · 2016-07-10 · 27:09

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Overview

A look inside Dr Abrasive's lab as he engineers a flash-card replacement for the Sega Saturn optical drive after cracking its CD protection 20 years on.

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Recommended as an inspiring story of hardware reverse engineering and persistence.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2016–2021

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Speedrunning, glitches & game hackingGame history & retro gamingEmbedded systems & DIY electronics
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What people said

dsco · 2018-12 · Strong recommendation

Related and _very_ inspiring; how the Sega Saturn CD was cracked after 20 years. Even my very non-technical girlfriend sat through this thing, being intrigued by the dedication. [VIDEO]

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iamtedd · 2021-11 · Recommendation

I love hearing these stories too! Here's a video of someone finally cracking into the Sega Saturn well after the console was current commodity: [VIDEO]

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drakenot · 2016-07 · Recommendation

For anyone who likes this video, you should also checkout Sega Saturn CD - Cracked After 20 Years[0]. [0] - [VIDEO]

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