Post by: Locke141 on January 01, 2015, 01:21:56 pm
Edit: Had some time so I decided to try to update the list a bit. It’s now organize by decade, classifying by when the system was most popular and not by release date. Systems then appear in Alphabetical order with competing options in bullet points below each system. Please note that I have not tried all the options below and that this list is for system preservation only.
Edit: There is some controversy over unauthorized clones of certain products. Let's try to avoid posting links to where to buy clones when the original creator does not approve. They did do all the R&D to bring the product to market.
Notable bits:There is a lot of info in the ongoing thread. I'm adding some notes here to aid in making an informed choice.
- There are a lot of ever drive options, they seem to all come recommended by users. The newest version for a system tends to be the "best" option but comes at a premium for features you may not want or need. Generally, if there is one or more ever drive options, I just give a link to Krikzz's store for you to find the best fit for your budget.
- * The carts aren't confirmed to be damaging consoles but some people have pointed out that there may be an issue. (https://db-electronics.ca/2017/07/05/the-dangers-of-3-3v-flash-in-retro-consoles/) To the best of my knowledge, BYOAC members have bought most but not all of the carts below and no one has reported an issue at the time of this update.
- When a system can be soft modded, there tends to be many ways to do it. I try to list the names of notable methods, so you can do your own research. Some members have posted links to how to guides in this thread. If you have done one, please let us know if you would recommend and if you used a how to share a link. Edit: I have found MrMario2011's (https://www.youtube.com/user/MrMario2011) you tube channel to be a good resource for learning about soft modding.
- Post where we criticize each others preferences and opinions then go back and forth are not helpful.
IE) Cart X sucks and you wasted your money. You should have just got a $5 mod chip.
Pointing out other options like mod chips, emulation, other SD/multi carts or stating your opinion on the pros and cons of some options can be very helpful.
IE) Cart X has some limitations that make it a deal breaker for me. I really like (fill in other option) because it offers many of the same advantages for a lot less money.
A good example could be the PSIO or the Rhea. Both come at a premium price and pointing out that a mod chip is much cheeper an a better option for you is a reasonable point to make.
70’s
Atari 2600
• Harmony SD cart (http://harmony.atariage.com/Site/Harmony.html)
• UNO cart (http://www.thebrewingacademy.com/)
Intellivision
• LTO (http://www.leftturnonly.info)
80’s
Atari 5200
• 5200 SD (https://www.atarimax.com/5200sd/documentation/index.html)
ColecoVision
• https://www.atarimax.com/colecosd/documentation/ (https://www.atarimax.com/colecosd/documentation/)
NES/Famicon
• Ever Drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• PowerPak (http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?products_id=34)
90’s (early)
Neo Geo both the AES & MVS
• Terraonion makes a few SD carts and are listed on there page (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/)
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• Terraonion Mega SD (also Sega CD) (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/products/16-megasd_megacd_segacd_fpga_cartridge.html)
Sega CD
• Mega Everdrive Pro (https://krikzz.com/store/home/59-mega-everdrive-pro.html)
• Terraonion Mega SD (also Genesis/Mega Drive) (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/products/16-megasd_megacd_segacd_fpga_cartridge.html)
SNES
• Another Ever drive. (https://krikzz.com/store/) Three ever drives actually see chart (http://krikzz.com/pub/support/var/comparison/sd2snes-vs-super-everdrive.html)
TurboGrafx-16/PC engine
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• Super SD System 3 (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/pc-engine/12-super_sd_system_3-pc_engine.html) *Also adds CD expansion SD replacement, arcade card, and RGB out.
TurboGrafx-16/PC engine CD expansion
• SUPER SD SYSTEM 3. *Sports card games, CD, games, Arcade card sport, and added RGB out. (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/pc-engine/12-super_sd_system_3-pc_engine.html)
90’s (mid to late)
3DO
• http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm)
Dream cast
• https://gdemu.wordpress.com (https://gdemu.wordpress.com)
• http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm)
N64
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
PSX
• http://ps-io.com (http://ps-io.com)
Sega Saturn
• https://gdemu.wordpress.com (https://gdemu.wordpress.com)
• Alternative in development (http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/saturn-optical-drive-emulator.62274/page-3)
2000’s
Game Cube (Pleas note that the Wii is also a better native game cube. You should look at the Wii options below)
• SD-Media-Launcher (http://uk.codejunkies.com/Products/SD-Media-Launcher__EF000580V.aspx)
• MEGADRIVE (http://www.badassconsoles.com/megadrive/)
PS2 (Please note this mod doesn't allow you to natively play PS1 games. PS1 games can only be played natively on a PS2 via disk)
• Per hacked SD cards suports up to 2TB HD (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33021964728.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d5ysjpu)
• SATA hard drive mount] (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32736086736.html?spm=2114.12010615.8148356.55.30c41371eWMtYz)
• HDD replacement mod (http://psx-scene.com/forums/f153/softmodding-fat-ps2-hard-disk-drive-%5Btutorial%5D-116178/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0m3vc46XnM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0m3vc46XnM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNL9PZM11o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNL9PZM11o)
Wii
• GC loader (https://www.black-dog.tech/gc-loader-pnp.html) (This one seems to be a better options)
• WiiBrew soft mod (http://www.instructables.com/id/Softmod-any-Wii-Version-10-43/) configurable-usb-loader (https://gbatemp.net/threads/configurable-usb-loader.147638/)
Xbox (Original)
• Soft mod (http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Easiest-Way-To-Soft-Mod-An-Original-XBOX/%253Famp_page%253Dtrue&ved=0ahUKEwjchOaGl4_RAhWFNiYKHXnnDMQQFggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNGPpdpfNKBFdO_526f4ptkj_NQSsA&sig2=w_fGWUi1isaf7fSa2H6o7Q)
• CoinOPS (Your going to have to find your own links. All the ones I found seem to also point to Roms)
Hand Helds
Game boy
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
Game Gear
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
Game boy advanse
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• EZ-Flash (http://www.ezflash.cn)
3DS
• 3DS games (http://www.sky3ds.com)
NeoGeo color
• NeoGeo color (http://www.retrohq.co.uk/neogeo-pocket-pre-order)
PSP
• homebrew (https://gbatemp.net/forums/psp-hacking-homebrew.224/)
Links to out side lists on the same topic
• Retro collect's list (http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html)
• Atariage's list (http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127752-flashcart-and-multicart-list-all-systems/)
Post by: SavannahLion on January 01, 2015, 08:24:54 pm
I can't imagine any of the dead optical based systems would have that much more interest in similar boards.
Post by: Malenko on January 01, 2015, 08:38:55 pm
That sarooo site is in simplified Chinese, so I cant translate it :/
Post by: Generic Eric on January 01, 2015, 09:51:36 pm
GDEMU is for dreamcast.
That sarooo site is in simplified Chinese, so I cant translate it :/
*shazzle*
Post by: Locke141 on January 02, 2015, 12:46:42 am
GDEMU is for dreamcast.
That sarooo site is in simplified Chinese, so I cant translate it :/
Fixed. He has a DC and a Saturn one in the works, I just missed labeled one. Others have
Sarooo http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sega-saturn-iso-loading-flash-cartridge-sarooo-in-development.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sega-saturn-iso-loading-flash-cartridge-sarooo-in-development.html)
Consider that such a list would require constant updates. I watch some of the stuff coming out of AtariAge and that is the pinnacle of Cottage Industry stuff. Some of those boards have one run, period. Miss the buy-in and you'll have to pray another buy-in comes along within the year, otherwise you have to watch another 2-5 year long development cycle for another limited run board.
I can't imagine any of the dead optical based systems would have that much more interest in similar boards.
It would also let you play back ups with out having to ever change disk. I definitely want something like a multi cart for my Saturn. I'm hoping to jump on something when it comes out.
Post by: thomas_surles on January 02, 2015, 09:42:35 am
For ps2 there is he loader. (Not ad but you can use a hard drive or Usb stick)
And then there are the everdrive carts for older systems.
Post by: hypernova on January 02, 2015, 12:15:04 pm
Post by: Locke141 on January 02, 2015, 12:26:27 pm
How about the ad media launcher for gamecube/ Wii in gamecube mode.
For ps2 there is he loader. (Not ad but you can use a hard drive or Usb stick)
And then there are the everdrive carts for older systems.
I added the "ad media loader. I am not sure where to find he loader did you mean "Open PS2 Loader"? If you post a link or PM me I'll take a look. I left out the ever drives because most every one knows about them and there not CD replacements. I'll add them in.
Looks like the PSX one plugs into where the gameshark went. Except that port was only there on the older systems.There is a work around for the newer PS1 models. I think you can read about it on there FAQ's.
Post by: thomas_surles on January 02, 2015, 08:43:25 pm
And hd loader for ps2 comes on the latest version of freemcboot.
Here is how to.http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7615210_install-hd-loader-memory-card.html (http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_7615210_install-hd-loader-memory-card.html)
It's more of a mod than an attachment. But replaces the drive. But there is a limit Of 225 games
I just checked out open ps2 loader and apparently has no game limit. I have not tried this.
Post by: Locke141 on January 05, 2015, 11:36:51 am
Post by: opt2not on January 05, 2015, 03:28:08 pm
There is another alternative for the Dreamcast: MNEMO's USB Dreamcast board https://gbatemp.net/threads/dreamcast-usb-loader-coming-soon.373014/
It apparently works on all model versions, and has a better menu system.
Post by: Generic Eric on January 05, 2015, 03:42:08 pm
GDEMU requires you to have a V1 DC for install.:w00t
There is another alternative for the Dreamcast: MNEMO's USB Dreamcast board https://gbatemp.net/threads/dreamcast-usb-loader-coming-soon.373014/
It apparently works on all model versions, and has a better menu system.
Post by: Locke141 on January 06, 2015, 12:48:20 pm
GDEMU requires you to have a V1 DC for install.
There is another alternative for the Dreamcast: MNEMO's USB Dreamcast board https://gbatemp.net/threads/dreamcast-usb-loader-coming-soon.373014/
It apparently works on all model versions, and has a better menu system.
Added
Post by: Locke141 on February 22, 2015, 02:18:07 pm
I have no idea if the my current Saturn is a compatible 20-pin drive model. I won't find out till I am home this summer or if my brother does the install. If its not I'll be looking for a compatible Saturn.
Post by: thomas_surles on February 25, 2015, 09:25:59 am
Post by: Malenko on February 25, 2015, 11:20:37 am
My Rhea has shipped. ;D
I have no idea if the my current Saturn is a compatible 20-pin drive model. I won't find out till I am home this summer or if my brother does the install. If its not I'll be looking for a compatible Saturn.
how much is it?
Post by: Locke141 on February 25, 2015, 01:28:15 pm
how much is it?
More then I would like to admit. €130,00 EUR with shipping to the US.
I love the Saturn and it's the only single system I would drop that kind of money on.
Post by: Locke141 on February 25, 2015, 01:31:43 pm
Does anyone know more about the psio? Like will it also let you run a backup CD as well as on the sd card? I mean it says it let's you run code. Just curious.
From the PSIO FAQ:
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Can I boot my backed up CD-R's from PSIO instead of from the SD card?
Yes.
http://ps-io.com/faq.html (http://ps-io.com/faq.html)
Post by: opt2not on February 25, 2015, 01:56:33 pm
My Rhea has shipped. ;D
I have no idea if the my current Saturn is a compatible 20-pin drive model. I won't find out till I am home this summer or if my brother does the install. If its not I'll be looking for a compatible Saturn.
Mine is in transit as well! I ended up getting a Black US Saturn with a busted CD drive locally, for practically nothing. Perfect for this kind of mod!
In other news, I was able to get my order in on a USB-GDROM board as well. This one was a bit pricier than the Rhea, so I had to loose a couple arcade boards to fund it. (funny enough, they're games that have perfect ports to the Saturn :) )
Looks like 2015 is going to be my year of Sega! :gobama
Post by: Locke141 on February 25, 2015, 02:08:06 pm
Mine is in transit as well! I ended up getting a Black US Saturn with a busted CD drive locally, for practically nothing. Perfect for this kind of mod!
In other news, I was able to get my order in on a USB-GDROM board as well. This one was a bit pricier than the Rhea, so I had to loose a couple arcade boards to fund it. (funny enough, they're games that have perfect ports to the Saturn :) )
Looks like 2015 is going to be my year of Sega! :gobama
That does look cool. How much did you pay and can you share the link to where you ordered from?
Here is a line of the USB-GDROM in action.
http://www.retrocollect.com/News/usb-gdrom-controller-sega-dreamcast-gets-another-disc-drive-replacement-allowing-up-to-2tb-of-game-storage.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/News/usb-gdrom-controller-sega-dreamcast-gets-another-disc-drive-replacement-allowing-up-to-2tb-of-game-storage.html)
I may try the G1-ATA mod when its a little further along and better documented.
http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/10309-How-To-Attach-A-Hard-Drive-To-The-Sega-Dreamcast-amp-Load-Games-Via-Dreamshell (http://gamehacking.org/vb/threads/10309-How-To-Attach-A-Hard-Drive-To-The-Sega-Dreamcast-amp-Load-Games-Via-Dreamshell)
And My Brother emailed to let me know that my Saturn is a 20pin model.
Post by: opt2not on February 25, 2015, 02:29:25 pm
I plan on removing the USB port on the board, and installing a header to connect a USB cable with JST connectors. That way I can mount an SSD hard drive, internally, so I dont' have to modify the case in any way.
At the end of the day, this is a fairly pricey upgrade :dizzy: , but I love the DC so much and it's a small price to pay (sold two CPS2 boards) to have it working for many years to come.
Post by: Locke141 on February 25, 2015, 02:37:59 pm
I need to pick up a working DC this summer, as I have a copy of Elysian Shadows coming at some point. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1945059142/elysian-shadows-next-gen-2d-rpg (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1945059142/elysian-shadows-next-gen-2d-rpg)
Post by: Malenko on February 25, 2015, 02:51:23 pm
Guess the Rhea cant region mod or is there a way to patch the ISO?
Post by: Locke141 on February 25, 2015, 03:22:58 pm
I dont see where/how to order the rhea. I now have THREE Saturns, 2 US and 1 Jap
Guess the Rhea cant region mod or is there a way to patch the ISO?
How to order a Rhea can be found here:
https://gdemu.wordpress.com/ordering/ordering-rhea/ (https://gdemu.wordpress.com/ordering/ordering-rhea/)
It involves emailing him and pay pal. I figured a lot of people have gotten his board so its probably a safe bet it will show up.
Yes you can patch the ISO. I don't know how but unless the internet has lied to me people have done it. But, If you get an Action Replay 4M Plus your saturn will be region free.
http://www.amazon.com/Action-Replay-4M-Plus-enhancement-sega/dp/B008FPMBNG (http://www.amazon.com/Action-Replay-4M-Plus-enhancement-sega/dp/B008FPMBNG)
Post by: opt2not on February 25, 2015, 03:25:09 pm
I dont see where/how to order the rhea. I now have THREE Saturns, 2 US and 1 Japhttps://gdemu.wordpress.com/ordering/ordering-rhea/
Guess the Rhea cant region mod or is there a way to patch the ISO?
The Rhea is region agnostic, you can specify the region in the .ini file: https://gdemu.wordpress.com/operation/rhea-operation/
I believe this is on a per card basis, and not per game. So load up all your different region games onto different cards and set the region with the .ini file.
Post by: Malenko on February 25, 2015, 08:20:49 pm
Post by: pbj on February 25, 2015, 08:23:31 pm
First google hit - http://madroms.satakore.com/ (http://madroms.satakore.com/)
:banghead:
Post by: Malenko on February 25, 2015, 09:21:59 pm
You can region mod Saturn isos.....
First google hit - http://madroms.satakore.com/ (http://madroms.satakore.com/)
:banghead:
Well I never used a saturn ISO before, I have actual jap discs. I was hoping that the RHEA would auto patch or whatevs, but thanks for googling for me :cheers:
Post by: Locke141 on February 26, 2015, 01:42:57 am
The Rhea is region agnostic, you can specify the region in the .ini file: https://gdemu.wordpress.com/operation/rhea-operation/ (https://gdemu.wordpress.com/operation/rhea-operation/)
I believe this is on a per card basis, and not per game. So load up all your different region games onto different cards and set the region with the .ini file.
Good to know. Are there any non US games I should definitely try?
I am also excited to play the fan translations of the Shining force III trilogy games and Dragon force the second.
http://sf3trans.shiningforcecentral.com (http://sf3trans.shiningforcecentral.com)
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1622/ (http://www.romhacking.net/translations/1622/)
Post by: pbj on February 26, 2015, 09:52:04 am
Well I never used a saturn ISO before, I have actual jap discs. I was hoping that the RHEA would auto patch or whatevs, but thanks for googling for me :cheers:
Yet you mastered the hot swap? I don't believe you. Region was set with a jumper on the Saturn, and it was child's play to add a switch. Think I've still got a few legit Saturn import discs laying around. YOU BUY. :P
Post by: Malenko on February 26, 2015, 09:56:27 am
Yet you mastered the hot swap? I don't believe you. Region was set with a jumper on the Saturn, and it was child's play to add a switch. Think I've still got a few legit Saturn import discs laying around. YOU BUY. :P
Ugh, after like a million tries I did have the timing down. I saw the mod to add a toggle just never got around to it. What Saturn imports ya got?
Post by: Locke141 on February 26, 2015, 01:41:50 pm
Looks fairly simple.
http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/sega-saturn-country-mod-3/ (http://www.mmmonkey.co.uk/sega-saturn-country-mod-3/)
http://www.gamesx.com/importmod/sat_switchless.htm (http://www.gamesx.com/importmod/sat_switchless.htm)
http://www.gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=imports:sega_saturn (http://www.gamesx.com/wiki/doku.php?id=imports:sega_saturn)
I just ordered an actions replay but didn't know it require swapping disk to switch regions. Good thing I am getting my RHEA.
Post by: opt2not on February 26, 2015, 03:06:35 pm
Post by: gamer83 on March 01, 2015, 08:43:56 am
Post by: Locke141 on March 03, 2015, 01:45:37 pm
It's going to be a summer of Saturn.
Post by: opt2not on March 21, 2015, 01:53:12 pm
In fact, it probably took me longer to open the Saturn case than it took to install the board. :)
(http://i.imgur.com/u8Dtngj.jpg)
No problems, it worked right from the get-go. My only beef is that it only supports CDI, CCD+IMG+SUB, MDS+MDF, and ISO. So if you have your game rips in another format, you'll have to convert them into one of these formats for it to recognize.
Oh, and of course, it would be nice if it had a GUI to select the games rather than the button on the board, but I heard there are plans for that in the future.
All-in-all, it runs like a dream. Loading seems quicker and the unit is silent, 2 big wins for this thing. I picked up this Saturn for practically nothing because it had a busted drive, so upgrading to the Rhea was perfect for it.
Post by: Malenko on March 21, 2015, 03:35:57 pm
Post by: Locke141 on March 22, 2015, 01:23:06 am
I hope your USB-GDROM install goes as well. I'm interested in how you like it. Debating getting one as well but the $200 plus pice tag after shipping and fees is not a small investment. For now still hoping the G1-ATA mod goes somewhere.
Post by: thomas_surles on April 08, 2015, 01:43:24 pm
Post by: opt2not on April 08, 2015, 02:22:30 pm
Post by: Locke141 on April 08, 2015, 02:23:12 pm
What would you guys pay for one? Would I be better off just getting a modchip?
$100 seems a reasonable price to me, if you love your PS1 and want the original hardware around for years to come.
Keeping in mind I have never used a PSIO, I'd say that it depends on how bad you want to keep your original PS1 working in the future. The problem with a lot of the PS1's is the drives were not that great and lots of them died. Back in the day I installed a bunch of mod chips in PS1's for friends, I believe all the PS1's I moded had CD drive failure eventually.
For me the Rhea was worth the price point to keep my Saturn going. How ever, the PS1 is much better emulated then the Saturn and the PS2 has nearly perfect backwards compatibility because it has the PS1 processor on board. It's also happens to be the greatest selling console of all time and has several options for modding including a software mod that lets you back up to a hard drive.
If your a collector and really want to have the original hardware for your PS1 games then I would say yes. If you just want to walk down memory lane then a PS1 emulator or a modded PS2 with a HD back up is probably the way to go.
