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ConsoleMods Wiki 5th Edit Marathon

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ConsoleMods.org is hosting its 5th edit marathon! Learn, contribute, and win prizes!

Rules

This marathon will last from now until 8/14 at midnight (Central Time).

You can earn multiple entries in each of the following categories with no limit to number of entries:

  • For every page created with significant content = 1 entry
  • For every 3 pages translated (Spanish/French/Japanese, must be fluent) = 1 entry
  • For every 15 Sony PDFs as part of the Sony PDF Sorting Project = 1 entry
  • For every 5 games tested with the Xefu2021c emulator for the Xbox 360 Backwards Compatibility List = 1 entry

Prizes

For every 5 participants, there will be a drawing, limit 1 prize per person.

The winner of each drawing will receive a ConsoleMods.org T-shirt and have the choice of one of the following:

  • Sega Genesis (Model 1 VA6.5, non-High Definition Graphics)
  • Xbox 360 (Falcon motherboard)
  • Softmodded original Xbox (1.6 motherboard, non-working DVD drive)
  • Broken PS3 (CECH-A with YLOD)
  • Broken Odyssey² console
  • Broken CPS-II with cap kit
  • Broken CPS-II without cap kit

For shipping outside of the US, up to $40 will be covered.

Easy Pages to Create

These items are low-hanging fruit that can be easily researched and filled out.

  • Creating Game Save Backups (My Life In Gaming has two videos that cover a lot of consoles)
  • Creating Game Backups
  • Playing Game Backups
  • In-Game Reset mod boards
  • Power Supply or controller fuse replacement (pictures with locations, specs for fuse)
  • Controller Adapters (researching and listing found products)
  • Obtaining a BIOS File legally (for each console for use with emulators)
  • Fill in any place-holder guide with an actual guide or add a brand new page

Conclusion

Have at it! Feel free to join the voice chat channel (or the #edit-marathon text channel) on the ConsoleMods Discord and ask questions, learn to edit the wiki, or collaborate.