As I have been maintaining a list of media replacers or multi cartridges, I thought of sharing it here.
The list contains the following:
- Media replacers; to replace a GD-ROM or tape drive with something that simulates/emulates such drive,
- Region selector/free; units that allow games to be played from a different region; such as a new BIOS,
- Cartridges; units that slot into existing machines without the need to modify the host,
- In development; units that are currently in development and will be available in the near future.
It spans micro computers (C64, MSX, etc), consoles (Playstation, Lynx, GBA, etc) and arcade units (CPS2, ST-V, MVS, etc)
Let me know if something new appeared, I have missed anything or made a mistake: waiwainl (at) gmail.com
| Brand | Machine | Multi device | Description | Cost | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DO | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | USB Host Controller for FZ-10 | Drive replacement, uses USB Media | $145 | link |
| 3DO | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | USB Host Controller for 3DO FZ-1 | Drive replacement, uses USB Media | $215-$275 | link |
| Amstrad | GX4000 / CPC464 Plus / 6128 Plus | C4CPC | Cartridge/SDcard | 70 euro | forum link information |
| Arcade | Galaxian PCB | Multigame for Galaxian PCB | 19 games | 25GBP – 80GBP | link |
| Arcade | JAMMA | PI2JAMMA | JAMMA Adapter for the RPi | 99 euro | link |
| Arcade | JAMMA | RaspberryJAMMA | JAMMA Adapter for the RPi | $144 | link |
| Arcade | JAMMA | ArcadeSD | JAMMA Adapter with SDcard support | $369 | link |
| Atari | 2600 / 5200 / 7200 | Sio2sd | SDcard solution with SIO kabel | 71 euro | link |
| Atari | 2600 / 5200 / 7200 | Harmony Cartridge (Atari 2600) | Cartridge/SDcard | $60 | link |
| Atari | 2600 / 5200 / 7200 | Encore Cartridge (Atari 2600) | Cartridge/SDcard | $85 | link |
| Atari | 2600 / 5200 / 7200 | Atari 5200 Ultimate SD Card Atarimax | Cartridge/SDcard | 110 euro | link |
| Atari | 7800 | Mateos Atari 7800 Rewritable Multigame Cartridge 16in1 | Flashable cartridge | 34 euro | link |
| Atari | DECO | Darksoft’s DECO multi cartridge | In development | – | link |
| Atari | Jaguar | RetroHQ’s Jaguar SD Cartridge | Cartridge/SDcard | 140GBP | link |
| Atari | Lynx | RetroHQ’s Lynx SD | Cartridge/SDcard | 70GBP | link |
| Atari | Lynx | Mateos Atari Lynx Rewritable Multigame Cartridge 16in1 | Flashable cartridge | 24 euro | link |
| Atari | 400/800/XL/XE | Atarimax Maxflash | 1mbit and 8mbit solutions | $40 (Flash) or $60 (USB) | link |
| Atarimax | Colecovision | Ultimate SD Multi-Cart | Cartridge/SDcard | $130 | link |
| Bandai | Wonderswan (Color) | Flashmasta Wonderswan | Cartridge/SDcard | $95 | progress |
| BBC | BBC Micro | GoSDC | SDcard solution | 60 – 70 euro | link |
| BBC | BBC Micro | Retroclinic DataCentre | SDcard solution | 60GBP | link |
| Bit Corporation | Gamate | Mateos Gamate Rewritable Multigame Cartridge 16in1 | Flashable cartridge | 50 euro | link |
| Capcom | CPS1 | Darksoft’s Multi Game PCB | PCB/SDCard | soon available | |
| Capcom | CPS1 PCB | CPS1 B board XXX in 1 | All games included | not available anymore | link |
| Capcom | CPS2 PCB | Darksoft CPS2 Multi | Multigame PCB + SDcard | $350 | link |
| Capcom | CPS3 | CPS3 Repro card | $150 | link | |
| Channel F | System Fairchild | Multi-cart | PCB with flash | $120 (if he still makes them) | link |
| Coleco | Colecovision | Ultimate SD Atarimax | Cartridge/SDcard | 110 euro | link |
