• Snes Mini Mod
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• Hack Snes Mini Using Machines

Apr 21, 2020  Trying to dive into this SNES modding using my Mac running Parallels with Windows 7 32 bit and seem to have encountered an issue with Sfrom Tool: Each time I try to launch it I get a 'SFROM tool has stopped working' popup and can't proceed? I've installed the requested 4.0 Framework as it wouldn't start at all without it and now have this issue.

Connect your SNESmini to your Mac via USB and power it on. Open the Virtualbox USB settings (Settings Ports) Next to the 'USB Device Filters' box, click the icon of a USB cable with a '+' sign. You should see 'Nintendo Co., Ltd CLV-S-SNSY' or similar as an option. Next, power off your SNES mini and put it into FEL mode. Sep 28, 2017  The SNES Classic Edition isn’t just about the games — it’s also all about the menus. You can quicksave at any time, scroll through your game list, or even unlock new (not-so-secret) sequels. R/miniSNES: A place to talk about the SNES Classic Edition, its games, and hacks. Press J to jump to the feed. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.

The SNES Classic Mini comes with 21 stock games. Learn how to easily add more SNES games to your SNES Classic using hakchi2 with our easy to follow guide. The 21 preinstalled games and system data uses about 250mb out of the 512mb of flash storage available; leaving you with over 250mb of storage to add more games. This tutorial will show you how import and run SNES ROMs on your SNES Classic.

We will be using hakchi2 CE to sideload more games to the console. The updated tool is super simple to use compared to our older tutorial found here.

If you are interested in playing games from other consoles (like Nintendo, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, and more), you will need to install RetroArch.

Before we begin:

This tutorial uses a computer running Windows. If you are using a Mac, follow our guide here before you begin. This tutorial is the same and works for both the SNES Classic Mini and NES Classic Mini.

We will be using hakchi2 CE. Before we begin, this tutorial assumes you are using a fresh, unmodified SNES Classic. If you already have a version of hakchi2 installed, please uninstall following this tutorial here.

Now let's get started.

1. Download hakchi2 CE (hakchi2-CE-#.#.#-release.zip) and extract it to your computer.

2. Run hakchi.exe.

3. Go to Kernel > Install / Repair and hit Yes.

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4. If this is your first time, you will be prompted to install drivers. You will only need to do this once. Now follow the steps on the screen - connect your console to your computer, hold the reset button and turn on the power switch, and then release the reset button after a few seconds.

5. Press Add more games and add the ROMs that you want to sideload to your SNES Classic (you can add multiple ROMs at a time).

6. [Optional] Highlight all of the games you added and right-click and select Download box art for selected games or you can select each individual game, press Browse, and add your own custom box art. You can edit other information under the Game options section.

You can also change the structure of the game selection screen by going to Structure and selecting your option. I like all of my original and added games on the same page so I have disabled page/folders.

7. Now press Synchronize selected games with NES/SNES Mini.

It will now begin to upload the ROMs to the device. You will now be able to play the added games on your SNES Classic.

To add more games in the future, simply hit Add more games and then Synchronize selected games with NES/SNES Mini.

If you have any questions please let us know in the comments field.

The NES Mini Classic is a wonderful little box. It captures most of the old gaming feeling by putting you close to the screen and giving you authentic feeling controllers. That all while displaying everything in a modern fashion on a up-to-date HDMI-capable device or TV.Also part of the thrill is that it gives you all that good old classic games in it’s 30 game line-up so that you can play everything that you loved during the 90s. Everything? Just barely.

There might be some games missing that you’d like to see on the NES Mini Classic and that is probably why from it’s launch everybody has looked for a way to add more games. For example I’m missing Nintendo World Cup that I own on my real NES, but not on my NES Mini Classic. There might be other games. IGN has a great list.

Not to long ago hakchi came to the rescue offering a first way to add games. It did the job even on multiple platforms like Windows, Mac and Ubuntu, but you had to compile it yourself, which didn’t work out for me.

Along came hakchi2 with much better usability but with the big downside for Mac-user like myself that it only works on Windows. So since it’s release I was trying to find a way on how to do it on a Mac. After figuring it out it’s not that difficult and also it’s FREE even if you don’t own Windows.

