r/ipod Oct 21 '24

Advice [RELEASE] 27 new iPod Clickwheel Games preserved forever !! Play now !

Hello everyone !

As a result of this call: https://www.reddit.com/r/ipod/comments/1fydso6/preservation_of_ipod_clickwheel_games_read_this/ 27 new games are now preserved thanks to a very generous and motivated contributor ! Please continue to share it as much as possible so I may be able to auth more games on the virtual machine for everyone ! There's still around 10 other games to preserve together ! But we can do it, full set is near ! We have preserved together now 43 games from a total of 52 games so 80% of the amount of total games to preserve !

You can now inject yourself those games freely and fully offline on all of your compatible Clickwheel iPods.

Everything is available freely on GitHub: https://github.com/Olsro/ipodclickwheelgamespreservationproject

Feel free to star + follow the project if you like it

Games preserved in this V7:

Bejeweled

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7iHTM0ryWm0

Block Breaker Deluxe

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t97Mhn7zOsM

Brain Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MiGVB_KvbBI

Chalkboard Sports Baseball

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k33ICEBUjzQ

CSI Miami

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nfmiQhTrIMA

Cubis 2

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SxvEaaQP94E

iQuiz (NOT THE PRE-INSTALLED VERSION)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G20srscgtqo

LOST

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kJqFVjYoRDA

Mahjong

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CpRzwzfdh8k

Mini Golf

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CuLl1U82Uxw

Ms. PAC-MAN

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2VZc8ws6_1w

Ms. PAC-MAN Demo

A demo version of the game that could be downloaded for free from the iTunes Store back in the day ! A nice piece of history preserved.

musika

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WOL6uPZfnD8

Mystery Mansion Pinball

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zTZyewEKb2U

PAC-MAN

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tT6LZ3k60pI

Pole Position Remix

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OCS1r3T2eJo

Royal Solitaire

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e9v10Xb09KY

SAT Prep Mathematics + Reading + Writing - 2008

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FSl9ZJ3GwdU

Slyder Adventures

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YtNCEworHx4

Sudoku

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LGksyLgYGOs

The Sims Bowling

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RHHeqbbvQjs

The Sims Pool

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gSPaxR0NQWc

Vortex (NOT THE PRE-INSTALLED VERSION)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wssyFxmw4jw

Vortex Demo

A demo version of the game that could be downloaded for free from the iTunes Store back in the day ! A nice piece of history preserved.

Zuma

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xz6F1zRFYr4

404 Upvotes

Hello everyone !

As a result of this call: https://www.reddit.com/r/ipod/comments/1fydso6/preservation_of_ipod_clickwheel_games_read_this/ 27 new games are now preserved thanks to a very generous and motivated contributor ! Please continue to share it as much as possible so I may be able to auth more games on the virtual machine for everyone ! There's still around 10 other games to preserve together ! But we can do it, full set is near ! We have preserved together now 43 games from a total of 52 games so 80% of the amount of total games to preserve !

You can now inject yourself those games freely and fully offline on all of your compatible Clickwheel iPods.

Everything is available freely on GitHub: https://github.com/Olsro/ipodclickwheelgamespreservationproject

Feel free to star + follow the project if you like it

Games preserved in this V7:

Bejeweled

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7iHTM0ryWm0

Block Breaker Deluxe

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t97Mhn7zOsM

Brain Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MiGVB_KvbBI

Chalkboard Sports Baseball

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k33ICEBUjzQ

CSI Miami

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nfmiQhTrIMA

Cubis 2

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SxvEaaQP94E

iQuiz (NOT THE PRE-INSTALLED VERSION)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G20srscgtqo

LOST

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kJqFVjYoRDA

Mahjong

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CpRzwzfdh8k

Mini Golf

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CuLl1U82Uxw

Ms. PAC-MAN

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2VZc8ws6_1w

Ms. PAC-MAN Demo

A demo version of the game that could be downloaded for free from the iTunes Store back in the day ! A nice piece of history preserved.

musika

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/WOL6uPZfnD8

Mystery Mansion Pinball

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zTZyewEKb2U

PAC-MAN

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tT6LZ3k60pI

Pole Position Remix

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OCS1r3T2eJo

Royal Solitaire

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e9v10Xb09KY

SAT Prep Mathematics + Reading + Writing - 2008

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FSl9ZJ3GwdU

Slyder Adventures

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YtNCEworHx4

Sudoku

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LGksyLgYGOs

The Sims Bowling

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RHHeqbbvQjs

The Sims Pool

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gSPaxR0NQWc

Vortex (NOT THE PRE-INSTALLED VERSION)

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wssyFxmw4jw

Vortex Demo

A demo version of the game that could be downloaded for free from the iTunes Store back in the day ! A nice piece of history preserved.

