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=Overview=
'''Flashcarts'''- ''Flashcarts'' <sup>(FC)</sup> are specialized cartridges that uses flash memory rather than read-only memory, meaning that it's reprogrammable. These are only available for cartridge-based systems as there's no way to achieve this kind of versatility on a newer disc-based system systems have <abbr title="Digital Right Managment>DRM</abbr> protections installed to only allow the disc reader to accept certain disc formats (though in some cases meaning you can 't simply burn an a game image onto to a CD, but may require external modification in order and except it to work).
'''Modding''' - Modding (sometimes referred as "homebrew-ing" or "hacking") usually exploits some flaw in the system in order to achieve things that were never intended, in most cases to allow to load games from an external device to the system or launch "homebrew" applications. There are two types of modding:
* ''Softmod'' <sup>(SM)</sup> - Exploits a flaw found in a game or the systems software. Softmodding is usually safer and easier to perform in most cases, but there's still always that risk of bricking your console.
* ''Hardmod'' <sup>(HM)</sup> - Exploits a flaw found in the consoles hardware. Requires you to open up your console and perform some modification to the board itself and may have do . May involve some soldering, but isn't always the case. A popular form of hardmodding is the installation of [[wikipedia:Modchip|modchips]] in order to bypass <abbr title="Digital Right Managment>DRM</abbr> protections on disc-based consoles, or installing SD/USB readersto systems that lack them in order to load homebrew applications. These are normally more technical and have a higher chance of bricking /damaging your console.
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