Hardware Podcasts

049 - Reversing Your Childhood One Game At a Time

Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast · 11 Jul 2021 · 1h 00m

What this episode covers

Security researcher James Chambers discusses his reverse engineering projects, including extracting firmware from a Logitech wireless keyboard using a Great FET and analyzing the letter system in the GameCube version of Animal Crossing using IDA Pro and the Dolphin emulator. He explains how he exploited a memory card feature to load custom NES ROMs and run code via DevKit Pro, and details the security mechanisms of Amiibo NFC tags using Proxmark3 and amiitool. Chambers also shares insights on console anti-piracy chips like the N64 CIC and recommends PCBite probes for hardware debugging.

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makers and hobbyists

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Mentioned

Companies
Logitech
Products
Animal Crossing, Amiibo
Chips
Nordic, Nintendo 64 CIC
Tools
Great FET, IDA Pro, Dolphin emulator, DevKit Pro, Proxmark3, amiitool, PCBite
Also
James Chambers

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