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--- todo:carts:snk:neo-geo-pocket [2023/03/03 22:18] – created cartridge_hermit
+++ todo:carts:snk:neo-geo-pocket [2023/03/10 22:36] (current) – hiccup
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-====== Neo Geo Pocket ======
+====== Neo Geo Pocket (WIP) ======
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 ===== Methods =====
-  - [[#Sanni Cart Reader]]
+  - [[#Open Source Cartridge Reader]]
   - [[#Tengu Neo Geo Pocket Dumper]]
-==== Sanni Cart Reader ====
+==== Open Source Cartridge Reader ====
-The Sanni Cart Reader requires building or purchasing an adapter to dump NGP cartridges. Visit the [[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Reading-Mega-Drive-Genesis-games|Sanni Cart Reader wiki]] for proper settings, and dumping instructions.
+The Open Source Cartridge Reader (OSCR) requires building or purchasing an adapter to dump NGP cartridges. Make sure your OSCR is running the latest available software, as versions released before September 2021 (older than software V8.0) don't properly detect locked sectors and can accidentally include save data in dumps.
+Visit the [[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Reading-Mega-Drive-Genesis-games|OSCR wiki]] for proper settings, and dumping instructions.
 ==== Tengu Neo Geo Pocket Dumper ====
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 [[https://hiddenpalace.org/Tengu_Neo_Geo_Pocket_Dumper|The Hidden Palace recommends]] dumping carts at least six times and using the most-common hash.
+===== Opening carts =====
+Unscrew the back of the cartridge with a T7 torx screw driver and lift up the top half of the cart's shell to expose the PCB.
 ===== Identifying Game Versions =====
-Game serials are printed on the cartridge label and always start with ''NEOP0''. After that is the game ID. For example, the
+Game serials are printed on the cartridge label and always start with ''NEOP0''. After that is the game ID. Generally, the final digit will be region.
-"SNK vs. Capcom - The Match of the Millennium" game ID is 069. Generally, the final digit will be region.
-- Japan
+  * 0 - Japan
-- USA
+  * 1 - USA
-- BEST Collection reprinting
+  * 7 - BEST Collection reprints
 European releases have their final digit omitted.
-Revisions will be marked on the
+Version info isn't marked on the label and requires dumping. This data is stored at address 0x22.
+For example, the "Crush Roller" game ID is 038, so the full serial is ''NEOP00380'' for Japanese and ''NEOP00381'' for the USA release.
 ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
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