Making a REAL Gradius III SA-1 Cartridge!

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WARNING!! GRADIUS III SA-1 REQUIRES 128KB S-RAM TO RUN PROPERLY!!! DO NOT USE PGA TOUR 96 UNLESS YOU WANT TO WIRE THE S-RAM IN MANUALLY!
IF YOUR CART DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH S-RAM, YOU CAN USE THIS PART! IS62C1024AL-35QLI-TR
THESE 2 GAMES REQUIRE NO S-RAM MODS:
Kakinoki Shogi or (SHOUGI)
Dai Senrya Ku Expert WWII - War in Europe
ALL OTHER GAMES WILL NEED AN S-RAM UPGRADE!!
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►SA-1 Conversion PCB:
oshpark.com/shared_projects/O...
► Gradius III SA-1 Patch:
github.com/VitorVilela7/SA1-R...
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►I use the INL Retro Dumper:
infiniteneslives.com/inlretro.php
☢WARNING! This video is NOT for the technically faint of heart! It's super technical!!☢
♰ I don't condone piracy! As you'll see, I am dumping the games that I legally own! ♰
In this installment, we take advantage of Vitor Vilela's latest polarizing ROM hack! Gradius III with SA-1 support!
Credits:
Gradius III Comparison Footage - VitorSuperMarioWorld

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20 май 2019

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@PersianImm0rtal 5 лет назад

Bob Ross of Soldering.

@stevensexton5801 5 лет назад

Well put

@BluCanti 5 лет назад

"Souldering" according to Voultar

@Fattydeposit 5 лет назад

@@BluCanti According to most people

@rubenmejia4881 5 лет назад

Facts!

@ChloePaws 5 лет назад

I was right about to comment that. The skill and the positivity are so great.

@floopflarp 5 лет назад

I'll never do anything with legacy hardware but I love watching you implement the hardware mods. Super props to good solder habits and technique.

@illuminatiCorgi 5 лет назад

Peers: "Did you see the game last night?" Me: "No...but I did see a guy do a clean SA-1 mod to a Gradius III cart 😐 🔥'

@flandrble 4 года назад

Voultar sounds like a less angry Louis Rossmann

@BartekSzzz 5 лет назад

Man, your videos are hypnotizing, outstanding soldering technique! And Vitor basically just repaired what Konami couldn't, big respect for you guys!

@jonnielsen547 3 года назад

Your soothing voice helped me make my first SA-1 transplant, learning some nice soldering techniques in the process. It was a magical session the likes of which I hadn't experienced since that time I watched your NESRGB video and had the PPU simply fall out on desoldering the last pin. Oh, and thanks for the 1Mbit SRAM part info. Good stuff.

@kaishenlong0502 5 лет назад

Always so satisfying to see those bright shiny pads of solder.

@kennylauderdale_en 5 лет назад

The BOSS RUSH at the end of the game is still one of the most insane things I've ever beaten as a kid. I would argue it actually makes the game easier though.

@Reaper212323 5 лет назад

Knowing you watch voultar makes you my second favorite youtuber.

@badreality2 5 лет назад

He also watches RetroTech.

@PrekiFromPoland 3 года назад

I'd argue the high-speed stage that comes before is much more frustrating.

@RobertoVillegas-vincent404 5 лет назад

I was hoping to see a video like this come out after reading about the hack if nothing more than to see it done. Super cool.

@alex_mula 3 года назад

Man, you motivate, inspire, and believe it or not, encourage me as well. Thanks for existing!

@bedwablackburn 5 лет назад

A sight of beauty as always. Thank you for the wonderful work!

@sukaslav5500 5 лет назад

do more of these. I love seeing upgraded carts.

@sylvaingauthier908 5 лет назад

awesome, your soldering work is such satisfying to watch

@alex4alexn 5 лет назад

love watching you build stuff

@lishd 5 лет назад

yes & thank you, lord voultar

@joesshows6793 3 года назад

You are a hero sir! Been dreaming of playing this without slowdown since day 1

@RolaDsigns 5 лет назад

OMG , i have to do this one! i love gradius games so this is a must! , thanks for the great tutorial lord voultar!