| Coleco | Colecovision | Multi-cart | 192 games on cartridge | 55 euro | link |
| Coleco | Adam | MicroFox Virtual ADAM Disk Drive | SDcard solution | $130 | link |
| Commodore | Amiga | SD Floppy Emulator | Drive emulator with LCD-display | 75 euro | link |
| Commodore | Amiga | Amiga Drive Emu | drive emulator with the RasberryPi | $10 | link |
| Commodore | 64 | SD2IEC | SDcard solution | ~40GBP | link, firmware |
| Commodore | 64 | EasyFlash 3 | Flashcard | $65 | link |
| Commodore | 64 | Ultimate-II+ | SDcard solution | 139 euro | link |
| Commodore | 64 | Ultimate-64 | FPGA based Commodore 64 with Ultimate II+ included | 209 euro | link |
| Commodore | Amiga | ACA500 | Your one stop shop solution | 130 euro | link |
| Commodore | Vic-20 | Mega-cart | Contains all games | $100 | link |
| Commodore | MAX Machine / Ultimax | MultiMax | Contains all games | unknown | link |
| Comodore | Amiga | USB Floppy Emulator – Gotek | Floppy drive replacement/USB | 40 euro | link |
| Fujitsu | FM Towns Marty | Doc Brown | Drive replacement + SDcard | 150 euro | link |
| Irem | M72 PCB | Apocalypse’s Multi PCB | All games on the PCB | $150 | link |
| Irem | M84 PCB | Apocalypse’s Multi PCB | Most games on the PCB | in development | info |
| Irem | M92 PCB | Brizzo’s Multi PCB | All games on a rom-PCB | in development | link |
| Magnavox | Odyssey² | Mateos Videopac Multigame Cartridge 16in1 | Flashable cartridge | 20 euro | link |
| Mattel | Intellivision | Hive Multi-cart | Cartrdige/SDcard | in development | link |
| Mattel | Intellivision | LTO Flash | Cartridge/SDcard | in development | link |
| Mattel | Aquarius | Aquaricart | Contains all games | $60 | link |
| Namco | System 1 | Multigame 4 IN 1 | Set of daughter cards | $195 | link |
| Namco / Capcom | System 246/256 | System 246/256 Dongle System | This device allows you to backup, verify, and write System 246/256 dongle data images. | $200 | link |
| NEC | PCE CD-ROM2 | PCE ODE | CD-ROM2 Drive replacement | in development | link |
| NEC | TurboGrafx16 / PCE | Turbo Everdrive | Cartridge/Micro SDcard. Includes reset button | 85 euro | link |
| NEC | TurboGrafx16 / PCE | PCE Pro 32M Flash Cart: | Cartridge/SDCard. Includes cheat support | $60 | link |
| NEC | TurboGrafx16 / PCE | Neo Power PC-Engine Flash Cart | Cartridge/SDCard | $99-$150 | link |
| NEC | TurboGrafx16 / PCE | Super SD System 3 | Add-on with SDCard | 240 euro | link |
| NEC | TurboGrafx16 / PCE | Upergrafx | SDcard based. Plays all games, also CD. Outputs also 720p. | ~323 euro | link |
| Nintendo | 3DS | Sky3DS+ | Cartridge/SDcard | 95 euro | link |
| Nintendo | 3DS | Gateway | Cartridge/SDcard | 68 euro | link |
| Nintendo | 3DS | N2 Elite | Amiiqo NFC Toy Emulator | $59 | info, link |
| Nintendo | Famicom | FDSemu | Famicom Disk System Drive emulator: FDS ram adapter. Compatible with FDS and Game Doctor images | $35 | link |
| Nintendo | Famicom | FDSStick | Famicom Disk System (FDS) drive emulator: FDS ram adapter. | $30 | link |
| Nintendo | Famicom Disk System | Magic Wild Card | SDcard based | $25 | link |
| Nintendo | Famicom Disk System | FDSStick | Flash games, 256mbit | $17 | link |
| Nintendo | Gameboy (Color) | Everdrive GB | Cartridge/SDCard | 90 euro | link |
| Nintendo | Gameboy (Color) | GeNiUs GB Pocket Station | Cartridge, 32Mb | $20 | link |
| Nintendo | Gameboy (Color) | NEO2 Pro 1024M Flash Cart + SL4 | Cartridge, 1024Mb | $89 | link |
| Nintendo | Gameboy (Color) | XG2005 512M | Cartridge, 512Mb | $119 | link |
