An Arduino and video game enthusiast has documented a method of reading the contents of Sega Megadrive video game cartridges using an Arduino Mega board and some simple hardware. A Mega is required due to the number of connectors on the game cartridge, which connects to the circuit via an old ISA slot from a '486-era motherboard. Although simple, this project could possibly lead to methods of backing up the old Sega cartridges.
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