Sorry, I haven't followed all the developments around this too closely but I do have a couple questions before I might try my hand at this myself at some point:
- Will the attract mode still work where Mario selects each game to run for a while while showing the various graphics options, and will the newly added games simply be included in his rotation? (I really love this feature, weird as that may be, so it no longer working would be a dealbreaker for me.)
- Is there an easy way to completely return the device to its factory setting and remove all traces of the hack (such as that installed driver that the tool's instructions seem to mention) and does this always need to go through the tool used for the hack itself (meaning there could still be traces of the tool / driver left)?
- What are the realistic chances of bricking the device and not being able to use it at all properly anymore, especially for a tech / emulator noob like myself?
While it is indeed cool to be able to increase the library of games while still having everything work in the original UI, I do have a slght worry that Nintendo might see this as a reason to not make more of these kind of things (like a Snes Classic) in the future because they can't control these things, or that if they do end up making more, that these will have some kind of anti-hacking measures in place like forcing updates over an internet connection or something. Both would be kind of a shame, the former scenario especially.
Maybe Nintendo should have implemented a legal way to increase the library size afterall though if there is such a strong demand for it, to help make these kind of hacking practices less attracttive to the larger public. Maybe they will go with that option for a possible Snes Classic now that I think about it.