@hadesmcc 4 года назад

I didn't know this was a thing, pretty cool, both the software and the hardware modding.

@pedroTFP 5 лет назад

Super cool! Cart soldering mods feel so freaking cyberpunk!

@heoioh 5 лет назад

Thank goodness you made this video after the news came out!

@Nandolavras 5 лет назад

I was amazed by your solder techniques.

@rfmerrill 4 года назад

Never hurts to put some flux on the pins between the preheating and hot-air desoldering. The oxide is a fairly good thermal insulator so adding flux helps heat get into the metal.

@mjl4423474 5 лет назад

Can I just say, I'm excited when you release a video as it makes that little part of my OCD happy haha

@JB2X-Z 5 лет назад

Hell yeah, there it is!

@jonnymiskatonic 5 лет назад

Fantastic, I'm gonna have to give this a go as this is probably top 3 games of all time for me. I played this all summer long at my aunts house as a kid for probably 6 summers in a row =D

@hussssshie 5 лет назад

I never liked to play games, but I just can't miss any of your videos. Your soldering is outstanding and it's something I do on a daily basis. Keep it up!

@cromulence 5 лет назад

You don't solder on a daily basis, just crash. You're a bad browser and should feel bad.

@hussssshie 5 лет назад

@cromulence 5 лет назад

@@hussssshie :P

@James-nj8gx 5 лет назад

Cool video man, really enjoyed that one

@indalecio539 5 лет назад

Thank for the fun and informative video. You sound like a really cool guy!

@joszer 5 лет назад

As someone who knows nothing about old Nintendo hardware, electronics, or soldering, I enjoy watching these videos!

@retroforce6919 5 лет назад

Great video 👍 This video inspired me to do things which I felt was impossible.

@tsbspionkop 5 лет назад

Great commentary as always

@Arcadiality 5 лет назад

Great job man. Cool AF.

@StrawHat587 5 лет назад

Gradius III is one of my favorite games. Love to see you working on it while playing those tunes

@Wazoo117 5 лет назад

i prefer space megaforce myself

@waynecuff3140 3 года назад

Amazing soldering!!!

@user-ko1qo7qw8r 5 лет назад

I love watching, thanks!

@graymouser7649 5 лет назад

awesome as per usual

@Kippykip 5 лет назад

Thank you Voultar, very cool

@mohsinsajid288 5 лет назад

Great job dude

@GameTechRefuge 5 лет назад

02:50 . Classic Voultar. Love you man. LMAO!

@Walczyk 3 года назад

just bought a hot air smd rework station!!! Now my tools are essentially complete and i gotta do voultar things

@CarecaRetrogamer 5 лет назад

Holy shit man... I wish I had 1 tenth of your soldering ability... GG on a perfectly done cartridge!

@Voultar 5 лет назад

Thanks so much for your support.

@poppinblisters8782 Год назад

So soothing.

@DJAlexUnderBase 5 лет назад

Thank you lord ! You are great as always !

@taskanawa9604 5 лет назад

great! awesome dude

@71dembonesTV 4 года назад

Awesome that problems like this are being solved. Has some pretty big implications

@sophilebali5945 5 лет назад

fantastic job

@ryulord23 5 лет назад

the best soldering on youtube, just awesome

@Power-Wiesel 5 лет назад

I'm not saying he's bad, but if you think that's the best soldering on youtube you haven't watched much soldering on youtube. Still very well done - don't get me wrong.

@ryulord23 5 лет назад

@@Power-Wiesel no doubt there are more professionals on youtube and yes i havent watched much but wen i started to get into soldering for pcb modding etc, i found a handful of videos that were helpful but Voultar's ones were what I was looking for in terms of techniques I could use and adopt as I had no clue to what I was doing, every video he puts out is like soldering pr0n, mainly due to my interest in what he is doing, im sure i wont get the same reaction watching someone soldering 2 wires together.. anyhow its just an opinion of mine, it wasnt meant to be taken literally. =)

@segajcharrua 5 лет назад

Looking forward to that flash-cat with the dip 42 16 bit rom adapter!