Post by: thomas_surles on April 08, 2015, 03:07:51 pm
Is there any word on multi disc games? I know it's a long test to play the first disc through to see if swapping to the next works.
Post by: Locke141 on April 08, 2015, 03:15:23 pm
Is there any word on multi disc games? I know it's a long test to play the first disc through to see if swapping to the next works.
From there FAQ:
Quote
What about multi-disc games. Can I play games such as Abe's Exodus or Final Fantasy that use more than one disc?
Yes. This will be supported. Whilst playing your game, you can simply bring up a menu (using a button combination) that will allow you to mount a different CD-ROM or we will simulate a disc swap. This will all depend how the prototype performs during our tests. More information regarding this feature will be explained upon release.
Post by: thomas_surles on April 08, 2015, 04:24:03 pm
Post by: RyoriNoTetsujin on June 20, 2015, 05:24:21 pm
Works perfectly. All you do is download the most recent software, unzip it to a folder on the SD Card, add your games (in .nes or .fds format, it doesn't recognize .zip), put it in and power up the NES, and *poof* it gives you an alphabetized list of games available for play.
The only problem I ran into was the realization that the unit can only list so many roms in a list at once (~200 or so?), so I had to break up the collection into alphabetized folders ("A-C," "D-F," "G-I," etc.) in order to see them all... but once I did that, there's been no reason to take the thing out of my NES! Worth every penny. :burgerking:
Post by: opt2not on June 20, 2015, 06:35:02 pm
http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm)
Post by: Locke141 on June 21, 2015, 04:15:33 am
FYI: New USB-GDROM firmware is out. Now supports cdi's, multi-disc, and region settings.
http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm)
How do you like yours? Did you you use a external USB hard drive?
Post by: Ginsu Victim on July 01, 2015, 04:33:45 pm
FYI: New USB-GDROM firmware is out. Now supports cdi's, multi-disc, and region settings.
http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm)
Man, it would be worth it alone not to hear the disc drive making all that noise. The load times are just a side benefit.
Post by: opt2not on July 02, 2015, 02:27:07 pm
It's great, I really love it. It's silent, and I haven't had any problems running most games (so far). My only gripe is the menu is a bit rudimentary, but hopefully that'll be updated in future software releases.FYI: New USB-GDROM firmware is out. Now supports cdi's, multi-disc, and region settings.
http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/USB-GDROM_Controller.htm)
How do you like yours? Did you you use a external USB hard drive?
Currently I'm using an internally connected USB Flash Drive. When I first got the USB-GDROM board it was the external USB version where you have to modify the DC's shell for the USB port. I didn't like the idea of cutting holes in the case, and I wanted this upgrade to be easily reversed. So I ended up de-soldering the USB port, and attaching my own connector to it so that I can fit a drive within the DC.
The USB Flash Drive works well for now (it's only a 64gb one though), I plan on upgrading it with a proper 500gb USB hard-drive if I can find one for cheap.
Post by: Locke141 on August 18, 2015, 10:46:19 am
Post by: opt2not on August 18, 2015, 01:38:03 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/JF7OkfE.png)
http://www.ezflash.cn/ez-flash-iv-microsd/ (http://www.ezflash.cn/ez-flash-iv-microsd/)
Post by: Locke141 on August 18, 2015, 02:01:07 pm
I should mention I recently picked up an EZ-Flash IV (new version with microSD), and while it's got it's quirks, it's the best and most available flash cart for the GBA out there right now. At some point krikzz hinted that he's making an GBA-Everdrive, but until then, this is the best GBA option.
http://www.ezflash.cn/ez-flash-iv-microsd/ (http://www.ezflash.cn/ez-flash-iv-microsd/)
I added it to the list up front.
My Saturn was DOA so I order an model one from Ebay for my Rhea. Do you recall how the SD card needs to be formatted? I don't see that bit of info in the install instructions.
Post by: Ginsu Victim on August 18, 2015, 02:52:53 pm
(http://www.gba-roms.net/img/flash/ez3-1.jpg)
Post by: opt2not on August 18, 2015, 02:55:44 pm
I added it to the list up front.
My Saturn was DOA so I order an model one from Ebay for my Rhea. Do you recall how the SD card needs to be formatted? I don't see that bit of info in the install instructions.
I think both the Rhea and the GDEMU supports FAT16 and FAT32. I'll have to re-check at home, but I think my Rhea's SD card is formatted to FAT32:
Quote
Supported filesystems:
FAT (also known as FAT16)
FAT32
IMPORTANT: exFAT is not supported.
Card preparation guidelines:
Cards up to 2GB should be formatted with FAT16
Cards bigger than 2GB should be formatted with FAT32
Use the biggest cluster size available (32kB in most cases, 64kB clusters are also supported)
DOS partition table is supported but only first partiton will be used
For best results use software called SD Formatter
Post by: SNAAKE on August 20, 2015, 11:28:54 am
Post by: 05SRT4 on August 24, 2015, 12:35:04 pm
Just wanted to share a recent purchase.
Not sure if anyone is using a 3DS but I got the SKY3DS. It was really easy to setup and is running 3DS games on my fully updated new 3ds. I haven't used the Gateway so I am not sure how it compares. If you guys have any questions about it let me know.
(http://www.nds-card.com/UploadFile/20152102025365345752.jpg)
Post by: thomas_surles on October 26, 2015, 06:51:58 pm
http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html)
Post by: Locke141 on November 07, 2015, 01:52:07 am
retrocollect just put out this article about all the flash carts and backup devices.
http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html)
Nice find. I added the line to the first post.
In other big news...
PSIO is currently in closed BETA to Supporters only!
Do we have any Supporters here?
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 07, 2015, 04:45:38 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on November 11, 2015, 06:25:28 pm
I wanted to but it was too late.retrocollect just put out this article about all the flash carts and backup devices.
http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html)
Nice find. I added the line to the first post.
In other big news...
PSIO is currently in closed BETA to Supporters only!
Do we have any Supporters here?
Post by: thomas_surles on November 11, 2015, 07:23:38 pm
Post by: danny_galaga on November 13, 2015, 08:32:51 pm
That list is pretty good. It had a couple of more obscure ones on there I wasn't aware of.
Yeah, I was going to mention the C64 SD card devices to replace your disk drive, and I see all of them are listed there!
Post by: thomas_surles on November 21, 2015, 08:04:43 pm
Post by: opt2not on November 23, 2015, 06:00:48 pm
edit: Actually, considering this is only going to cost about $150, unlike the $350+ for the Multi-CPS2 I might have to spring for both! :D
Post by: thomas_surles on November 24, 2015, 01:23:27 pm
Post by: Locke141 on November 24, 2015, 01:43:17 pm
it hit 100% pre orders in 22 hours.
Nice, Please post your first impressions after a little game play. Some unboxing pic's would be cool as well.
Thanks opt2not, for sharing the darksoft-cps2 kit. I'll add it to the list. If I was living in the US and had the space for a cps2 arcade cabinet, I would have already ordered one. I think its also the first one that the retrocollect article doesn't cover.
http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/multi-pcbs/1616-darksoft-cps2-multi-kit.html (http://www.paradisearcadeshop.com/multi-pcbs/1616-darksoft-cps2-multi-kit.html)
Post by: thomas_surles on November 26, 2015, 12:27:46 pm
Post by: opt2not on November 26, 2015, 01:17:22 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on November 26, 2015, 02:48:59 pm
Nah I gave up the first time when they couldn't synchronize their countdown timer to the actual time pre-orders opened. Besides, I'll wait till next year when and try again when they release the PSOne version.I was thinking about waiting for version 2. for all the fixes of the first one
Post by: opt2not on November 26, 2015, 04:36:30 pm
Post by: Locke141 on November 26, 2015, 09:27:02 pm
I think it's a great project, but other then the novelty of having an original PS1 on your shelf, I'm not sure it adds anything over the existing PS2 hard drive mods.
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 26, 2015, 11:16:35 pm
It's kind of like chipping a gamecube..... I suppose you could, or you could softmod a Wii and be done with it. You'll get the added benefit of inexpensive component cables.
Some disc based systems actually make sense though... like a Saturn, a Dreamcast or a Sega CD.... or the turbo cd.
Post by: thomas_surles on November 27, 2015, 02:05:07 am
Yeah psone modding doesn't make a whole heck of a lot of sense.I guess some of us just want everything. I have a modded GC and Wii. I Have a modded Ps2 but an un modded ps1.I Think it's the novelty of playing games on the intended console but without burning up the old cd drives.
It's kind of like chipping a gamecube..... I suppose you could, or you could softmod a Wii and be done with it. You'll get the added benefit of inexpensive component cables.
Some disc based systems actually make sense though... like a Saturn, a Dreamcast or a Sega CD.... or the turbo cd.
Post by: Locke141 on November 27, 2015, 02:16:16 am
I guess some of us just want everything. I have a modded GC and Wii. I Have a modded Ps2 but an un modded ps1. I Think it's the novelty of playing games on the intended console but without burning up the old cd drives.
That's resizable. Particularly because the PS1 drives notoriously bad.
Post by: opt2not on December 02, 2015, 10:04:07 pm
Yeah psone modding doesn't make a whole heck of a lot of sense.
It makes sense if you tend to transport your old consoles around when going on trips, or attending meet-ups/gaming sessions.
Besides, I got the LCD with my PSOne and would love to have it as a self-contained all-in-one console. Especially if I can cart it around easily without having to bring CDs with me.
(http://i.imgur.com/gwQcQWw.jpg)
Post by: Howard_Casto on December 03, 2015, 02:09:07 am
Post by: Locke141 on December 05, 2015, 10:10:40 pm
I'm going to add a reference to them on the fist post and how to find them (search "overdrive"). If any one has one or get one in the future, please post a short review and the link to the one you have purchased.
Also: I added
- Phoebe for 21 pin CD drive Saturns (https://gdemu.wordpress.com/installation/phoebe-installation/)
- sky3ds for 3DS (http://www.sky3ds.com/reseller.html)
- EZflash lost of 3DS carts and some PS3 hard drive mode equipment (http://www.ezflash.cn)
Post by: Howard_Casto on December 05, 2015, 11:00:51 pm
So the hardware is identical. The firmware may not be current though because I think he pulled the deal. I think you can update though.
That being said the "quality control" of stuff made in China usually consists of the person who made the order sending back obviously defective units.... that filter is gone if you buy direct.
I'm most likely going to pick up a everdrive md after the holidays and I'll report back. The only way we are going to figure out if they are up to our standards is to buy some.
Some of them aren't worth the effort though. While the genesis and snes models are much cheaper the nes tg16 and "misc" carts often run about the same price. It probably has to do with demand.
Post by: Locke141 on December 06, 2015, 12:28:17 am
It seem that there are other non-ever drive clone SD card carts on Ali as well.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/By-SG-Post-For-N64-ED64plus-Game-Save-Device-N64-Enhanced-version/32354802142.html?spm=2114.031010208.0.460.6IuNnQ (http://www.aliexpress.com/item/By-SG-Post-For-N64-ED64plus-Game-Save-Device-N64-Enhanced-version/32354802142.html?spm=2114.031010208.0.460.6IuNnQ)
Post by: thomas_surles on December 06, 2015, 01:38:24 am
Post by: opt2not on December 07, 2015, 02:02:44 pm
The Rhea GUI/menu is finally out: http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/official-rhea-discussion.57377/page-7#post-847473 (http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/official-rhea-discussion.57377/page-7#post-847473)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/34p116h.jpg)
Post by: Locke141 on December 08, 2015, 09:03:20 am
Post by: thomas_surles on December 28, 2015, 07:47:59 pm
http://www.retrocollect.com/News/krikzz-reveals-working-prototype-of-upcoming-game-boy-advance-flash-cartridge-everdrive-gba.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/News/krikzz-reveals-working-prototype-of-upcoming-game-boy-advance-flash-cartridge-everdrive-gba.html)
Post by: thomas_surles on January 11, 2016, 12:20:10 am
http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sd-card-laserdisc-replacement-drive-dexter-released-for-dragons-lair-a-similar-arcade-machines.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sd-card-laserdisc-replacement-drive-dexter-released-for-dragons-lair-a-similar-arcade-machines.html)
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 11, 2016, 01:20:44 am
Post by: thomas_surles on January 11, 2016, 03:09:47 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 11, 2016, 08:20:21 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on January 12, 2016, 12:13:39 am
Post by: Locke141 on January 12, 2016, 08:44:10 am
How are you liking the Sega CD? It has a lot of crap games and some of the best games are port you could play on other system, but undeniably some gems. I hope some one makes a SD replacement for it eventually.
Post by: thomas_surles on January 12, 2016, 04:56:58 pm
I'll add it to the list.I'm enjoying it. still waiting for my genesis everdrive to come in the mail. I'm liking the sonic mega mix homebrew. it's a shame there isn't much homebrew on the CD.
How are you liking the Sega CD? It has a lot of crap games and some of the best games are port you could play on other system, but undeniably some gems. I hope some one makes a SD replacement for it eventually.
Post by: thomas_surles on January 19, 2016, 08:39:49 pm
Post by: Locke141 on January 21, 2016, 06:45:42 am
You may want to pick up the much cooler looking Model 1 Genesis. They also apparently have better all around sound.
Post by: pbj on January 21, 2016, 01:39:10 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on January 21, 2016, 05:16:09 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on February 03, 2016, 08:25:12 pm
http://www.retrocollect.com/News/new-a-updated-nintendo-famicom-disk-system-usb-adapter-fdsemu-rom-loader-out-now.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/News/new-a-updated-nintendo-famicom-disk-system-usb-adapter-fdsemu-rom-loader-out-now.html)
Post by: thomas_surles on February 03, 2016, 08:39:57 pm
an sd replacement for the game boy printer.
it allows you to store printed pictures from certain games that have that feature. or pictures from the game boy camera on an sd card.
http://gameboyphoto.bigcartel.com/ (http://gameboyphoto.bigcartel.com/)
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 04, 2016, 01:42:49 am
Post by: thomas_surles on February 04, 2016, 01:47:46 am
The FDSemu is rather interesting. I've always wondered this, but could a FDS work on a NES? It might be covered up, but the NES does have an expansion port on the bottom. Obviously an adaptor would probably be needed, but you know what I'm getting at.I had the same thought. and I am unsure. but if you had the everdrive n8 you wouldn't even need one.
Post by: 05SRT4 on February 29, 2016, 01:24:28 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 29, 2016, 01:56:52 am
Post by: 05SRT4 on February 29, 2016, 02:21:51 am
Post by: thomas_surles on February 29, 2016, 03:37:44 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on April 16, 2016, 07:56:39 pm
http://www.retrocollect.com/News/bandai-wonderswan-wonderdog-flash-cartridge-a-readerwriter-out-now.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/News/bandai-wonderswan-wonderdog-flash-cartridge-a-readerwriter-out-now.html)
Post by: thomas_surles on May 11, 2016, 12:47:30 am
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/250637-lynx-multi-card-preorders/page-1 (http://atariage.com/forums/topic/250637-lynx-multi-card-preorders/page-1)
Post by: Locke141 on May 11, 2016, 10:24:27 am
Post by: Locke141 on May 14, 2016, 07:15:02 am
I had to stop my self from ordering the super ever drive as well. If I like the mega ever Ever drive, over the next year I plan on buying the latest and greatest models from the official site for every system they make one for.
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 14, 2016, 10:45:44 pm
So for around 80 bucks that's master system, genesis, 32x (if you have the adaptor) and n64. Not too shabby!
I'm thinking of biting the bullet and ordering those two, but it'd pretty much wipe out all of my sweet sweet amazon credit.
Post by: Locke141 on May 15, 2016, 12:11:29 am
I'm thinking of biting the bullet and ordering those two, but it'd pretty much wipe out all of my sweet sweet amazon credit.
Do it. Amazon points are for no good not spent.
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 15, 2016, 12:20:40 am
I was also reading this article on how some of the better game gear games have been patched to work on a master system, so a few game gear titles might be playable as well. I fired my game gear up tonight... man those caps must be hosed... no sound. :(
Post by: Locke141 on May 15, 2016, 12:25:42 am
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Post by: Howard_Casto on May 15, 2016, 12:37:55 pm
http://www.chrismcovell.com/segahacking/gg2sms.html (http://www.chrismcovell.com/segahacking/gg2sms.html)
Post by: Locke141 on May 15, 2016, 12:53:23 pm
Post by: sairuk on May 15, 2016, 04:31:34 pm
There is also a pretty sketchy hdd hack available for the Dr. V64 (N64 copier) but its not for the light hearted. http://emuconsoleexploitnews.blogspot.com.au/2010/05/doctor-v64-hddcf-bios-upgrade.html (http://emuconsoleexploitnews.blogspot.com.au/2010/05/doctor-v64-hddcf-bios-upgrade.html)
The PS2 harddrive IDE hack required a PS2 Fat model and PS2 network adapter, works very well. As I recall USB support was added later in USBLoader and OpenPS2Loader but compatibility was never great may have improved these days.
There is also the entire line of Tototek products, I have one for my SMD which works well enough but its an old style flashcart and in this day and age is annoying to use. So I rarely bother http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php (http://www.tototek.com/store/index.php)
SDLoad exists for the gamecube but requires a SDGekko card
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 15, 2016, 05:34:26 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 15, 2016, 05:46:23 pm
So close, I have a GG Master Gear Converter and two Sega Mega Drives. I assumed the all the games would move up the chain. How many GG games are hack/patched to work?
The ones on that site I linked to basically. Remember though that 90% of the game gear library is just ports of master system games... so just run the master system versions and cut out the middle man. I think there are only about 100 unique game gear games.
I was looking on ebay/amazon though and man are gg carts cheap.... most are 1-2 dollars. If I could only find a vendor that would cut me a deal on the shipping to make it worth it. It's very much like collecting common nes games, quite frustrating.
Post by: thomas_surles on May 15, 2016, 08:38:08 pm
I always thought the sd-based solutions for disc based systems were interesting, but the high cost large sd cards always killed it for me. I wonder if there is a way to adapt a hard drive to a sd card.... obviously some kind of cable would have to be made but we've all got a million of those micro to standard sized sd adaptors that comes with the cards.don't forget that some of these are limited to a standard sd card that's only a couple of gigs. and most are limited to a 32 gig sd card. so for these disc based systems you would need quite a few cards to store say the entire psx library. a hard drive solution would be great.
Post by: thomas_surles on May 17, 2016, 09:11:34 pm
Shoot, that reminds me. I gotta grab a RAM extension cart.you just missed out. I just caught everyone sleeping I guess. just won one on eBay $1.75 with free shipping. now I just need a saturn for it....
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 17, 2016, 11:26:40 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on May 18, 2016, 08:02:18 am
Man I'm so behind with sega stuff. I've got a genesis and a dreamcast and that's it. Mind you those are the two systems that don't suck, but I've got to think that the Saturn had some good games considering it's long life in Japan.I have actually never played a saturn in my life.
Post by: Locke141 on May 18, 2016, 08:18:18 am
Go grab Yabause (https://yabause.org) or SSF (http://segaretro.org/SSF) and some iso's and see four your self. FYI Yabause is a little pick about the quality of the ISO.
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 28, 2016, 12:12:58 am
Post by: thomas_surles on May 28, 2016, 10:51:16 am
Ok so I bit the bullet and ordered a Everdrive MD off of amazon. I'm not sure, maybe this thread should be split? Anyway, since this is one of the knock-off versions, I'll report back in terms of quality and such.Maybe we could start a separate thread. But since you got the knockoff and I got the krikzz one. We could do back and forth comparisons. Like saves and compatibility. If you find a rom not working in can test if it works. oh and a heads up megaman the wily wars needs a patch to work.
Post by: Locke141 on May 28, 2016, 10:58:00 am
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Post by: Howard_Casto on May 28, 2016, 12:24:09 pm
http://www.smspower.org/Hacks/GameGearToMasterSystem (http://www.smspower.org/Hacks/GameGearToMasterSystem)
There are 52 patches on the site and I think around 100 games are game gear exclusives (not master system ports and not available on the genesis or other, more powerful systems).
So I think these might be all the gg games worth playing at home. Even in this list I see a few that I wonder why they ported them.... like Super Return of the Jedi.... everybody knows the best versions are on the snes.... they even have "super" in the title. ;)
Post by: thomas_surles on May 28, 2016, 12:48:57 pm
I think this conversation fits here. The whole idea of the thread is to talk about these devises.
