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Sega Saturn CD - Cracked after 20 years

debuglive3 HN recommenders · 2016–2021
4.4M views · documentary · evergreen · Uploaded 2016-07-10

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.

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

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

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4 comments from Hacker News

@JoshTriplett2016 · in “Sega Saturn CD Cracked after 20 Years”

> I've never had a Saturn, so I don't know what this wobble edge looks like in person. Am I missing something? The video shows it: [VIDEO]

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@drakenot2016 · in “Repairing the only known prototype of Nintendo PlayStation [video]”

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

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@dsco2018 · in “How the Dreamcast Copy Protection Was Defeated”

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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@iamtedd2021 · in “Full key extraction of Nvidia TSEC”

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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