Making this cart is complex without any doubt, but I am also certain Darksoft and Mitsu can do it. However, I do have a constant thought in the back of my head about the encrypted games. AFAIK, there are 2 options:
1. Play the encrypted roms, exactly as they come out when dumping the masked roms
2. Play the decrypted roms, like we have to do with the CPS2
Option 1 is optimal, but I am not sure if it's possible in the budget/time allocated for this project. I think not, because if it was possible, sure DS would choose this path.
What worries me about option 2 is that there are no decrypted roms right now for all the games, and some of them happen to be pretty good games. AFAIK, encrypted games on neo are:
- Metal Slug X, 5 (and 4, if you like it. I know I do.)
- Garou, Mark of the Wolves
- SvC Chaos
- KoF 99 through 2003
- Samurai Shodown V and V Special
- Strikers 1945 Plus
- Matrimelee
- Nightmare in the Dark
- Pochi and Nyaa
- Prehistoric Isle 2
- Rage of the Dragons
So, how will this work? I believe team avalaunch will decrypt the required roms and make them work with the multicart? if so, has the work started already? or is it a very simple task nowadays so it can be done in just some hours therefore will be done once the cart launches?
I know encrypted games are very few compared to the whole neo library, but these games may play an important part for people deciding to get the multicart. Specially since some of these are the most expensive MVS games on the whole library.
Thanks!!