Posted on Friday, November 6 @ 17:13:19 Eastern by Duke_Ferris
Today the Daily Manifesto takes on the Shinobii Console Tool Kit, a boon to anyone who has discovered that it takes the entire cast of Ocean's Eleven to get inside their Xbox 360.
 "But Duke," you ask, "what possible legal reason could you have for wanting to open up your Xbox 360?"
Actually, I did have to do that once. We had a 360 debug unit (a special 360 that can play preview builds) and the DVD drive on it broke. Specifically, it was actually carving a groove into any DVD we put in it. A little research turned up that it was a $30 Hitachi drive, and I thought it would be an easy fix.
That was not the case. See that weird white piece of metal with the square holes in it? I basically had to replicate that by cutting up a couple credit cards in order to get inside.
However this kit also has all the crazy little star, triwing, hex drivers and other non-standard tools needed to get inside just about any console or cellphone out there. Want to mod your Wii and turn it into a SNES? You need this kit.
The full list of consoles this sucker can crack is: DS, DS Lith, DSi, Gameboy, Gamecube, N64, SNES Nintendo carts, PS2, PS3, PSP, PSP 2000, PSP 3000, Xbox 360, Xbox, and Wii.
The case is rugged, and the tools seem quite well made. It's $30, so you wouldn't pick one up "just in case", but if you're planning on opening up any console at all, for any reason, this kit seems like a no-brainer to me.
Oh and it's Haiku Friday! Last week's winner is NoFundamentalist. As usual, pm Blake with your address to get your prize.
This week's prize is a brand new, sealed, mint, in-box copy of Midway's Greatest Arcade Hits Volume 1 for the N64... a cartridge you would be able to open up if you had the Shinobii Console Tool Kit.
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sl33pythyme
Joined: Apr 18, 2009
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| Posted: Nov 6th, 2009 at 6:34 pm |
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first haiku for the
first system i ever played
n6's very good |
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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 11, 2006
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| Posted: Nov 6th, 2009 at 7:15 pm |
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*rips open present*
IT'S NINTENDO 64!!!
Oh thank you Santa! |
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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 30, 2006
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| Posted: Nov 6th, 2009 at 9:54 pm |
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| Speaking of haiku contest winnings, I haven't received my copy of DiRT 2 yet. Can you kick Blake in the butt please Duke? Thanks. :) |
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LinksOcarina
Joined: Nov 9, 2005
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| Posted: Nov 6th, 2009 at 10:09 pm |
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HehI think I was promised something way back too.but it doesn't matter. Onto Haiku.
Breaking the law for
Our tinkering souls we grab
the power at last. |
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Blake_Morse
Joined: Sep 21, 2007
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| Posted: Nov 7th, 2009 at 10:06 am |
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UglykitteN you
will get your game as soon as
they send them to me |
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UglykitteN
Joined: Mar 30, 2006
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| Posted: Nov 7th, 2009 at 10:37 am |
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Oh ****, Sorry Blake.
The middle of a haiku,
And now for the end. |
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Bretimus_v2
Joined: Jan 29, 2009
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| Posted: Nov 7th, 2009 at 10:48 am |
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Hey speaking of which
Oh Forza 2 where are you
Lonely without you
The N64
Is perhaps the best system
Ever created |
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UpAndAtThem
Joined: Mar 12, 2009
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| Posted: Nov 7th, 2009 at 2:32 pm |
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Give me the cartridge
I can actually play it
It won't go to waste
Still have a working
N64 at my house
played Star Fox last week |
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De-Ting
Joined: Nov 11, 2006
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| Posted: Nov 7th, 2009 at 3:00 pm |
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Yeah we should include
if we have N64s.
I do. Great justice. |
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LawnGnome
Joined: Apr 25, 2007
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| Posted: Nov 8th, 2009 at 9:19 pm |
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I have time machines.
Can send game to self in past.
Used kit to build them. |
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KILLERB00TSMAN
Joined: Nov 13, 2005
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| Posted: Nov 9th, 2009 at 10:08 am |
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Elite is broken
Video processor is
fried want Shinobi |
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