iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Derf @consolemods.org · 30/09/2026

Sometimes I'm like "oh, everyone loves old games, it's not that unusual of a hobby" but then I re-read this post and realize only true sickos can understand it. My house is built out of donuts.

080

Derf @consolemods.org · 30/09/2026

Bonk is extremely grateful that he no longer has a sunburn in RGB. He's never looked sharper! (PC Engine Duo with Turbonanza + Palette Cleanser on PVM-20M4U) Thanks @zaxour.bsky.social!

A butterfly next to an enemy swinging a net at Bonk (Bonk II)

3202

Derf @consolemods.org · 10/09/2026

The real answer: Knuckl & Knuckl & Knuckle & Knuckles

000

Derf @consolemods.org · 03/08/2026

I don't know why people praise Jesus so much... Jesus II is obviously the superior game. www.mobygames.com/game/51596/j...

180

Derf @consolemods.org · 29/07/2026

I would have assumed this was one nutter at ebay going rogue, but holy shit

"Seven former eBay workers pleaded guilty and received sentences of as high as 57 months in prison for participating in the scheme, which also involved several of them traveling from California to Natick, Massachusetts, to surveil the Steiners and try to install a GPS tracking device on their car."

140

Derf @consolemods.org · 17/07/2026

If you run a WordPress site, you may want to check it. Sounds like a particularly nasty exploit. Thanks @milenko.org for the heads up. wp2shell.com

wp2shell,
Pre Authentication RCE in WordPress Core,
Searchlight Cyber's security research team has discovered a pre-authentication RCE in WordPress Core. The attack has no preconditions and can be exploited by an anonymous user in a stock install of WordPress with no plugins.

151

Derf @consolemods.org · 06/07/2026

Picturing this, but with a phone

Meme of Tarzan swinging on a vine, but his two hands are visibly holding Jane, with a sketch drawing of the back and Tarzan's cheeks having that gorilla grip on the vine

000

Derf @consolemods.org · 03/07/2026

and among defining a ton of new lingo, this gem: web.archive.org/web/20120107...

"Wiki Puppy - A WikiUser who discovers wiki, loves it, gets excited, and pees all over the wiki."

120

Derf @consolemods.org · 02/07/2026

UX folks, I often hear people say that they weren't aware that they could edit ConsoleMods if they make an account. Any ideas to make it clear that it's editable without being annoying? All I could come up with was a bubble like this if you're logged out, but it ruins the clean look.

A bubble saying "Edit this page!" under the "Create account" link on ConsoleMods.org

170

Derf @consolemods.org · 29/06/2026

And here it is on a PVM-20M4U

090

Derf @consolemods.org · 29/06/2026

Showed my nephew the ropes of soldering and had him install a ColecoVision RGB mod! Night and day difference.

ColecoVision through default RF on a KV-36FV310 CRT (fuzzy and text is hard to read)

Colecovision after TMS-RGB mod on a KV-36FV310 CRT (super clear, no noise, and bright colors)

1180

Derf @consolemods.org · 27/06/2026

Remember: No glove, no love

Glover from Glover (1998, N64) chilling with his ball with a waterfall in the background

071

Derf @consolemods.org · 17/06/2026

And lastly, someone made a very fancy driver for Xbox 360 controllers! It has its own configurator and supports force feedback (rumble) and analog.

1230

Derf @consolemods.org · 17/06/2026

It also supports the Raphnet SNES-to-USB adapter. This was my original goal, and you can use Xpadder 5.6 (last W98 build?) to map it to keyboard controls. But if it's a two port adapter, it's a 50/50 shot which port it decides to latch on to.

1240

Derf @consolemods.org · 17/06/2026

TIL that if you plug a DualShock 4 controller into a Windows 98 machine, it just magically works and has analog support.

1650934

Derf @consolemods.org · 13/06/2026

What an apt description of my FMV taste as well lol (from another article of yours)

110

Derf @consolemods.org · 31/05/2026

Is anyone aware of a tool to test N64 Expansion Pak? I just assembled an OpenExp (thanks Consoles4You!!), but I can't seem to find a test to fully verify a working Expansion Pak besides just running a game that requires it.

3d printed cartridge with "N64 OPEN EXP PAK" written on it

Back of cartridge with copper heatsink sticking out

1141

Derf @consolemods.org · 27/04/2026

New Xbox 360 app release! Gameplay Time Tracker is a boot plugin (by me) paired with a script (by Mz1ceW) which tracks how long you play individual games, a total across all games, and lets you mark them as "completed". Now available in the Homebrew Store! consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...

A screenshot of Gameplay Time Tracker script on Xbox 360, showing total playtime, how many games played, how many games completed and not completed, and one example of a game (Halo 3 with 247h 42m and 0s played).

1130

Derf @consolemods.org · 18/04/2026

Shogi devs going nuts on hardware again. I wonder if they had plans for online support, like they did for the N64 Shogi game (which is the only N64 game with online support!)

The Shogi N64 game, with a network port on top

0110

Derf @consolemods.org · 15/04/2026

Any time you see an AI song posted, tell em you've poured your heart and soul into making an even better song and post this screenshot

A screenshot of an AI song generator with the prompt "a song like this one, but better"

0121

Derf @consolemods.org · 03/04/2026

It took me entirely too long to figure out that the unmodified CM logo SVG wasn't looking nice because the color fill is a shape made of many small triangles to fill the inside. Removing the background and generating a new SVG gave me this beauty

070

Derf @consolemods.org · 26/03/2026

Looks cooler in the dark though. Going to see if I can modify the parking spot for the beam so it doesn't burn my phosphors too and figure out how to hide retrace lines.

