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by sdinsn 2761 days ago
Flash to a empty cartridge for DS/GBA/NES. There is no lockout. The GBA homebrew scene especially is actually quite active.
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So you’re claiming there is no lock out chip even though there was a Supreme Court case - Atari vs Nintendo where Atari circumvented it and this article.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIC_(Nintendo)

I don't know what to tell you. I've flashed on a blank cart and used it on a real NES. Not sure what blank carts have done to circumvent it, but it's no work on my end.
Yes it’s possibke to distribute home brew games by using circumvention. Good luck trying to make that a commercially viable option. That stands up about as well as saying you can distribute iOS apps outside of the App Store for jailbroken phones....