My Videogame Console Collection
This is a list of every single home console and handhelds that I own, along with what custom firmware and even desktop operating system they run.
Home Consoles
Nintendo Wii
Model: RVL-001
Color: White
Region: PAL (Europe)
The Homebrew Channel, d2x cIOS, Priiloader, WiiLink24 and BootMii on IOS254 are installed
System Menu IOS (IOS80) is patched
System menu version: 4.3E
Motherboard revision: RVL-CPU-40 (the first 4-layer motherboard for the Wii)
SD Card: Samsung PRO 32GB Class 10 SDHC
Can only have BootMii installed as an IOS
Still has the GameCube controller, GameCube memory card and SD card covers intact
Drive year: 2008
This console sits on a shelf. I use my Wii U to play GameCube and Wii games with a USB to GC controller adapter.
Sony PLAYSTATION 3
Model: Slim, CECH-2004A
Color: Charcoal Black
Motherboard: DYN-001
HDD: WD Blue 1TB 5400rpm (upgraded from the original 120GB 7200rpm HDD by Toshiba)
Date code: 9C (July, August, September / 2009)
Minimum downgrade: Firmware 2.70
Running the Evilnat 4.92 custom firmware (CEX)
Also running Red Ribbon GNU/Linux (basically Debian GNU/Linux for the PS3)
Perma-banned from PLAYSTATION Network
Nintendo Switch (hybrid console)
Model: HAC-001(-01)
Joy-con colors: Neon Blue + Neon Red
32GB Internal Storage
eMMC Manufacturer: Samsung (15)
Memory card: SanDisk Ultra 256GB Class 10, A1, SDXC
Picofly modchip installed
Running the stock OS in the system MMC, and running the Atmosphère custom firmware in a partition of the SD card (emuMMC)
Also running Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat (ARM64) in yet another partition of the micro SD card
Original kickstand got lost, but I ordered an aftermarket one and it does the job
The Picofly Modchip
Nintendo Wii U
Model: WUP-101 (Wii U Premium Pack)
Color: Black
Region: PAL (Europe)
Came with Mario Kart 8 pre-installed (no DLC)
Manufacture year: 2016 (Game Pad and console)
Internal Storage: 32GB
NAND Manufacturer: Samsung (0x15), made in November 2015
SD Card: Samsung PRO 32GB Class 10 SDHC
Running the Aroma custom firmware
Pretendo Network is set up
vWii mode is also modded, with d2x cIOS for vWii, patched system menu IOS (vIOS80), Priiloader and WiiLink24 installed
External USB storage device: SanDisk SSD PLUS 480GB in a SATA to USB adapter with case, formatted in the Wii U’s proprietary file system
Game Pad stylus is still there, and looks like new
[BROKEN] Sony PLAYSTATION 3
Model: Phat, CECH-C01 (Backwards compatible with PlayStation 2)
Color: Black
Motherboard: COK-002
Power supply: One of the first power supplies from when the PS3 ever started production, with a metal housing and non-switching (220V – 240V)
Suffers from the dreaded Yellow Light of Death
No hard drive installed
I did get it to work for a short while (DON'T DO WHAT I WAS DOING IN THIS PICTURE!!!)
At first, I’ve tried heating the board with a hairdryer (don't), and it turned on for a few minutes, and it died shortly after, and then I’ve tried diagnosing the YLOD by using a serial TTL to USB adapter and using this Python script, and it started giving me error 2110, which is completely unrelated to the RSX or the NEC/Tokin supercapacitors. I can’t really see previous error codes, because I was too dumb and I turned the console on and off way too many times prior to the diagnosis… So I’ll need to bring out the multimeter and test each and every single component in order to find out what was the component that I somehow killed.
[BROKEN] Microsoft Xbox 360
Model: Slim (a.k.a. S model)
Color: Black (matte finish)
Came with a 4GB modular memory unit
HDD: 250GB WD Scorpio Blue 5400rpm that I installed later on (you can install normal laptop hard drives in an unmodded console ONLY if they’re certain Western Digital drives, and you must patch them in order for them to work in your console)
Motherboard: Trinity
Manufacture date: 28th August 2011
Disc drive manufacturer: Hitachi-LG Data Storage
Disc drive manufacture date: August 2010
I killed it with all my modding attempts, sadly. I got another 360 that came to replace it.
My first ever home console that I got in Christmas 2011 when I was a little kid. I’ve tried modding it with the RGH3 method that only requires two 28/30AWG wires, a resistor and a NAND programmer like a Raspberry Pi Pico (now with the BadUpdate hypervisor exploit, you don’t even need a NAND programmer, but having one is recommended), but I did a very bad job at scraping off the slikscreen on the point I had to solder on, and not to mention the fact that my wires were too thick, and this made it impossible for me to install RGH3. With all my other modding attempts and inexperience since 2022, I ended up breaking the console beyond repair.
Microsoft Xbox 360
Model: Phat (Arcade SKU)
Color: White, with white DVD tray trim too
HDD: 250GB by Hitachi
Motherboard: Tonasket (Jasper v2, big block 512MB NAND)
The NAND's use for storage has been disabled with the "nointmu" XeBuild patch
Manufacture date: 28th July 2009
Disc drive manufacturer: Philips and Lite-On
Modded with a Matrix Glitcher v3 (RGH1.2 v2, using STBY_CLK from the console and not the chip)
Handheld consoles
Sony PlayStation Portable
Model: 3004
Region: Europe
Color: Piano Black
Motherboard: TA-092 (model 03g)
Running the ARK-4 6.61 custom firmware with cIPL
Memory card: 128GB Integral Class 10 SDXC (inside a Micro SD to Memory Stick adapter)
The console does work, but I’ve replaced the front plastic, it was coming loose so I tried supergluing it, and I got it all dirty, and besides, many screwposts on this faceplate are broken, so I’ll just order a transparent shell from AliExpress one day and re-shell this thing.
Nintendo DS Lite
Model: USG-001
Color: Black
Region: Europe
Looks like new, and I even got it with the original box
Stylus is there and so is the Game Boy Advance slot cover, and both look like new
FlashMe custom firmware installed, but modding Phat DS and DS Lite consoles is not a thing (to run homebrew on these things, you must use flashcarts)
New Nintendo 3DS
Model: KTR-001
Color: Black
Faceplates: The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
Region: Europe (PAL)
Running the Luma3DS custom firmware via boot9strap
128GB Kingston CANVAS Select Plus micro SD card
Pretendo Network is set up
My Setup:
