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For those who missed it, the NES Classic Edition game console caused quite a stir during the holiday season. With most still hooked up to the entertainment system, the only low point was that folks could only enjoy the pre-installed 30 games that went with it. Other than that, there are no other games expected append the default list.

While some may not mind, there are those who wish that the NES Classic Edition could offer more games to play with. The task of seeing that happen may be a long shot considering it only had a USB connection to work with and no WiFi. Thanks to the efforts of hackers, it seems that there is a way to upload some games to the NES.

Hackers from Japan and Russia have found a way to make it happen, though it may require a bit of technical know-how. Soft mod solutions stand to do the trick, one that also involves the creation of a saved file on Super Mario Bros first slot. With most likely having that saved slot, all they have to do is connect the NES Classic Edition to a PC via micro-USB cable and boot the console on ‘FEL’ mode.

Booting through this mode can be done when users hold down the reset button and the power button from a powered-off state according to the NESClassicMods community. It all becomes automatic from there though NES Classic Edition owners are warned of potential issues should this be done.

A lot of this has to do with the modification process involving the ROMS which could go haywire once opened and tinkered with using third-party tools on a PC. Other than that, added game files together with custom JPGs need to be repacked to the hardware kernel with owners flashing the hardware, ARS Technica reported.