Homebrew Carts for NES

[Axl]

So I was looking at sites like http://www.nesreproductions.com/ . Some of those games would be cool to have on actual carts. But I don't want to pay the outrageous prices people charge for them. So I was trying to find some guides online to figure how to do my own homebrew carts.

It's kind hard to find any guides on how to do it. Do any of you know any good ones? I'm fairly compentent in electronics and uC programming so that shouldn't be too big of a problem.

Do you end up using roms or what?

[corn619]

It would be cool to learn how to do this. I'd be very interested in getting a easy guide for doing this as well.

[MrPopo]

Ziggy is our local expert at doing this for SNES games. I wouldn't be surprised to find that he also knows of some good resources for doing this with NES games.

[Axl]

Ziggy is our local expert at doing this for SNES games. I wouldn't be surprised to find that he also knows of some good resources for doing this with NES games.

SNES would be cool too

[Gnashvar]

I want the Earthbound cart Or at least it looks like an Earthbound cart. Never mind I want most of those LMAO That's so awesome.

[HellHammer]

So I was looking at sites like http://www.nesreproductions.com/ . Some of those games would be cool to have on actual carts. But I don't want to pay the outrageous prices people charge for them.

I've ordered from NES Repros a few times in the past. They only charge around $20-$25 which is a great price for the quality they offer, I've never even had so much as a blinking light or corrupted save with their games.
Otherwise, other companies already sell what you're looking for (HERE) for much more.

[toredauei]

Well I dont know much about the entire process but I do know that you need to find a suitable donor cart first and foremost or you wont be able to do anything at all.

http://www.thenesdump.com/ is a site that I just happened to stumble upon that will give you all the info you need in those regards.

You will also need an eprom burner (not a cheap investment) and the knowledge of how its used and ,of course, you'll need the rom for whatever game it is you're after.

This is the very basic rundown of the process as far as I know so hopefully it will be a good starting point for someone

[noiseredux]

I always mention this, but I'm surprised there aren't GBA repro's. Especially consiering all the bootlegs of official games that pop up on ebay. You'd think something like the english translated Mother 3 would end up on a GBA repro cart.

[toredauei]

I always mention this, but I'm surprised there aren't GBA repro's. Especially consiering all the bootlegs of official games that pop up on ebay. You'd think something like the english translated Mother 3 would end up on a GBA repro cart.

Ive also wondered why a mother 3 repro hasnt been done. Things ive thought could be to blame are:
-the small size of the roms would make it a pain in the ass to desolder and then replace. The size of the roms themselves could be an unusual size and hard to get hold of.
-while retro console gaming is fairly popular, retro handheld gaming is much less so. Sure the DS has a gba slot to make things more accessable but how many people actually use it anyway.
-Flash cards are extreamly cheap these days (gba and ds) and relitivly easy to use depending on what type of cart you get. This would mean that the money you spend on a repro would've gone alot farther and provide you with more possibilities had you spent it on a flash cart.

I think the last reason is especially important and probably a huge factor given that anyone who is interested in a GBA repro cart (especially one with a fan translated rom of mother 3) is also aware of the accessibility of flash carts etc.

[MrPopo]

I agree with the thought that it is very likely the price of GBA flash carts that keeps reproductions from really happening. NES and SNES flash carts are very expensive, and sometimes require things such as a legit cart to match a security handshake. A GBA flash cart is generally plug and play.

What I'd really be interested in seeing is getting a Game Gear repro, as I'd love to have a translated copy of Shining Force Gaiden Final Conflict playable on hardware.