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Post by: Locke141 on May 28, 2016, 09:26:49 pm
Oh btw found another gamegear to master system site:
http://www.smspower.org/Hacks/GameGearToMasterSystem (http://www.smspower.org/Hacks/GameGearToMasterSystem)
There are 52 patches on the site and I think around 100 games are game gear exclusives (not master system ports and not available on the genesis or other, more powerful systems).
So I think these might be all the gg games worth playing at home. Even in this list I see a few that I wonder why they ported them.... like Super Return of the Jedi.... everybody knows the best versions are on the snes.... they even have "super" in the title. ;)
Thanks, this is good timing. Just talk to my mom back home and my Mega ever drive (China version) has arrived. I'll be home in a few weeks. Between the upscaler, all the RGB SCART cables, the ever drive, and the Rhea it looks like I am going to have a Super Summer of Sega.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 01, 2016, 10:31:25 pm
If anyone can find some info let me know. I'll buy this one as well and give my thoughts once it comes in.
Post by: Locke141 on June 01, 2016, 11:08:22 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on June 02, 2016, 09:55:23 am
Links?http://www.nesworld.com/n64-everdrive64plus.php (http://www.nesworld.com/n64-everdrive64plus.php)
It is a clone of the ever drive based off of the 1.4 version.
When you buy an everdrive you select which cic you want installed. Pal, ntsc, or both. The ed64 plus doesn't have a cic so it borrows one by placing the correct region game on top.
I assume the other one without the cart slot either comes with a cic or requires you to solder one on from a donor game.
I
The firmware is all everdrive. (Old version)
Edit: read this:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ed64-plus-my-impressions-any-owners-around-here.343004/ (https://gbatemp.net/threads/ed64-plus-my-impressions-any-owners-around-here.343004/)
So being based on the version 1 everdrive it will have most of the compatibility.
-banjo Tooie will work but requires a patch. (V2 everdrive and up auto patch this rom when booted)
-No animal crossing/animal forest due to the real time clock
I have a v2 everdrive so I don't have this either.
-No pokemon stadium 2. Only fully working on v3 everdrive.
- DK 64 has unknown save problems on all versions. There are threads on the everdrive forums telling which rom to use and save type to force. (It randomly erases your save after so many hours of play. Some kind of piracy lockout in the game)
-2 Japanese games only work on v3.
Other than that all other games will work. ( keep in mind all the Mario 64 hacks don't work on real hardware)
Also be sure to reset the console before turning it off or you will lose your save ( I did this a couple times by accident. It sucks)
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 02, 2016, 01:42:37 pm
I found a video of the newer version.... apparently it's just as you say, the cic chip is pre installed on the newer version. There is a price difference of around 10 dollars, so nothing significant. I'm just wondering if there is any benefit to the older version. There is a ntsc/pal switch on the top of the new version but I noticed that vendors are advertising it as "enhanced ntsc (Japan/US) only". So maybe you need the older version to bypass the region lockout?
Post by: ChadTower on June 02, 2016, 02:15:05 pm
Wow... just read through this thread. I hadn't realized how far behind I am on this stuff. Some really cool stuff. Especially the optical drive replacement SD units. A lot of units with things other than drive failures can be fixed this way. I bought a Sega CD/Genesis combo off a Facebook group recently that was damaged in shipping. The door popped open in transit and the mechanism snapped. Swapping out the old drive with an SD unit would allow the drive switch to be shorted and never bothered with again.
Post by: thomas_surles on June 02, 2016, 03:29:07 pm
Sorry about the mode 7 talk... I was tired and got my snes and n64 mixed up (I was researching both at the same time) but the site went down yet again and I couldn't change the post.No benefit of the older version. It's actually more work. You have to have a game of each region to piggy back. The newer one just flip the switch to N for us/j and P for Pal.
I found a video of the newer version.... apparently it's just as you say, the cic chip is pre installed on the newer version. There is a price difference of around 10 dollars, so nothing significant. I'm just wondering if there is any benefit to the older version. There is a ntsc/pal switch on the top of the new version but I noticed that vendors are advertising it as "enhanced ntsc (Japan/US) only". So maybe you need the older version to bypass the region lockout?
If it has the switch it will be all regions. If there is no switch it will just be one region.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 02, 2016, 06:02:45 pm
Wow... just read through this thread. I hadn't realized how far behind I am on this stuff. Some really cool stuff. Especially the optical drive replacement SD units. A lot of units with things other than drive failures can be fixed this way. I bought a Sega CD/Genesis combo off a Facebook group recently that was damaged in shipping. The door popped open in transit and the mechanism snapped. Swapping out the old drive with an SD unit would allow the drive switch to be shorted and never bothered with again.
It is, but some of them don't make sense. Like the psio for the playstation... a 150 dollar sd adaptor for a console that currently retails for around 8 bucks. With the 138 dollars saved one could probably buy any psx title they ever wanted to play. A mod chip would also be a more sensible option. I'm having the same issue with my dreamcast... buy an 80 dollar adaptor or just buy another dreamcast for 30 bucks and burn more cds.
Post by: Locke141 on June 02, 2016, 07:27:09 pm
It is, but some of them don't make sense. Like the psio for the playstation... a 150 dollar sd adaptor for a console that currently retails for around 8 bucks. With the 138 dollars saved one could probably buy any psx title they ever wanted to play. A mod chip would also be a more sensible option. I'm having the same issue with my dreamcast... buy an 80 dollar adaptor or just buy another dreamcast for 30 bucks and burn more cds.
I think you could argue that a lot of what we do in the hobby doesn't make sense. Why mod a NES for RGB or buy a ever drive if there is dam near perfect emulation that can be run on a 10 year old PC that will give you both advantages for free?
In regards to the PSIO,
I'm not planning to get a PSIO any time soon, but I definitely want one. For me the PS1 has a very special place in my heart. Growing up with dyslexia was not easy. I remember wanting to play FF7 so bad. It was very hard for me as it took me forever to complete do to all the reading (I maxed out the game play timer), My mom says that game & the other RPGs to follow did more to improve my reading the any thing else up to that point.
Update: I when one eBay and ordered a original scho-1001 play station. I have a working PS1 and a working PS2. This made me want the same model I had growing up, and it was super cheep. Now if, or more likely when, I decide I want a PSIO I won't have any excuses.
I now hate this thread as it is coasting me a lot of money in small $20-$40 increments
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 03, 2016, 12:58:54 am
You will notice that the flash carts I've been interested in have been on the lower end of the cost spectrum.... it isn't so much a cheapness thing but rather a practicality thing. I can make/buy usb adaptors for genesis gamepads for around 20 bucks (for two) and deal with having to have a pc in the living room or just spend another 20 to get a cart that plays genesis, master system, 32x and some game gear. That makes a lot of sense to me. N64 carts as well since the cost of games has sky-rocketed and n64 emulation still has issues even after all of these years.
My only point was to think before you buy and not get swept away in a nostalgia wave. Sometimes you can get more gaming for your money doing things the old fashioned way. (Just buying individual games.)
Personally I want to try and get an example of every major game console, but since budget is always a concern I'm going about it carefully. Right now Sony and Sega stuff is really cheap so it's a good time to buy. Odd-ball stuff like the tg16, vectrex, ect is at an all time high, so it's best to wait on those.
I hear you though, a sub 20 dollar psx purchase certainly isn't a big deal even if you use it as a wall hanger. Been thinking of picking one up myself and maybe the updated psone so I can finally have a use for all of those psone lcds. :)
Post by: Locke141 on June 03, 2016, 07:37:50 am
I'll probably never RGB a NES for simpler reasons.
I payed $32 with shipping but it's a 1001 (they seem to go for a bit more do to better sound), it came with two games, 3 remotes, and it also happens to be the model I had as a kid.
Post by: ChadTower on June 03, 2016, 11:54:19 am
Console stuff is so inflated right now. It's crazy. The stuff we used to give away free after swap meets because nobody wanted it is the super expensive stuff now.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 03, 2016, 02:05:49 pm
I *think* it's the same deal with flash carts and optical replacements. Demand is at an all time high so it could be that the prices of these things go down as the hipsters get tired of their new toys.
I suppose it depends upon the person though. I could see someone spending 200+ getting a particular console up and running the way they want if they really really like it and it's the only one they ever cared about. For me though it's less about the console and more about the games. I never really stopped gaming my entire life, save a couple of years in college so the console is more like a vcr to me... it just plays the games. I still have all my old consoles though, so maybe I'm just kidding myself.
Post by: opt2not on June 03, 2016, 03:01:04 pm
Don't take this the wrong way, but a lot of what other people do in this hobby doesn't make sense, not me. ;) I'm far too practical to spend a lot on a console that isn't particularly valuable. I refuse to rgb mod a NES, for example... it's just too costly. There is something to be said for running things on the original hardware, which is why I mentioned other, more practical, methods of playing games on a psx instead of just using a ps2. It's not necessarily a nostalgia thing. Many consoles are emulated well in terms of playability, but still have issues. 8 bit stuff is pretty well covered, 16 bit consoles sometimes have minor differences and anything beyond that ...well... it really depends.Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't think I'll ever agree with your POV, Howard. Too narrow-minded, always self-centered.
What you may think isn't valuable may be valuable to others. I don't get into the hobby of gaming for monetary gains, I'm in it to play games, in the most comfortable way I can. Adding an RGB-out to an NES for example just helps those who care about connecting it to a nice CRT like a PVM/BVM. Or using an upscaler for recording clean footage of your play-throughs...yeah yeah, people can upscale to connect to their modern TVs too, if you're into that.
You will notice that the flash carts I've been interested in have been on the lower end of the cost spectrum.... it isn't so much a cheapness thing but rather a practicality thing. I can make/buy usb adaptors for genesis gamepads for around 20 bucks (for two) and deal with having to have a pc in the living room or just spend another 20 to get a cart that plays genesis, master system, 32x and some game gear. That makes a lot of sense to me. N64 carts as well since the cost of games has sky-rocketed and n64 emulation still has issues even after all of these years.Again, these are such personal points that it doesn't fit everyone. I don't understand why you feel the need to come into this LIST thread and ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- on people's intents. It's a thread to list out the options, not spout off why you think it's unnecessary. Go start your own thread for that.
My only point was to think before you buy and not get swept away in a nostalgia wave. Sometimes you can get more gaming for your money doing things the old fashioned way. (Just buying individual games.)
Personally I want to try and get an example of every major game console, but since budget is always a concern I'm going about it carefully. Right now Sony and Sega stuff is really cheap so it's a good time to buy. Odd-ball stuff like the tg16, vectrex, ect is at an all time high, so it's best to wait on those.
I hear you though, a sub 20 dollar psx purchase certainly isn't a big deal even if you use it as a wall hanger. Been thinking of picking one up myself and maybe the updated psone so I can finally have a use for all of those psone lcds. :)
Good for you, you can make your own controller adapters and whatnot. :applaud: Not everyone has the technical expertise. So how does this point help others?
Another point, buying actual game carts is fine if you're into the pedestrian titles. But if you are looking for the more rare games, the cost is not practical.
Also, there have been many translation rom hack projects for games not released in North America, and these flash devices are great for playing games that we weren't privy to back then. Not forgetting some hack projects fix bugs some games shipped with, or improved on the gameplay a bit, or reverted the stupid censoring North America had BITD.
All in all, these devices are great, but if they don't suit you that's fine. There's no point in coming in and pooping on the party when it doesn't fit your needs. Just carry on, do you, and let the rest of us have our fun.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 03, 2016, 03:26:32 pm
Go back and read how you replied... it doesn't even make sense. I mentioned having to buy/make adaptors as a CON and yet you threw it back like I was listing it as a pro. You are acting like I have a problem with upscalers and yet, in this very forum I was in a thread talking about different upscalers we could try. I even made another reply about how it probably varies from person to person and how I could see a person spending a lot depending upon their circumstances.
I'm not sure, maybe you are drunk/high or maybe you've had a bad day or something, but you are putting words into my mouth, accusing me of saying things I didn't say or even allude to, not comprehending the things I did write.
Please apologize and delete your post so and I'll be glad to delete this response.
Post by: pbj on June 03, 2016, 04:02:00 pm
Don't take this the wrong way, but a lot of what other people do in this hobby doesn't make sense, not me. ;) I'm far too practical to spend a lot on a console that isn't particularly valuable. I refuse to rgb mod a NES, for example... it's just too costly. There is something to be said for running things on the original hardware, which is why I mentioned other, more practical, methods of playing games on a psx instead of just using a ps2. It's not necessarily a nostalgia thing. Many consoles are emulated well in terms of playability, but still have issues. 8 bit stuff is pretty well covered, 16 bit consoles sometimes have minor differences and anything beyond that ...well... it really depends.Don't take this the wrong way, but I don't think I'll ever agree with your POV, Howard. Too narrow-minded, always self-centered.
What you may think isn't valuable may be valuable to others. I don't get into the hobby of gaming for monetary gains, I'm in it to play games, in the most comfortable way I can. Adding an RGB-out to an NES for example just helps those who care about connecting it to a nice CRT like a PVM/BVM. Or using an upscaler for recording clean footage of your play-throughs...yeah yeah, people can upscale to connect to their modern TVs too, if you're into that.You will notice that the flash carts I've been interested in have been on the lower end of the cost spectrum.... it isn't so much a cheapness thing but rather a practicality thing. I can make/buy usb adaptors for genesis gamepads for around 20 bucks (for two) and deal with having to have a pc in the living room or just spend another 20 to get a cart that plays genesis, master system, 32x and some game gear. That makes a lot of sense to me. N64 carts as well since the cost of games has sky-rocketed and n64 emulation still has issues even after all of these years.Again, these are such personal points that it doesn't fit everyone. I don't understand why you feel the need to come into this LIST thread and ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- on people's intents. It's a thread to list out the options, not spout off why you think it's unnecessary. Go start your own thread for that.
My only point was to think before you buy and not get swept away in a nostalgia wave. Sometimes you can get more gaming for your money doing things the old fashioned way. (Just buying individual games.)
Personally I want to try and get an example of every major game console, but since budget is always a concern I'm going about it carefully. Right now Sony and Sega stuff is really cheap so it's a good time to buy. Odd-ball stuff like the tg16, vectrex, ect is at an all time high, so it's best to wait on those.
I hear you though, a sub 20 dollar psx purchase certainly isn't a big deal even if you use it as a wall hanger. Been thinking of picking one up myself and maybe the updated psone so I can finally have a use for all of those psone lcds. :)
Good for you, you can make your own controller adapters and whatnot. :applaud: Not everyone has the technical expertise. So how does this point help others?
Another point, buying actual game carts is fine if you're into the pedestrian titles. But if you are looking for the more rare games, the cost is not practical.
Also, there have been many translation rom hack projects for games not released in North America, and these flash devices are great for playing games that we weren't privy to back then. Not forgetting some hack projects fix bugs some games shipped with, or improved on the gameplay a bit, or reverted the stupid censoring North America had BITD.
All in all, these devices are great, but if they don't suit you that's fine. There's no point in coming in and pooping on the party when it doesn't fit your needs. Just carry on, do you, and let the rest of us have our fun.
I suggest you go back and actually read what I wrote. Nobody in this thread had a problem with it, just you, so you, are in fact the self-centered one and you, are, in fact the one that just ruined this thread.
Go back and read how you replied... it doesn't even make sense. I mentioned having to buy/make adaptors as a CON and yet you threw it back like I was listing it as a pro. You are acting like I have a problem with upscalers and yet, in this very forum I was in a thread talking about different upscalers we could try. I even made another reply about how it probably varies from person to person and how I could see a person spending a lot depending upon their circumstances.
I'm not sure, maybe you are drunk/high or maybe you've had a bad day or something, but you are putting words into my mouth, accusing me of saying things I didn't say or even allude to, not comprehending the things I did write.
Please apologize and delete your post so and I'll be glad to delete this response.
Post by: opt2not on June 03, 2016, 05:11:41 pm
But I stand by my other point, this thread is for identifying the different options for flash devices, and optical drive alternative. It's not a thread made for personal views on what people do in this hobby, or why someone would pay x amount of money for something.
The NES RGB comment hit close to home, because I do value it as one of the best consoles ever made. Adding a proper video output for it just makes the console that much better, and if you have a need for using RGB, then the cost is nothing compared to the "nostalgia wave" you'll be surfing after installing this mod. It really breathed a lot of life back into my old NES. Yes, NES games are well emulated, but you cannot emulate the feeling of popping in a cartridge hitting the power button and playing a game within 10 secs on original hardware.
Everyone has a different situation, different incomes, and different dedications to their interests. I'm happy to pay for a product if was high quality. I won't pay for another China-cheapy piece of ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- hardware ever again. Most of the products listed here are of high quality, save for maybe a couple (like the EZ-Flash, which will be obsolete soon once the new GBA Everdrive is released).
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 03, 2016, 08:25:04 pm
See the problem is you are accusing me of forcing my views on others and yet, you are forcing your view, that cost doesn't matter, on to me. You even interrupted the discussion with a tie-raid to make your point.
What in the world are you so upset about?!? I gave the advice to (gasp!) think before you buy and to (double gasp!) be financially conservative. Oh dear god what reckless advice did I give! Someone alert the KGB!!!
Post by: Locke141 on June 03, 2016, 08:33:00 pm
opt2not I did not even consider what would be needed to upscaling a NES properly. That may change thing for me down the road.
Could we agree to all take a step back and say what ever. I think both of you made good points.
Here's a good question, what retro systems, accessories, or SD devises do you guys think are a good deal right now?
Post by: opt2not on June 03, 2016, 09:32:29 pm
Actually if you were someone who was actually participating in the thread instead of butting in, you would realize that I asked about that a couple of days back and the response from the others was that this was the place to discuss such things. You see I was concerned of bogging the thread down with discussions others wouldn't appreciate, so I asked. We are all trying to figure out what is worth buying and what isn't. Cost obviously is going to come into the discussion.Excuse me? I am someone who is and has been participating in this thread. I've been participating to this thread much earlier than you have, and I've actually contributed to the list whereas your first post in this thread was praising said list, then your second post was your standard `Howard-style criticism`: "I don't understand this about people" , "Doing this and that doesn't make sense to me"...ad nauseam. You see the pattern here don't you?
See the problem is you are accusing me of forcing my views on others and yet, you are forcing your view, that cost doesn't matter, on to me. You even interrupted the discussion with a tie-raid to make your point.So by telling people to be financially conservative you are not forcing your views on people? Please. No one is going to tell me how to spend my hard-earned cash.
What in the world are you so upset about?!? I gave the advice to (gasp!) think before you buy and to (double gasp!) be financially conservative. Oh dear god what reckless advice did I give! Someone alert the KGB!!!
Talking about the price is fine, people should definitely be aware of the cost for these quality products. But pushing your views on what you think is worth said price isn't. Let people decide what is too expensive and what isn't.
I don't think we'll ever agree on a particular subject. Our views are drastically different.
I'm just going to leave it as that.
opt2not I did not even consider what would be needed to upscaling a NES properly. That may change thing for me down the road.Yeah I know what's needed. I have my NES Mini modded for RGB, even uses a MultiAV connector:
(http://i.imgur.com/EREMizG.jpg)
Here's the RGB board installed:
(http://i.imgur.com/ZlmShQT.jpg)
For upscaling I took the plunge and got myself a XRGB-Mini, 'cause like I said, I like quality products and am willing to spend a bit more for them. Should you do the same? That's your call, based on your situation. I'm not going to tell you how to spend your money.
But, I can say the Mini is an amazing piece of hardware, it has so many scaling options, screen adjustments, and firmware updates are constantly being released. I love the fact you can save profiles for different systems and displays you're using.
I've been really happy with this set-up.
Here's a good question, what retro systems, accessories, or SD devises do you guys think are a good deal right now?I would say the Original Gameboy is a good system to get into now. You can find them easily, and they're the last of the Nintendo hardware that is still affordable and hasn't blown up crazy like other Nintendo stuff.
I recently backlight modded a couple Gameboy Pockets, and have been enjoying playing games off my EverdriveGB with a nice back-lit screen:
(http://i.imgur.com/gzz137t.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/AxKVNRs.jpg)
Original games are still cheap, you can find the standard titles for $10-20 these days, a bit higher for rares. Pokemons are also usually higher, but that's a given due to all the pokemon fans out there (not including myself, I didn't get into Pokemon BITD and I think it's too late now).
