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List of SD card hack, carts, alternative replacements to CD drive.
Locke141:
I've been reading a lot about SD card carts, SD card hacks, and other such goodies. Recently there seems to be lots of items in the pipe to replace the original CD rom drive in older systems with SD card alternatives. I know I want to future proof some of my original hardware, mostly my Saturn. I thought it would be nice to see what products everyone is following, has, or what ever.
Edit: Had some time so I decided to try to update the list a bit. Its now organize by decade, classifying by when the system was most popular and not by release date. Systems then appear in Alphabetical order with competing options in bullet points below each system. Please note that I have not tried all the options below and that this list is for system preservation only.
Edit: There is some controversy over unauthorized clones of certain products. Let's try to avoid posting links to where to buy clones when the original creator does not approve. They did do all the R&D to bring the product to market.
Notable bits:There is a lot of info in the ongoing thread. I'm adding some notes here to aid in making an informed choice.
* There are a lot of ever drive options, they seem to all come recommended by users. The newest version for a system tends to be the "best" option but comes at a premium for features you may not want or need. Generally, if there is one or more ever drive options, I just give a link to Krikzz's store for you to find the best fit for your budget.
* * The carts aren't confirmed to be damaging consoles but some people have pointed out that there may be an issue. To the best of my knowledge, BYOAC members have bought most but not all of the carts below and no one has reported an issue at the time of this update.
* When a system can be soft modded, there tends to be many ways to do it. I try to list the names of notable methods, so you can do your own research. Some members have posted links to how to guides in this thread. If you have done one, please let us know if you would recommend and if you used a how to share a link. Edit: I have found MrMario2011's you tube channel to be a good resource for learning about soft modding.
* Post where we criticize each others preferences and opinions then go back and forth are not helpful.
IE) Cart X sucks and you wasted your money. You should have just got a $5 mod chip.
Pointing out other options like mod chips, emulation, other SD/multi carts or stating your opinion on the pros and cons of some options can be very helpful.
IE) Cart X has some limitations that make it a deal breaker for me. I really like (fill in other option) because it offers many of the same advantages for a lot less money.
A good example could be the PSIO or the Rhea. Both come at a premium price and pointing out that a mod chip is much cheeper an a better option for you is a reasonable point to make.
70s
Atari 2600
Harmony SD cart
UNO cart
Intellivision
LTO
80s
Atari 5200
5200 SD
ColecoVision
https://www.atarimax.com/colecosd/documentation/
NES/Famicon
Ever Drive
PowerPak
90s (early)
Neo Geo both the AES & MVS
Terraonion makes a few SD carts and are listed on there page
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
Another Ever drive
Terraonion Mega SD (also Sega CD)
Sega CD
Mega Everdrive Pro
Terraonion Mega SD (also Genesis/Mega Drive)
SNES
Another Ever drive. Three ever drives actually see chart
TurboGrafx-16/PC engine
Another Ever drive
Super SD System 3 *Also adds CD expansion SD replacement, arcade card, and RGB out.
TurboGrafx-16/PC engine CD expansion
SUPER SD SYSTEM 3. *Sports card games, CD, games, Arcade card sport, and added RGB out.
90s (mid to late)
3DO
http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm
Dream cast
https://gdemu.wordpress.com
http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm
N64
Another Ever drive
PSX
http://ps-io.com
Sega Saturn
https://gdemu.wordpress.com
Alternative in development
2000s
Game Cube (Pleas note that the Wii is also a better native game cube. You should look at the Wii options below)
SD-Media-Launcher
MEGADRIVE
PS2 (Please note this mod doesn't allow you to natively play PS1 games. PS1 games can only be played natively on a PS2 via disk)
Per hacked SD cards suports up to 2TB HD
SATA hard drive mount]
HDD replacement mod
Wii
GC loader (This one seems to be a better options)
WiiBrew soft mod configurable-usb-loader
Xbox (Original)
Soft mod
CoinOPS (Your going to have to find your own links. All the ones I found seem to also point to Roms)
Hand Helds
Game boy
Another Ever drive
Game Gear
Another Ever drive
Game boy advanse
Another Ever drive
EZ-Flash
3DS
3DS games
NeoGeo color
NeoGeo color
PSP
homebrew
Links to out side lists on the same topic
Retro collect's list
Atariage's list
SavannahLion:
Consider that such a list would require constant updates. I watch some of the stuff coming out of AtariAge and that is the pinnacle of Cottage Industry stuff. Some of those boards have one run, period. Miss the buy-in and you'll have to pray another buy-in comes along within the year, otherwise you have to watch another 2-5 year long development cycle for another limited run board.
I can't imagine any of the dead optical based systems would have that much more interest in similar boards.
Malenko:
GDEMU is for dreamcast.
That sarooo site is in simplified Chinese, so I cant translate it :/
Generic Eric:
--- Quote from: Malenko on January 01, 2015, 08:38:55 pm ---GDEMU is for dreamcast.
That sarooo site is in simplified Chinese, so I cant translate it :/
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*shazzle*
Locke141:
--- Quote from: Malenko on January 01, 2015, 08:38:55 pm ---GDEMU is for dreamcast.
That sarooo site is in simplified Chinese, so I cant translate it :/
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Fixed. He has a DC and a Saturn one in the works, I just missed labeled one. Others have
Sarooo http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sega-saturn-iso-loading-flash-cartridge-sarooo-in-development.html
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on January 01, 2015, 08:24:54 pm ---Consider that such a list would require constant updates. I watch some of the stuff coming out of AtariAge and that is the pinnacle of Cottage Industry stuff. Some of those boards have one run, period. Miss the buy-in and you'll have to pray another buy-in comes along within the year, otherwise you have to watch another 2-5 year long development cycle for another limited run board.
I can't imagine any of the dead optical based systems would have that much more interest in similar boards.
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It would also let you play back ups with out having to ever change disk. I definitely want something like a multi cart for my Saturn. I'm hoping to jump on something when it comes out.
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