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Ideas For Reverse Engineering Projects?
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ryankearney:
I've been interested in this type of stuff for quite some time and have finally gotten around to pulling the trigger on some hardware purchases to get started. I was wondering if anyone had any ideas reverse engineering? My first project involved many tutorials on getting started with the 6502 CPU which I've fully familiarized myself with so it's no longer a challenge by itself. I'm wondering if anyone has curated a list of engaging projects and challenges to attempt in this area.
For starters, I was thinking about taking apart an old Nintendo Entertainment System which also uses a MOS 6502 CPU @ 1.79Mhz which seems plenty slow to analyze with the equipment I have, and since I'm already familiar with the CPU I think it would be a great starting point I think. My goal at that point would be to successfully manipulate the memory on the NES to build my own "gameshark" or something to that effect.
Any tips on what the next step might be after the MOS 6502?
The Senate:
You can build clones of old computers/consoles like the Apple 1 without having to reverse engineer them since you can usually find the schematics online.
james_s:
The NES doesn't use a MOS 6502, it uses a custom chip with a CPU core that is compatible with the 6502. No need to reverse engineer it though, it has already been done. There are even FPGA implementations of the entire NES.
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