Crocodilianz Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) Is there a Vectrex ROM ripper/downloader? I have a Bedlam EEPROM prototype and would like to download the ROMs. Thanks Edited September 2, 2016 by Crocodilianz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcmffm Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) The GCE binaries are can be downloaded in the web, for example here. Please note that the GCE binaries have a special licence given by Jay Smith. EDIT: At first I misunderstood your post. FAIK, Mateos has such a hardware to download the code from a ROM. Edited September 2, 2016 by hcmffm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectrexer Posted September 4, 2016 Share Posted September 4, 2016 MATEOS VECTREX BURNER-DUMPER (MVBD) http://www.vectrex.hackermesh.org/index.php/en/mvbd-mvmc-3/introduction-mvbd-mvmc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 It actually wouldn't be that hard to build a quick interface to dump that using an EPROM burner since the cart edge is really just mapped directly to pins on the EPROM. Even easier if you don't mind unsoldering the EPROM itself for dumping, no adapter required in that case. Also that's just an EPROM, not an EEPROM. You may want to stick a piece of electrical tape over the window on that for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard H. Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 36 way edge connector (for the cart) and a 28 way DIP socket (to plug into EPROM programmer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodilianz Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Thanks all for the info. I don't have the skills to build my own but have sent Mateos an email to see if I can buy one from him. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodilianz Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 Haven't heard anything back yet, wondering if he's still active. If anyone has an MVBD available for sale (or lease - to rip this single game), please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Where are you in the world anyhow, US I presume? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocodilianz Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Yes, I'm in the U.S. (Florida, actually). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KayBee Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Bumping this thread if anyone knows of MVBD availability. I'd like to extract a (non-prototype) ROM for my own use in emulation since I don't yet have a Vectrex. Thanks. KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 @playvectrex had made some recently- maybe he still has some? (speaking of which… I think I was supposed to get one from the conference last year? ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KayBee Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Thank you again @jgkspsx I'll ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalJohn Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Brett Wallach on Vectrex fans unite facebook group makes some adapters for eprom readers. He has these from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playvectrex Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 13 hours ago, jgkspsx said: @playvectrex had made some recently- maybe he still has some? (speaking of which… I think I was supposed to get one from the conference last year? ?) Hi! Everyone that contacted me was sent whatever they signed up for. I sent out a TON of free stuff If you think I didn't ship you something, please email me with the paypal address you would have used to pay for shipping/items and I'll take a look. My email can be found on my website https://www.playvectrex.com Thanks! 39 minutes ago, KayBee said: Thank you again @jgkspsx I'll ask. I do have these, and they are slightly updated from the above video, but work the same way. They require a TL866II+ EPROM programmer to read the cart data via the adapter. Price is $25. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quetzalcoatl Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 20 hours ago, KayBee said: Bumping this thread if anyone knows of MVBD availability. I'd like to extract a (non-prototype) ROM for my own use in emulation since I don't yet have a Vectrex. Thanks. KB I'm not a lawyer, but I believe that you can legally play backups (ROMs) so long as you own the real game. You don't necessarily have to dump it yourself is my understanding. Also the original Vectrex games are all allowed to be played freely thanks to Jay Smith. Not that I want to discourage you from doing it yourself, it actually seems pretty cool to try that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KayBee Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Thanks for that Q, makes sense and I want to support people that make these games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 17 hours ago, Quetzalcoatl said: I'm not a lawyer, but I believe that you can legally play backups (ROMs) so long as you own the real game. You don't necessarily have to dump it yourself is my understanding. Also the original Vectrex games are all allowed to be played freely thanks to Jay Smith. Not that I want to discourage you from doing it yourself, it actually seems pretty cool to try that. Correction apart from one aspect: yes, you do have to dump it yourself. How they prove that, I have no idea though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playvectrex Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 5 hours ago, Mayhem said: Correction apart from one aspect: yes, you do have to dump it yourself. How they prove that, I have no idea though. Agreed, otherwise whoever you got the binary from would be distributing it, illegally. BTW: Here's a picture of the new v1.2 Cart Dumper adapter (TL866II+ programmer sold separately) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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