Second to that: Sega Genesis. It seems that Genesis consoles and games are still on the cheaper end of the spectrum. I don't know how long this will last, but right now you can a Genesis for about the same price as a Original Gameboy. I haven't picked one up yet, but been considering it.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 07, 2016, 12:21:45 pm
I think they are going for around 40 dollars on amazon last time I checked. Well worth it if you ask me.
Oh... one thing noted in the manual (yes it came with a manual on the sd card believe it or not) is that the cart doesn't work with some of the clone systems, including the firecore plug and play units. I'm not sure why anyone would play it on that, but just fyi.
Post by: yotsuya on June 07, 2016, 01:40:09 pm
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Post by: Locke141 on June 07, 2016, 01:43:41 pm
Unforchitly I am stomped with thing I need to do and may not get to it for a day or two.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 07, 2016, 01:46:19 pm
I ordered an Atari 2600 Harmony Encore on Friday, it showed up yesterday. :cheers:
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I figured you would make a multi cart man. With all the soldering you've been doing lately with would be a piece of cake to make a 512 in 1 model.
Post by: yotsuya on June 07, 2016, 10:09:13 pm
Actually, I might be doing another Nintendo-related solder job for HighScoreSaves.com very soon....I ordered an Atari 2600 Harmony Encore on Friday, it showed up yesterday. :cheers:
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I figured you would make a multi cart man. With all the soldering you've been doing lately with would be a piece of cake to make a 512 in 1 model.
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Post by: ChadTower on June 09, 2016, 04:31:54 pm
Yeah it's annoying. If I had only known I would have bought this stuff up as places like blockbuster and kb toys went out of business.
And then storing it for 15 years? It's not THAT expensive now. :)
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 09, 2016, 09:11:44 pm
Post by: ChadTower on June 10, 2016, 08:19:32 am
Don't even look at the 3DO, the Virtual Boy, the TG16, etc. From this point of view it does make sense that someone that found a Saturn at a yard sale might drop the coin to SD card mod the thing and grab the entire library. It's cheaper than buying games. Yeah, you could buy a $15 modchip and drop that in, right up until the CD drive dies because the gears are cheap plastic from 20 years ago.
Post by: Malenko on June 10, 2016, 08:50:19 am
Yeah, you could buy a $15 modchip and drop that in, right up until the CD drive dies because the gears are cheap plastic from 20 years ago.
Meanwhile my Saturn that gets regular playtime and is the one I bought from FunCoLand many many many years ago, is still going strong and I was doing the swap trick with it to play my import games for a long time. I did eventually buy a Japanese Saturn so I didnt have to, but both systems are going strong.
Post by: ChadTower on June 10, 2016, 09:27:01 am
Meanwhile my Saturn that gets regular playtime and is the one I bought from FunCoLand many many many years ago, is still going strong and I was doing the swap trick with it to play my import games for a long time. I did eventually buy a Japanese Saturn so I didnt have to, but both systems are going strong.
Of course some still work. I have had as many come to me with dead lasers, dead gears, broken lid switch, etc as those that still work. The fact that yours still work doesn't negate all the nonworking Saturns. These days it seems about 50/50 for the Saturns I come across and nearly all of them at least need laser adjustment.
Post by: Malenko on June 10, 2016, 09:46:32 am
Of course some still work. I have had as many come to me with dead lasers, dead gears, broken lid switch, etc as those that still work. The fact that yours still work doesn't negate all the nonworking Saturns. These days it seems about 50/50 for the Saturns I come across and nearly all of them at least need laser adjustment.
If you take care of your ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, it tends to last longer.I consider adjusting the laser as part of taking care of it.
Saturns not being taken care of and having broken gears doesnt mean they were made with crummy parts, you just happen to come across ones that were neglected.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 10, 2016, 12:47:40 pm
Disc-based systems only make sense to sd/hdd mod when they aren't reliable. So far the Wii is the only disc-based system I've had die.
My DC has a bad drive but that's because someone had monkeyed with it before I bought it. I got it working again and it ran for a couple more years. Considering I only paid 20 dollars for it, two controllers, a vmu and about 10 games, with everything complete in box, I think I did pretty good.
Post by: ChadTower on June 10, 2016, 01:14:21 pm
Also it's like my psx arugment (which I was correct on btw). You can buy a playstation for 8 dollars....... on frikkin amazon! You would have to kill 10+ psx's before it's even remotely practical to buy the 140 dollar sd adaptor. Saturns can be a little more pricey, so it could be worth it, but it's very much a case-by-case basis.
That's a lot of effort and frustration, though. Granted, you're not going to get 10 bad ones off Amazon. But you're also not dealing with a couple bad ones, shipping and wait times, and you're not burning/buying a whole spindle full of CDRs. I think you're right about the $140 price point but if that were $100? Maybe I'd go the other way.
Post by: opt2not on June 10, 2016, 02:14:24 pm
I got a dirt cheap Saturn a little while ago with a botched modchip install, 'cause someone thought a $15 modchip was easy to do. I guess that person wasn't too experienced with modding and ended up damaging some traces, the connectors to the cd drive, and made a mess with the soldering. After cleaning it up and repairing the traces, I removed the cd drive and installed the Rhea. Perfect fix to an otherwise dead Saturn, and upgraded with the Rhea made it come back from the dead with a vengeance! Installed RMENU for it as well, and it's running pretty amazing. Best fix/upgrade this console can get.Yeah, you could buy a $15 modchip and drop that in, right up until the CD drive dies because the gears are cheap plastic from 20 years ago.
Meanwhile my Saturn that gets regular playtime and is the one I bought from FunCoLand many many many years ago, is still going strong and I was doing the swap trick with it to play my import games for a long time. I did eventually buy a Japanese Saturn so I didnt have to, but both systems are going strong.
I don't really care to have a bunch of burnt discs laying around, nor do I want to create more waste doing so. Which is why these flash devices are great!
Not sure why some people want to promote mod-chips in a thread dedicated to flash devices and drive replacements.
Post by: ChadTower on June 10, 2016, 02:22:51 pm
Not sure why some people want to promote mod-chips in a thread dedicated to flash devices and drive replacements.
Modchips are part of the discussion when we're talking pro/con of anything that is modifying the system's storage method. And damn, man, the Saturn mod IS super easy, so whomever botched that so badly must have been really bad at it. :)
Post by: opt2not on June 10, 2016, 03:25:57 pm
And damn, man, the Saturn mod IS super easy, so whomever botched that so badly must have been really bad at it. :)THAT'S what I thought too. I wish I took a picture of it, it was really a mess, but felt great saving it back to working condition and upgraded.
Modchips are part of the discussion when we're talking pro/con of anything that is modifying the system's storage method.I guess, but the point of this thread was to list out what's available. It's turned into a discussion of finances and alternatives to the list we're trying to generate here. Seems like there should be a separate thread for these discussions.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 10, 2016, 08:11:12 pm
On that note, I got around to testing the game genie functionality on the everdrive md clone. It works, but man is it awkward. First to load up the game, then you turn the power off, load/enter your game genie codes, patch the loaded rom and play. If you want to disable the code... you have to reload the game. So the feature only technically works. I could only see it useful on a game like battletoads where you want the extra lives cheat and you aren't going to turn it off because the game is so hard. The device does give you the option of loading codes from a text file, so I guess that makes it a little easier. If you are really into game genie, and the updated version of the OS has better gg support it might be worth it to get the official version. For me though, I'd rather have the professionally made cart shell.
I want to try some converted game gear roms next.
Post by: thomas_surles on June 11, 2016, 03:11:29 am
Not really. The list is still there, but a list isn't particularly helpful by itself, especially to someone who's just getting into the hobby. I think it's good to talk about recommendations and such so people can get an idea of what each option is like.I think it's the same on my everdrive MD. At least I couldn't figure a way to disable. I used it to finally beat lion king.
On that note, I got around to testing the game genie functionality on the everdrive md clone. It works, but man is it awkward. First to load up the game, then you turn the power off, load/enter your game genie codes, patch the loaded rom and play. If you want to disable the code... you have to reload the game. So the feature only technically works. I could only see it useful on a game like battletoads where you want the extra lives cheat and you aren't going to turn it off because the game is so hard. The device does give you the option of loading codes from a text file, so I guess that makes it a little easier. If you are really into game genie, and the updated version of the OS has better gg support it might be worth it to get the official version. For me though, I'd rather have the professionally made cart shell.
I want to try some converted game gear roms next.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 11, 2016, 02:35:07 pm
Actually, with some work, disable/enable codes could be made if the original value is known. I really don't want to make my own game genie codes though.
Btw, for those interested, the everdrive md clone I'm talking about is on amazon sold by YiSHDA, which appears to be a generic import seller. I don't necessarily endorse the seller, but I'm noting it because I got mine in 5 days, which is pretty darn good from China. Comes with a sd card as well.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 12, 2016, 01:20:39 am
Post by: Locke141 on June 12, 2016, 09:51:10 pm
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Cart X sucked and is a wast of money you should just (fill in other option)
Pointing out other options like mod chips, emulation, other SD/multi carts or stating your opinion on the pros and cons of some options can be very helpful.
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Cart X has some limitations that make it a deal breaker for me. I really like (fill in other option) because it offers many of the same advantages for a lot less money.
A good example could be the PSIO or the Rhea. Both come at a premium price and pointing out that a mod chip is much cheeper an a better option for you is a reasonable thing to do. That said I was in the position where giving my saturn some future proofing and not having to buy, burn, & store CD's was for me the better option. For some one else the price point could make a mod chip the only realistic option.
Like I said above you could easily make an argument that most everything any one of us does in this hobby is unnecessary and/or silly. We are grown Men (mostly, some woman) spending hundreds of dollars on +20 year old toys.
On another note, I'm so swamped when I'm back in the US that I have not even tried my new ever drive and all the updates on Howard's have been really nice.
Post by: opt2not on June 22, 2016, 11:14:55 pm
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I wanted to share my latest adventures in the USB GD-ROM install. I've been running it for some time now off a small USB Flash drive, but got tired of having to swap games on it due to limited space.
I had an old Hitachi 2.5" SATA hard drive from a macbook laying around with 100gig of space that I figured I'd use for this. This was perfect since there are only about 50gigs worth of games I'd actually want on my DC, and I wasn't interested in installing the entire library onto it.
Recently I picked up a Vantech USB 3.0 to 2.5" SATA Hard Drive Adapter (http://www.frys.com/product/8785701) to connect the drive to the USB GDROM. This is one of the passive ones that uses a single USB connection and powers it through the 5v line.
First thing I did was wipe the drive clean, formatted it with the fat32format program people have linked here, and installed Soul Calibur on it as my test game.
At first, when I connected it to my DC and powered it up, the system froze at the DC Logo screen. I thought "oh no, the drive is corrupted", but after removing the USB extension cord I was using, the console booted through the logo screen then onto a black screen with "No Fat32 File System Found".
I thought perhaps my drive wasn't properly formatted. So after a few attempts at re-formatting with different allocation sizes, and verifying it was a Primary drive, nothing seem to work. Then I noticed in my Disk Management that there was an EFI System partition that was a remnant of the Macbook install.
Apparently it's a hidden drive separate from the main file system for the OS to use on boot-ups or firmware installing. Since it's the first sectors on the drive, I'm assuming the USB GDROM looked at it and failed to initialize because it wasn't the same file system.
Window's Disk Management program wasn't allowing me to remove this partition normally, so I had to look into a more hardcore solution. Luckily Windows comes with a command line program called `diskpart`, which allowed me to select and remove that partition. (make sure you select your drive first using the command line!)
After doing so, and reformatting one more time, I now have a working healthy 100gig hard drive installed into my Dreamcast. I couldn't be happier!
Post by: Locke141 on June 30, 2016, 09:44:57 pm
In short it is wonderful and worth every penny. It was super easy to hook up and with the latest firmware you no longer need to use crazy, outdated unsupported programs to create .CDI images.
I've grabbed the fan translations for Shining force III and dragon force II as well as some old favorites like Guardian heroes and Albert Odyssey. My wife is out of town visiting a friend so I'll probably be loading up as many games I can find worth playing tonight then set up Rmenu. Then rest happy knowing that my Saturn will be around for years if not decades to come.
Edit: Here (http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/18944/how-do-i-use-bin-and-cue-files-in-os-x/) is a nice tutorial on how to turn .bin .cue files into ISO on a Mac.
Post by: thomas_surles on July 04, 2016, 09:14:02 pm
http://krikzz.com/store/home/42-everdrive-gba-x5.html (http://krikzz.com/store/home/42-everdrive-gba-x5.html)
Post by: Locke141 on July 04, 2016, 10:34:30 pm
The GBA everdrive is out!!! $99
http://krikzz.com/store/home/42-everdrive-gba-x5.html (http://krikzz.com/store/home/42-everdrive-gba-x5.html)
Nice :cheers:
I need to update the list on the first post.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 04, 2016, 10:54:04 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on July 04, 2016, 11:20:21 pm
I'm going to have to ask the obvious question here.... What is the benefit of getting this over a 20-30 dollar super card that'll play everything up to the Nintendo DS?Honestly I can't answer that right now. Real time clock?
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 05, 2016, 12:30:07 am
Post by: thomas_surles on July 05, 2016, 12:47:46 am
My hand held are actually at the bottom of my list for flash carts. (Except the ds because they are extremely cheap)
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 05, 2016, 12:51:25 am
Post by: opt2not on July 05, 2016, 03:46:31 pm
I was running one of the newer EZ-Flash IV's, the version that uses MicroSD and I'm really looking forward to replacing it with the Everdrive GBA. It was fine for being a cheaply priced $35 cart, obviously built in China due to it's cheap plastic case, components and cumbersome software.
From what I've gathered here's a list of upgrades the Everdrive has over the EZ-Flash:
- Better menu interface for selecting games
- No cumbersome writing software needed (EZ-Flash IV requires you to use EZ-Client, which patches roms for the save functions and in some cases the functionality of some games to work)
- Much less power consumption
- Real-time clock support
- Fast Loading (most games load within 1 - 2 seconds (my EZ-Flash takes FOREVER to flash)
- SD, SDHC and SDXC cards are supported. Tested with micro-SD cards up to 64GB -- FAT32 support
- All save types supported, no ROM patching required
- High compatibility. Near to 100% compatibility with GBA game library
- Sturdy plastic shell (unlike the EZ-Flash IV's that feels like it'll crack every time you pull the cart out of your GBA)
The price is much higher though so YMMV.
Post by: thomas_surles on July 05, 2016, 04:07:27 pm
I got my pre-order in for the Everdrive GBA and cannot wait to get it in my hands!Thanks I was waiting for your input. I wasn't sure what the upgrades were and I know you have been fairly active on the forums over there. I'm a big supporter of krikzz products. I just really want the sd2snes and the N8 before I get this one.
I was running one of the newer EZ-Flash IV's, the version that uses MicroSD and I'm really looking forward to replacing it with the Everdrive GBA. It was fine for being a cheaply priced $35 cart, obviously built in China due to it's cheap plastic case, components and cumbersome software.
From what I've gathered here's a list of upgrades the Everdrive has over the EZ-Flash:
- Better menu interface for selecting games
- No cumbersome writing software needed (EZ-Flash IV requires you to use EZ-Client, which patches roms for the save functions and in some cases the functionality of some games to work)
- Much less power consumption
- Real-time clock support
- Fast Loading (most games load within 1 - 2 seconds (my EZ-Flash takes FOREVER to flash)
- SD, SDHC and SDXC cards are supported. Tested with micro-SD cards up to 64GB -- FAT32 support
- All save types supported, no ROM patching required
- High compatibility. Near to 100% compatibility with GBA game library
- Sturdy plastic shell (unlike the EZ-Flash IV's that feels like it'll crack every time you pull the cart out of your GBA)
The price is much higher though so YMMV.
Post by: opt2not on July 05, 2016, 04:22:43 pm
I don't have the N8, since I went with the PowerPak from Retrousb, so I can't really comment on how good it is, but I'm sure it's great too. :)
Post by: Locke141 on July 13, 2016, 10:37:12 pm
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/13/12172076/sega-saturns-drm-has-been-cracked-after-20-years (http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/13/12172076/sega-saturns-drm-has-been-cracked-after-20-years)
Update: you can read more here (http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/saturn-optical-drive-emulator.62274/page-3)
Post by: thomas_surles on July 14, 2016, 02:31:41 am
So there looks like some one have a new (http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/13/12172076/sega-saturns-drm-has-been-cracked-after-20-years) USB drive coming out for the Saturn.Beat me to it. I was just reading this:
http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/13/12172076/sega-saturns-drm-has-been-cracked-after-20-years (http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/7/13/12172076/sega-saturns-drm-has-been-cracked-after-20-years)
Update: you can read more here (http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/saturn-optical-drive-emulator.62274/page-3)
http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sega-saturn-copy-protection-broken-a-new-flash-cartridge-in-development.html (http://www.retrocollect.com/News/sega-saturn-copy-protection-broken-a-new-flash-cartridge-in-development.html)
Post by: yotsuya on July 14, 2016, 02:55:43 am
Post by: thomas_surles on July 14, 2016, 04:54:12 am
Hey, did you guys hear the Sega Saturn has been cracked???!!1!!
For reals? You got a link?
Post by: Locke141 on July 14, 2016, 08:00:27 am
Hey, did you guys hear the Sega Saturn has been cracked???!!1!!
For reals? You got a link?
Yotsuya is referring to the same thing we were talking about in the article/video above. The video is really impressive. The device he is building plugs into the VCD sold on the back of the Saturn. He is are planned it as 100% mod free, and should work like the SD cartridges for systems.
The stories of how this stuff gets done is amazing. Haze's blog was always a fun read for the same reasons.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 14, 2016, 01:03:02 pm
Sidebar discussion:
I wonder how many disc systems use proprietary drives and how many use stock ones. Obviously I'm not talking about the physical drive, but the reading/writing protocols. Are most of them IDE? SCSI? or something different. I just know they make floppy disc emulators at this point.... they plug into your floppy cable and then you plug in a usb stick with a bunch of floppy images on it. It seems like a more universal cd emulator might be the best solution if it could be re-programmed for multiple consoles.
The Saturn news is a good start though. Interesting read.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 19, 2016, 01:25:02 am
Post by: thomas_surles on July 19, 2016, 07:42:10 pm
ed64 is on it's way! I'll report back once I get it.I'm curious to see if the patched banjo Tooie also works on this one.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 19, 2016, 10:57:13 pm
ed64 is on it's way! I'll report back once I get it.I'm curious to see if the patched banjo Tooie also works on this one.
From what I read, n64 compatibility was surprisingly high, even from the first revision. The only two that required updates were pokemon snap, that needed that convoluted gb camera setup, and animal crossing, that needed a real time clock.
I'm interested in the 64dd conversions that happened late last year. Those will be like brand new games to me.
Post by: Locke141 on July 28, 2016, 08:57:16 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 28, 2016, 09:17:12 pm
It might also be worth it to list the bootlegs separately..... there are some minor differences.
Post by: yotsuya on July 28, 2016, 09:49:01 pm
ed64 is on it's way! I'll report back once I get it.I'm curious to see if the patched banjo Tooie also works on this one.
I'm interested in the 64dd
Oh wait, you're talking about games...
Post by: Locke141 on July 29, 2016, 09:46:31 am
I didn't realize the power pak was still for sale.
It might also be worth it to list the bootlegs separately..... there are some minor differences.
I'm planning to do clean up of the first post and doing some more research and adding a few more I found. We just moved to Lao and are living out of a hotel until our rental house is ready and I'm taking a online class. This Monday my son starts daycare and Next Monday We moving to our house. I'll make time then.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 04, 2016, 03:03:46 pm
First off, there's no gentle way to put it, the cart shell kind of sucks. It's obviously re-tooled from the older version that had the console slot on the top so the top of the cart is flat and there are holes covered by silver tape where the USB and CIC slots used to be. In addition, it's hard to get the sd card in and out without a q-tip or something as the socket sits just a tad too far inside the shell. I think the official cart also has this problem though.
With that aside..... it's basically just like the everdrive64 v1. With this one there are no firmware/OS locks either so you can use the official software if you wish.
