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> Professional firms that do this can charge upwards of $100,000 per processor for this kind of work. > ... [Dr. Decapitator] was willing to do it just for the
by Irregardless 14y ago
> Professional firms that do this can charge upwards of $100,000 per processor for this kind of work.
> ... [Dr. Decapitator] was willing to do it just for the cost of the donor cartridges and supplies. This worked out to $250 per coprocessor.
Sounds like there's some room for improvement in that market. Either that or Dr. Decapitator is one extremely generous dude.
- jonknee 14y agoIn case anyone else is interested in the source of this quote: http://byuu.org/articles/emulation/snes-coprocessors http://byuu.org/articles/emulation/snes-coprocessors It's a fascinating story.
- byuu 14y agoThe latter, he's an emulation enthusiast. There's some 3DS people trying to get a Chinese firm to do it, and they want $20,000 just to image the chip. No actual modification work. You need access to machines and tools worth millions. Hobbyist level techniques like nitric acid and etchand sand to stain the ROMs just doesn't work even at SNES-era complexity. It could be done for less in bulk, the issue is supply and demand. Very, very few people paying for this kind of work combined with wild costs for equipment.