My Retrode showed up today - Very neat USB SNES/GENESIS ROM Tool

[skaar]

http://www.retrode.org/wordpress/

Very neat little device, lets you view the ROM of a game and SRAM as files on a drive letter. I haven't tried it yet (will be using it to dump a proto of Mutant League Football later) but I thought I'd share pics!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Heeeeeeeeeeey.

Would it be possible to dump my NBA Live 97 proto with this? Or bootleg SNES games?

There's a couple of bootleg SNES games at a local rental shop I've been wanting to dump for years...

[skaar]

Yeah, that's what I got it for.

I'll dump them for you if you cover shipping to me, and ship them back to you at my cost. How long do they let you rent for?

This thing was $100 CAD shipped, so you could just buy one...

[Kitsune Sniper]

That'd be a problem because it costs $3 to rent each game out PER DAY. I don't have that kinda cash. :P

I might send the Genny proto to you to dump it though. Once I get some cash. I'd also like to send you my FF III SNES cart so you can rescue my old as hell save games! That'd be great, having my endgame uh, game from 1997 as an SRAM dump.

[skaar]

Be a complete asshole and swap the boards out on them

[Kitsune Sniper]

Be a complete asshole and swap the boards out on them

Heh. That's not a bad idea, I'm pretty sure nobody even rents the SNES stuff anymore. The games in question are Tekken 2 and Dragon Ball Final Bout (and I think they have an International Super Star Soccer hack, too.) I've never seen those two games available on the interweb, so...

I'll send you a PM later.

[skaar]

If you're going to do it... I'd keep the originals intact and just put different games with printed labels in there.

I love bootleg stuff btw so if you want to sell me a few to pay for the postage...

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yeah no. The video shop owners are assholes, but I don't hate them that much. :P

If I could buy these games I would. However, I can't. They refuse to sell them to me. Dunno why... even if they did they'd probably ask for $50.

[skaar]

I wasn't actually serious with the swap thing btw I wouldn't do that kinda shit.

Well maybe I'd swap them out with the plan of swapping them back later but that's kinda pushing it

[Kitsune Sniper]

I wasn't actually serious with the swap thing btw I wouldn't do that kinda shit.

Well maybe I'd swap them out with the plan of swapping them back later but that's kinda pushing it

That's what I'd do. :P

I'd much rather you let me borrow this, though. ;p

[moocolon]

I wonder if you could dump master system games with this... maybe using a power base converter or similar adapter?

[skaar]

I wonder if you could dump master system games with this... maybe using a power base converter or similar adapter?

I always wanted a power base converter. If someone has one they'd part with for cheap I'd try it!

[Oldskool]

There's one in the buying/selling area right now with a few games for sale at a decent price.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I wonder if you could dump master system games with this... maybe using a power base converter or similar adapter?

Probably not, but it wouldn't hurt to try.

There's an Atari adaptor at the product website, though - so maybe all it needs is a bit of driver updating.

[skaar]

I tried to dump my Mutant League Football proto and ended up with a 512K bin file. Other games worked well though - I'll hook up the Genesis and make sure the cart's still ok. If I have to pull the chips to dump I'll be annoyed.

[HappehLemons]

Heeeeeeeeeeey.

Would it be possible to dump my NBA Live 97 proto with this? Or bootleg SNES games?

There's a couple of bootleg SNES games at a local rental shop I've been wanting to dump for years...

Renting SNES games? Where do you live?

[jb143]

Renting SNES games? Where do you live?

They still have a few at a video rental place in a grocery store I go to hidden away in the back corner. I doubt anyone actually rents them though.


By the way, I really like the look of that thing. Almost retro-futuristic.

[StoneAgeGamer]

Just FYI, we will be carrying the Retrode soon at our store. Our pricing on this item is not available at this time though.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Renting SNES games? Where do you live?

Mexico. This same rental place has N64, Gamecube and Wii games.

There's still like one or two places that rent NES games in my hometown, too. They're far from where I live, but they still exist.

[dayzed4life]

I always wanted a power base converter. If someone has one they'd part with for cheap I'd try it!

I have one for sell/trade. I have an SMS and I'd let it go for pretty cheap if it'd help you find out if this would work as I'd be interested to know as well.