Sega Saturn CD - Cracked after 20 years
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended as an inspiring story of hardware reverse engineering and persistence.
What it is
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 by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2016 to 2021.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec dsco · 2018-12 · on “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. [this video]
Recommends drakenot · 2016-07 · on “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] - [this video]
Recommends iamtedd · 2021-11 · on “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: [this video]
Cites JoshTriplett · 2016-07 · on “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: [this video]