@OptimusSatanas 3 года назад

I cant be the only one who noticed all that solder that got on the board when he pulled the chip off?

@johneymute 3 года назад

He didn’t mention the reason why to use that heat gun in motion,but i guess he did that to avoid that plastic from the chip getting melted accidentally.

@_zoinks2554 5 лет назад

Great video and a new sub!

@ThinkBeforeYouSleepYT 5 лет назад

Man if Voultar actually made content he would have over a million subs.

@legoboy-ox2kx 3 года назад

Yooo, I didn't know you watched Voultar

@senhorpenajaca Год назад

Great video master 😄🇧🇷

@bergrocks5424 5 лет назад

Nice job!!!

@LastMegaMan 5 лет назад

I wish i had known about some of your soldering videos about 8 years ago but I suppose its never too late to get back to learning huh.

@ardentdrops 5 лет назад

If you want to make your cart revertible, you can tape the mask ROM to the inside of the front shell, and store the label behind the back of the PCB. Use a hairdryer, not a heat gun, to loosen the adhesive on the label so as not to burn it. Non stick paper like a used sticker sheet can keep the adhesive from drying out.

@r100curtaincall 2 года назад

This is really cool I’ve actually considered doing some thing like this myself. Although I would not have cut the legs on that chip. I would’ve simply laid them flat instead. Although it does look like there are holes on the other side they’re just covered and filled in with solder you could wick it out easily.

@theYTfox 5 лет назад

That soldering job was so fucking satisfying to watch!!!

@linuxstreamer8910 4 года назад

i never looked at it but after you say the battery nintendo uses is a maxter now i watch for it

@diegocrusius 4 года назад

this blew my mind

@TBustah 5 лет назад

I might try this, I have that exact same SFC game. It was part of a junk lot.

@BAGINAZARD 5 лет назад

oooo we get to see it run, noice.

@ctrlaltrees 4 года назад

Top work... If in doubt, add more flux!

@lorenzoporciani 5 лет назад

Btw, wanted to ask if you could suggest some mods for a PAL Snes 2-chips, like I've found a board with supercic+uigr but literally no one sells it, so maybe there's something better?

@alexj0101 5 лет назад

Very cool

@theimperfectgod7140 5 лет назад

Yes... YES!!! I played this game so much ( emulator only tho ) and sometimes the slowdown is real.

@sebastianciampichini3694 5 лет назад

greetings from Argentina!!! excellent video. I love electronics and your videos are inspiring. for more videos and excellent channel !!! for more successes !!!

@ByUrien84 5 лет назад

Exellent!

@PardusRain 2 года назад

Makes me wonder if one day they'll just clone the snes security chip and have 100% diy solutions with a mcu handling this, but it was also calming listening to the pro solder and such.

@jong2359 5 лет назад

The donor cart may be legacy hardware that some may covet... but you made it better, faster, stronger.... so F it. Nice work.

@albatross990 4 года назад

Great to see a cartridge of Gradius III (donor anyway) running with a SA-1! However, I have a question; what are your thoughts on verified 100% accurate emulators such as BSNES and Higan?

@rfmerrill 4 года назад

It's not obligatory but wicking the pads flat tends to make it a *lot* easier to place your component correctly. The solder domes tend to make things really want to slide out of position plus your component probably won't sit flush to the board.

@J0r 5 лет назад

Any reason you didn't socket the 27C322 for future SA-1 hacks?

@race2speed 5 лет назад

Another kick ass vid. Your theme song in your intros and outros are addicting, what theme is it?

@AmirKhan-qx2lr 5 лет назад

was it not possible to fit a socket?. Just in case you need to reprogram in future

@JohnSmith-qn3ob 4 года назад

Contra 3 SA-1 is out, time to make a cart for it.

@DeQMinister 4 года назад

Lets hope Super GnG is the next on queue!