N64 games run fine, NES games run fine (yes, there is an emulator... for Gameboy as well I think), the wallpaper works, the menus are the same as a v1 ed64 ect.....
The only thing is there isn't any game shark support on the official firmware for the device. One of the everdrive OSes is supposed to add it for this hardware, but I haven't tried it yet.
This particular model didn't come with a sd card, which isn't a deal breaker, but I had expected it with the 70 dollar price tag.... I think it might just be the vendor I bought it from.
So far at least, I think, just like the genesis everdrive clone, it might be worth it to get this version due to the heavy discount..... an official ed64 with the same add-ons included is 150 dollars, so I basically got a working cart for half price. I might buy a donor cart to put it in a new shell though, so if you are into aesthetics as I am, add a few bucks to the price.
If you have oddball games you want me to test, please post them. I don't have a set of n64 roms yet, so it'll be a while before I have time to test.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 04, 2016, 11:58:52 pm
This alternate menu is a bit awkward in terms of controls, but it's open-source, so once I get a chance, maybe I can improve upon it a bit more. ;)
It's going to take a while to get this cart setup properly, so I'll withhold any more thoughts until then.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 22, 2016, 06:29:20 pm
Apparently I'm stupid. 64DD games require the ram expansion pak and I didn't have mine installed, so that's why they didn't work. Everything seems to work just fine including the various emulators that run on the N64. It's a shame that the console with the weird controller has all these emulators.
I'm having health issues AGAIN, but once my mind is more clear I'll go about adding support to turn cheat codes on and off on the fly and customize the button layout, which admittedly is a bit odd on the alternate OS.
Oh and pro tip: Aliexpress has started to omit searches for "everdrive" but they are still being sold there for a marked discount. Search for "China Version" instead. ;)
I guess I better buy a super everdrive next.
Post by: thomas_surles on August 23, 2016, 09:21:20 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 23, 2016, 01:04:53 pm
Just checked out Aliexpress. They have a China version n8. I have never seen one before. I've seen the power Pak and the jack diy, but never a nes China version.
They've had them on there before, but they were just as expensive as the official version. I think they are 60 bucks now, which is one hell of a deal. I still haven't blown through that multi-cart I bought a while back, so I figured the snes version would be good for the next purchase. I'm trying to buy one a month so it doesn't kill my wallet.
Krizz is starting to get a little full of himself. I was reading an article on the new Gameboy cart and apparently he's going to start doing tiers now. There will be three versions of each flash cart, with the highest tier most likely having a crazy high price like the sd2snes. At this point I don't feel a bit guilty for buying generic.... the guy needs a bit of competition to lower those prices to a more reasonable level.
Post by: thomas_surles on August 23, 2016, 01:42:37 pm
I love how they can't even spell "store"
(https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1_IPeLpXXXXbMXXXXq6xXFXXXA/China-Version-N8.jpg_640x640.jpg)
Post by: thomas_surles on August 24, 2016, 07:34:49 am
Post by: Malenko on August 25, 2016, 08:12:21 am
Oh and pro tip: Aliexpress has started to omit searches for "everdrive" but they are still being sold there for a marked discount. Search for "China Version" instead. ;)
Not anymore. I had a genesis and a SNES one in my cart, didnt check out before leaving work and now I cant find them and ali express removed them from my cart.
Post by: thomas_surles on August 25, 2016, 08:16:34 am
Oh and pro tip: Aliexpress has started to omit searches for "everdrive" but they are still being sold there for a marked discount. Search for "China Version" instead. ;)
Not anymore. I had a genesis and a SNES one in my cart, didnt check out before leaving work and now I cant find them and ali express removed them from my cart.
Well that was quick. I just paid for the Nes one. so hopefully in 19-39 days i will still get it.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 25, 2016, 12:34:07 pm
*edit*
If you can't wait, amazon has everything but the N8. Just search for "everdrive" or "Super China" and they should all pop up.
Post by: thomas_surles on August 25, 2016, 07:05:06 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 25, 2016, 07:18:00 pm
I'm thinking or ordering some arcade parts from them in the future, just to see what they are like. You can get a madcatz style set of buttons, joystick and encoder for 20 bucks shipped! Even their illuminated stuff is fairly inexpensive.
If you are willing to re-wire them (takes about 15-20 min with a soldering iron), you can get scart cables really cheap as well. I started a thread just before the site crashed, but anyway, it turns out that my snes cable had bad dithering because the sync was being fed from the composite video line instead of csync or luma. I wired on a switch for both as the N64 apparently doesn't always have csync (mine does, woot!). Anyway, the picture is crystal clear now. These people making "monster" scart cables probably didn't even check the ends... as I suspected... it wasn't the thickness of the shielding but the wiring. I think I paid 6 bucks as opposed to 20+. That doesn't sound like a big deal, until you realize you have a lot of consoles to buy cables for.
Post by: Malenko on August 25, 2016, 08:40:18 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on August 25, 2016, 10:32:40 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 25, 2016, 11:09:02 pm
Has anyone ever bought a PAL gamecube and had it imported? I'm thinking of getting a gba player and since I can't find that elusive rgb cable I figured I would go the scart route.
Should that be added to the list? There's a gamecube mem card 2 sd adapter you can get and after that you can use one of the exploitable games to boot homebrew and backups off the sd. Actually it's so simple you can build one, but they are so cheap it's hardly worth it.
Post by: thomas_surles on August 26, 2016, 07:23:28 am
http://uk.codejunkies.com/Products/SD-Media-Launcher__EF000580V.aspx (http://uk.codejunkies.com/Products/SD-Media-Launcher__EF000580V.aspx)
It works great. Launch from sd card or from burnt mini dvd. Or full size dvd if you have a case mod.
Post by: Malenko on August 26, 2016, 08:06:02 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 26, 2016, 01:22:25 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on August 26, 2016, 02:48:48 pm
Post by: opt2not on September 02, 2016, 02:55:41 pm
I got my pre-order in for the Everdrive GBA and cannot wait to get it in my hands!
I was running one of the newer EZ-Flash IV's, the version that uses MicroSD and I'm really looking forward to replacing it with the Everdrive GBA. It was fine for being a cheaply priced $35 cart, obviously built in China due to it's cheap plastic case, components and cumbersome software.
From what I've gathered here's a list of upgrades the Everdrive has over the EZ-Flash:
- Better menu interface for selecting games
- No cumbersome writing software needed (EZ-Flash IV requires you to use EZ-Client, which patches roms for the save functions and in some cases the functionality of some games to work)
- Much less power consumption
- Real-time clock support
- Fast Loading (most games load within 1 - 2 seconds (my EZ-Flash takes FOREVER to flash)
- SD, SDHC and SDXC cards are supported. Tested with micro-SD cards up to 64GB -- FAT32 support
- All save types supported, no ROM patching required
- High compatibility. Near to 100% compatibility with GBA game library
- Sturdy plastic shell (unlike the EZ-Flash IV's that feels like it'll crack every time you pull the cart out of your GBA)
The price is much higher though so YMMV.
Just wanted to mention I've recieved my EverdriveGBA and it has lived up to the hype!
Build quality alone is great, but the functionality of the OS blows the competition out of the water. There has already been a couple firmware updates for better micro-SD card support and bug fixes. I can also confirm the power draw is lower than the EZ-Flash.
I'm really happy with it. Pricier yes, but you get what you pay for.
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 02, 2016, 03:07:55 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on September 02, 2016, 03:21:24 pm
imho less power consumption and a nicer gui is NOT worth an extra 70 dollars.Well the real time clock covers the inflating cost of the pokemon games.
Post by: opt2not on September 02, 2016, 03:28:41 pm
Personally I don't think spending $100+ on a N64 flash cart is worth it, given that you can count the good games on one hand for that system. But there seems to be some odd rose-coloured fondness for that system for some reason even though most of the library is crapware.
But hey, that just like, my opinion, man.
Post by: vwalbridge on September 02, 2016, 03:37:59 pm
YMMV
Personally I don't think spending $100+ on a N64 flash cart is worth it, given that you can count the good games on one hand for that system. But there seems to be some odd rose-coloured fondness for that system for some reason even though most of the library is crapware.
But hey, that just like, my opinion, man.
+1 It baffles me that people like the N64. The system and it's games didn't age well in my mind. And the couple of good games on it have been re-made into better versions today anyway.
I have so much more of a charming connection with Nintendo prior to the N64 era.
Post by: thomas_surles on September 02, 2016, 03:48:27 pm
Post by: Malenko on September 02, 2016, 03:58:55 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on September 02, 2016, 04:14:40 pm
I want a good cheap SNES flash cart more than any other system , and that's mostly to play Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium on real hardware for once.
I plan on getting the super everdrive this black friday
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 02, 2016, 04:20:32 pm
YMMV
Personally I don't think spending $100+ on a N64 flash cart is worth it, given that you can count the good games on one hand for that system. But there seems to be some odd rose-coloured fondness for that system for some reason even though most of the library is crapware.
But hey, that just like, my opinion, man.
Good thing I didn't then. I bought the ed64plus.... only 65 bucks. The N64 only has a handful of stellar games that hold up... the thing is, those games are THAT good and if you still don't have the original carts, the cost of buying a game or two is more than the cost of a flash cart, even the legit everdrive. Goldeneye, just as an example, is typically 25-30 bucks online. Mario Kart 64 can go as high as 50 dollars. Those are extremely common games. I can't imagine what the rarer ones cost.
Gameboy games, on the other hand, are practically free when it comes to all but the rarest of carts, which is why the price point needs to be kind of on the low side. Also, talk about not holding up.... black and white games meant to be played on a tiny little green screen. Portable games don't hold up at all imo because most of them (not all) are downgraded ports of home console games. I think the entire Gameboy line, from the original to the gba, might have 20 games still worth playing. Most are Zeldas and Metroids with a Castlevania or two thrown in.
We are kind of screwed with the snes.... either pay 300+ for a cart that might eventually play all the odd-ball chipped games (I'm not holding my breath) or get a more reasonably priced one and still have to fill in a collection with 10 or 20 popular games that won't run on a flash cart.
The NES is also surprisingly high, but again, I think they are using a fpga to take the place of the dozen or so mapper chips. It doesn't sting as bad because at least half of the 800+ nes library is pretty fun to play and like the n64, the carts are expensive now.
Post by: opt2not on September 02, 2016, 08:09:01 pm
Quote
V1.10
03.09.2016
1)Emulation support for NES and GB/GBC games. Required third party emulators (PocketNES and Goomba)
Now any nes or gb/gbc games starts right from menu, like regular gba ROMs.
Emulators download link: http://www.dwedit.org/gba/ (http://www.dwedit.org/gba/)
Jusr drop goomba.gba and pocketnes.gba into GBASYS folder, now you can play gb, gbc and nes games!
2)Hide GBASYS option
3)Rom setting option: individual save and rtc settings for each ROM.
Post by: opt2not on September 02, 2016, 08:51:28 pm
Gameboy games, on the other hand, are practically free when it comes to all but the rarest of carts, which is why the price point needs to be kind of on the low side. Also, talk about not holding up.... black and white games meant to be played on a tiny little green screen. Portable games don't hold up at all imo because most of them (not all) are downgraded ports of home console games. I think the entire Gameboy line, from the original to the gba, might have 20 games still worth playing. Most are Zeldas and Metroids with a Castlevania or two thrown in.I definitely do not agree with this. There are plenty of great games from the GB-GBA that hold up, from every genre. You also have some arcade remakes that have expanded on their gameplay and in a lot of cases improved on the console viability of those games. Look at DK, Burgertime Deluxe, Qbert for the GB. Amazing improvements that have higher production values than the originals. Then there are the hidden gems like Mercenary Force, ZAS, Mole Mania, Revenge of the Gator, Shantae, Trip World, Gargoyle's Quest, Survival Kids...I can go on, and that's just GB titles! IMO the GB is one of the greatest systems with a library of titles that bridge the gap between arcade and console games.
For GBA, yes you have the standard pedestrian titles, but there are also a lot of great hidden gems as well. Before speaking about those let me mention the Castlevania's; here you have 3 awesome follow-ups to SOTN, high quality titles with great level design and artwork. If you're a metroidvania fan, these titles are vital to the fandom. Heck even Metroid Zero and Fusion are worth mentioning since they carry on the series rather than just porting, 'cause lets be honest there are a lot of SNES ports on the system from the Marios to Final Fantasy's.
Now I digress, other GBA titles worth mentioning: Sword of Mana - awesome remake/reinvisioning of Final Fantasy Adventure (SoM1), Sigma Star Saga, Astro Boy, Gradius Galaxies, Boktai (very clever game using a light sensor), Mario vs DK, Pokemon Pinball (actually pretty decent and a fun "catch-em-all" spin on the franchaise), Pinball of the Dead, Mother 3, Steel Empire..again I can go on and on.
From these lists alone, there are many more titles that hold up much more than the handful of N64 "good titles". But again YMMV. I suggest giving the GB -> GBA titles a chance.
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 02, 2016, 09:08:37 pm
The gba library is much better, I'll gladly admit that, but again, there aren't many that are great. They are more playable certainly, but not unless you are playing them on a console because the screens on portables and even the whole concept of a portable kind of sucks. These days we are getting oled screens, larger screens and better clarity and resolution, but I just can't play anything older than a DS at this point. The DS screen is too small if we are being honest... maybe an XL.
Post by: Malenko on September 02, 2016, 09:16:02 pm
but there are hidden gems on the Atari jaguar... that doesn't mean it's worth the price of admission.No there aren't. The "best" game is probably AVP , and its terrible.
There are *many* great GBA games , but I'll agree only a handful of regular GB games. I'll never turn down a game of "Fall of the Footclan" though :cheers:
Post by: opt2not on September 02, 2016, 09:22:41 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on September 07, 2016, 10:14:38 am
Post by: pbj on September 07, 2016, 10:17:55 am
but there are hidden gems on the Atari jaguar... that doesn't mean it's worth the price of admission.No there aren't. The "best" game is probably AVP , and its terrible.
Malenko is correct. Jaguar is the worst system I've ever owned.
Post by: thomas_surles on September 07, 2016, 10:25:23 am
Have you seen the ridiculous price they are asking on ebay. Cheapest one is 69 for a broken one..but there are hidden gems on the Atari jaguar... that doesn't mean it's worth the price of admission.No there aren't. The "best" game is probably AVP , and its terrible.
Malenko is correct. Jaguar is the worst system I've ever owned.
There was absolutely nothing worth playing.
Post by: Howard_Casto on September 07, 2016, 12:18:25 pm
I don't want to sound harsh, but for a guy who is having problems with his eyesight, you do care a lot about visuals rather than core gameplay mechanics. Which is weird given that are quick to defend the N64 which has some of the ugliest visuals for early 3D work. That, and as an arcader I would expect visuals would be secondary to gameplay. Do you just not like monochrome? Because I can mention the quality of sprite-work in some of these titles as many of them are of a higher degree of style and aesthetic than a majority of NES games.
You aren't getting it. It's all three shades of pea green so I can't see the damn thing. I even gave you an example of how the graphics effect the core gameplay.... you get turned around in Metroid ii. I didn't even like the Gameboy that much when I was a kid and had 20/20 vision for the same reasons.... excessive ghosting on the screen and not a whole lot of contrast. You shouldn't waste a bunch of money to play Gameboy games on the original hardware because the original hardware sucks. Visuals matter when they make gameplay difficult. Emulate it so you can play on a nice crisp screen and actually see what is going on. I recommend that for any portable btw.... like I mentioned, we are just now getting screens on handhelds that are bright enough and large enough to make gaming viable.
Personally I've been looking at the Gameboy player route, but it isn't really worth sinking a bunch of money into. I'm probably just going to stick to emulation and play the handful of Gameboy games worth playing.
The N64 had the best visuals of that era due to better polygon designs and better hardware. If you don't believe me fire up a blocky psx game with no anti-aliasing and those dithered textures and see how long you can stand it. Some people prefer it because there are larger textures, but I sure don't. It doesn't matter anyway. There's a reason n64 titles are still regularly in lists of greatest games of all time and the psx, if you are lucky might get a nod to ff7 and metal gear solid, and it isn't the visuals.
I guess you guys aren't a fan of Tempest 2000 then. Not that it's worth it to buy a Jaguar for it... that was kind of my point.
The hobby is hitting maximum saturation and unfortunately anything that isn't either a portable or the most common of systems is getting sky high. I keep hoping that it will go down, but for whatever reason the stuff stays up. I don't see how considering how seldom I see any people with retro console/game collections.
Post by: opt2not on September 07, 2016, 01:55:49 pm
Moving on...I've been playing with 1.10 for EverdriveGBA, and I got to say, booting up NES games on this thing has been made so much easier! For some reason I've been stuck on playing the NES port of Prince of Persia. Pretty decent low-budget port of the PC version, and is pretty close to the original minus the graphic detail and screen scrolling limitations.
^ this 100%. AvP wasn't that great though, Tempest 2000 was a better game IMO but the Playstation version was better (named Tempest X3). Better Sound, better Graphics and the gameplay was more tuned, especially with the enemies. I remember Defender 2000 also being a decent update. But really, there aren't any "gems" on that system at all and really not worth owning for a couple mediocre remakes.but there are hidden gems on the Atari jaguar... that doesn't mean it's worth the price of admission.No there aren't. The "best" game is probably AVP , and its terrible.
Malenko is correct. Jaguar is the worst system I've ever owned.
Post by: ChadTower on September 07, 2016, 02:37:14 pm
Can't seem to turn one up via Google but maybe I'm just missing it. Anyone know of a drive removal mod for the Sega CD? I finally got the Sega CD I mentioned earlier in the thread working. Can't seem to get it to read CDRs, though, so the next step would be an SD type mod if it exists.
Post by: opt2not on September 08, 2016, 01:17:07 pm
Another EverdriveGBA firmware update from Krikzz! These are coming in hot!
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V1.11
08.09.2016
1)SMS and GameGear emulation support. Required third party emulator (SMSAdvance)
Post by: thomas_surles on September 08, 2016, 08:36:35 pm
http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=5586.0 (http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=5586.0)
Another EverdriveGBA firmware update from Krikzz! These are coming in hot!QuoteV1.11
08.09.2016
1)SMS and GameGear emulation support. Required third party emulator (SMSAdvance)
Well damn. It's got more emulators than any everdrive. I still want the everdrive gg to play in my game gear though.
Post by: gamepimp on November 23, 2016, 08:09:47 am
Post by: thomas_surles on November 24, 2016, 06:31:23 pm
FYI the Everdrive store is doing 20% off on the 25th for Black Friday if anyone is looking to pick one up.Yeah the sale just started. I will be picking up my 4th edition.
Post by: thomas_surles on November 24, 2016, 07:37:00 pm
Now I have to wait until Christmas to play it.
Post by: gamepimp on November 25, 2016, 10:41:28 pm
I ordered a few different carts. I'm hoping they make it before Xmas so that I will have some time off to play around with them...
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 26, 2016, 12:11:50 am
Post by: thomas_surles on November 26, 2016, 08:00:53 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 26, 2016, 12:29:36 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 26, 2016, 03:05:18 pm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_NES_enhancement_chips (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_NES_enhancement_chips)
Scroll to the bottom and sort by chip type.
What you will se is there aren't any dsp 2-4 games worth mentioning, a couple of dsp 1 games of note and really the rest use SA 1 more than anything. Of course there are a handful of good sfx games, but atm I don't think even the sd2snes can handle sfx. So I need to do some research on the sa 1, but it looks to me that a basic snes cart with the dsp installed might be best for me.
*EDIT*
Going to krizz's site it appears that SA 1 doesn't work on either cart and there doesn't seem to be any plan to implement it on the sd2snes anytime soon. So assuming you install the dsp 1 into a super everdrive, the only additional games you will get on the sd2snes are the lone dsp 2, 3 and 4 games and a handful of oddballs like that. When/if the programming on the sd2snes is done I would be glad to buy it, but atm it doesn't seem worth it. I might hold off a while to see if any progress is made.
Post by: thomas_surles on November 26, 2016, 03:25:47 pm
Some good games that none of them play
Kirby superstar & dreamland 3?
Super Mario rpg
Super Mario world 2: yoshis island
Starfox
Doom (which has a port on every electronic known to man)
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 26, 2016, 03:30:31 pm
X2 and 3 are a real loss, but they aren't worth it imho as the original X was the best. I'll miss Mario RPG as well. The rest are either "meh" or games that I've never heard of and likely won't play as only a Japanese port is available.