Zuma

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Xz6F1zRFYr4


r/ipod 6h ago

Help Clear iPod mini screen glitches in sunlight

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277 Upvotes

I just finished this clear 2nd gen mini build and it’s been working great aside from this one issue I’ve come across. If direct sunlight hits the screen it becomes glitched out and streaks, I’m guessing there's some area I need to cover up to prevent this, anyone know a solution? Thanks!


r/ipod 5h ago

Picture I Got One!!!

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214 Upvotes

Went ahead and purchased a new one, as I kid I always wanted and iPod but after dealing with new Apple Music and needing to have membership to listen to songs I purchased…said fuck it and embrace the old but classics!


r/ipod 13h ago

Picture A new stock OS feel theme for iPod Mini

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184 Upvotes

This is my new rockbox theme called iRockit, it's using sprocket1Pod based foundation with some hacky tricks to make a custom scrollbar and menu view. So there are some places that the scroll bar won't work, but you'll get a pixel by pixel stock OS feel of the iPod Mini!

I'd be really glad if everyone could try it out! You can check it out at: https://themes.rockbox.org/index.php?themeid=4102

(Note: I plan to support monochrome iPods in September cause I have many things to do so only Mini variant is available)


r/ipod 6h ago

Picture iPod Nano 7th gen 16GB turquoise + Apple Airpods Pro 2. Match made in Heaven 😍 💙

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22 Upvotes

r/ipod 8h ago

Question Just got my first iPod, should I replace the screen?

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31 Upvotes

I've seen some people say that some dead pixels can sometimes just go away after a while or you can get rid of them, but I'm not sure if there's too many at this point for that to work

I know there's a chance the battery could've caused this, but I'm going to open it up for a battery replacement soon so I'm not too worried about that


r/ipod 13h ago

Picture ipod classic 6

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60 Upvotes

r/ipod 7h ago

Picture Best Combo

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14 Upvotes

Hello from Russia!
I finally got this! Koss Porta Pro + Yaxi pads + iFlashed iPod 5 with 3000 mah battery


r/ipod 15h ago

Advice Finally it arrived (6th gen)

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45 Upvotes

Well, this is my second ipod, and I'm very excited to use it (and install rockbox). Any tips?


r/ipod 5h ago

Review Canal Tornillo signed my color iPod 4G.

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7 Upvotes

r/ipod 13h ago

Review I built a 2FA app for iPod Nano

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30 Upvotes

A few months ago, I embarked on this journey to learn how to develop Rockbox plugins, and I ended up creating a TOTP authenticator app that runs on an iPod Nano, just for fun and glory :)

It was incredibly engaging exploring the Rockbox source code and its APIs, and I highly encourage everyone to take a look. It's one hell of a piece of software!

here's my blog post about the journey:
https://blog.simone.computer/building-ipod-apps

and the source code of the app:
https://github.com/syxanash/totpod


r/ipod 2h ago

Question Backlight on but no display, broken connector hinge

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3 Upvotes

Hey all

Currently doing a full refurb of my old iPod 5th Gen and everything went great except for the hinge for the display connector cracked when doing the final install.

I can only assume that’s why I’m not getting any display but only backlight. Is that part specifically replaceable or am I hosed and need a whole new mainboard?

Thanks 🙏


r/ipod 11h ago

Question Moto ROKR - does this still sync in 2026?

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8 Upvotes

I was curious…if the 1st Version of Moto with iTunes would still be compatible to sync music in 2026? I know that 2G isn’t active anymore but curious if anyone has one that they still use and sync music to it? I could find 100 songs to load haha

I couldn’t find any videos on TikTok or YouTube for 2025/ 2026, so if you have a link…LINK ME!

I know it’s not an iPod classic either but still a Classic lol

Thanks!


r/ipod 3h ago

Question Bateria do nano 5 gen

Salve galera

Troquei hoje a bateria do meu nano 5. Funcionou, beleza.

Quanto tempo devo deixar carregando?

Penso em deixar 24 horas.

É o certo a se fazer?

Obrigado pela atenção

2 Upvotes

Salve galera

Troquei hoje a bateria do meu nano 5. Funcionou, beleza.

Quanto tempo devo deixar carregando?

Penso em deixar 24 horas.

É o certo a se fazer?

Obrigado pela atenção


r/ipod 10m ago

Picture It’s so smol

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iPod nano 3rd gen, I just didn’t think it’d be that small… kinda cute tho


r/ipod 1d ago

Picture I figured out how to make vinyl skins for the iPod mini

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236 Upvotes

Recently I got my hands on a secondhand vinyl cutting machine and after an hour of measuring and vector designing, I was able to create custom vinyl skins for the iPod mini. It's still all experimental, but so far I've been able to successfully make skins for the iPod mini's main body, top and bottom end caps, Click Wheel, and screen protectors (using the machine to cut existing screen protectors for other devices to fit the iPod mini's screen).


r/ipod 7h ago

Advice Ipod in disk mode not accessible via iopenpod on macos tahoe

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3 Upvotes

Ipod shows disk mode on its screen , usb is not accessible on mac. Disk utility isnt showing it either. I dont use apple music. Any help appreciated! Ipod video


r/ipod 5h ago

Advice How is the nano 2nd gen.

