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Been working on this off and on for about a year now and I think its pretty much finished. Its basically a new TurboBooster + or Tennokoe Bank system for PCE and TG systems. TurboBoosters and Tennokoe Banks were used as a memory card for games that supported this feature. High scores, levels, etc were saved. There is a list of games that support it somewhere.
The original TB+ and Tennokoe used 2k of battery backed up SRAM. Similar to Neo, but it required a custom Hudson chip for it to work. Well, I found a source for these and thought I'd make a new version. All NOS chips, nothing is sacced to make this project.
Mine has the standard AV out, and it also has the 9pin DIN for RGB out. This pic doesnt show it, but I wired up broken's RGB amp and wired it to Omega RGB pinout.
It also has 16 separate banks of 2k FRAM, so no battery is needed. The switch on the side is a 16 position rotary switch. So that's 16 memory cards in one.
I'll be working with Todd on getting an optional plug in RGB amp for these so those who dont want the standard AV can plug his board in and have it wired for Omega RGB out. Then you can buy Quan's AV cables. Simple huh?
Theres a few more tweaks to the PCB, but this is basically what it will look like. Todd is trying to find a source for the connector, but until then I have this weird solution that works well, its just a pain to put together. I also will probably have a laser cut top and bottom for these at one point as well.
It may not be done this year, but if anything maybe Jan-Feb. The initial run will probably be around 25, but if there is enough interest I could make more. Probably a price around $50, that's what I'm hoping for.
The original TB+ and Tennokoe used 2k of battery backed up SRAM. Similar to Neo, but it required a custom Hudson chip for it to work. Well, I found a source for these and thought I'd make a new version. All NOS chips, nothing is sacced to make this project.
Mine has the standard AV out, and it also has the 9pin DIN for RGB out. This pic doesnt show it, but I wired up broken's RGB amp and wired it to Omega RGB pinout.
It also has 16 separate banks of 2k FRAM, so no battery is needed. The switch on the side is a 16 position rotary switch. So that's 16 memory cards in one.
I'll be working with Todd on getting an optional plug in RGB amp for these so those who dont want the standard AV can plug his board in and have it wired for Omega RGB out. Then you can buy Quan's AV cables. Simple huh?
Theres a few more tweaks to the PCB, but this is basically what it will look like. Todd is trying to find a source for the connector, but until then I have this weird solution that works well, its just a pain to put together. I also will probably have a laser cut top and bottom for these at one point as well.
It may not be done this year, but if anything maybe Jan-Feb. The initial run will probably be around 25, but if there is enough interest I could make more. Probably a price around $50, that's what I'm hoping for.
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