Post by: thomas_surles on November 26, 2016, 03:42:28 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 26, 2016, 11:40:08 pm
I think Super Mario RPG hovers between 40 and 70 dollars, which isn't terrible, but those oddball missing games add up.
Post by: thomas_surles on November 27, 2016, 04:02:45 pm
Snes games are on the expensive side unfortunately. I know a couple people mocked me for getting a n64 cart, but just one of the games I wanted cost more than the entire thing.Hey I paid 120 for my n64 cart. It's gotten over a hundred hours of play.
I think Super Mario RPG hovers between 40 and 70 dollars, which isn't terrible, but those oddball missing games add up.
Post by: thomas_surles on December 16, 2016, 10:43:06 am
So 22 days. Now I have to wait the 10-20 days for shipping.
Looks like I won't be getting it for Christmas.
Post by: Locke141 on December 16, 2016, 10:51:05 am
So they just shipped my Everdrive today from the Ukraine.
So 22 days. Now I have to wait the 10-20 days for shipping.
Looks like I won't be getting it for Christmas.
Nice,
Wish I was working so I could start adding to my ever drive collection. I've now given up 3 jobs that I loved in the past 5 years for my wife career.
Post by: gamepimp on December 21, 2016, 10:10:24 am
So they just shipped my Everdrive today from the Ukraine.
So 22 days. Now I have to wait the 10-20 days for shipping.
Looks like I won't be getting it for Christmas.
Krikzz shipped my stuff around the 23rd of November and it showed up in Massachusetts on the 19th. I thought the package might have been lost in transit, so I was glad to see it surfaced here in the US. Supposedly it's on its way to my post office, but at this rate I'm not sure if it will get here before Christmas. Things seem to be running a lot slower than anticipated. :(
Post by: thomas_surles on December 21, 2016, 10:27:23 am
Normally it only took me 15 days to get the item. Apparently they are so backed up mine didn't get shipped until 2 days after I emailed them asking where it was.So they just shipped my Everdrive today from the Ukraine.
So 22 days. Now I have to wait the 10-20 days for shipping.
Looks like I won't be getting it for Christmas.
Krikkz shipped my stuff around the 23rd of November and it showed up in Massachusetts on the 19th. I thought the package might have been lost in transit, so I was glad to see it surfaced here in the US. Supposedly it's on its way to my post office, but at this rate I'm not sure if it will get here before Christmas. Things seem to be running a lot slower than anticipated. :(
Post by: gamepimp on December 23, 2016, 01:37:09 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on December 23, 2016, 02:26:59 pm
My order took awhile to ship too. I started this process in early November. I see now that my package went from Massachusetts to California for some reason (I'm in Kansas). That's just my luck I suppose. LOL! Any thoughts on what brand of SD cards to use for these?I haven't had any bad luck with sd cards for any of my Everdrive. Just stick to a name brand and you should be fine.
Post by: gamepimp on December 23, 2016, 02:58:19 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on December 23, 2016, 05:23:58 pm
Post by: opt2not on December 23, 2016, 05:44:37 pm
I recently changed a SD card from a Kingston 16GB to a SanDisk 16GB because I noticed a long pause when the music changed between tracks. This was annoying for games like Zelda or Secret of Mana when you'd go in and out of dungeons. The access speed of the SanDisk is faster and has made the experience a bit more enjoyable.
Also, here's a post I made about getting Secret of Mana working with the MSU-1 hack running with the Variable Width Font and Proper Case hacks: http://the-artcade.blogspot.com/2016/12/secret-of-mana-yearly-play-through.html (http://the-artcade.blogspot.com/2016/12/secret-of-mana-yearly-play-through.html)
Post by: thomas_surles on December 23, 2016, 06:17:17 pm
On the note of SD card choices, if you're playing the MSU-1 audio hacks on an SD2SNES (from my knowledge the Super Everdrive doesn't support MSU-1 hacks), access time for your SD card matters for minimizing the pause when the music switches.I do a chrono trigger yearly playthrough. You know I have actually never played secret of mana. I'm looking forward to finally playing that and earthbound when my super everdrive gets here.
I recently changed a SD card from a Kingston 16GB to a SanDisk 16GB because I noticed a long pause when the music changed between tracks. This was annoying for games like Zelda or Secret of Mana when you'd go in and out of dungeons. The access speed of the SanDisk is faster and has made the experience a bit more enjoyable.
Also, here's a post I made about getting Secret of Mana working with the MSU-1 hack running with the Variable Width Font and Proper Case hacks: http://the-artcade.blogspot.com/2016/12/secret-of-mana-yearly-play-through.html (http://the-artcade.blogspot.com/2016/12/secret-of-mana-yearly-play-through.html)
Also never played a link to the past..
Post by: gamepimp on December 23, 2016, 06:55:54 pm
On the note of SD card choices, if you're playing the MSU-1 audio hacks on an SD2SNES (from my knowledge the Super Everdrive doesn't support MSU-1 hacks), access time for your SD card matters for minimizing the pause when the music switches.
I recently changed a SD card from a Kingston 16GB to a SanDisk 16GB because I noticed a long pause when the music changed between tracks. This was annoying for games like Zelda or Secret of Mana when you'd go in and out of dungeons. The access speed of the SanDisk is faster and has made the experience a bit more enjoyable.
Also, here's a post I made about getting Secret of Mana working with the MSU-1 hack running with the Variable Width Font and Proper Case hacks: http://the-artcade.blogspot.com/2016/12/secret-of-mana-yearly-play-through.html (http://the-artcade.blogspot.com/2016/12/secret-of-mana-yearly-play-through.html)
Great information! I was actually leaning towards SanDisk. Lots of vendors selling those on EvilBay. They seem pretty reasonable, although sometimes I've heard they are counterfeit. Maybe I should stick to New Egg or Micro Center?
Post by: opt2not on December 23, 2016, 07:00:18 pm
I do a chrono trigger yearly playthrough. You know I have actually never played secret of mana. I'm looking forward to finally playing that and earthbound when my super everdrive gets here.I love Chrono Trigger too. I should replay it as well!
Also never played a link to the past..
This is my favourite parts of Secret of Mana while playing during the holidays... Saving Santa!!
(http://i.imgur.com/OCLDqVD.jpg)
Oh Santa, always thinking about Christmas:
(http://i.imgur.com/TbRzmNA.jpg)
Great information! I was actually leaning towards SanDisk. Lots of vendors selling those on EvilBay. They seem pretty reasonable, although sometimes I've heard they are counterfeit. Maybe I should stick to New Egg or Micro Center?I just picked mine up at a local department store, but New Egg should get you what you need.
Post by: thomas_surles on December 23, 2016, 07:09:29 pm
Post by: gamepimp on December 23, 2016, 08:09:47 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on December 23, 2016, 08:26:13 pm
Post by: opt2not on December 23, 2016, 09:40:41 pm
Micro Center has their brand of SD cards in 16gb for 8 bucks. That seems awfully reasonable. I might have to try that out when my SD2SNES finally shows up. I believe I can take it back if it's laggy since they just sell them in bulk...When you get your SD2SNES, there is a built-in meter in the System Information that can read the access time of your SDcard. It can give you the best readings of each card you try.
For reference, my SanDisk is a class 10, labeled to have 30MB/sec on it. The meter says it has an average access time of .375ms and a max of 4.246ms. Pretty quick for accessing those MSU PCM music tracks.
Post by: gamepimp on December 23, 2016, 10:07:10 pm
Post by: Locke141 on December 24, 2016, 09:21:08 am
Also never played a link to the past..
You need to start with link to the past. Near the top of everyone's SNES best of list. There is also a sequel original for the SNES Satellaview attachment that has been ported by fans. If you google BS Zelda you can find them.
Post by: thomas_surles on December 24, 2016, 10:06:07 am
Yeah I've heard of the bs ones.Also never played a link to the past..
You need to start with link to the past. Near the top of everyone's SNES best of list. There is also a sequel original for the SNES Satellaview attachment that has been ported by fans. If you google BS Zelda you can find them.
I'm behind on the loz games. But I own most of them. Just haven't played past the nes ones yet. Didn't really care for the 2nd one.
Post by: Locke141 on December 24, 2016, 11:54:46 am
Opt2not, I liked your blog post on patches. Are there any other Rom hacks you would recamend? I have a huge back log of JRPG fan translations I'm hopping I'll get to one of these days.
Post by: Malenko on December 24, 2016, 03:13:01 pm
You need to start with link to the past. Near the top of everyone's SNES best of list. There is also a sequel original for the SNES Satellaview attachment that has been ported by fans. If you google BS Zelda you can find them.
Its near the top of a lot of people's best games of all time on any system. For me its #2 right behind Symphony of the Night. Absolutely LOVE LttP; Link Between Worlds on 3DS kept hitting me in the nostalgia feels.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=149895.0;attach=354301;image)
Post by: opt2not on December 24, 2016, 03:45:08 pm
Start LInk to the past you won't regret it.Oh man there are too many to list! Here are a few that are standouts.
Opt2not, I liked your blog post on patches. Are there any other Rom hacks you would recamend? I have a huge back log of JRPG fan translations I'm hopping I'll get to one of these days.
A Link to the Past - DX hack - is a pretty good improvement and fixes a few bugs in the game.
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2234/ (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2234/)
Chrono Trigger MSU-1 hack is incredible:
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2546/ (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/2546/)
Super Metroid Zero Mission, pretty much a remake of the original Metroid:
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/742/ (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/742/)
Star Ocean no S-DD1 hack so you can play the translation of this epic j-rpg on a flashcart:
http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/614/ (http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/614/)
And there's all the translation hacks...you could basically peruse romhacking and find a lot of really good updates.
Note: these are just the patch files, so you'll have to get your own roms. But the readme files have all the install instructions you need.
Enjoy. 8)
Post by: thomas_surles on December 24, 2016, 09:24:07 pm
Also chrono trigger: a prophets guile. Which is like and hour long Magus side story.
Which game was the Japanese translation of the secret of mana sequel?
Post by: opt2not on December 24, 2016, 09:59:21 pm
Which game was the Japanese translation of the secret of mana sequel?
Seikan Densetsu 3
There is a 3-player hack (this version was originally a 2-player only game) on that site. Also a title screen hack that changes the title to Secret of Mana 2.
Absolutely one of the greatest games of that gen. very ahead of its time for console action-rpg's
Post by: Locke141 on December 25, 2016, 01:13:30 am
I need to add a lot of what you guys posted and find links for some stuff that does not violate BYOAC rules by pointing how to's with links to rom's, PS2 and the original XBOX particularly. If you guys see anything I missed please feel free to let me know.
Post by: thomas_surles on December 25, 2016, 05:53:52 am
Ds, and 3ds are just flash cards as well.
Original xbox splinter cell mod.
www.instructables.com/id/The-Easiest-Way-To-Soft-Mod-An-Original-XBOX/%253Famp_page%253Dtrue&ved=0ahUKEwjchOaGl4_RAhWFNiYKHXnnDMQQFggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNGPpdpfNKBFdO_526f4ptkj_NQSsA&sig2=w_fGWUi1isaf7fSa2H6o7Q (http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Easiest-Way-To-Soft-Mod-An-Original-XBOX/%253Famp_page%253Dtrue&ved=0ahUKEwjchOaGl4_RAhWFNiYKHXnnDMQQFggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNGPpdpfNKBFdO_526f4ptkj_NQSsA&sig2=w_fGWUi1isaf7fSa2H6o7Q)[/url]
You can find cheap usb to Xbox adapters on the ebays.
Post by: Locke141 on December 25, 2016, 11:06:24 am
Added the links. I'll add the PSP when I get to the the hand holds.
Post by: thomas_surles on December 25, 2016, 01:01:25 pm
Which game was the Japanese translation of the secret of mana sequel?
Seikan Densetsu 3
There is a 3-player hack (this version was originally a 2-player only game) on that site. Also a title screen hack that changes the title to Secret of Mana 2.
Absolutely one of the greatest games of that gen. very ahead of its time for console action-rpg's
Thank you. I suppose I could have Googled, but that's no fun.
It's on my list of games to play now.
Post by: Locke141 on December 25, 2016, 08:56:22 pm
I suppose I could have Googled, but that's no fun.
Googled
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/440/ (http://www.romhacking.net/translations/440/)
and added to my long list of JRPGs that I need to get to. I think it's one of 20 games. Sometime I wish I never found Romhacking.net.
Post by: opt2not on December 25, 2016, 09:20:10 pm
Case in point, there are a few great hacks for NES Simon's Quest that fixes a lot of the broken cryptic translations of the dialogue hints, removes the long pause and pop-up of the daylight changes, and even adds a map.
Couple more NES ones (not on romhacking), if you have a Powerpak/Everdrive n8 and like football, check out the updates to Tecmo Super Bowl with up-to-date rosters, new playbooks, and changes to catch calculations:
http://tecmobowl.org/files/file/505-tecmobowlorg-presents-tecmo-super-bowl-2017/ (http://tecmobowl.org/files/file/505-tecmobowlorg-presents-tecmo-super-bowl-2017/)
For us arcade heads that want to run VS Roms on an NES:
http://nes.goondocks.se/patches2.php# (http://nes.goondocks.se/patches2.php#)
Post by: Locke141 on December 26, 2016, 12:29:59 am
Post by: thomas_surles on January 09, 2017, 01:09:56 pm
Of course it did not come with an SD card so I am off to the store now to pick one up.
Post by: thomas_surles on January 09, 2017, 02:08:48 pm
Next test was super mario world. Plays flawlessly.
I also want to note that the super everdrive works well with my 3rd party controller and 6ft extention cord.
On the Everdrive MD, I could not use an extention cord in the menu.
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 09, 2017, 03:05:54 pm
Slightly off topic, is there a good source of NOS cart shells that look like the original cart shells? I'm not very fond of the euro/japan shell of the super everdrive or my n64 clone cart.
Post by: thomas_surles on January 09, 2017, 03:14:02 pm
I didn't think that the super everdrive supported any of the special chip games.It is supposed to support dsp1-4
Slightly off topic, is there a good source of NOS cart shells that look like the original cart shells? I'm not very fond of the euro/japan shell of the super everdrive or my n64 clone cart.
Pay for shipping and I will send you a crapper n64 game in a grey shell.
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 09, 2017, 03:27:23 pm
Eh I've got plenty of those. I was trying to find a non-destructive solution. I see them on ebay and aliexpress, but I think they are gutting carts.
Post by: thomas_surles on January 09, 2017, 04:06:07 pm
Post by: Locke141 on January 11, 2017, 03:29:47 am
Has anyone here tried this? It's about the simplest mod I have ever seen, just adding one resistor between to large points.
Post by: opt2not on January 11, 2017, 04:15:40 am
http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=7880 (http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=7880)
Works like a charm.
Post by: Locke141 on January 11, 2017, 04:28:58 am
I haven't done it to the toaster, but I did it for my top-loader. For the top loader, there is additional soldering to do to the Powerpak or famicom-to-NES adapter. I followed this:
http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=7880 (http://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?t=7880)
Works like a charm.
If I had to bet on some one here doing this I would have put my money on you. :cheers:
What value reciter did you use?
I ordered a toster last summer and am planing some mods for my trip home next summer. I'll add this to the list.
Post by: opt2not on January 11, 2017, 11:01:16 am
Are you planning to put a NESRGB in your top loader? Because the mod is slightly different when it involves that board since the NESRGB has its own amplified audio (also outlined in that thread on the 3rd page).
Post by: Locke141 on January 11, 2017, 11:41:35 am
The resistor values are in that thread I linked.
Are you planning to put a NESRGB in your top loader? Because the mod is slightly different when it involves that board since the NESRGB has its own amplified audio (also outlined in that thread on the 3rd page).
I seen that he used a 1.2 kOhm, but I also read that people have used a range that yield different results in terms of value.
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Experimentation suggest using a resistor ranging from 24k up to 56k. Pick a range in the middle and test the sound. The sounds with PowerPaks, Everdrives vs Real Famicom carts can vary.here (http://www.retrofixes.com/2014/05/open-hidden-sound-channels-in-nes.html)
I bought a front loader this past summer to try out some modding, like disabling lock out, and because I wanted a NES that was the same model as the one I had as a kid. I haven't decided to pull the trigger on doing a RGB mod on this one yet. If I do, I think I would like to do the one with the N64/SNES port on the back. Will see, I just had a second kid and time and money are being more and more monopolized by family.
Post by: opt2not on January 12, 2017, 04:29:28 am
But here's a little tip posted on that thread I linked:
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Tip: By design the expansion audio volume varied from game to game since they were mixed inside the cartridge and not the console, so there is no fixed parameter on the console for the volume levels for expanded audio games. The resistor value you put on your console (47K in this case) might be a little low or high depending on the rom you load.
Post by: Locke141 on January 12, 2017, 10:27:42 am
I wonder if including a pot resistor may help, like in the Mono Mixing stereo mod. In the thread you posed to they point out that the lost sound can only be picked up from mono. I wonder if the mixing mod would give some more flexibility?
Any way as of now I'm definitely going to swop out the 72 pin connecter, disable the lock out chip, and add a resister to restor lost sound. I'm thinking about RGB and Mono mixing stereo.
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 12, 2017, 04:21:41 pm
Post by: Locke141 on January 23, 2017, 09:13:55 am
This is one of the few system I don't won that I would like to have.
Post by: Locke141 on February 11, 2017, 06:31:07 am
https://gdemu.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/coming-back-to-life/#comments
Post by: opt2not on February 11, 2017, 09:16:55 am
Well that ended quick :lol
Post by: Locke141 on February 11, 2017, 07:32:24 pm
'Orders closed'
Well that ended quick :lol
He seems to be surprised that the demand only ever seems to go up. If you have a Saturn and want it to keep working for much longer there kind of a must.
Post by: Locke141 on March 06, 2017, 10:37:51 pm
https://gdemu.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/the-light-before-we-land/
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 07, 2017, 12:33:36 am
Post by: gamepimp on March 08, 2017, 09:46:51 am
GDEMU orders will open this Saturday.
https://gdemu.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/the-light-before-we-land/
I'm debating between the GDEMU and the USB-GDROM for the Dreamcast. According to the USB-GDROM site, it has quite a bit more going on for it than GDEMU does. Just wondering if anyone has either of these devices and might be able to provide some feedback...
Post by: opt2not on March 08, 2017, 11:12:39 am
Menu's between the two are pretty much the same.
The GDEMU supports two additional image formats, CCD+IMG+SUB and MDS+MDF while the USB GDROM only supports GDI, ISO, and cdi.
The USB GDROM supports long file names while the GDEMU doesn't.
I personally opted for the USB GDROM for the USB storage support, and store practically the entire library on a 256gb thumb drive. The thumb drive cost me $60 on amazon.
edit: here's a funny little comparison image between the two.
http://3do-renovation.ru/comparation.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/comparation.htm)
Post by: gamepimp on March 08, 2017, 12:11:18 pm
I think I will go ahead and order the USB-GDROM device. It seems like the GDEMU is very difficult to get ahold of and will probably be sold out by the time I could even try to order one anyway....
Post by: thomas_surles on April 02, 2017, 11:36:03 am
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127752-flashcart-and-multicart-list-all-systems/ (http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127752-flashcart-and-multicart-list-all-systems/)
Post by: Locke141 on May 06, 2017, 07:39:24 am
Rhea owners:
The Rhea GUI/menu is finally out: http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/official-rhea-discussion.57377/page-7#post-847473 (http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/official-rhea-discussion.57377/page-7#post-847473)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/34p116h.jpg)
vertions 2.0 is now out. RMENU_v0.2 (http://www.mediafire.com/file/4sbn2oqpoh8898t/RMENU_v0.2.zip)
I found another good list to add to the first post.
http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127752-flashcart-and-multicart-list-all-systems/ (http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127752-flashcart-and-multicart-list-all-systems/)
Nice list, added. I wonder if any of these other list used us in there research? That would be cool.
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 06, 2017, 02:55:58 pm
Post by: Locke141 on May 07, 2017, 07:51:34 am
So I got a Super Everdrive China ver the other day. Seems to work great just like all the other clones. The shell is kind of ratty and I'll probably replace it with a proper NA snes shell but other than that I don't have many complaints. Paid 50 bucks for it with sd card included. The only bad thing is a dsp isn't installed. Looking at the game list I might not even bother as pilot wings and Mario kart are the only dsp 1 titles worth mentioning. If anyone wants me to try something let me know.
