Evercade cartridge reader to USB

[kjetil_f]

That's my point. They aren't in vsf format. And Blaze didn't make THEc64 mini or maxi. They just licensed the game titles and likely grabbed the disk images from the internet. Cracked, trained and all.

If they were vice snapshots they wouldn't need the startup savestate files that also are on the carts, they would be combined into the image as a vsf instead of being a RetroArch savestate file.

I see. Really wished they would use unmodified disk images. But I guess that's to much to ask of them to get a Kyroflux or Greaseweazle to create true 1:1 floppy disk images.

 

[SylverReZ]

I see. Really wished they would use unmodified disk images. But I guess that's to much to ask of them to get a Kyroflux or Greaseweazle to create true 1:1 floppy disk images.

Greaseweazle is a great alternative compared to Kyroflux which is very expensive.

 

[esmith13]

I see. Really wished they would use unmodified disk images. But I guess that's to much to ask of them to get a Kyroflux or Greaseweazle to create true 1:1 floppy disk images.

Lololol, you're hoping for preservation-quality disk images and meanwhile, Blaze is using hacked copies of the games with trainers and cracktros.

 

[SylverReZ]

@esmith13 Ok, so to start off with making an Evercade cart reader/writer device, I could use one of these cheap $1 GL823K USB card controllers similar to the one in the 4GB Corona USB Tool or those USB 3.0 microSD card readers.

 

[esmith13]

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@esmith13 Ok, so to start off with making an Evercade cart reader/writer device, I could use one of these cheap $1 GL823K USB card controllers similar to the one in the 4GB Corona USB Tool or those USB 3.0 microSD card readers.

Are you asking me or telling me?
Already sounds more complicated than it needs to be.

 

[SylverReZ]

Are you asking me or telling me?
Already sounds more complicated than it needs to be.

I'm telling you about ideas I have planned.
The whole scenario doesn't sound complex, its basically creating a SD to USB interface.

 

[esmith13]

Ahh. You don't like my USB sd reader to GBA socket w/ super glue??

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At least it's not hot glue

 

[SylverReZ]

Ahh. You don't like my USB sd reader to GBA socket w/ super glue??

It's okay but not the best, at least it does the job. You could go with a 3D printed shell for the base.

 

[esmith13]

Looks messy, but at least it does the job lol.

the 3d printed one isn't messy at least (on the outside )

seriously tho, I would love a clean and proper solution. Sign me up!

 

[kjetil_f]

FYI I did try to use a Retrode 2 with a Game Boy adapter, but nothing showed up except NoName.ngp with the size of 64 KB.

 

[esmith13]

Hopefully it didn't damage the Evercade cart. A Game Boy cart slot provides 5v on pin1. Evercade carts being SD cards expect DAT2 on pin1 and only need 3.3v on their power pin. Both carts have a ground on the last pin. (Evercade carts actually have many pins attached to ground)

 

[kjetil_f]

Hopefully it didn't damage the Evercade cart. A Game Boy cart slot provides 5v on pin1. Evercade carts being SD cards expect DAT2 on pin1 and only need 3.3v on their power pin. Both carts have a ground on the last pin. (Evercade carts actually have many pins attached to ground)

I guess time will tell. I was too curious, so I took a calculated risk.

 

[sardello]

Lololol, you're hoping for preservation-quality disk images and meanwhile, Blaze is using hacked copies of the games with trainers and cracktros.

I have to disagree with that. In the retro scene, the "cracked" ROMs are preferred for many games, even back then on the original systems.
Large and popular communities have been formed that have corrected errors in the original game and improved it.

 

[kjetil_f]

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@esmith13 Ok, so to start off with making an Evercade cart reader/writer device, I could use one of these cheap $1 GL823K USB card controllers similar to the one in the 4GB Corona USB Tool or those USB 3.0 microSD card readers.

Does this mean you can just plug the wires with male dupont connectors into this thing instead of super glue or solder them to a micro SD card adapter?

 

[SylverReZ]

Does this mean you can just plug the wires with male dupont connectors into this thing instead of super glue or solder them to a micro SD card adapter?

Something along those lines, yes.

 

[kjetil_f]

Something along those lines, yes.

Maybe I should give it a shot. The SD-card adapter connectors are super tiny. Does the wire go in the same order as as SD-card adapter?

 

[SylverReZ]

Maybe I should give it a shot. The SD-card adapter connectors are super tiny. Does the wire go in the same order as as SD-card adapter?

Yeah, I think so. They do have the same amount of connections after all.

 

[spinal_cord]

Out of curiosity, would a gba cart fit into an evercade console? A DIY sd reader would need some sort of case

 

[spinal_cord]

It's surprizing how simple it is to backup your games. Then you can put them all onto one dev cart and keep all of your games in one place!

 

[spinal_cord]

Did a better job of it.

I've noticed a (diy) eversd can't read a game plugged in through one of these.... Weird.