Tempest in the dark (looks green on black rather than blue on blue)

1100

Derf @consolemods.org · 25/03/2026

Fixed my oscilloscope tonight and played with some vector stuff. Managed to adapt a vector brick breaker sample to use a 360 controller.

1318617

Derf @consolemods.org · 17/03/2026

The next time you use RGB, just think of how that makes Bubsy feel

Bubsy staring up a waterfall without CRT blur transparency because it's in RGB (Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind, SNES)

270

Derf @consolemods.org · 06/03/2026

My list is pretty random, but maybe my taste is just chaotic. Fallout 3/NV and THPS1/2/3 were too hard to decide between, so they didn't make the cut. Might also be cheating to have MCC, but the Halo trilogy is so special to me, and my name is in the credits so I get a free pass :)

A grid of 9 games. In no particular order: Ristar (Genesis), Halo Master Chief Collection, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Celeste, Outer Wilds, Super Mario World, Blue Prince, Unreal Tournament 2004, and The Sims.

1100

Derf @consolemods.org · 25/02/2026

Always good to see some amber love! Maybe some Genesis MUD is what I need tonight.

ConsoleMods.org front page displayed as text on an amber terminal monitor

021

Derf @consolemods.org · 13/01/2026

Wow, x.com certainly has done a 180° from 1997 web.archive.org/web/19970411...

A screenshot of x.com from 1997 which reads "not nearly the worst place on the web!!!"

1423109

Derf @consolemods.org · 11/12/2025

Da Hong Pao gang represent. What tea supplier do you use? I always order from random ones but I feel like I should find a quality one to stick to

A bag of Da Hong Pao tea next to a cup of tea on a stove

100

Derf @consolemods.org · 11/12/2025

I got cozy and wrote some homebrew for Xbox-Scene's Modfest 2025! This is a simple app that lets you set your Xbox 360's clock past 2025. I learned a lot and even documented a couple SMC commands on Free60 wiki. Get it on ConsoleMods or the Homebrew Store! consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox_36...

A screenshot of the Time Fixer app. It's white text on a black background with the text:

Time Fixer
01/25/2013 16:37:05 UTC
DPAD Left/Right or LB/RB to choose field
DPAD Up/Down or LT/RT to change time
Press (A) to save the chosen time
Press (B) to reboot
Reboot is required for change to take effect.

1266

Derf @consolemods.org · 05/12/2025

Literal dealership spyware removed successfully! It's a third party GPS tracker. When I bought the car, they tried adding a $2k surcharge for the service, saying it can't be removed so we threatened to walk and they said OK we won't charge you for it but it's already installed.

Picture of a black box with a female ODB port and a male ODB port sitting on the driver seat after being removed.

5343

Derf @consolemods.org · 28/11/2025

Hadn't seen anyone mention it over here, but reminder that the yearly 20% off Black Friday for Everdrives on krikzz.com is still active!

Screenshot from krikzz on Twitter that says:
"Black Friday sales begins! 20% off on all products at http://krikzz.com. RT this message and you will have a chance to get EverDrive or FXPAK for free! Winner will be chosen 02.12.2025"

0178

Derf @consolemods.org · 18/10/2025

I unleashed the secret Four Corners rule!

110

Derf @consolemods.org · 18/10/2025

Still my favorite "FU in particular"

040

Derf @consolemods.org · 13/10/2025

PSA for those with a RetroTink 4K: Make sure you have 4:4:4 Pass Through enabled on your TV. I didn't realize that masks were totally jacked up by not having it on, they're 100x better now!

LG TV settings that say "4:4:4 Pass Through"

1122

Derf @consolemods.org · 09/10/2025

I saw heavy traffic from China/Singapore this month, so I added background browser challenges against those countries (fails fall back to a CAPTCHA). Below shows how many attempted connections from CN/SG in ~12 hours after adding it. Only 45 connections actually were real users.

A graph showing 152k connections being blocked.

0131

Derf @consolemods.org · 05/09/2025

Heres the output of the photodiode when flicking a flash light to it. You can see it jumps from 5V to 0V when it sees enough light.

080

Derf @consolemods.org · 05/09/2025

Sciencing tonight. Even point blank at 140 nits on a calibrated set and a new photodiode, my light gun won't trigger. Looks like I'll be shopping around for more sensitive diodes.

A SNES light gun pointed at a PVM showing 240p Test Suite white box. An oscilloscope is hooked to the light gun to show detections when enough light hits that the photo diode triggers and drops 5V to 0V.

2120

Derf @consolemods.org · 30/08/2025

The game tracks every *actually* significant piece of info you learn in a menu that persists through the loops in a really pleasing way that draws lines between the associated items, so you just load up the game and you know instantly what things to go check out

100

Derf @consolemods.org · 13/08/2025

No disassemble, only fit

030

Derf @consolemods.org · 30/07/2025

PSA, if you try and download a file on Archive.org and your browser cancels the download (Chromium based or Firefox), hit Ctrl+J, copy the actual download link, and paste it in PowerShell/terminal in this format: wget "LINK_GOES_HERE.txt" -o "C:\filename.txt"

A screenshot of a failed download in Chromium with "Network error".

1241

Derf @consolemods.org · 15/07/2025

Satya Nadella writing 9,000 more people into his Microsoft DeathNote

The Microsoft OneNote icon, but it's black and has the "D" from Death Note on it.

0164