@spragzpc1 4 года назад

amazing

@nevermind824 4 года назад

you make soldering look so easy! I need to get a test rig to learn :/

@thekid36 5 лет назад

I may try this with my copy of Gradius 3

@Fridelain 5 лет назад

A bit of flux will help the solder on the chip legs melt. And if it's silver based stuff, adding in leaded solder.

@odaddy47 5 лет назад

Voultar video notification Boss, hold my beer

@chrisstone-streetlightinte5629 4 года назад

I sense I'll be trying this in the very near future...

@MrHesystem 4 года назад

Why do you need to keep a battery in place when Gradius 3 doesn't even utilize the SRAM backup? Does the SA-1 only work with battery presence?

@NethTech 5 лет назад

I'm not sure I've ever seen soldering look so easy. Looks like my kid could do it.

@udance4ever Год назад

@9:10 this is really fascinating - is it the flux that prevents the pins from being shorted w extra solder? i always thought u had to go one pin at a time so it's really neat to see this dragging technique!

@doc_sav 3 года назад

I am not convinced anyone in history has ever booted a PGA Tour 96 cart. There probably isn't even a game on it. It was just a ploy to make shelves look densely populated, a feature which still works in thrift stores and pawnshops today. Of course, that will probably mean in 5 more years it will be ultra rare. Seriously, this is just amazing. It wasn't too long ago that someone coding a game to work with specific cart hardware, and being able to put that on custom pcb adapter in a real cart seemed more like fantasy than reality.

@JoshLloyd Год назад

I've decided to follow along and try to make repros following Voultar's guides. Fork PGA Tour 96.... but my copy from ebay came with SHVC-1L3B-01. I also got a copy of "Mini Shiku Shining Scorpion Ready & Go" as shown in this video. Will also try recommended sram module. Edit: I really should have read the video description!

@Silhouette_Six 6 месяцев назад

Can we have r type 3 + sa1 ??

@TheRestartPoint 4 года назад

This is amazing. I love all Gradius and all its related games, my favourite shooters of all time. I'm never gonna have the skills to do this without risking breaking old stuff, are there any modders out there selling these already done or selling the service if I get the parts?

@astrolite3192 4 года назад

I see a completed cart with a label & everything for $80 Australian dollars on eBay if you just want to buy it. I'll be doing a few too eventually.

@SullySadface 5 лет назад

Oh cool, I can enter that weird trance state at BLINDINGLY FAST SPEED

@sHiNkAoLaSu 4 года назад

nice work! ^^ TheRealPhoenix did great adapters indeed :) Was wondering, any good and "relatively cheap" UV eraser you'd recommend ? (I'm based in France but I guess it'd be helpful for anyone based anywhere) Thanks!

@flamer00070 4 года назад

you should do in in depth video about how to solder

@sund0260 4 года назад

"Mini Yonku Shining Scorpion - Let's & Go!!" is the cart he uses and will work just fine too. I find it easier to come by than the other two JPN carts suggested. Going to try this mod ASAP.

@tava780 4 года назад

Did you have any luck? I'm thinking of trying it on a SHVC-1L5B-10 board, but it has 256K SRAM. I wonder if it will work.

@sund0260 4 года назад

I have a couple boards and the needed parts, I just need to do the mod. I am not thrilled about the boards I got from OSH Park as some of the half vias where the board was cut don’t go all the way through, however they may not be needed anyway.

@iCach0 5 лет назад

OH. MY. GAWD!

@machafpv4049 5 лет назад

instant like at 2:57

@socialengineering2539 3 года назад

Plz plz voultar where can i found the prototype dip 42 for the flashcatusb programmer

@gaier19 5 лет назад

good job! only one thing i dont like about this hard soldering the ep-rom to cartridge :/ Use a socket for easy removability ^^

@lol5776 5 лет назад

2:48 Instant sub

@TheChiefRockah 5 лет назад

so if i have a sd2snes with bios 8+the sa1chip update - the game will not automatically use it, right?

@ShootTheCore 5 лет назад

When flashing the patched ROM, do you have to pad out the file since Gradius III is a 4 megabit game and the 27C322 is a 32 megabit EPROM? Also, should you perform a SwapBin on the patched ROM before flashing as well?