tools:hardware

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Dumping hardware

Dumping tools
Media Sanni 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 3DS (JP) 3DS (US) 3DS (EU) Switch (Non-
China)
Switch (China) GQ-4X (USB) Xeltek SuperPRO 280U Xeltek SuperPro 6100N7) 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 8)
GB/C cart (specify) A9) 10) A
GB NP cart ?
GBA cart (specify) 11) A
GBA Movie ?
VB cart
N64 cart A 12) A
N64 dev cart 13) A14) 15)
DS cart (specify)
3DS cart
Switch cart (Non-China)
Switch cart (China)
FDS diskette
Mega Drive/Genesis cart 16) A 17)
Master System cart A A18) A
Game Gear cart A A19)
Sage Mark III cart A20)
SG-1000 card A21)
WonderSwan cart A
NGP/C cart A
PC Engine/TG16 cart A
PC Engine SuperGrafx cart
Atari 2600 cart
Dumping tools
Media GCN with SD Gecko TDEV NR Reader Wii RVT-R Wii U CAT-R22) 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 and similar.

Dumping tools
Media Sanni GQ-4X (USB) Xeltek SuperPRO 280U Xeltek SuperPro 6100N23)
ROM chips (specify)
Dumping tools
Media Pauline Kryoflux Greaseweazel SCP ZoomFloppy Applesauce Domesday Duplicator PS3 PSP PSVITA
Floppy Disks (specify)
Dumping tools
Media Sanni RetroFreak Retron 5 Retrode 124) Retrode225) INLretro Kazzo26) Retro
Blaster
2.027)
NT Mini NES + flashcart (TapeDump) Famicom +flashcart (TapeDump) CopyNES Super UFO Pro 8 Super NT 64drive + UltraSave JoeyN64| N64
Game
shark28)
Old N64 copiers (specify)29) VB Cart Progr. GBxCart RW BennVenn Joey Jr. Krikzz FlashKit Programmer MD DS 3DS (JP) 3DS (US) 3DS (EU) Switch (Non-
China)
Switch (China) GQ-4X (USB) Xeltek SuperPRO 280U Xeltek SuperPro 6100N30) QDC (more than FDS) FDSStick Tape Player GCN with SD Gecko TDEV NR Reader Wii RVT-R Wii U CAT-R31) Plextor ASUS BC-12D2HT Kreon 0800 (x360) PioneerDVD
(some PS2 protos)
SonyBD (for PS3/4) 3k3y Bluray Kryoflu Pauline Greaseweazel SCP ZoomFloppy Applesauce Domesday Duplicator PS3 PSP PSVITA
Audio tape
Hardware Shops
Sanni Cart Reader Shop32)
RetroFreak Japan
Retrode 2 USA Europe
INLRetro Worldwide
RetroStage RetroBlaster 2.0 Worldwide except UK
GBxCart RW Worldwide, USA, Europe, Canada
BennVenn Joey Jr. Worldwide
64Drive + UltraSave Worldwide (orders temporarily on hold)

3) , 26)
predecessor to the INLretro
4) , 27)
No cart dumping functionality without an adapter, but you can't buy it standalone anyway
5) , 6) , 28) , 29)
unreliable
7) , 23) , 30)
better compatibility than the GQ-4X
8)
with BSX Cartridge and Adafruit Clock Generator
9)
GBx Plug-in
10) , 11) , 12) , 16)
may be unreliable
14)
“N64 Pro” adapter only
15)
some copiers may work
17)
Frank Cifaldi has dumped lots of prototypes with this with no issues
18) , 19) , 20) , 21)
“Gear Converter SMS” adapter
22) , 31)
“CAT-I”s (kiosk consoles) are basically the same as “CAT-R”s
32)
not affiliated with Sanni, but the hardware designs are open source so anyone can build and sell them if they follow the license
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