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 ====== Nintendo 64 ====== ====== Nintendo 64 ======
 {{wst>see_hardware_page}} {{wst>see_hardware_page}}
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 +**Warning: UltraSave + 64drive may produce bad dumps of NUS-8F16FB-02 development boards.**
  
 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
 +{{wst>factory_save}}
  
 Dumping Nintendo 64 carts is pretty easy if you have one of the dedicated hardware solutions for it, but they can sometimes be hard to come by, or out of stock, or you have to build them yourself. Dumping Nintendo 64 carts is pretty easy if you have one of the dedicated hardware solutions for it, but they can sometimes be hard to come by, or out of stock, or you have to build them yourself.
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 **Note on Development Cartridges:** **Note on Development Cartridges:**
 Because the Retrode, the Sanni Cart Reader and the RetroBlaster 2.0 with standard N64 adapter [[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/discussions/295|don't supply enough power]], //development carts cannot be dumped with them//. The 64drive, RetroBlaster 2.0 with N64 Pro adapter can be used. The GameShark ProAction Replay Pro and some old copiers can also be used, but they are unreliable. Because the Retrode, the Sanni Cart Reader and the RetroBlaster 2.0 with standard N64 adapter [[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/discussions/295|don't supply enough power]], //development carts cannot be dumped with them//. The 64drive, RetroBlaster 2.0 with N64 Pro adapter can be used. The GameShark ProAction Replay Pro and some old copiers can also be used, but they are unreliable.
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 ===== Methods ===== ===== Methods =====
  
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 ==== Method 4 - INLretro ==== ==== Method 4 - INLretro ====
-[todo: look at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdpxEUvrixM|this]] video tutorial]+[todo: 
 +  * look at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdpxEUvrixM|this]] video tutorial 
 +  * its sometimes possible to work out the ROM size by examining the overdump. maybe this could even be automated. 
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   - Find the ROM size in kilobytes by looking at the text on the ROM chip and converting it or (may be inaccurate if dump isn't trusted) use the size of the existing dump in [[https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=search&s=24|No-Intro's DAT-o-MATIC]].   - Find the ROM size in kilobytes by looking at the text on the ROM chip and converting it or (may be inaccurate if dump isn't trusted) use the size of the existing dump in [[https://datomatic.no-intro.org/index.php?page=search&s=24|No-Intro's DAT-o-MATIC]].
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 ==== Method 5 - RetroBlaster 2.0 + N64 (Pro) adapter ==== ==== Method 5 - RetroBlaster 2.0 + N64 (Pro) adapter ====
-Retroblaster 2.0 has the "N64" and "N64 Pro" adaptors. The latter is advertised as being able to dump prototype carts.+Retroblaster 2.0 has the "N64" and "N64 Pro" adaptors. The latter is advertised as being able to dump prototype carts. Make sure to set the dumper to 3V.
  
 ==== Method 6 - GameShark ProAction Replay Pro ==== ==== Method 6 - GameShark ProAction Replay Pro ====
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 ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info ===== ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
  
-See [[submission:nintendo-carts|Gathering and Submitting Dump Info for Nintendo carts]] +See [[submission:general|Gathering and Submitting Dump Info (Basic)]]
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