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__NOTOC__{{Main Page header|Welcome to [[Project:About|the Hacks Guide Wiki]]| | __NOTOC__{{Main Page header|Welcome to [[Project:About|the Hacks Guide Wiki]]| | ||
<div>This wiki contains various guides and resources on how to use homebrew on your Nintendo consoles.</div> | <div>This wiki contains various guides and resources on how to use homebrew on your Nintendo consoles.</div> | ||
<div>Our specialty is the [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]], and [[Nintendo Switch]].</div> | <div>Our specialty is the [[Nintendo 3DS]], [[Wii U]], and [[Nintendo Switch]].</div> | ||
<div>We have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles since June 2022.</div> | <div>We have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles created since June 2022.</div> | ||
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<div><h2>Homebrew and custom firmware (CFW)</h2></div> | <div><h2>Homebrew and custom firmware (CFW)</h2></div> | ||
[[wikipedia:Homebrew (video games)|Homebrew]] refers to games, apps, and utilities produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. These homebrew apps can include save editing tools, emulators, cheats, and more. | [[wikipedia:Homebrew (video games)|Homebrew]] refers to games, apps, and utilities produced by hobbyists for proprietary video game consoles which are not intended to be user-programmable. These homebrew apps can include save editing tools, emulators, cheats, and more. | ||
Custom firmware (often abbreviated as "CFW") enables you to use more advanced hacks that homebrew alone can't do. For example, installing games, apps, or game modifications. CFW is similar to "administrator access" on a computer: it allows you to do anything that the device is physically capable of doing, rather than being limited by whatever the manufacturer allows you to do. | [[Custom firmware]] (often abbreviated as "CFW") enables you to use more advanced hacks that homebrew alone can't do. For example, installing games, apps, or game modifications. CFW is similar to "administrator access" on a computer: it allows you to do anything that the device is physically capable of doing, rather than being limited by whatever the manufacturer allows you to do. | ||
<div><h2>Devices</h2></div> | <div><h2>Devices</h2></div> | ||
{{Main Page consoles}} | {{Main Page consoles}} | ||
<div><h2>Contribute</h2></div> | |||
This wiki is made by people like you and is always a work in progress. | |||
* [[Special:CreateAccount|Create]] (or [[Project:Accounts|request]]) an account and help us out. Then... | |||
* Check out [[Project:Things to do|the things to do]] for a list of pages to be created and other stuff. | |||
* Ask questions at [[Project:Project chat|the project chat]]. | |||
* Other stuff is at [[Project:Community portal|community portal]]. | |||