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Preserve Your Games with the Open Source Cartridge Reader (www.retronews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Kain1@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world

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The Open Source Cartridge Reader (OSCR) is a versatile tool designed to help preserve video game cartridges and save data. Developed by Sanni and the community, this device allows users to back up ROM files and save games from a wide range of vintage consoles.

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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah seriously.

Also are we not at a stage where most games have been dumped perfectly already?

[–] NewNewAccount@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is for preserving one’s own library, which makes emulation fully legal instead of the wink wink “legal” that many gamers find themselves in.

[–] Fergie434@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Some people care about piracy laws?

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 7 points 1 year ago

Nintendo bootlickers salty about having to pay a subscription for Super Mario Bros.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

Most of the cartridges this device can dump are so old that nobody will come after you for owning such dumps, whether they're from your cartridge or not. It'll also be hard to prove that the ROM isn't from your own cartridge if it's a clean ROM.