Sick of having to use your inconvenient mouse and keyboard to do “internet searches” for ROMs of your favorite retro games? Well a gentleman named Matthias might just have the answer to your prayers — a USB SNES cartridge adapter. The enterprising DIY’er has created a combo hardware and software solution that allows you to plug in your dusty carts directly to your rig, and see the ROMs appear as standalone files which you can then load into the emulator of your choice. Apparently there are still some kinks to work out (like getting data rates up for larger games), and Matthias already has plans underway for a multi-system solution. Still, this is impressive stuff, even if it means we’ll have to repurchase any titles we’re missing from reputable online auction houses. Hey, at least it’ll cut down our visits to “Russian porn sites.” Check out the video of the whole thing in action after the break.
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