Overview
Carts
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| Media | OSCR | RetroFreak | Retron 5 | Retrode 11) | Retrode22) | INLretro | Kazzo3) | Retro Blaster 2.04) | NT Mini | NES + flashcart (TapeDump) | Famicom +flashcart (TapeDump) | CopyNES | Super UFO Pro 8 | Super NT | 64drive + UltraSave | JoeyN64 | N64 Game shark5) | Old N64 copiers (specify)6) | VB Cart Progr. | GBxCart RW | BennVenn Joey Jr. | Krikzz FlashKit Programmer MD | DS | DSi with GodMode9i | 3DS (JP) | 3DS (US) | 3DS (EU) | Switch (Non- China) | Switch (China) | QDC (more than FDS) | FDSStick | PSVITA | |
| PS Vita Cart | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | 1 | ||
| NES cart (specify) | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | A | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| Famicom cart (specify) | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| Family Basic cart | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| SNES cart (specify) | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| SNES Memory Paks | ☐ | ✓7) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| GB/C cart (specify) | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | A8) | ✓9) | ☐ | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| GB NP cart | ✓ | ? | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| GBA cart (specify) | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓10) | ☐ | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| GBA Movie | ☐ | ? | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| VB cart | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| N64 cart | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | A | ✓11) | ☐ | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| N64 dev cart | ☐12) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | A13) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐14) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| DS cart (specify) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| DS dev cart (SP512M) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✗ (bad dump) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |
| 3DS cart | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| Switch cart (Non-China) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| Switch cart (China) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| FDS diskette | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ||
| Mega Drive/Genesis cart | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓15) | ☐ | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓16) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| Master System cart | A | A17) | ☐ | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | |||
| Game Gear cart | A | A18) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| Sage Mark III cart | ☐ | A19) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| SG-1000 card | ☐ | A20) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| WonderSwan cart | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| NGP/C cart | A | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| PC Engine/TG16 cart | A | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| PC Engine SuperGrafx cart | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ||
| Atari 2600 cart | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Discs
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| Media | GCN with SD Gecko | TDEV | NR Reader | Wii | RVT-R | Wii U | CAT-R21) | Plextor | ASUS BC-12D2HT | Kreon | 0800 (x360) | PioneerDVD (some PS2 protos) | SonyBD (for PS3/4) | 3k3y | Bluray | PS3 | PSP |
| CD | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| GD-Rom | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Xbox Disc | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Xbox 360 Disc | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Xbox 360 XDG3 SS Info | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| PS2 protos (certain types) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| PS3/4 Discs | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| PS3 Disc Keys | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| PSP UMD | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ |
| LaserDisc | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| GameCube disc | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| NR disc | ☐ | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Wii disc | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| RVT-R disc | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Wii U disc | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| CAT-R disc | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
ROM chips
ROM chips and similar.
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| Media | Sanni | GQ-4X (USB) | Xeltek SuperPRO 280U | Xeltek SuperPro 6100N22) | |
| ROM chips (specify) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Floppies
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| Media | Pauline | Kryoflux | Greaseweazel | SCP | ZoomFloppy | Applesauce | Domesday Duplicator |
| Floppy Disks (specify) | ✓ | ✓ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
Tapes
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| Media | Tape recorder (specify) |
| Audio tape | ✓ |
Where to Buy
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latest firmware seems to be v0.25a https://web.archive.org/web/20210223033849/https://www.retrode.org/documentation/firmware/
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predecessor to the INLretro
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No cart dumping functionality without an adapter, but you can't buy it standalone anyway
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with BSX Cartridge and Adafruit Clock Generator
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GBx Plug-in
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“N64 Pro” adapter only
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some copiers may work
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Frank Cifaldi has dumped lots of prototypes with this with no issues
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“CAT-I”s (kiosk consoles) are basically the same as “CAT-R”s
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better compatibility than the GQ-4X