How to archive media properly. Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:40:08 +0000 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 08:40:08 +0000 ASSEMbler - Home of the obscure http://assemblergames.com/forums/dumping-and-backing-up-your-games-and-prototypes.67/ Tue, 28 May 2019 12:14:11 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-retrocade-only-way-to-dump-md-rom.70823/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-retrocade-only-way-to-dump-md-rom.70823/ invalid@example.com (dj898) dj898 I have 1994 build Panorama Cotton about 4(?) months earlier build. From what I gather the method to dump the ROM is using the Retrocade which is pretty much always out of stock and last time it was back in stock I missed the chance to get one - mind you it's not a cheap device to buy on the whim.
If someone knows other way to dump I'd love to find out. (no I can't send away the cartridge since it's reserved already)...

Is Retrocade only way to dump MD ROM ?]]> 8 Mon, 27 May 2019 18:37:59 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-snes-eproms.70948/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-snes-eproms.70948/ invalid@example.com (Nighty) Nighty
Can anybody help me to make sense of some snes Eprom data?

I have 5 single Eproms here - 3 of them are "unidentified" as they have no writing on them.
So i bought a TL866 and tried to read the Eproms.
In the software i selected a M27C4001 @ DIP32 EPROM and i was able to read the data.
I had to uncheck "Check ID" otherwise i was not able to read them, as you can see on the screenshot.

So i read the Eproms all the same way and saved the .bin files.
One of them is labeled "Ghoul...

Dumping Snes Eproms]]> 10 Mon, 27 May 2019 14:12:49 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/help-cart-multigames.69166/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/help-cart-multigames.69166/ invalid@example.com (afsblood) afsblood I recently tried copying the rom from an aliexpress multiplayer cartridge. I used krikzzz's MD kit. (I already used it in your other cartridges).
But with this cartridge I got the rom but the selection menu does not work (only one of the rom games works)
Looking at the rom obtained with hexadecimal editor, I could see that all the games are inside (what works is the first one inside the hexadecimal).

Is there any specific way to get the roms of this type of cartridge?

The...

Help cart multigames]]> 16 Tue, 07 May 2019 03:10:24 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/re-gamecube-memory-cards.70941/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/re-gamecube-memory-cards.70941/ invalid@example.com (limbofunk) limbofunk Sat, 27 Apr 2019 04:31:39 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/eprom-question.70897/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/eprom-question.70897/ invalid@example.com (Nighty) Nighty

I would need the help of a Prototype-Hardware Expert...

I recently got another stack of Prototypes.
With them, there is one small box with Eproms inside.

First, the SNES Prototype is not recognized by my Retrode.
The game should be Pretty Fighter (as written on the eproms)
Do you have any idea how to get it working? Maybere there is one Eprom Missing? Is there any way to figure that out?

Second, as seen on the Photo, one Eprom is "Ghoul Patrol".
Can i use the Pretty Fighter...

EPROM Question]]> 4 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 23:56:57 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-xbox-360-beta-trial-preview-review-discs.70743/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-xbox-360-beta-trial-preview-review-discs.70743/ invalid@example.com (geluda) geluda 14 Sun, 31 Mar 2019 19:45:09 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/learning-to-dump-game-com.68456/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/learning-to-dump-game-com.68456/ invalid@example.com (Kao) Kao
As I understand it (and I could have this wrong), a group called "Game.commies" dumped most every Game.com title known so far some years ago. However, I may soon be in a position to handle some titles that didn't make it to retail, and I'd like to be prepared to dump them should the situation arise.

Thanks for any tips or contacts you can offer!

Edit: Through the magic of the internet archives, I was able to get...

Learning to Dump Game.com]]> 9 Thu, 28 Mar 2019 14:35:20 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/dump-game-off-rvt-h.64747/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/dump-game-off-rvt-h.64747/ invalid@example.com (pstrick1) pstrick1
It's running super old software. (Early 2007 software, no sys menu installed)

Can I hook it up to the latest SDK software and just dump, or do I need to update the unit first?
Will updating the system erase the games?

I have the SDK from that other thread, but don't want to mess anything up by connecting before I know the risks.]]> 18 Mon, 18 Mar 2019 05:44:05 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-it-possible-to-swap-a-wii-dvd-drive-with-an-rvt-r-one.70702/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-it-possible-to-swap-a-wii-dvd-drive-with-an-rvt-r-one.70702/ invalid@example.com (CosmoCortney) CosmoCortney I got a Wii RVT-R unit and will soon acquire an NR disc of Crazy Taxi. Since I don't have the Wii Menu Installer disc I was wondering if it's possible to swap a retail Wii DVD drive with the one from my RVT-R unit. The retail Wii I own is a later one (purchased in 2010).]]> 4 Tue, 26 Feb 2019 06:53:47 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-gamecube-nr-disc.70603/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-gamecube-nr-disc.70603/ invalid@example.com (Hasben) Hasben
Is there a proper way to dump this disc? I don't have an NR console, nor am I looking to purchase one to rip one game disc. I'm not particularly a collector so aside from this game I would have no reason to own an NR console.

