TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardware
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Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
It'd probably be cheapest if you can find an electronics repair shop and pay them to convert a random cartridge into a cartridge of TapeDump...
Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
really?well I wanted to make it specially for multicartsccovell wrote:If you have a NES, get the NES PowerPak and use your Famicom carts through an adaptor. If you have a Famicom, use a Famicom Powerpak (??)
Oh, yeah, since you're in Egypt, TapeDump doesn't dump games from within multicarts.
It should be able to dump the menus, though. ;-D
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Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
Isn't it too expensive?tepples wrote:There is no Famicom PowerPak. There is a Famicom version of the EverDrive N8.
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Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
im country noone gives interest about retro stuff so which will be cheaper buying a famicom powerpak or buying Kazoo cartridge INL Retro Dumper?lidnariq wrote:It'd probably be cheapest if you can find an electronics repair shop and pay them to convert a random cartridge into a cartridge of TapeDump...
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Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
But you don't need support here, just someone who's willing to burn a new 'PROM and replace the PRG on a donor ... at least, assuming you can find a donor.ouso1999 wrote:im country noone gives interest about retro stuff
The Everdrive N8 is about 100 USD. You can probably find a slightly-closer distributor – http://shop.krikzz.com/aboutus.scso which will be cheaper buying a famicom powerpak
The Kazoo was originally made by naruko ( http://sourceforge.jp/projects/unagi/wiki/order_ja ), but I don't know if he'll ship outside of Japan. Also he's currently out of stock.or buying Kazoo cartridge INL Retro Dumper?
INL sells his version for 20 USD ( http://www.infiniteneslives.com/aux3.php ).
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Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
How can one properly incorporate CopyNES plugins? I am trying to dump a GNROM/MHROM like game. I used the source file from the latest CopyNES distribution, compiled it with TASM included in the TapeDump src folder, and substituted the mapper by changing the appropriate lines in TapeDump.asm. Then I assembled it with NESASM3. I see in the sources for the TapeDump mappers that they include the options to dump the PRG, CHR, header or the full ROM, but the CopyNES plugins do not have these options in the source.
I have used this program to dump a Super Mario Bros. cart successfully but I cannot seem to obtain a working dump of my Mapper 66 game. I think I am only getting the first 32KB bank repeated and the program does not stop dumping well after the 64KB mark. (My cart has a 64KB EPROM for the PRG on it).
I have used this program to dump a Super Mario Bros. cart successfully but I cannot seem to obtain a working dump of my Mapper 66 game. I think I am only getting the first 32KB bank repeated and the program does not stop dumping well after the 64KB mark. (My cart has a 64KB EPROM for the PRG on it).
Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
The CopyNES plugins aren't used as-is; I've hacked them quite a bit.
IIRC, all CopyNES plugins have a "dump all" command which I had to split up into their respective "dump CHR", "dump PRG", "dump iNES header", etc routines, which each get called from TapeDump.
You'll have to compare a CopyNES plugin to the same TapeDump mapper plugin to see what gets changed.
IIRC, all CopyNES plugins have a "dump all" command which I had to split up into their respective "dump CHR", "dump PRG", "dump iNES header", etc routines, which each get called from TapeDump.
You'll have to compare a CopyNES plugin to the same TapeDump mapper plugin to see what gets changed.
Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
Could someone please do a UNROM version of TapeDump?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
But Tapedump already supports UNROM?
Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
I mean, a version that can run on a UNROM board.
Is it already supported?
Is it already supported?
Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
That'd need two changes:
- Ensure the reset handler is above $C000, and switch the first bank into $8000
- Put the UI graphics in PRG ROM, possibly compressed, possibly in otherwise unused space, and copy them to CHR RAM
Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
OK, here you go.
It's 32 KiB UNROM, uncompressed CHR is copied, and PAL is detected and patched at at run-time.
I would post sources but I literally hex edited the whole thing. It's also worth noting (provided that I wanted to spend time getting the original source to compile) that it looks like there's enough room to fit the original code, PAL differences, and compressed CHR into 16 KiB.
It's 32 KiB UNROM, uncompressed CHR is copied, and PAL is detected and patched at at run-time.
I would post sources but I literally hex edited the whole thing. It's also worth noting (provided that I wanted to spend time getting the original source to compile) that it looks like there's enough room to fit the original code, PAL differences, and compressed CHR into 16 KiB.
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Re: TapeDump v1.0 - a tool to dump carts without extra hardw
Great!!
Thank you!!
Thank you!!