Super Smash Bros. Brawl stage builder exploit discovered

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[quote]Apparently a new exploit for the Nintendo Wii was discovered today and it seems this one is quite difficult for Nintendo to patch. The exploit found by comex explores a vulnerability in Super Smash Bros. Brawl’s stage builder code to run arbitrary homebrew code. So what’s the different between this exploit and the others released before?

This is different from other exploit because this exploit does not go through the System Menu and as of this time, Nintendo has no method on the Wii for patching games. Currently it will load an elf file from /boot.elf on the SD card. To use use the exploit, all you have to do is delete all the custom stages of SSBB on your Wii, then copy over the file. When you enter the stage builder menu, it will automatically run /boot.elf on SD. The coder says that the exploit will be released soon, in the meantime, watch the video below to see the exploit in action.[/quote]

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haha cool!

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I don’t get it? The editor was messed up?

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[QUOTE=Pyro;15985]I don’t get it? The editor was messed up?[/QUOTE]
No, it’s more of a method of ‘hacking’ the Wii for homebrew. The only way to do so is to get games that homebrewers can manipulate to gain access to the firmware. Or something of the sort.

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Sounds good, i’m sure it’ll be easier to locate a copy of smash bros than zelda too :stuck_out_tongue:

Surely a future firmware update can check the smash bros editor folder on the sd card and delete invalid files before the game boots though?

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I have never understood why don’t they just let us use homebrew on the Wii?

The Playstation 3 lets people (minus the hypervisor) and the world hasn’t exploded yet.

Thats why I refuse to develop for these consoles… They are just too much of a closed platform. It’s a real shame.

Bunch o’ cunts if u ask me :stuck_out_tongue:

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To my knowledge, Sony does not allow homebrew to the same manner as what’s going on with the Wii. In fact, didn’t they release firmwares for the Sony that fixed it so people couldn’t run homebrew and stuff? Either way, homebrew on the Wii is a good way to get nearly everything on the VC for free, I believe.

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[QUOTE=Shiny;16081]To my knowledge, Sony does not allow homebrew to the same manner as what’s going on with the Wii. In fact, didn’t they release firmwares for the Sony that fixed it so people couldn’t run homebrew and stuff? Either way, homebrew on the Wii is a good way to get nearly everything on the VC for free, I believe.[/QUOTE]

Each version they release on the PSP trys to block homebrew and other things (besides add features and whatnot), the person who releases this ‘custom firmware’ always finds around it and updating it to the newest firmware released.

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Ha! Should have done it you stupid fuckers.