Massive Nintendo Gigaleak Exposes Source Code Of Classic Games And Consoles On 4Chan
Many early video game projects and source codes have been lost to the sands of time. However, a recent leak may reveal information about many of Nintendo’s early projects. The Nintendo “Gigaleak” reportedly includes source code for games like Super Mario Kart and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
The leak recently appeared on 4chan in /v/, a video game forum. Some believe that this particular leak is related to another one that occurred in May. The servers of BroadOn, a company that was hired by Nintendo during the era of the Wii, were reportedly hacked.
Users are still digging through the leaked information, but an image of a list appeared on the 4chan. The list includes the following:
They have also supposedly found the source code for these games:
This is a fascinating look into Nintendo history if this leak is the real deal. For example, the NetCard is a canceled Game Boy Advance peripheral. There are also a few concepts that are included in the source code that never made it into the final games. Yoshi’s Island was once supposed to include a minigame where Yoshi stole items from Bandit and placed them into Baby Mario's cart. There are also various prototypes of Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and even a human character in Star Fox 2.
It is important to take all of these leaks with a grain of salt, especially given the source. There has been quite a bit in the news lately about vintage Nintendo products and more recent nostalgic collaborations. For example, a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for $114,000 at an auction. Nintendo has not confirmed or denied the leak and they are unlikely to provide any comment.
The leak recently appeared on 4chan in /v/, a video game forum. Some believe that this particular leak is related to another one that occurred in May. The servers of BroadOn, a company that was hired by Nintendo during the era of the Wii, were reportedly hacked.
Users are still digging through the leaked information, but an image of a list appeared on the 4chan. The list includes the following:
- Full development repository for Ensata official DS emulator
- Full development repository for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
- Full development repository for NetCard ([canceled] GBA peripheral)
- Full development repository for Game Boy Advance BIOS
- Full development repository for Game Boy Color Boot ROM
- Full master ROM database for Famicom and NES including ROM
- Full development repository Wii Shop Channel server-side source code?
- Full personal development repository by a Diamond and Pearl dev
- Master ROM of, (maybe source code') Super Maria RPG
- "WallPaperPasswordMaker" source code
- Random test program source code
- Many tape backups
- Several Super Mario World 2 prototypes
They have also supposedly found the source code for these games:
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
- Wild Trax
- Yoshi's Island
- Mario Kart
- F-Zero
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Super Mario All-Stars
- Wii [Virtual Console] Game Boy Emulator
This is a fascinating look into Nintendo history if this leak is the real deal. For example, the NetCard is a canceled Game Boy Advance peripheral. There are also a few concepts that are included in the source code that never made it into the final games. Yoshi’s Island was once supposed to include a minigame where Yoshi stole items from Bandit and placed them into Baby Mario's cart. There are also various prototypes of Yoshi, Donkey Kong, and even a human character in Star Fox 2.
It is important to take all of these leaks with a grain of salt, especially given the source. There has been quite a bit in the news lately about vintage Nintendo products and more recent nostalgic collaborations. For example, a sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. sold for $114,000 at an auction. Nintendo has not confirmed or denied the leak and they are unlikely to provide any comment.
