carts:nec [dumping.guide]

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====== TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine ======
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===== Introduction =====
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The specialized wafer-thin carts for the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine can be dumped with multiple different tools, some readily available although perhaps a bit expensive.

===== Methods =====

  - [[#Method 1 - SSDS3|Super System SD 3 (SSDS3)]]
  - [[#Method 2 - RetroFreak|RetroFreak]]
  - [[#Method 3 - Tototek USB Tengu PC Engine Flash Cart and Dumper|Tototek USB Tengu PC Engine Flash Cart and Dumper]]

==== Method 1 - SSDS3 ====

If you have an SSDS3, you can follow [[https://retrogamesultra.com/2021/03/15/dumping-pc-engine-hucards-turbografx-turbochips-with-the-ssds3/|this method for dumping PC Engine HuCards / TurboGrafx TurboChips]] ([[https://archive.is/xFDCD|archive link]]).

==== Method 2 - RetroFreak ====

See [[carts:nintendo:nes|instructions here for NES / Famicom dumping using the RetroFreak]], the same setup applies to dumping TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine cards.

==== Method 3 - Tototek USB Tengu PC Engine Flash Cart and Dumper ====

[[http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=200|This neat package]] ([[https://archive.is/V7PdF#|archive link]]) comes with both a dumper and a flash cart, and uses a super simple Windows application to show information about the cart, dump the cart, and flash the flash cart.

===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
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