Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
What's involved in making a Sega Genesis reproduction game cartridge? We'll look at the full start-up cost for both basic cartridges and SRAM battery backup cartridges. What programmer to use, EPROM types and sizes, byte swapping the ROM, customs PCBs and shells. We'll be making PCBs from essentially scratch; therefore we do not need destroy/sacrifice a factory game to produce a new reproduction game. It's the right thing to do ;)
We'll also look at options and alternatives for cartridge shells.
The PCBs are open source , remix, order your own!
github.com/retrobuiltRyan/Sega-Genesis-Mega-Drive-EPROM-Reproduction-Cartridges
Artwork Tutorial: youtu.be/68_ZPP-Mhwo
Buy my book: amzn.to/2W5r6Kj
Other stuff mentioned in this video:
romhacking.net
hdretrovision.com/free-stuff
Endian Swap app found here: forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93984.0
What's involved in making a Sega Genesis reproduction game cartridge? We'll look at the full start-up cost for both basic cartridges and SRAM battery backup cartridges. What programmer to use, EPROM types and sizes, byte swapping the ROM, customs PCBs and shells. We'll be making PCBs from essentially scratch; therefore we do not need destroy/sacrifice a factory game to produce a new reproduction game. It's the right thing to do ;)
We'll also look at options and alternatives for cartridge shells.
The PCBs are open source , remix, order your own!
github.com/retrobuiltRyan/Sega-Genesis-Mega-Drive-EPROM-Reproduction-Cartridges
Artwork Tutorial: youtu.be/68_ZPP-Mhwo
Buy my book: amzn.to/2W5r6Kj
Other stuff mentioned in this video:
romhacking.net
hdretrovision.com/free-stuff
Endian Swap app found here: forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93984.0
![Pandoras Box 5S [bootleg], 2-player Arcade in a Box | Review](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mmGhPJ-hjps/mqdefault.jpg "Pandoras Box 5S [bootleg], 2-player Arcade in a Box | Review
With 1300 games stuffed into a 2-player control panel, how is the experience for coffee table arcade gaming? Im looking at build quality, design, UI experience and overall gameplay presentation.
In summary: its meh.
The game list is too long to put in the desc; so Ive posted it on my website here: http://www.retrobuiltgames.com/reviews/pandora-s-box-5s-cp/")
