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FPGA clone of a Sega Genesis

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Catwell over 15 years ago
Gregory Estrade managed to clone a Sega Genesis on a Altera DE1 dev board. Cloning CPUs and systems on FPGAs is an amazing use of technology. And also a good way to reverse engineer complete systems. But, luckily for us, we don't have to go through all the steps. Greg has been kind enough to provide the source code for all to use. I am adding it here, just in case he changes his mind.
 
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At $160 for the DE1, it's not the most cost effective Sega clone but worth a try for experimentation. See more here.


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    Former Member over 14 years ago

    Nice, thanks for the source.

     

    I am trying to clone an SNES. I'm in the baby steps phase right now, trying to determine ROM structure of the games and such. I am sure it has already been cloned but I want to do it from scratch. Call me a sucker for punishment. image

     

    When I get it done I will post on this forum. Code sharing is cool.

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    Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

    I think you have the right additude about reverse engineering the SNES.  Who cares if it's been done before, because they're the ones that learned and not you.   I have some experience in reverse engineering old hardware if you need some help.

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    Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

    I think you have the right additude about reverse engineering the SNES.  Who cares if it's been done before, because they're the ones that learned and not you.   I have some experience in reverse engineering old hardware if you need some help.

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    Former Member over 14 years ago in reply to Former Member

    Awesome, thanks!

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