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How to Install Rockbox onto your Apple iPod to play games

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This is a guided video tutorial on how to install Rockbox onto your Apple iPod. In case you don't know what Rockbox is... it's a program for your iPod that you can play games, programs, Game Boy games, and more!

So, if you want to learn how to install Rockbox onto your Apple iPod, just follow the instructions step-by-step, pause when you need to, and have fun!

Also, put your iPod in Disc Mode before plugging it in to your computer. To put it into Disc Mode, hold Menu + Select, wait until the screen goes black, then hold Select + Play and wait for your iPod to say Disc Mode.

Links:

Rockbox:

http://www.rockbox.org

iPod Patcher:

http://download.rockbox.org/manual/rockbox-ipodvideo/rockbox-buildch2.html#x4-110002.3.2

The second video will show you how to get Game Boy Color video games working on your iPod, not to mention Doom and iBoy!

Links:

iBoy:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P1NNDHKF

Rom Site:

http://www.rombay.com

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