# ClusterM/hakchi2

Tool that allows you to add more games to your NES/SNES Classic Mini. WARNING: hakchi2 is no longer supported. Please use hakchi2 CE.

Repository: https://github.com/ClusterM/hakchi2
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/hakchi2
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-02-20T18:52:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3525, "days_push": 925, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2927, forks 474 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:30.478949+00:00)

## What it is
A Windows GUI tool for adding more games (ROMs) to the NES/SNES Classic Mini and Famicom Mini via USB without soldering. It manages game metadata, box art, Game Genie codes, and kernel patching, and supports user mods for extra consoles and features.

## Use cases
- add more games to my NES Classic Mini
- load SNES ROMs onto SNES Classic without soldering
- apply Game Genie codes to NES Classic games
- automatically download box art for mini console games
- install mods on NES/SNES Classic Mini
- restore my NES Classic to stock firmware

## When to choose
- you want a simple point-and-click way to add ROMs to a NES/SNES/Famicom Classic Mini
- you need Game Genie cheat support or automatic game database/box art lookup
- you want original console files kept safe via sandboxed game folder

## When to avoid
- you want active support or bug fixes - the project is officially abandoned
- you are starting fresh - use hakchi2 CE (TeamShinkansen) instead
- you use Linux or macOS - this tool targets Windows

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, hardware, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: retro-gaming, nes-classic, snes-classic, rom-management, console-hacking, deprecated

## Member repositories
- ClusterM/hakchi2 (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.478949+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:33:35.225742+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ClusterM/hakchi2 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.478949+00:00, sha 1b32c4d193fe)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.