r/homebrew • u/Virrin • 7d ago
Question/Help How would I know if there's a game on this development console? RVT-005
Just need help to see if there's any sort of data on this console. I'm not sure how it works or if there's a way to dump whatever is on here.
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u/killerdude23233 7d ago
You should reach out to the Game Preservation Society or similar before doing anything, ask for guidance. You have a piece of history right there.
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u/SquartleOnDeezNutz 6d ago
Damn bro I haven't seen someone get down voted so many times for being so wrong in one comment u might wanna just delete ur comment lmfao
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u/Ornery_Contest6250 7d ago
There's almost definitely something on this system unless it was wiped. Crave released so many random Wii games some of them might've been cancelled and only exist on your console
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u/Futilizer 7d ago
If it is games that got canceled it's either gonna be poker or pool lol
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u/Nice-Ad-6552 3d ago
The lost media bros will get hyped about a 3 second cut of a cancelled Spongebob stage play from a Nickelodeon commercial. Don't underestimate people being hyped about anything obscure
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u/Virrin 7d ago
Also to note.
- This is not my system, it belongs to a game store I work at.
- There is no SD card, but from what I'm reading it has a internal drive.
- My boss doesn't want me modding the system. Is there a way to dump without modding?
Thank you all for the recommendations on what to do, I will do more research.
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u/wa019c 7d ago
Why don’t you buy it if your boss doesn’t want you modding it?
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u/Radaistarion 6d ago edited 3d ago
I'm certain OP has some thousands of dollars sitting around just like me
Who doesn't amirite
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u/SuddenInformation896 6d ago
Any updates yet?
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u/Rare-Seesaw-1508 3d ago
Nintendo silenced them for thinking about potentially extracting a cancelled game
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u/Rare-Seesaw-1508 3d ago
So youre going to take it from your game store, move to Monaco, change your name and enjoy your new life with your Devkit Wii
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u/Crazy_Vacation_6279 7d ago edited 7d ago
Alguien se ha fijado en un detalle de la etiqueta de la segunda foto? "PATENTS ISSUED AND PENDING" Muy probablemente sea una wii de desarrollo, no de las que entregan a las productoras de juegos sino las que usaron antes de sacarla, es más abajo a la derecha de la etiqueta pone "DEVELOPMENT TOOL", así que tienes una joya pero dudo que haya nada dentro, por otro lado míralo igualmente 😇
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u/fuzzyfuzz 7d ago
They give game dev pre-production models before release so they can launch with games. Otherwise they’d only have Mario Kart and maybe Zelda at launch.
Given that it says it belongs to Crave, it’s probably a pre-release dev kit.
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u/Expensive-Border-869 6d ago
Im willing to bet dev consoles are effectively already modded. That said as others are saying there actual experts you should consult here. Possibly even help with the financial aspect of just buying it from the shop. Then boss is out of the picture (or just do it anyways if you can sneak around him. Depends how bad you need the job ig could be real history here.
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u/upper_bound 6d ago
Hook it up without internet - just video, power, and controller. If it’s not already locked/deactivated, likely boots into a developer home screen with a bunch of settings. I’d expect somewhere would list any installed packages.
Also possible it’s configured to boot into retail mode, in which case you just get the normal OS and can look for installed games there.
Third option is it’s locked, and you’d need more sophisticated approach. But booting it up costa nothin.
*gamedev who’s used other devkits, but not nintendo
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u/Jelbit 3d ago
Holy... This takes me back. I worked at Crave Games as QA Tester when they shut their doors. I bet anything there is a few games on it that we worked on. (I dont ever remember wiping them)
From what I remember on the Switch we had:
Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion - Cartoon Network Smash Bros
Man Vs Wild (I believe)
Deadliest Catch (Also I believe)
Some Karaoke game, Maybe something called Sing
That's all I really remember though, I also worked on PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS games.
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u/MonkeyNuts449 4d ago
TALK TO AN EXPERT!! DONT DO ANYTHING YOURSELF.
Also, please for the love of god, do not listen to any armchair enthusiasts. They don't know their way out of their own ass.
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u/Direct_Stranger3647 7d ago
Super neat. Would talk to the professionals, that genuinely could have a lot of unique history in it.
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u/natesovenator 6d ago
Reach out to the Modern Vintage Gamer or DamitJeff and either of those will help you perform the archival you want, be sure to post it on archive.org!!!
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u/CredibleWrong 1d ago
i had a RVT-H briefly a few years ago. There is something calle rvthtools on github, you plug the console in via the mini usb to a PC, use the tool and it will dump all the data.
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u/TadBones 7d ago
There are multiple options:
Boot it up, check all "disk" ports and then use the built-in tools to dump everything on an external drive.
Take out the drive and from there you simply need to handle it like a regular Wii drive.
If there is anything interesting on there I highly recommend contacting various preservation structures and uploading the data anonymously left and right.
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