Issue dossier
Public sources document the save issue, firmware archives, GB Studio game source, and DEF CON's response to contractor-credit and firmware claims, but this pass does not adjudicate every dispute, audit every firmware build, or mirror every hardware/game asset.
A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.
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firmware-and-controversy caveat · source-backed but incomplete · needs deeper artifact inventory
The catalogue records the verified public badge surfaces and flags that the production and firmware story needs a deeper artifact-level chronology.
- Badge
- DEF CON 32 Badge
- Category
- firmware-and-controversy caveat
- Severity
- note
- Confidence
- source-backed but incomplete
- Status
- needs deeper artifact inventory
- Timeframe
- current DEF CON 32 pass
- Source note
- DEF CON news and response post, media-server badge archive, badge-game repository, Raspberry Pi RP2350 sources, and community ROM writeup.
community ROM
Community source documenting a custom Game Boy ROM for the DEF CON 32 badge, LED control behavior, and public source publication.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
design and firmware assets
Official media-server source for assets.zip, Badge_Game_Music_v2.zip, badge_readme.txt, DC32 HW.zip, DC32BadgeGame.zip, DEFCON-32-BadgeFirmware-main.zip, and FREEWiLi firmware documentation.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
event page
Official DEF CON archive source for August 8-11, 2024 dates, Las Vegas Convention Center venue, pricing, and post-con media archive links.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
hardware context
Raspberry Pi source for RP2350 launch context and the DEF CON badge relationship around the new microcontroller.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
hardware security context
Raspberry Pi source documenting the DEF CON 32 badge as an RP2350-powered badge, with credit context around Entropic Engineering and Dmitry Grinberg.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
official news
Official DEF CON news source for the badge sale posts, first-RP2350-board statement, save-issue patch notice, and DEF CON response to badge controversy.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
official patch path
Official badge-update URL that redirects to the DEF CON 32 badge media-server archive.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
source
Public badge-game source for GB Studio project files, DEF CON 32 LVCC game context, playable itch.io link, and remix/ROM-hack notes.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
talk metadata
InfoconDB source for the DEF CON 32 badge-making talk title, presenter Mar Williams, timing, and 60-minute duration.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
Calvin Liang · retrieved 2026-05-15
Community ROM source for Game Boy ROM behavior on the DEF CON 32 badge, all-LED control observations, and public code publication.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
CosmicBonBon / GitHub · retrieved 2026-05-15
Public source for the GB Studio badge-game project, graphical assets, playable itch.io link, and ROM-hacking/remix context.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official badge-update path proving defcon.org/badge/32 as the public patch/archive handoff URL.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official event archive source for DEF CON 32 dates, venue, prices, and post-con archive links.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
DEF CON · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official source for badge sale and extra-badge posts, first-RP2350-board wording, save-issue patch notice, and DEF CON's response to badge controversy.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
DEF CON Media Server · retrieved 2026-05-15
Official source for hardware, firmware, game, music, asset, readme, and FREEWiLi firmware archive filenames.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
InfoconDB · retrieved 2026-05-15
Talk metadata source for Mar Williams' DEF CON 32 badge-making talk, date, time, and 60-minute duration.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
Raspberry Pi · retrieved 2026-05-15
Raspberry Pi launch-context source for RP2350 and DEF CON badge connection around Pico 2 availability.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge
Raspberry Pi · retrieved 2026-05-15
Raspberry Pi source for RP2350-powered DEF CON 32 badge description, challenge context, and public credit trail around badge hardware and firmware work.
Badge: DEF CON 32 Badge