What did you search for to find it?
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 07, 2017, 12:46:56 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on May 07, 2017, 01:59:15 pm
So I got a Super Everdrive China ver the other day. Seems to work great just like all the other clones. The shell is kind of ratty and I'll probably replace it with a proper NA snes shell but other than that I don't have many complaints. Paid 50 bucks for it with sd card included. The only bad thing is a dsp isn't installed. Looking at the game list I might not even bother as pilot wings and Mario kart are the only dsp 1 titles worth mentioning. If anyone wants me to try something let me know.Try super mario world. Get to the first boss. Not sure if it was the rom or what but most of the bosses had graphical glitches, for example on boss 1 the platform was invisible. And when i fought bowser he was invisible. Still beat him blind though.
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 07, 2017, 03:57:59 pm
Post by: opt2not on May 07, 2017, 04:07:18 pm
I finally added the handhelds in the first post. I know I'm missing some options so feel free to let me know.Is this the full release? I've been on the beta version of this and it kicks ass. Not only is it graphically updated, but the loading options are great now.Rhea owners:
The Rhea GUI/menu is finally out: http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/official-rhea-discussion.57377/page-7#post-847473 (http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/official-rhea-discussion.57377/page-7#post-847473)
(http://i63.tinypic.com/34p116h.jpg)
vertions 2.0 is now out. .
Ever since Assember forums went down I've been finding it hard to get news on these developments.
Post by: Locke141 on May 08, 2017, 06:34:36 pm
Post by: opt2not on May 10, 2017, 05:21:48 pm
It's currently in beta, but he's opened a preorder list and a teaser video of it working:
http://www.retrohq.co.uk/neogeo-pocket-pre-order (http://www.retrohq.co.uk/neogeo-pocket-pre-order)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BT0PdPqhLzR/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/BT0PdPqhLzR/)
Post by: Locke141 on May 10, 2017, 08:08:59 pm
SainT from AtariAge forums is developing a Neo Geo Pocket Color SD flash cart.
It's currently in beta, but he's opened a preorder list and a teaser video of it working:
http://www.retrohq.co.uk/neogeo-pocket-pre-order (http://www.retrohq.co.uk/neogeo-pocket-pre-order)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BT0PdPqhLzR/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/BT0PdPqhLzR/)
Added to list, looks cool.
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 10, 2017, 08:23:14 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 13, 2017, 12:58:20 am
Post by: thomas_surles on May 13, 2017, 01:20:38 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 13, 2017, 07:07:00 pm
Post by: Locke141 on May 18, 2017, 09:27:15 am
I still need to look into SSD vs HD priseing. Then there is making a list of games.
[Edit: despite the fact the PS2 natively supports PS1 games via dick, only emulation is supported of the HDD]
Could use some sagestins on PS2 titles that I should consider. Back in the PS2 day I mostly played RPG's but now would like some pick up and play with friends options.
I'll report back on my results.
Post by: TipsyMcStagger on May 18, 2017, 03:55:07 pm
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Post by: opt2not on May 19, 2017, 12:14:50 am
https://sd2snes.de/blog/archives/833
Some bug fixes especially for MSU audio support timing.
Post by: Locke141 on May 30, 2017, 09:17:04 pm
Obviously we can't post links to items that come with rom's, like any or the NEOGEO multi carts or the Multipac but I think knowledge of their existence is okay.
Boot leg system should still be persona non grata as this is a list for preservation.
Should we add these to the list?
Post by: opt2not on May 30, 2017, 10:25:08 pm
Neo geo is different as the same multicarts have AES versions planned.
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 30, 2017, 10:43:48 pm
Post by: Locke141 on May 30, 2017, 10:44:44 pm
I vote not. There are so many multi boards and variants out there that it'll muddle up the console list.
Neo geo is different as the same multicarts have AES versions planned.
Good point, from someone who knows better should start that list in a different section.
OMG, just googled it and I want the "Multigame 161-in-1 English AES by DGE" but not for $785 :dizzy:
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If we open that floodgate then we'd have to do it for the other consoles and there are 20-30 new multicarts for the nes every season. Thorwing it in another thread might be an idea though.
Agreed, my thought was to just say their their multicarts for a given system and leave it to readers to find one. That Darksoft board looks so cool and he made is a CP3 multicarts as well. Someone who follows that stuff should start a thread.
Post by: thomas_surles on June 09, 2017, 10:19:38 am
The guy uses an arduino board as a modchip for the ps1. Kind of over the top as you can still get a basic modchip for 3 bucks but still interesting.
http://youtu.be/8ci2wltLchc (http://youtu.be/8ci2wltLchc)
Post by: thomas_surles on June 10, 2017, 07:35:42 am
Post by: opt2not on June 10, 2017, 01:36:57 pm
New gameboy/ color everdrive coming from krikzz with save states. Hopefully this lowers the price of the old stock.
I might sell my current one and pick up an X7 version. He claims the new ones are 4x more battery efficient, which for me is a bigger selling point than individual game RTC and Save States. I run on a backlit Gameboy Pocket and would like to prolong the battery time more.
Post by: thomas_surles on June 10, 2017, 06:10:04 pm
Post by: Locke141 on June 11, 2017, 03:25:03 am
New gameboy/ color everdrive coming from krikzz with save states. Hopefully this lowers the price of the old stock.
I might sell my current one and pick up an X7 version. He claims the new ones are 4x more battery efficient, which for me is a bigger selling point than individual game RTC and Save States. I run on a backlit Gameboy Pocket and would like to prolong the battery time more.
That's a good point. I love my gameboy and this may be what makes me finally pick up a SD cart.
Post by: Locke141 on June 14, 2017, 10:22:48 pm
Any way, I'll be back in the US on Sunday ;D
Post by: Locke141 on July 07, 2017, 03:15:43 pm
My PS2 "network" adapter arrived at my parents house. This one doesn't have any networking ability but it's SATA. I'm going for future proofing so SATA is more appealing. I have a 250 SSD laying around that I may use or a 1T HD, depending what games I end up adding. I can always swap out for a 1T SSD in a few years when the price drops.
Any way, I'll be back in the US on Sunday ;D
Post by: thomas_surles on July 07, 2017, 03:45:38 pm
My PS2 "network" adapter arrived at my parents house. This one doesn't have any network abilitys but it is SATA and I'm going for fucher proofing. I have a 250 SSD laying around that I may use or a 1T HD, depending what games I end up adding. I can always swap out for a 1T SSD in a few years when the price drops.
Any way, I'll be back in the US on Sunday ;D
Isnt there a 250 game limit for the hd loader on ps2?
Post by: opt2not on July 07, 2017, 05:12:02 pm
https://db-electronics.ca/2017/07/05/the-dangers-of-3-3v-flash-in-retro-consoles/
Opinions?
Post by: thomas_surles on July 07, 2017, 08:01:52 pm
So this has been floating around lately:Well that's unfortunate for me. I own 2 bad 1 good and one mystery
https://db-electronics.ca/2017/07/05/the-dangers-of-3-3v-flash-in-retro-consoles/
Opinions?
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 08, 2017, 12:41:46 pm
So this has been floating around lately:
https://db-electronics.ca/2017/07/05/the-dangers-of-3-3v-flash-in-retro-consoles/
Opinions?
Sounds like an engineer missing the forest for the trees to me. Early DC adapters weren't exactly rock solid, these consoles are in use all around the world including places where brown outs are common, they've been stored in storage buildings with crazy heat/humidity ect. and have survived it all. Could they potentially shorten the lifespan of older consoles? Sure, but when we are talking about solid state devices that have already lasted 30 years and by all accounts could last another 30 or more with proper maintenance shaving a couple of years off isn't exactly a big deal. I also seriously doubt that people are using these things on museum pieces anyway.
Also I'm not even sure that the logic behind the argument checks out. (Although I'm by no means an expert.) Most components that run on 5v actually will accept anything from 1.5 to 7 volts without incident.... at least temporarily. Most components will also handle quite a bit of excess heat and back voltage.... if they didn't then you wouldn't be able to solder them on the board.
Post by: thomas_surles on July 08, 2017, 04:01:08 pm
Post by: opt2not on July 09, 2017, 07:16:07 pm
For my Sega needs I have the GD-ROM replacement boards for Saturn and Dreamcast, so I'm covered for the Sega titles I'm interested in.
Speaking of portable flash drives, the EZ Flash IV has a new firmware update that eliminates having to patch the roms when copying it to your microSD. I'm betting it's to combat Krikkz's EverdriveGBA.
Now you can copy your roms straight to the card, and whenever you boot up a game the EZ Flash IV creates a patch file on the disk and will access it whenever you play that game. More info here:
https://hackinformer.com/2017/06/17/flash-news-ez-flash-iv-kernel-2-01-released-features-faster-patching/
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 09, 2017, 09:52:56 pm
Post by: Locke141 on July 11, 2017, 09:17:50 pm
Isnt there a 250 game limit for the hd loader on ps2?
I have not gotten to it yet but there are at least 3 methods to Load games of the HD. I'll let you know.
Should I add a like to the 3.3 vs 5v articsl? It wouldn't hurt to have more info up front.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 11, 2017, 10:53:05 pm
Post by: Locke141 on July 12, 2017, 09:25:32 am
Post by: Locke141 on July 26, 2017, 05:36:47 am
I got phone materials needed an software for the PS2 in the original Xbox mod but Never actually got around to them.
I do however homebrew my wii and it's awesome. I used letterboom (https://please.hackmii.com) to get homebrew onto the Wii. And USB loader GX for the game back.
Next year I'll get around to the PS2 in the original Xbox.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 26, 2017, 01:25:49 pm
Post by: Locke141 on July 27, 2017, 08:24:43 pm
Letting people know what you did and your opinion of the method is fine to post here with a link a how to.
Here is your post for others who want to look.
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,154854.msg1624292.html#msg1624292 (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,154854.msg1624292.html#msg1624292)
Post by: ChadTower on August 08, 2017, 05:21:56 pm
Found a Dreamcast at a thrift shop today. Doing a bit of research now to see what SD options are out there. Looks like it's sort of spendy to go full on USB interface and there is only one actually available option.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 08, 2017, 10:52:33 pm
Post by: ChadTower on August 09, 2017, 11:19:35 am
Interesting, thanks for the pointer. A bit of research says it's way faster than the GD ROM and really only requires an IDE cable and some decent soldering skills. I'm not a big fan of wire onto surface mount mods but this does look doable. You don't need to do the bios chip if you leave the GD ROM's controller in there. Apparently you can take out the mechanics, leave the controller in there, and that gives you enough room for what appears to be a laptop IDE drive. I might give that a shot if I can ever find a full afternoon for it. Forty lines, though, seems like it would be super easy to have a pair crossed someplace and spend an hour doing continuity checks.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 09, 2017, 12:50:01 pm
You don't need to do the bios chip if you leave the GD ROM's controller in there.
Now that one is news to me. Do you have a link to info on that? The laser died on my dreamcast so I have no problem gutting the gd-rom. I posted a thread in this forum somewhere. There's a Chinese manufacturer that makes an adapter that just clips onto the ribbon connector but you have to use one of those services to order as the site doesn't have an English page. I think it's like 8 bucks or something... well worth not having to do the soldering.
Post by: ChadTower on August 09, 2017, 01:29:27 pm
That is how this guy did it. Relevant part starts at 4:00.
http://youtu.be/XiinXB1K8Lk?t=4m6s (http://youtu.be/XiinXB1K8Lk?t=4m6s)
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 09, 2017, 03:00:47 pm
Post by: ChadTower on August 09, 2017, 03:05:33 pm
Could be. I'm still doing some reading up on options. I do like that he has the drive inside the case. I can't figure out why half the people I see doing this cut a hole in the case and ran the ribbon cable out. That's so ugly.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 09, 2017, 11:29:58 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 09, 2017, 11:51:10 pm
https://world.taobao.com/item/527585564900.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.4.6a6c7371B66Kst (https://world.taobao.com/item/527585564900.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.4.6a6c7371B66Kst)
https://world.taobao.com/item/45784299888.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.8.6a6c7371B66Kst (https://world.taobao.com/item/45784299888.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.8.6a6c7371B66Kst)
You just plug it in and the oscillator is onboard. You can even retain the gd-rom via pass-through with the more expensive version.
They also sell pre-flashed bios afaict.
Post by: ChadTower on August 10, 2017, 08:35:20 am
That is pretty sweet. I bet if you bought multiples when you buy you could sell a few around here.
Post by: Locke141 on October 17, 2017, 04:50:01 am
Ok I understand the confusion now..... this guy just didn't explain things properly. You need the bios mod for booting..... if you just solder an IDE cable you'll need the gdrom for the oscillator (used for timing) BUT.... why would you kill yourself...... just order what I intended to
https://world.taobao.com/item/527585564900.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.4.6a6c7371B66Kst (https://world.taobao.com/item/527585564900.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.4.6a6c7371B66Kst)
https://world.taobao.com/item/45784299888.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.8.6a6c7371B66Kst (https://world.taobao.com/item/45784299888.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.8.6a6c7371B66Kst)
You just plug it in and the oscillator is onboard. You can even retain the gd-rom via pass-through with the more expensive version.
They also sell pre-flashed bios afaict.
Did you ever order one? If so How did it work out? Should I add it to the list?
Post by: Titchgamer on October 17, 2017, 07:38:20 am
Post by: opt2not on October 17, 2017, 08:48:04 am
Post by: thomas_surles on October 17, 2017, 10:36:42 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on October 17, 2017, 02:23:43 pm
I have the super ed china version and except for those special chip games it'll play anything I throw at it. I mean the sd2snes still doesn't have SFX which is what I think a lot of people bought it for.
Post by: opt2not on October 17, 2017, 02:41:46 pm
Anyway, if you're looking for more compatibility and features, the SD2SNES is hands-down the better choice. Sure it's more expensive, but you're paying for the quality.
Here, from Krikzz's own site:
http://krikzz.com/pub/support/var/comparison/sd2snes-vs-super-everdrive.html (http://krikzz.com/pub/support/var/comparison/sd2snes-vs-super-everdrive.html)
Also, there was a recent article a little while back about flashcarts harming systems over time, that some of them use different voltage chips that the consoles aren't expecting. It was determined that the SD2SNES was perfectly engineered, and doesn't run a risk of harming your system.
Post by: Titchgamer on October 17, 2017, 03:25:01 pm
It's ridiculous if people are buying these flash carts for the maybe 2 good SuperFX games.
Anyway, if you're looking for more compatibility and features, the SD2SNES is hands-down the better choice. Sure it's more expensive, but you're paying for the quality.
Here, from Krikzz's own site:
http://krikzz.com/pub/support/var/comparison/sd2snes-vs-super-everdrive.html (http://krikzz.com/pub/support/var/comparison/sd2snes-vs-super-everdrive.html)
Also, there was a recent article a little while back about flashcarts harming systems over time, that some of them use different voltage chips that the consoles aren't expecting. It was determined that the SD2SNES was perfectly engineered, and doesn't run a risk of harming your system.
Yeah my research has led me to believe that the SD2SNES was the way forward but like I said I have not tried one yet and having just brought the Everdrive 64 and a SNES bundle I have spent my gaming allowance for the month LOL
But I will get one in the future :)
Post by: Howard_Casto on October 17, 2017, 11:02:26 pm
Post by: opt2not on October 17, 2017, 11:46:56 pm
Also if you’re using the Smokemonster romset, there is a lot of dupes because they have multiple sorting folders of genre types, top xx lists, includes all the translations and BS games. Ideally it would be great to have some sort of linking, or even metadata feature so you wouldnt have to duplicate Roms just for sorting, but it’s the best solution for now and the hardware supports the storage space.
Post by: Locke141 on October 18, 2017, 03:46:34 am
Ok I understand the confusion now..... this guy just didn't explain things properly. You need the bios mod for booting..... if you just solder an IDE cable you'll need the gdrom for the oscillator (used for timing) BUT.... why would you kill yourself...... just order what I intended to
https://world.taobao.com/item/527585564900.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.4.6a6c7371B66Kst (https://world.taobao.com/item/527585564900.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.4.6a6c7371B66Kst)
https://world.taobao.com/item/45784299888.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.8.6a6c7371B66Kst (https://world.taobao.com/item/45784299888.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4004-717747455.8.6a6c7371B66Kst)
You just plug it in and the oscillator is onboard. You can even retain the gd-rom via pass-through with the more expensive version.
They also sell pre-flashed bios afaict.
Did you ever order one? If so How did it work out? Should I add it to the list?
???
Added the N64 option and a Notable bit section with some limited important info. including a note on ever drives, that is helpful with out having to list all mottles of the same system individually.
Post by: Howard_Casto on October 18, 2017, 12:27:12 pm
Post by: Locke141 on November 07, 2017, 10:14:18 am
I may pull the trigger on the PSIO. Thoughts?
Post by: gamepimp on November 07, 2017, 11:18:52 am
Post by: opt2not on November 07, 2017, 02:50:03 pm
Unfortunately the lack of a parallel port on the PSOne makes this impossible. Though I am hoping one day someone builds a CD Drive replacement for that unit, like the ones we see with Sega Saturn and Dreamcast.
Post by: Locke141 on November 07, 2017, 11:48:38 pm
The PSIO would be amazing if I could run it on my PSOne. I got rid of my original grey PSX swiftly after the PSOne was released because it was smaller, better aesthetics and the CD drive didn't sound like it was sawing through a 2x4.
Unfortunately the lack of a parallel port on the PSOne makes this impossible. Though I am hoping one day someone builds a CD Drive replacement for that unit, like the ones we see with Sega Saturn and Dreamcast.
You can get an original PS for like $25. The PS2's, the Best selling consul ever, native backward compatibility keeps the original cheep.
Post by: opt2not on November 08, 2017, 01:13:32 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 08, 2017, 01:20:57 am
Post by: Locke141 on November 12, 2017, 12:51:50 am
Honestly the PS2 backwards compatibly for the psx is so good that my psx is mainly for decoration at this point. Why do a costly sd upgrade to the psx when you can do an sd, hdd or network mod to the ps2 and run the same games? Next pick-n-pay is Dec. 1 and I've found a retro console at each one so far. I'm really excited to see if I can find something else. If not I might get a ps3, just for the lightgun games.
The PS2 can only natively run PS1 games via the disk drive. You can only run PS1 games with the HD mod in emulate. It is reasonable to go ether way, but if you want a future proof way to play PS1 games on original hardware, then the PSIO is the only option for now.
Post by: thomas_surles on November 24, 2017, 08:50:25 am
Post by: thomas_surles on December 14, 2017, 11:05:03 am
So I got a Super Everdrive China ver the other day. Seems to work great just like all the other clones. The shell is kind of ratty and I'll probably replace it with a proper NA snes shell but other than that I don't have many complaints. Paid 50 bucks for it with sd card included. The only bad thing is a dsp isn't installed. Looking at the game list I might not even bother as pilot wings and Mario kart are the only dsp 1 titles worth mentioning. If anyone wants me to try something let me know.Try super mario world. Get to the first boss. Not sure if it was the rom or what but most of the bosses had graphical glitches, for example on boss 1 the platform was invisible. And when i fought bowser he was invisible. Still beat him blind though.
Hmm.... the bosses use some mode 7, but that should be supported. I'll test it when I have a chance.
So it turns out my issues werent with the everdrive. My snes doesnt support mode 7. I have a failed chip i guess. So the only options are to get a new snes or get a broken snes and swap the chips that has like a million pins.
Post by: Locke141 on December 14, 2017, 12:25:45 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on December 14, 2017, 01:24:59 pm
I wild check all the caps. It is posable the chip woks fine and the problem is in a composite that did not age well.As soon as i locate my nintendo screw driver i will pop it open.
Post by: opt2not on January 17, 2018, 10:47:25 am
Super SD System 3
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Its a device that plugs into the pcengine, coregrafx, coregrafx 2 and super grafx expansion port emulating not only the whole super cdrom 2 drive but also the system cards and hucards while offering high quality RGB output.
Post by: Titchgamer on January 17, 2018, 12:34:30 pm
So I brought a Everdrive for the N64, Mega Drive, NES and I got the SD2SNES for the SNES.