| Nintendo | Gameboy (Color) | Drag N Derp | Cartridge, 24Mb | £80 | link |
| Nintendo | Gameboy Advance | GBA Flash Advance Xtreme Bundle | Flashmasta 2x Cartridge (128M) + Burner | $60 | link |
| Nintendo | Gameboy Advance | Everdrive GBA | Cartridge/SDCard | in development | link |
| Nintendo | Gamecube | WASP custom | Drive replacement | $150 | link |
| Nintendo | Gamecube | WODE Jukebox | System to play Wii and GC games on the Wii | $150 | link |
| Nintendo | Gamecube | DVD Drive Emulator | Drive replacement+SDcard | in development | link |
| Nintendo | N64 | Everdrive64 v3 Ultra CIC | Cartridge/SDcard | 165 euro | link |
| Nintendo | N64 | Everdrive64 v2.5 Ultra CIC | Cartridge/SDcard | 125 euro | link |
| Nintendo | N64 | ED64 Plus | Cartridge/SDcard | $88 | link |
| Nintendo | N64 | Neo 64 Myth Flashcart | Cartridge/SDcard | $140-$199 | link |
| Nintendo | N64 | 64Drive | Cartridge/SDcard | $199 | link |
| Nintendo | NDS | R6 Gold | Cartridge/SDcard | $69 | link |
| Nintendo | NDS | MK5DX-16G | Cartridge/16Gb Flash | $59 | link |
| Nintendo | NES | PowerPak | Cartridge/SDcard | 135 euro | link |
| Nintendo | NES | Everdrive N8 | Cartridge/SDCard | 119 euro | link |
| Nintendo | NES | Invite NES | Cartridge/SDcard | unknown | link |
| Nintendo | SNES | SD2SNES | Cartridge/SDcard. Also emulates lots of chipsets (music) | 175 euro | link |
| Nintendo | SNES | SNES Super Everdrive V2, no DSP | Cartridge/SDcard | 85 euro | link |
| Nintendo | SNES | SNES Super Everdrive V2, with DSP | Cartridge/SDcard | 99 euro | link |
| Nintendo | SNES | Super Flash Cart 64M | Cartridge/64M Flash | $60 | link |
| Nintendo | SNES | Super UFO Pro 8 SD | Cartridge/SDcard | $78 | link |
| Nintendo | SNES | NEO SNES/SFC Myth cart SPEC v2 | Cartridge/SDcard | $169 | link |
| Nintendo | SNES | SNES PowerPack | Cartridge/SDcard | unknown | link |
| Nintendo | Virtual Boy | Flashboy+ | Cartridge which flashes 1 game | $100 | info. To order email Richard: richard.hutchinson (at) dsl.pipex.com |
| Nintendo | Wii | N2 Elite | Amiiqo NFC Toy Emulator | $59 | info, link |
| Nintendo | Wii U | Custom FW | Run most of the games | free | link or link |
| Nintendo | Pokemon Mini | PokeCard 512 Rev2 | Flashcard | flasher: 55 euro flashcard: 35 euro |
link |
| Philips | MSX | MegaFlashROM SCC+ | Expansion cartridge which slots in the back with SDcard | 99-150 euro | link |
| Philips | Videopac | Mateos Videopac Multigame Cartridge 16in1 | Flashable cartridge | 20 euro | link |
| Pioneer / Philips | Laserdisc | Dexter | Laserdisc replacement with SDcard | $360 | link |
| Sega | CHIHIRO TYPE 3 | Darksoft’s CFW | Allows you to boot from CF or SSD | free | link |
| Sega | Dreamcast | IDE Adapter | DIY project | <$10 | link,link |
| Sega | Dreamcast | GDEMU | Drive replacement with SDcard | 110 euro | link |
| Sega | Dreamcast | USB GD-ROM | Drive replacement | $135 | link |
| Sega | Dreamcast | DC-IO | Drive replacement | in development | link |
| Sega | Game Gear | Everdrive GG | Cartridge/SDcard | 75 euro | link |
| Sega | Game Gear | GG Pro 32M Cart | Cartridge/32Mbit flash | $60 | link |
| Sega | Lindbergh | Darksoft’s update service | SW upgrade | ? | link |
| Sega | Master System | Neo Sega MKIII Flash Cart | Cartridge/Flash | $99 | link |
| Sega | Master System | Master Everdrive | Cartridge/SDcard | 90 euro | link |
| Sega | Master System | SMS Pro 32M Cart | Cartridge/SDcard | $80 | link |
| Sega | Mega Drive / Genesis | Mega Everdrive V2 | Cartridge/SDcard | 119 euro | link |
