{"product_id":"sega-genesis-mega-drive-flash-cartridge-circuit-board","title":"Sega Genesis \/ Mega Drive Flash Cartridge Circuit Board","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong\u003eunpopulated\u003c\/strong\u003e circuit board you can use to make your own homebrew Sega Genesis \/ Mega Drive games, or repair old games that no longer work. You will need to purchase components and solder them to the board yourself. This cartridge is made entirely from \u003cstrong\u003ebrand new off the shelf components.\u003c\/strong\u003e No donors are required, and you don't need to rely on AliExpress or eBay for parts! You can find all the information you need to assemble, configure, and program this board at my GitHub: \u003ca title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Flash Cartridge\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Advanced%20Flash\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/tree\/main\/Advanced%20Flash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are capable of being flashed after assembly via the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Open Source Cartridge Reader\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/sanni\/cartreader\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpen Source Cart Reader (OSCR) by sanni\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Alternatively, you can also flash the ROM chips before soldering them to the board through the use of a programmer like the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"T48 Programmer\" href=\"https:\/\/xgecu.myshopify.com\/products\/xgecu-new-t48-tl866-3gprogrammer-v12-01-support-28000-ics-for-spi-nor-nand-flash-emmc-bga153-162-169-100-221-tsop-sop-plcc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT48 programmer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e with the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TSOP48 Adapter for T48\" href=\"https:\/\/xgecu.myshopify.com\/products\/100-original-xgecu-adp_f48_ex-1-tsop48-special-adapter-for-nor-flash-only-use-on-t48-tl866-3g-programmer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTSOP48 adapter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Please note that this design is \u003cstrong\u003eNOT \u003c\/strong\u003ethe same as flash carts that use an SD card to load games - these boards can only be flashed with one game at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cartridge covers over 95% of the entire Genesis library. You can backup games up to 4 MB in size, with up to 32 KB RAM. It can also handle any ROM hack that falls into these limits, including the ever popular \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sonic 3 Complete\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/info.sonicretro.org\/Sonic_3_Complete\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSonic 3 Complete\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. Check out the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Cartridge Compatibility\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/wiki\/Game-Compatibility\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGame Compatibility\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e page in the wiki for more info.\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Cartridge Example Builds\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-UV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you want to make a non-flashable, but easier-to-solder version of these boards, you can use the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mousebitelabs.store\/products\/sega-genesis-mega-drive-cartridge-circuit-board-uv-eprom\" title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Advanced UV\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAdvanced UV board\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can find example builds at the wiki page of the GitHub: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-Flash\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sega Genesis Mega Drive Advanced Flash Cartridge\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/github.com\/MouseBiteLabs\/Genesis-Cartridges\/wiki\/Advanced-Flash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis project is open source, so if you would like to order your own from the PCB manufacturer of your choice, the files are available in the GitHub repository. Just be sure to match the \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eexact\u003c\/span\u003e specifications as listed (thickness, surface finish, etc).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mousebitelabs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776821747765,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/3477\/9189\/files\/il_fullxfull.7130425128_f197.webp?v=1784147386","url":"https:\/\/mousebitelabs.store\/products\/sega-genesis-mega-drive-flash-cartridge-circuit-board","provider":"MouseBiteLabs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}