Michael David Morsette Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I have finished my experiments and I am satisfied that the carts work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
108 Stars Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 The Lynx is only killed with this card if you insert it, let the countdown reach zero and then let your Lynx fall out of the window from the second floor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Well that was fun. I wonder how candle's project is coming along... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Der Luchs Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Or: Hammer Time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Lol, yes I think it's all crap. Unless you leave that green screen on for a few minutes, maybe that kills Suzi. It's also possible that later revisions on Lynx 1 Suzi were fixed, so it may be OK on some Lynx 1's and not on others. I prefer to not run this lol, despite my personal opinion that its just a prank. Nice cart though, thanks Rygar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminStevens Posted May 6, 2013 Share Posted May 6, 2013 BTW, I am assuming rygar made this. He is obsessed with the Lynx and has basic coding skills. I can't imagine anyone else wasting the time for such an elaborate prank on such a tiny fanbase. Also the broken English sounds like him, and he told us this program killed his Lynx. Imo all points to rygar.^^ You are not the only person who concludes that rygar is the source of this prank. I am willing to bet that he was also the one who made the new account just to post the file anonymously. It sure seems like more than a coincidence that he was very soon following the thread as the only person who both had access to the file that had been removed and who was also claiming that the program "worked." Well, at least each person who purchased a cart from him can claim that they have one of a very limited number of prank carts made by the prankster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+karri Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Disclaimer: NO LYNXES WERE HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS PRANK. THE CAT GOT SICK AND SOMEBODY SHOT A DUCK BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) I have a dead Lynx; maybe this program will bring it back to life? I'm calling BS on this one. The only brickable consoles are those with updatable firmware, meaning Nintendo DS and later consoles can actually be bricked by homebrew. The vast majority of vintage consoles and computers cannot be bricked do to the fact that (A) there is no firmware, or (B) it is stored in a mask ROM that cannot be erased. That said, it would certainly be possible for an improperly wired cartridge to damage a console. One way of doing it would be to use the mapper chip on an NES cartridge in an unorthodox manner, for example instead of triggering a bank swap, the mapper chip could instead initiate a "device" that sends a lethal dose of electricity to the CPU. One very effective way of doing this would be to include a super capacitor and charging circuit similar to the flash circuit inside a camera. A shunt resistor is used in series with the charging circuit so that the cartrige does not pull too much current from the NES. Please note this means the device will take longer to do damage. The camera circuit works by slowly charging a capacitor up to a few hundred volts, then you close a switch and it is instantly discharged harmlessly through the flash lens. This would be an excellent starter circuit to destroy something. The mapper chip could activate a 5V relay that would discharge the super capacitor directly into the NES VCC, essentially nuking the entire system with 200+ volts of energy! Every chip in the console will smoke/pop simultaneously! Or, instead of nuking the NES with an electircal spike (which would also nuke the "death" cartridge), you could make a self-destruct cartridge with a Mission Impossible style countdown, "This cart will self destruct in 5 seconds". The capacitor is wired up to a light bulb filament, which is used to detonate an explosive device inside the cartridge. Both cartridge and NES go out with a bang... Edited May 7, 2013 by stardust4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Oh the recent developments make me actually sad that I did not download this particular piece of homebrew when it was up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I will dump it to ROM later for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 You can find the ROM somewhere here : http://www.yaronet.com/posts.php?sl=0&s=155601&p=1 Please note that the deblistering of Toki has nothing to do with this cartridge, it was just a joke during AC to give heart attack to blister integrist collectors... If you can read french, you will see that it seems that handy detection use same method than me (but I have nothing to do with this rom), il you press P(ause) during execution on Handy, you will get a text message saying that it has not been flashed on appropriate PCB, instead of saying it is an emulator... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminStevens Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) You can find the ROM somewhere here : http://www.yaronet.c...=0&s=155601&p=1 Hey... I checked out that site and noticed that somebody found a YouTube video showing a fool-proof way to kill a PSP, and one doesn't even have to have a special cartridge or program to do it! I am sure that this method would also work on a Lynx I or Lynx II: Edited May 7, 2013 by BenjaminStevens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_afternoon Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) Thank you, GadgetUK, buit I have found it already on rygar´s link. Just look for the line " Fichier joint : Death Cartridge [1999-pxv].lnx". Merci ! Edited May 7, 2013 by Atari_afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Guys, there are pleanty of ways to kill a console. Blunt force trauma seems to be the most popular, but there are dozens of creative ways to do it: you can also nuke it in a microwave, blend it, drown it, zap it with a tesla coil, etc... Tesla coils as a delivery mechanism for ESD would be pretty entertaining btw. IMO, it's probably best to wrap your games collection in tinfoil when you're not using them. Steel foot lockers or metal ammunition crates will also work. This creates a faraday cage which will largely protect it from EMP or nuclear detonations. But if atom bombs are being detonated in your back yard, you've got bigger things to concern yourself with than playing video games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygar Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) I forgot give explanations about this cartridge.Obviously it was a joke.If you buy a cartridge Death lynx (that's not work with the rom I posted) and you expect that the counter reaches zero, then a message appears, prompting you to send your postal address on my email in order to win a gift .Unfortunately, I did not sell many cartridges but I'm happy because at least one person discovered the trick. Mr Bland.I wanted to give him a 2M cartridge made with the Slideshow Creator of Bjoern but the manufacture of this cartridge is complicated.So he will get another batch of compensation.Sorry for that joke but I found it amusing EDIT the contest is finish Edited October 14, 2014 by rygar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GadgetUK Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Very clever =) Well done Mr Bland! Interesting test in physcology there - Apparently most of us were to scared to leave it running lol. I suspected it wasn't possible, but there's always that thing running through your mind that maybe there was a hardware bug found etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Did you know that you can kill your Lynx by putting it into a microwave? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) That is not systematic. I can place my Lynx II (not even tried with the first model) with the steel talons 's cartridge without killing the console ! PS : with NiMh batteries Edited October 14, 2014 by vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Yes, but did you turn it on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vince Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Off course not ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well this thread was a fun read... Unfortunately what actually killed the Lynx was a simple, cheap, black and white device known as the "game boy" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rygar Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Well this thread was a fun read... Unfortunately what actually killed the Lynx was a simple, cheap, black and white device known as the "game boy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael David Morsette Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Well since the cat is out of the bag, here is a video of the experience for those who are curious. http://youtu.be/Qq85qjgyMQI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johannesmutlu Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 The only thing that kills the lynx is it's slowly dying capacitors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 What really kills the Lynx is the cheap 5v regulator. When it fails, it allows 9v to the whole Lynx and fries other components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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