| Sega | Mega Drive / Genesis | Mega Everdrive V3 | Cartridge/SDcard | 80 euro | link |
| Sega | Mega Drive / Genesis | MD Pro 64M Flash Cart | Cartridge/SDcard | $60 | link |
| Sega | Mega Drive / Genesis | MD Myth cart + Neo3-SD cart 2011 bundle kit | Cartridge/SD+TFcard | $139 | link |
| Sega | Naomi | RaspberryPi solution | Play all games | free + price of NetDIMM | tutorial |
| Sega | Saturn | Rhea/Phoebe | CD-ROM replacement | 130 euro | link |
| Sega | ST-V | Darksoft’s Multi Game Cartridge | Cartridge/SDcard | 180 euro | link |
| Sega | System 16 | Apocalypse’s Multi PCB | 29 official games on the PCB | in development | link |
| Sega | System 24 | Apocalypse’s Multi | Reasonably complex setup | $150 | link |
| Sega | System C2 PCB | Apocalypse’s Multi PCB | All games are on the PCB | $120 | link |
| Sega | Triforce Type 3 | Darksoft’s CFW | Allows you to boot from CF or SSD | free | link |
| Sega | SC-3000 / SC-1000 / Mark 3 | SC-3000 Survivors MEGACART | Flashes 127 games | $85 | link |
| Sinclair | ZX Spectrum | DivMMC | SDcard solution | 45GBP | link or link |
| Sinclair | ZX Spectrum | Divide2k14 | CF solution, includes joystick port | 55 euro | link |
| SNK | Neo Geo MVS | Darksoft’s Multi Game Cartridge | Cartridge/SDcard | 435 euro | link |
| SNK | Neo Geo Pocket (Color) | NGPC FlashMasta | Cartridge/SDcard | $60 | link |
| SNK | Neo Geo Pocket (Color) | RetroHQ’s NeoGeo Pocket Colour SD Cartridge | Cartridge/SDcard | 70GBP | link |
| SNK | Neo Geo X | SD adapter mod | DIY | cheap | link |
| SNK | Neogeo MVS | Darksoft’s Multi Game Cartridge MVS | Cartridge/SDCard | 435 euro | link, info |
| SNK | Neogeo AES | Darksoft’s Multi Game Cartridge AES | Cartridge/SDCard | in development | link |
| SNK | Neogeo AES | NEOSD AES | Cartridge/SDcard | 435 euro | link |
| SNK | Neogeo MVS | NEOSD MVS | Cartrdige/SDcard | 400 euro | link |
| SNK | Neogeo CD | NeoGeo CD SD loader | Cartrdige/SDcard | in development | link |
| Sony | Playstation 1 | PS-IO | Parallelport slot in with SDcard | $150 | link |
| Sony | Playstation 2 | Free MCBoot + USB/IDE HDD | Bootable memory card to use a HDD | link, link, link | |
| Sony | Playstation 2 | HDAdvance | Use a HDD | 0 euro | link, download |
| Sony | PSP | Custom firmware | Boot any game | free | Tutorial |
| Sony | PSVita | Cobra Blackfin | SDcard based | ~$80 | link, link |
| Taito | F3 | Darksoft’s Multi Game PCB | PCB/SDCard | 336 euro | link |
| Taito | G-Net | Arcademodbios biosmod | Play ~34 games | Bios service = ? euro Modded unit = 250 euro |
link |
| Taito | Type X1 | Arcademodbios Multi HDD | Around 14 games | 150 euro | link |
| Taito | Type X2 | Niko’s Multi HDD | Run any game from the HDD | 0 euro | link |
| Taito | Type X2 | Arcademodbios Multi HDD | Around 30 games | 200 euro | link |
| Watara | Watara Supervision | Mateos Watara Rewritable Multigame Cartridge 16in1 | Flashable cartridge | 15 euro | link |
| Western Technologies/Smith Engineering | Vectrex | 72 Game Multicart | Cartridge with 72 games | £55 | link |
| Western Technologies/Smith Engineering | Vectrex | Mateos Vectrex Rewritable Multigame Cartridge 16in1 | Flashable cartridge | 15 euro | link |
| Sega | Saturn | Saturn Satiator | Plugin SDcard based | in development | link |
| Sega | Dreamcast | Dream IDE | Easy solder PCB with IDE port | $40 | link |
| Commodore | C64 | The Final Cartridge III+ | $45 | link or eBay | |
| Commodore | 64, 128, Vic20, 16, Plus4 | Pi1541 | Commodore 1541 disk drive emulator that can run on a Raspberry | free | link |