I've read the...

Dumping GameCube NR Disc]]> 3 Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:55:58 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-there-any-way-to-back-up-and-write-to-dreamcast-vmus-and-ps1-memory-cards.70537/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-there-any-way-to-back-up-and-write-to-dreamcast-vmus-and-ps1-memory-cards.70537/ invalid@example.com (Wolf_) Wolf_ 6 Tue, 12 Feb 2019 07:23:27 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/capcom-coin-op-classics-series-1-street-fighter.70523/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/capcom-coin-op-classics-series-1-street-fighter.70523/ invalid@example.com (Spineratti) Spineratti I bought Capcom Coin-Op Classics Series 1 so I could legally own the MAME ROM for Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting. I got the disc and the ROM is indeed on there. The CD also includes World Warrior and Champion Edition (which is great because I was hoping to have all three versions despite only Hyper Fighting being advertised!). My next step was to update the ROMs so they can be used in modern versions...

Capcom Coin-Op Classics Series 1 (Street Fighter)]]> 3 Fri, 11 Jan 2019 01:42:11 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/how-to-dump-microsoft-confidential-burnlab-discs.70249/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/how-to-dump-microsoft-confidential-burnlab-discs.70249/ invalid@example.com (dsasmblr) dsasmblr

If you've ever tried to read alpha/beta/prototype game data from Microsoft Confidential burnlab discs to no avail, instead of the data being corrupt, chances are, the disc has a gold alloy layer (instead of silver) and you're trying to read it from a DVD or Blu-ray drive.

The problem has to do with the reflectivity of the gold...

How to dump Microsoft "Confidential" burnlab discs]]> 3 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:29:05 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-silver-pressed-original-xbox-disc.70112/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/dumping-silver-pressed-original-xbox-disc.70112/ invalid@example.com (Kao) Kao
I could use some guidance on the appropriate method for dumping a silver pressed original Xbox disc.

Thank you for any assistance you can offer.]]> 3 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:33:31 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/help-ps1-ps2-dumping-for-dumbasses-like-me.69932/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/help-ps1-ps2-dumping-for-dumbasses-like-me.69932/ invalid@example.com (Diablodin) Diablodin
I want to dump a PS1 Medievil review disc, but there's no indication of wether it's PAL or NTSC, and it supposedly consists of two tracks... How do I find out, in general, and what should I do to dump such discs to BIN+CUE, if that's what the format was.

All help is immensely appreciated. ]]> 18 Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:07:29 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/help-wanted-for-sega-mega-disk-mega-beckup-dumping-unreleased-prototype.69782/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/help-wanted-for-sega-mega-disk-mega-beckup-dumping-unreleased-prototype.69782/ invalid@example.com (Nano Babe) Nano Babe I previously owned a SMD-800 which was pretty simple to use and even managed to update the ram, however after years of just playing backed up games on it, i lost interest and sold it on.

ive managed to...

Help wanted for Sega mega disk / mega Beckup dumping unreleased prototype]]> 20 Mon, 15 Oct 2018 16:44:47 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/reading-travan-8gb-data-tapes.66234/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/reading-travan-8gb-data-tapes.66234/ invalid@example.com (Kao) Kao
I've got several 8GB Travan data tapes (Imation brand) retrieved from a game developer's old archives from the early 2000s.

For reference, they look like this:


I'd like to go about reading them and dumping the contents. More modern Travan tape readers that have USB connection are all rated for higher max capacity tapes (e.g. 40 GB). Many of the 8 GB readers that I've found are older and would either have to be installed inside a...

Reading Travan 8GB Data Tapes]]> 13 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 23:40:33 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-there-any-way-to-dump-backup-a-segacd-ram-cart.69754/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/is-there-any-way-to-dump-backup-a-segacd-ram-cart.69754/ invalid@example.com (Cyber Akuma) Cyber Akuma 24 Sat, 06 Oct 2018 10:39:19 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/backing-up-ds-and-3ds-prototypes.69944/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/backing-up-ds-and-3ds-prototypes.69944/ invalid@example.com (limbofunk) limbofunk 5 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 07:21:18 +0000 http://assemblergames.com/threads/how-can-i-check-dvd-integrity.69535/ http://assemblergames.com/threads/how-can-i-check-dvd-integrity.69535/ invalid@example.com (Paolo) Paolo I used the M-Discs, the best method we actually own for preserving data. Those discs are pretty expensive (about 15 dollars for 3 discs) but the quality is extremely high and the data can be preserved there for a very long time.
The only thing I was trying to understand is: how can I check that the disc is written properly without errors?
I...

How can I check DVD integrity?]]> 11