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 ====== TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine ======
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 ===== Introduction =====
+The specialized wafer-thin carts for the TurboGrafx-16 and PC Engine, called HuCards or TurboChips, can be dumped with a few different tools. The cheapest options are using a RetroBlaster or Tototek Tengu.
-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.
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 ===== Methods =====
-  - [[#Method 1 - SSDS3|Super System SD 3 (SSDS3)]]
+  - [[#RetroBlaster]]
-  - [[#Method 2 - RetroFreak|RetroFreak]]
+  - [[#Super System SD 3 (SSDS3)]]
-  - [[#Method 3 - Tototek USB Tengu PC Engine Flash Cart and Dumper|Tototek USB Tengu PC Engine Flash Cart and Dumper]]
+  - [[#RetroFreak]]
+  - [[#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]]).
+==== RetroBlaster ====
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-==== Method 2 - RetroFreak ====
+The RetroBlaster software currently only supports Windows and is available on the [[https://github.com/retrostage/RetroBlaster|RetroBlaster github]].
-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.
+{{:carts:sega:rertoblaster_5v.jpg|}}
-==== Method 3 - Tototek USB Tengu PC Engine Flash Cart and Dumper ====
+Make sure the RetroBlaster voltage switch is set to 5V (not the 3V setting).
-[[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.
+Connect the PC Engine adapter to the RetroBlaster. To seat the adapter, firmly but gently push the adapter in until the pins are no longer showing.
-===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
+{{:carts:retroblaster_pce.png|}}
-See [[submission:nec-carts|Gathering and Submitting Dump Info for TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine carts]]
+Insert the HuCardinto the adapter, with the label side facing up.
+Open the RetroBlaster software (click Run if you see a security warning about the publisher not being verified) and navigate to the TG-16/PCE tab.
+{{:carts:retroblaster_pcengine.png?600|}}
+For North American TurboGrafix-16 cards, select "Dump TG16 HuCard", otherwise select "Dump PCE HuCard" for games released in the rest of the world. Choose the location and filename for saving the ROM.
+The activity LED will turn on on the RetroBlaster board. A progress bar will indicate the status of the dump, and information will be displayed on the 'status' log when the dump is complete, which usually takes a few seconds.
+==== Super System SD 3 (SSDS3) ====
+The Super SD System 3 can also be used to dump games. 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]]).
+==== 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.
+==== 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 HuCards, and write to the flash cart.
+===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
+{{wst>see_submission_page}}