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retro-gaming1 month ago•5 min saved

Retro Roundup: Blu-ray Disc Rips, G02 ROMs, and Long-Awaited Comebacks

Retro Recap rounds up the week’s classic‑gaming headlines: OmniDrive’s firmware enables legal Blu‑ray ripping of Wii, GameCube, and Xbox discs on PC; Lenovo investigates why its G02 handheld ships with preloaded ROMs via third‑party sellers; Colin Porch discusses the 37‑year journey to complete Head Over Heels’ sequel Return to Blacktooth; a fan upgrade revitalizes Gradius Advance; a former Sega executive offers a sharp critique of Yuji Naka; plus reviews of the Anbernic RG Rotate and Princess Crown.

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#disc-ripping #emulation #handhelds

technology1 month ago•5 min saved

OmniDrive: Blu-ray Drives Rip Classic Console Discs for Preservation

OmniDrive is a firmware mod for certain Hitachi-LG MT1959-based Blu-ray drives that lets you read and legally back up personal discs from classic consoles like GameCube, Wii, and Xbox 360 using a PC, with compatible drives listed by the Disc Preservation Project. It also partially supports other systems (PS3-PS5, Xbox Series, Wii U) where discs are encrypted, and reads Dreamcast GD-ROMs only in the low-density area. The tool aims to aid preservation via emulation rather than online file sharing, but bypassing encryption can raise DMCA/legal concerns depending on jurisdiction.

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#disc-ripping #gamecube #omnidrive