DISCLAIMER:So the way hakchi2 actually works is that it’ll completely replace the firmware/storage of your NES Mini Classic. This means copying everything off there. Then modifying it. Then copying everything back again - overwriting the whole system. If - during this process - something goes wrong your Mini might not come back to life. I’ve read about people who this happened to, and they still could flash back the original system. But you never know.

You love retro-games that is why you read this. So you also know that even the NES games are copyrighted and must not be used for free. Only put games on your NES Mini that you legally own.

Everything you’ll need for this

• The latest binary release of hakchi2
• VirtualBox for Mac (I used version 5.1.14 for OSX hosts)
• The VirtualBox Extension Pack (click on All supported platforms)
• A Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine image for VirtualBox which you can find here for testing purposes (I used the Microsoft Edge Win 10 Stable). This will run for 90 days. You can use snapshots to extend this time. Microsoft even recommends this in the background wallpaper.
• About 20GB of space on your Mac
• Your trusty NES Mini Classic (mine is a China produced model named MOD. CLV-001 on the back) with it’s USB-cable. Controllers are not needed for this.

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Quick version

• Get VirtualBox up and running.
• Install expansion pack.
• Add Windows virtual machine.
• Activate USB-support for it.
• Fire it up.
• Startup hakchi2.
• Let Windows install .NET Framework on the way.
• USB-Connect NES mini to your Mac.
• Power-On NES Mini while holding RESET.
• Install NES Mini driver from hakchi2.
• Dump kernel.
• Use video to learn about hakchi2.

Detailed version

• Install VirtualBox normally by using the installer (my file was called VirtualBox-5.1.14-112924-OSX)
• Next launch VirtualBox
• When it has started up successfully get that file which you download as the VirtualBox Extension Pack and double-click it (for me it was named Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-5.1.14-112924.vbox-extpack) We need this extensions-pack cause VirtualBox does not ship with USB-support. This gets added by the extensions-pack. Since we’ll later connect that NES Mini via USB this must be installed.
• Click „Install“, Accept the license agreement. It should succeed. Now we’ll install the Windows Virtual Machine.
• Unpack the virtual machine you downloaded from Microsoft from the ZIP-file. My file was named MSEdge.Win10_RS1.VirtualBox.zip and gave me just one resulting file named MSEdge - Win10_preview.ova
• Double-click MSEdge - Win10_preview.ova.
• VirtualBox should now present you with the configuration for that virtual machine. Accept those settings as they are and click „Import“
• The import will take some time
• After the import is finished the virtual machine will be visible in VirtualBox. You’ll notice in the right panel under „USB“ it’ll say „Deactivated“. We’ll have to change that.
• Click on „Settings“ in the Toolbar. Goto to „Ports“ -> „USB“. Activate the USB-Controller and select USB-2.0-Controller (EHCI)`. The others might also work. I haven’t tried them.
• Now „Start“ the virtual machine.
• After the virtual machine has started VirtualBox’s guest tools might prompt you with a notification that they are outdated. Didn’t matter for me. But you can go 'Devices' -> 'Insert Guest Additions CD Image…' and update them. If you do, reboot afterwards.
• Now download hakchi2 and unpack it.
• Double-click that hakchi.exe. Windows should prompt you that you need the .NET Framework 3.5 to use this application. Press 'Download and install this feature'. Wait until finished.
• Close the window
• Double-click that hakchi.exe again. It should start up fine now.
• Now connect your NES Mini Classic via USB-cable to any USB-port of your Mac.
• Power it up while holding the RESET-button. Let go off RESET. The NES Mini’s red LED will not light up.
• From VirtualBox’ bottom right icon-lineup click on the one that looks like an USB-cable. Select the Onda (unverified) V972 tablet in flashing mode.
• Windows should automatically start up a device install (look for the icon in your startbar). Wait until finished. Might take some time.
• Back in hakchi2 select 'Kernel -> Dump kernel'.
• A popup should appear that says „Waiting for NES Mini…“ followed by some steps. Click the „Install driver“-button. Accept the warning.
• A black window appears. Wait until a message appears that says something like „Press ENTER to close“.
• Press ENTER to close.
• The kernel dump should start.
• hakchi2 is ready to use.

If you need more info on how to use hakchi2 watch this video.

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And that is how to use hakchi2 on a Mac for FREE.