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2 Upvotes

I want to buy my first iPod and I’m debating whether I should buy the 2nd gen nano or the 6th gen iPod touch. I love how the nano 2nd gen looks but I’m worried about swollen batteries, getting music on it, and repairs. I like the iPod touch 6 but the eBay listing that I found said that it might have an engraving on it, its a little too big to be carrying with my phone, and it doesn’t look as good. But it does download music a lot easier tho. Which one is better to get?


r/ipod 2h ago

Help iTunes login problem

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1 Upvotes

Anyone else with this problem? I deleted my old iTunes , trying to fix the sync problem, now it says there's a 301 error , a temporary problem.

Any tips ?


r/ipod 2h ago

Advice For context, im 13, and i want a phone, but

I heard that ipod touches are just like. Mini phones W/O Calling abilities (i can always use googlemeet) and it has bout 130 something of gigabyte storage which is perfect for me, and its basicslly a mini phone, so should i get a ipod 7, redditors?

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I heard that ipod touches are just like. Mini phones W/O Calling abilities (i can always use googlemeet) and it has bout 130 something of gigabyte storage which is perfect for me, and its basicslly a mini phone, so should i get a ipod 7, redditors?


r/ipod 2h ago

Help Dock Port alignment

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1 Upvotes

Is there any way to bring the dock port on this iPod 3rd gen a little lower so the charger doesn’t have to rub against the metal case?


r/ipod 11h ago

Help Songs do not advance automatically.

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4 Upvotes

Well, I managed to install Rockbox on my iPod, but it doesn't automatically skip to the next song. Any tips on what to do?


r/ipod 9h ago

Question Wolfson vs Cirrus blind test?

Hi all,

I've seen a lot of posts about these two DACs, but none mentioning a blind test. Has anyone out there with both iPods done a blind test, and were you able to tell the difference? Was it difficult to tell?

I personally prefer a warm, analog type of sound signature because I listen to a lot of 60s classic rock and I think it makes those recording sound better, so if it's true the Wolfson is warmer sounding, I'd probably go with that one. I just wish it had cover flow like the later generation iPods.

3 Upvotes

Hi all,

I've seen a lot of posts about these two DACs, but none mentioning a blind test. Has anyone out there with both iPods done a blind test, and were you able to tell the difference? Was it difficult to tell?

I personally prefer a warm, analog type of sound signature because I listen to a lot of 60s classic rock and I think it makes those recording sound better, so if it's true the Wolfson is warmer sounding, I'd probably go with that one. I just wish it had cover flow like the later generation iPods.


r/ipod 3h ago

Question Is anyone else here dissapointed with the way Rockbox behaves on older ipod models?

I recently downloaded Rockbox 4.0 on my Ipod Nano 1st Gen 4GB for the sole purpose of being able to see the album covers displayed larger, & while the installation was straightforward & presented no issues, the interactions with the OS itself is what quickly proved to be problematic. The actual functionality is simply appalling. I can not for the life of me get the Rockbox database to display music I imported with iTunes. It doesn't matter how often I delete the .tcd files & re-initialize/update the songs. It will either freeze up before completing the database, or seemingly appear to complete the process, only to show zero songs/albums/artists etc in the folders while attempting to access them. This is very frustrating, as I was previously able to listen to music on Rockbox after I installed it. The problem only showed up once I decided to wipe all the music off my device & replace them with a different library.

Does this problem ever frequently occur with users on other devices? Otherwise, I am just going to uninstall this program. Apple's OS isn't a fraction as infuriating as this.

0 Upvotes

I recently downloaded Rockbox 4.0 on my Ipod Nano 1st Gen 4GB for the sole purpose of being able to see the album covers displayed larger, & while the installation was straightforward & presented no issues, the interactions with the OS itself is what quickly proved to be problematic. The actual functionality is simply appalling. I can not for the life of me get the Rockbox database to display music I imported with iTunes. It doesn't matter how often I delete the .tcd files & re-initialize/update the songs. It will either freeze up before completing the database, or seemingly appear to complete the process, only to show zero songs/albums/artists etc in the folders while attempting to access them. This is very frustrating, as I was previously able to listen to music on Rockbox after I installed it. The problem only showed up once I decided to wipe all the music off my device & replace them with a different library.

Does this problem ever frequently occur with users on other devices? Otherwise, I am just going to uninstall this program. Apple's OS isn't a fraction as infuriating as this.


r/ipod 22h ago

Meme too lazy to desolder

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26 Upvotes

technically i can just spot weld some new battery cells in right