Hackers found a way to get the NES to play games from other retro gaming consoles, not just what is pre-loaded on the NES. Since there was no USB cables, or wifi enabled on the device, users are limited to the 30 pre-installed games. Hackers have found ways to jailbreak the device, but it would lead to voiding the warranty, and also possible legal ramifications.
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It probably wasn’t a good idea to bring the NES back after all. On a serious note, this is a good example for those who probably believe cyber security has not been around too long ago. On the contrary, older technologies posed securities threats too and were probably as unsecured as newer technologies. The main difference here is that today’s hackers outnumbered those from decades ago and become far more advanced and sophisticated.
This is another in the long list of devices that can play other games. There are multiple copies of programs called emulators available for computers and even mobile devices in order to run old video games. One of the most impressive hacks I’ve seen is the whole game Doom on a programmable keyboard button. It is no surprise that the gaming industry frowns on hacks like these while the emulator creators believe that it is mandatory for fair use backups to have emulators.