new massive Nintendo Source Code and ROM GigaLeak | MVG

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Shout out to KarateBob for providing this stolen information:

"New Nintendo leak has just hit the internet. Known as 'GigaLeak' this one is massive, containing source code to many popular Super NES first party titles and many early prototype ROM images. What does this mean for emulation? Will Nintendo respond? Find out this this episode."

 
We need to talk about people's obsession with starting articles with stupid titles like "we need to talk about [whatever]." No, we don't *need* to talk about it. We really don't.
 
Why do people care about original source code for an ancient console?
 
1_rick said:
We need to talk about people's obsession with starting articles with stupid titles like "we need to talk about [whatever]." No, we don't *need* to talk about it. We really don't.
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Gotta give erek some credit here for using a descriptive title, and didnt perpetuate that annoying practice. Or worse, use something more click-baity. Thanks bro.

I wonder if this leak came from a disgruntled (ex?-)employee, or from an outside hacker. Seems pretty major but also pretty niche at the same time.
 
Well now theres more recent stuff leaked, N64 sources and random 3DS kiosk data. What a weird hack
 
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KarateBob said:
Well now theres more recent stuff leaked, N64 sources and random 3DS kiosk data. What a weird hack
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They could have just thrown some old tapes away, and forgot to clean them all. Who knows where the data actually came from.
 
next-Jin said:
Why do people care about original source code for an ancient console?
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People who look back in the past and remember a time when games were actually fun and didn't spend millions on flashy graphics that costs a fortune and use as an excuse to raise price of games. People like Toby Fox who was a huge fan of Earthbound and made a very influential game called Undertale. Before Toby Fox made Undertale, he was a rom hacker. Pretty sure most of the people who made Sonic Mania were rom hackers as well. John Carmack boosted game creativity by giving away the source code to his game engines, so leaked source code also has the potential to bring fresh new talent into this industry. Assuming Nintendo doesn't just sue the living crap out of children influenced by their games.

 
1_rick said:
We need to talk about people's obsession with starting articles with stupid titles like "we need to talk about [whatever]." No, we don't *need* to talk about it. We really don't.
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I detest declarative statements like that in headlines.
 
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