Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
We take a look at the Super Magic Drive SMD800 and run through the setup process.
Can the Super Magic Drive be used as an Everdrive alternative? We take a look.
How to setup SMD800 on a PC to load ROMS on real SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis consoles.
More info on the Super Magic Drive:
Technical info
gendev.spritesmind.net/page-bsys_smd.html
Software:
For Windows 10 - uCon64 (I tested this after making the video)
ucon64.sourceforge.net/ucon64/hardware.html
Windows XP - "ROM Backup Device Utility v2.0"
RBDUtil.exe
alpha-ii.com/Download/Main.html#RBDUtil
More tech and BIOS files
segaretro.org/Super_Magic_Drive
Good info & photos
videogamedevelopmentdevices.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Magic_Drive
Schematics
gendev.spritesmind.net/img/smd/smd_schem_v0.3.png
Battery
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cells-14h-6mA-Rechargable-Battery-Ni-Cd-60mAh-2x-3-6V/253082492456
EPROM
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5PCS-M27C128A-10F1-IC-EPROM-UV-128KBIT-100NS-28CDIP-NEW-GOOD-QUALITY/301723575758
LPT Cable
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-3-Meters-Male-to-Male-DB25-Pin-Parallel-Printer-Extension-Cable/162958792058
Parallel poer LPT PCIE card
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Startech-PEX1P-1-Port-PCI-Express-Parallel-Adapter-Card-SPP-EPP-ECP/173316856442
Please comment if you have any questions. Share and Like.... and of course Subscribe to see more tutorials.
Find us here http://www.globalgarage.com.au/
The Super Magic Drive, manufactured by Front Far East, is a copier that dumps game cartridge info to four different types of floppy disks or to a PC directly via a parallel port. These files come in SMD format, which in turn can be used on an emulator. In addition, putting different floppy disks in the Super Magic Drive allows them to be playable on the Sega Mega Drive.
It also has features for supporting battery-backed RAM present in some game cartridges, as well as providing functions for disk management. With an adapter, the Super Magic Drive can copy and play SNES games too. Another allows PC Engine games to be copied, but the games have to be loaded from the external disk drive every time instead of being able to play them from the memory. In addition, the Super Magic Drive serves as a Japanese/North American/European ROM converter.
Credit: segaretro.org
We take a look at the Super Magic Drive SMD800 and run through the setup process.
Can the Super Magic Drive be used as an Everdrive alternative? We take a look.
How to setup SMD800 on a PC to load ROMS on real SEGA Mega Drive / Genesis consoles.
More info on the Super Magic Drive:
Technical info
gendev.spritesmind.net/page-bsys_smd.html
Software:
For Windows 10 - uCon64 (I tested this after making the video)
ucon64.sourceforge.net/ucon64/hardware.html
Windows XP - "ROM Backup Device Utility v2.0"
RBDUtil.exe
alpha-ii.com/Download/Main.html#RBDUtil
More tech and BIOS files
segaretro.org/Super_Magic_Drive
Good info & photos
videogamedevelopmentdevices.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Magic_Drive
Schematics
gendev.spritesmind.net/img/smd/smd_schem_v0.3.png
Battery
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Cells-14h-6mA-Rechargable-Battery-Ni-Cd-60mAh-2x-3-6V/253082492456
EPROM
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5PCS-M27C128A-10F1-IC-EPROM-UV-128KBIT-100NS-28CDIP-NEW-GOOD-QUALITY/301723575758
LPT Cable
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1-3-Meters-Male-to-Male-DB25-Pin-Parallel-Printer-Extension-Cable/162958792058
Parallel poer LPT PCIE card
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Startech-PEX1P-1-Port-PCI-Express-Parallel-Adapter-Card-SPP-EPP-ECP/173316856442
Please comment if you have any questions. Share and Like.... and of course Subscribe to see more tutorials.
Find us here http://www.globalgarage.com.au/
The Super Magic Drive, manufactured by Front Far East, is a copier that dumps game cartridge info to four different types of floppy disks or to a PC directly via a parallel port. These files come in SMD format, which in turn can be used on an emulator. In addition, putting different floppy disks in the Super Magic Drive allows them to be playable on the Sega Mega Drive.
It also has features for supporting battery-backed RAM present in some game cartridges, as well as providing functions for disk management. With an adapter, the Super Magic Drive can copy and play SNES games too. Another allows PC Engine games to be copied, but the games have to be loaded from the external disk drive every time instead of being able to play them from the memory. In addition, the Super Magic Drive serves as a Japanese/North American/European ROM converter.
Credit: segaretro.org
