SNEGA2USB Mounts your Game Cartridges with USB, Emulation is Go

If you were looking for that super finishing touch for your MAME arcade machine, it's here. The SNEGA2USB will let you plug in your Sega Genesis or Super Nintendo cartridges into it and mount them as a regular USB 2.0 storage device, no drivers needed. The game ROMS and (SNES SRAM saved games) will show up as files on the drive, and then you can point a console emulator at them. You should also be able to backup your games and play them offline, but absolutely, positively, no sharing them with your friends or online. Once you get your rig up and running, you can play all your old favorites on any PC screen with up to 4 players by USB game pads. According to recent updates, the cartridges are even hot-swappable.

This is still a fledgling project and production isn't exactly in full gear. You'll have to pre-order at $90 by October 31st but shipping isn't expected until December. There's also a 'group buy' option that is trying to get some critical mass required to get enough units preordered to lower the price significantly. Video demo after the jump.