All are excellent and very happy with all.
I also HDD mod’d my PS2 over xmas with a 1TB HDD.
Just need to find something for the DC next.
Ive read about the GDEMU which seems to be a popular but hard to get hold of choice.
Anyone recomend anything else?
Post by: gamepimp on January 17, 2018, 02:06:25 pm
Just need to find something for the DC next.
Ive read about the GDEMU which seems to be a popular but hard to get hold of choice.
Anyone recomend anything else?
There's the USB-GDROM linked on the first page of this thread. It seems like it a) is way more available than GDEMU and b) supports more file formats. I plan on picking one up as soon as the funds allow. I've got the earliest version of the DC which reads CD-Rs, so it's not urgent. Although based off the sound the disk drive makes, not sure how long it will keep functioning. :(
Post by: opt2not on January 17, 2018, 02:08:31 pm
Just need to find something for the DC next.I've got the USB-GDROM by mnemo. I think they're a bit easier to obtain than the GDEMU. They're both pretty comparable in features, just one takes USB Drives and the other takes SD Cards. I personally rather a USB Drive because I put all the games on a 500GB SATA Hard drive and run a USB-to-SATA connector to attach it to the USB-GDROM. Works well for me, no complaints.
Ive read about the GDEMU which seems to be a popular but hard to get hold of choice.
Anyone recomend anything else?
Post by: Titchgamer on January 17, 2018, 04:12:25 pm
USB would be better IMO.
And yeah mine reads CD-Rs also but sounds like a jet engine taking off with mechanical failure lol
Post by: thomas_surles on January 17, 2018, 06:20:32 pm
https://www.neosdstore.com/shop/index.php?id_product=12&controller=product&id_lang=1 (https://www.neosdstore.com/shop/index.php?id_product=12&controller=product&id_lang=1)Hell yeah. I might have to scratch the turbo everdrive off my list
Super SD System 3QuoteIts a device that plugs into the pcengine, coregrafx, coregrafx 2 and super grafx expansion port emulating not only the whole super cdrom 2 drive but also the system cards and hucards while offering high quality RGB output.
Post by: Locke141 on January 19, 2018, 01:59:41 pm
I'll add ti to the list.
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 19, 2018, 02:15:58 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on January 19, 2018, 02:20:42 pm
$333....... Yikes.---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- nvm
Post by: opt2not on January 19, 2018, 02:35:00 pm
Though, compare that to getting a TurboDuo or the regular PC Engine + CD drive combo, and a bunch of CD games you'll pay way passed that mark.
Anyway, this thread is about identifying the options available. Not really a discussion of price since everyone's value measurement varies.
Post by: Locke141 on June 27, 2018, 03:01:35 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on June 28, 2018, 03:05:24 am
Dont blame the guy being pissed really he obv spent time and money on it.
But was inevitable the chinese would copy it and make a cheaper clone.
Post by: Locke141 on June 28, 2018, 06:12:39 am
Yeah shitstorm over the ..... atm :o
Dont blame the guy being pissed really he obv spent time and money on it.
But was inevitable the chinese would copy it and make a cheaper clone.
I perpisly left out the devise name as I wanted to make googling it a little harder.
Yea it’s not great that people in some countries can just steel other peoples hard work.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 28, 2018, 06:29:05 am
Yeah shitstorm over the ..... atm :o
Dont blame the guy being pissed really he obv spent time and money on it.
But was inevitable the chinese would copy it and make a cheaper clone.
I perpisly left out the devise name as I wanted to make googling it a little harder.
Yea it’s not great that people in some countries can just steel other peoples hard work.
Yup.
The thing is anything that works well the chinese will copy regardless of how many layers of protection you put in place.
The fact is the dont give a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- and have the means to do it.
I really feel for the bloke but hes going about it the wrong way really.
If anything he needs to step up production a little and carry on.
People who are genuinely interested will buy the original.
Those who are not would never of brought it to start with and will buy the knock offs.
As the old saying goes buy cheap buy twice.
Post by: Locke141 on June 28, 2018, 09:21:21 am
Post by: pbj on June 28, 2018, 10:18:47 am
:applaud:
Post by: gamepimp on June 28, 2018, 10:32:23 am
Post by: opt2not on June 28, 2018, 01:30:29 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on June 28, 2018, 02:00:04 pm
Well the GDEMU guy doesn't have to worry about his business getting hurt by these cloners, he does that himself by not taking pre-orders.
Must admit I dont get the guys logic on not taking orders and making a list.
He says people moan about the time and if he did do it people would want further discounts?
I get some people wouldnt want to wait well thats fine you just take them off the list if they request everyone else just form a orderly que and wait your turn be it a week or 3 months.
Nobody can blame him for not going to the expense of mass production but trying to catch one of his open windows is hard work.
Post by: pbj on June 28, 2018, 02:11:04 pm
:cheers:
Post by: Locke141 on June 28, 2018, 03:26:27 pm
You can tell exactly the sort of person you're dealing with by reading his blog posts. He's getting off on holding them hostage more than he would with your money.
:cheers:
I don't know man. He did put a lot of time and energy into it. He clearly is not reacting in the most productive way but it is his baby.
Post by: opt2not on July 01, 2018, 01:46:29 pm
https://sd2snes.de/blog/archives/980
Post by: thomas_surles on July 01, 2018, 02:22:28 pm
For those who use the SD2SNES, a new firmware just got released that now supports all SuperFX games.Oh damn. That's what everyone has been waiting for. I'm getting one next black friday for sure now.
https://sd2snes.de/blog/archives/980
Post by: Titchgamer on July 01, 2018, 03:17:29 pm
For those who use the SD2SNES, a new firmware just got released that now supports all SuperFX games.
https://sd2snes.de/blog/archives/980
Ohhh yeah! Ive been waiting for this! Going to go download it to my cart now :)
Post by: opt2not on July 01, 2018, 03:21:58 pm
For those who use the SD2SNES, a new firmware just got released that now supports all SuperFX games.Oh damn. That's what everyone has been waiting for. I'm getting one next black friday for sure now.
https://sd2snes.de/blog/archives/980
And the same guy who worked on the SuperFX support is now working on SA-1. So hopefully soon we'll be able to play Super Mario RPG, Kirby Super Star, and Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius (one of the best in the Parodius series).
Post by: Titchgamer on July 01, 2018, 03:44:39 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on July 01, 2018, 04:00:19 pm
Confirmation :)
Post by: Locke141 on July 01, 2018, 06:00:36 pm
Post by: opt2not on July 02, 2018, 05:34:51 pm
Yoshi’s island plays really smooth too, though Doom plays terrible but I’m sure that is how this port is.
Post by: opt2not on July 02, 2018, 07:59:59 pm
! No longer available (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qHMnT5aOcg#)
redguy, the brain behind the SuperFX support reported this recently:
Quote from: redguy
I will probably miss several questions. Here's a short summary:
* It's not complete. I'm still trying to fit all the dma stuff plus several other features
* The kirbys work. The fishing game seems to work along with some of the others that don't use dma or interrupts extensively. smrpg works up until the level up screen which uses character conversion dma. I'm working on that now. Most other games are untested and probably broken right now.
* I don't think msu will fit. Will have to check when more games work.
* The 65816 is mostly implemented, but not well tested. Emulation mode is probably broken. BCD format is missing. All the weird memory addressing modes and native instructions are implemented, though.
Post by: Ginsu Victim on July 11, 2018, 02:56:35 pm
Post by: gamepimp on July 11, 2018, 03:48:55 pm
Post by: opt2not on August 02, 2018, 05:50:36 pm
With these additions, the SD2SNES is the definitive flashcart to own for the SNES.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 02, 2018, 05:59:49 pm
For those who own an SD2SNES, there has been some wonderful developments with special chip support being added to it. SuperFX is now fully functional, and SA-1 is in beta (Super Mario RPG, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, etc.).
With these additions, the SD2SNES is the definitive flashcart to own for the SNES.
Great news cheers Opt!
Is there someway you can subscribe to a newsletter or something for this info?
I looked last time but couldnt find anything and keep forgetting to check in!
Post by: opt2not on August 02, 2018, 06:03:10 pm
Great news cheers Opt!
Is there someway you can subscribe to a newsletter or something for this info?
I looked last time but couldnt find anything and keep forgetting to check in!
Not that I know of. I'm active on the Krikzz forums and it seems that's the go-to place to get updated info on SD2SNES development. Even Akari's own blog doesn't have this info (maybe because these features are not being developed by Akari himself).
Post by: Titchgamer on August 02, 2018, 06:06:52 pm
Great news cheers Opt!
Is there someway you can subscribe to a newsletter or something for this info?
I looked last time but couldnt find anything and keep forgetting to check in!
Not that I know of. I'm active on the Krikzz forums and it seems that's the go-to place to get updated info on SD2SNES development. Even Akari's own blog doesn't have this info (maybe because these features are not being developed by Akari himself).
Ah well appreciate the update here anyway! :)
Post by: gamepimp on August 03, 2018, 12:09:29 pm
For those who own an SD2SNES, there has been some wonderful developments with special chip support being added to it. SuperFX is now fully functional, and SA-1 is in beta (Super Mario RPG, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, etc.).
With these additions, the SD2SNES is the definitive flashcart to own for the SNES.
This is awesome news. :cheers: Are there any games that won’t be playable once SA-1 is fully implemented?
Post by: opt2not on August 03, 2018, 01:48:52 pm
Nope. This should not effect any other games. Or are you asking which SA-1 games are incompatible?For those who own an SD2SNES, there has been some wonderful developments with special chip support being added to it. SuperFX is now fully functional, and SA-1 is in beta (Super Mario RPG, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, etc.).
With these additions, the SD2SNES is the definitive flashcart to own for the SNES.
This is awesome news. :cheers: Are there any games that won’t be playable once SA-1 is fully implemented?
Post by: gamepimp on August 04, 2018, 09:50:08 am
Nope. This should not effect any other games. Or are you asking which SA-1 games are incompatible?For those who own an SD2SNES, there has been some wonderful developments with special chip support being added to it. SuperFX is now fully functional, and SA-1 is in beta (Super Mario RPG, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Land 3, Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius, etc.).
With these additions, the SD2SNES is the definitive flashcart to own for the SNES.
This is awesome news. :cheers: Are there any games that won’t be playable once SA-1 is fully implemented?
I was actually wondering if there will be any games left that the SDSNES can’t handle after the SA-1 chip has been fully emulated? Or will the device be able to play any game? Sorry that didn’t come out very clear.
Post by: opt2not on August 04, 2018, 01:08:03 pm
That’s a bit out of date now, but with SA-1 supported, it cuts this list down considerably. I mean all that’s left are games no one will play anyway (Accept Street Fighter Alpha 2 / Zero 2 I guess, but Star Ocean which has a playable conversion hack anyway).
Post by: gamepimp on August 06, 2018, 08:30:52 am
https://sd2snes.de/blog/compatibility
That’s a bit out of date now, but with SA-1 supported, it cuts this list down considerably. I mean all that’s left are games no one will play anyway (Accept Street Fighter Alpha 2 / Zero 2 I guess, but Star Ocean which has a playable conversion hack anyway).
Nice! Yeah, I agree that most of the games that are still not supported are ones I wouldn't want to play anyway. I wasn't aware that Star Ocean needed a hack to work. I found patches for the English translation and the SD2SNES hack this weekend and whipped up a working copy. Looks like a fun game. I will have to try to tackle that one once I finish up the games I'm working on now. :)
Post by: gamepimp on August 16, 2018, 10:53:32 am
http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=7811.msg62417#msg62417 (http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=7811.msg62417#msg62417)
Post by: Locke141 on September 18, 2018, 07:28:16 pm
Post by: opt2not on September 18, 2018, 09:03:02 pm
Totally forgot I ordered a PSIO back when I had more disposable income. Just got an email that it shipped.
Nice. I had the opportunity to get it twice, but decided I didn't want to go out and find an old rev.1 PSX (never was a fan of the size and look of them). I really want to someone to create a flash-type solution for the smaller PSOne's...so for now I'll have to suffice with my old mod-chipped unit and burnt discs.
Post by: Titchgamer on September 19, 2018, 01:43:54 am
Totally forgot I ordered a PSIO back when I had more disposable income. Just got an email that it shipped.
Niceee
I am on the waiting list atm....
Let us know how you get on with it!
Post by: Locke141 on September 19, 2018, 12:56:01 pm
Niceee
I am on the waiting list atm....
Let us know how you get on with it!
Will do.
opt2not, I agree on the aesthetics, but I my nostalgia for the unit I had in the 90's makes it worth having.
Post by: gamepimp on September 20, 2018, 08:31:25 am
Post by: Locke141 on September 23, 2018, 12:29:32 pm
Post by: Locke141 on October 07, 2018, 08:14:07 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on October 07, 2018, 10:18:59 pm
There are a lot of SD carts piping back up on AliExpress lately. I’m thinking about grabbing a N64 cart. Has anyone tried the ED 64 pluse? I may hold out to Black Friday and get the real deal.
You have some links or search phrases? Aliexpress is a lot harder to search than it used to be.
I have the ed64+ Works great and with unofficial firmware you can add a gui with box art and game shark codes ect. The only thing is that goofy lopped off cart shell. I'd order a replacement shell along with the cart so you can make it look good.
Post by: Locke141 on October 07, 2018, 10:22:48 pm
There are a lot of SD carts piping back up on AliExpress lately. I’m thinking about grabbing a N64 cart. Has anyone tried the ED 64 pluse? I may hold out to Black Friday and get the real deal.
You have some links or search phrases? Aliexpress is a lot harder to search than it used to be.
I have the ed64+ Works great and with unofficial firmware you can add a gui with box art and game shark codes ect. The only thing is that goofy lopped off cart shell. I'd order a replacement shell along with the cart so you can make it look good.
They are popping up a lot more for me lately. My suggestion is if you see any SD card cart click to check it out and you'll be shown more.
Post by: Titchgamer on October 08, 2018, 02:56:40 am
Post by: Locke141 on October 08, 2018, 07:25:30 am
I pre-ordered a PSIO the other day, Wont be sent out for a few months (March I think?) But rather looking forward to trying it out :)
I just got my tracking number. I’m it’s still in Australia but in root.
Post by: Titchgamer on October 08, 2018, 07:26:43 am
I pre-ordered a PSIO the other day, Wont be sent out for a few months (March I think?) But rather looking forward to trying it out :)
I just got my tracking number. I’m it’s still in Australia but in root.
Exciting times! :)
Post by: gamepimp on October 08, 2018, 10:12:04 am
Post by: Locke141 on October 08, 2018, 12:22:32 pm
Post by: Locke141 on October 09, 2018, 07:36:14 pm
Please post the instructions and pic of you doing it?
Found one here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbNEmO3qClo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbNEmO3qClo)
How do you embed a video on this forum?
Post by: gamepimp on October 10, 2018, 09:31:27 pm
Please post the instructions and pic of you doing it?
Sorry I missed that last reply about the pics. It will be awhile before I get to the install. There are pics on the PSIO site for all the different board revisions. And there are also several YT videos like the one you mentioned with detailed installation steps. I will be using all of that stuff when I’m finally ready to do the deed. :)
Post by: Locke141 on January 05, 2019, 08:08:21 am
Do the EverDrive support on cart saves or do I need to find my save card?
Post by: gamepimp on January 05, 2019, 11:15:56 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on January 05, 2019, 01:20:15 pm
Ordered a N64 SD cart from a sit I won’t list be case it arrived with ever N64 game preloaded. It’s clearly an Chines EverDrive clone. Works with no problem and I’m very happy.
Do the EverDrive support on cart saves or do I need to find my save card?
That's the one I got last year. Still works very well. Yeah, like he said, it'll only save to the cart if it's programmed that way. That goofy shell they put it in is annoying though. One of these days I need to order some empty shells and fix that and my Chinese super everdrive.
Post by: Locke141 on January 05, 2019, 02:54:32 pm
Post by: KenToad on January 06, 2019, 12:35:49 am
Post by: Locke141 on January 06, 2019, 07:39:15 pm
I believe you have to reset the console to get it to save to the SD card. If you just power off you'll lose it.
Thanks, now I just need to un stick the reset button.
Been keeping the large majority of my large collection of consoles at my Dad's as he has a larger home. It also makes it a little more fun to visit. I'm going to update the setup there. Am keeping my eyes out for a 21'ish inch CRT with component input. There are cheep boxes that do RGB to component for the consoles that don't have component out. The difference from RGB to component is not really distinguishable.
Post by: Locke141 on March 21, 2019, 07:14:25 am
It’s called Real Super and was $39 if anyone wants to look for a copy.
Post by: Ginsu Victim on March 21, 2019, 09:52:32 am
SNES and Genesis EverDrive clones seem to be pooping:lol
Post by: yotsuya on March 21, 2019, 10:13:23 am
SNES and Genesis EverDrive clones seem to be pooping:lol
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Post by: Locke141 on March 21, 2019, 12:50:03 pm
Post by: Mike A on March 21, 2019, 12:59:41 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on March 21, 2019, 01:41:58 pm
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Post by: Locke141 on March 21, 2019, 01:52:03 pm
I just had this lil beauty arrive :)
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$$$ aren’t they?
Post by: Titchgamer on March 21, 2019, 01:53:14 pm
I just had this lil beauty arrive :)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190321/d8d42b780cb2f962eb129a0f0cf9ba4c.jpg)
$$$ aren’t they?
Yeah had to trade in my grandma lol
Well and some wedding gift mullah....
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 21, 2019, 03:29:37 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on March 21, 2019, 03:34:57 pm
Gotta ask a dumb question because I'm very ignorant about the neogeo hardware scene. Is there a good reason to get the neosd over a standard multi cart? I know the mvs/aes doesn't have a lot of games and there isn't a ton of homebrew either.
Well the multi cart is poor at best, They are mostly bad roms and hacks and many of them have glitches (sound and visual).
As for the neo Library its actually quite large but most of the games people have never heard of or dont like.
I think people just think of the neo as a fighters console with KOF, GMOTW etc.
As for the homebrew there is a bit but admittedly not a huge amount.
Ngdev team have released a few titles including the new Krout Buster (which looks amazing) but other than them I dont know of any other creators.
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 21, 2019, 09:25:27 pm
Yeah there are definitely sleepers in the library, but if I'm being honest with myself I'm sure I'd just play the various metal slugs 90% of the time.
Post by: opt2not on March 21, 2019, 11:33:58 pm
I got the 120-in-1 cart and I haven’t had much issues with it so far. It’s got most of the games I’m into, including Twinkle Star Sprites, which a few of these Multicarts don’t have. It doesn’t have Windjammers though, which is a big deal. Viewpoint also. :(Gotta ask a dumb question because I'm very ignorant about the neogeo hardware scene. Is there a good reason to get the neosd over a standard multi cart? I know the mvs/aes doesn't have a lot of games and there isn't a ton of homebrew either.
Well the multi cart is poor at best, They are mostly bad roms and hacks and many of them have glitches (sound and visual).
As for the neo Library its actually quite large but most of the games people have never heard of or dont like.
I think people just think of the neo as a fighters console with KOF, GMOTW etc.
As for the homebrew there is a bit but admittedly not a huge amount.
Ngdev team have released a few titles including the new Krout Buster (which looks amazing) but other than them I dont know of any other creators.
Yeah, it’s got some hacked games alongside the non-hacked versions. But the proper versions all seem fine. I haven’t noticed anything weird. It’s cheap too. I think I paid $80 for it when it was first released.
Eventually I’ll get the NeoSD or Darksoft MultiMVS, but they’re so damn expensive. I’m more interested in the Multi CPS1 and Sega System16B Multi that I’m saving up for now. The 120-in-1 is fine for me right now.
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 22, 2019, 01:26:48 am
Post by: opt2not on March 22, 2019, 02:26:21 am
Seems like a pretty good outline of the games lists between the different carts.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 22, 2019, 02:50:41 am
So yeah Neo Geo is expensive to buy into.
The NGCD is the cheapest way into it and the AES is the most expensive with the MVS sat in the middle.
That being said some games can be picked up for the MVS at reasonable prices.
I got Metal Slug for £40 and Puzz Bob for £20 which I later found out was a hack job but it works so ya know....
But yeah watch out for bootlegs MVS has lots!!
The multi carts are playable but they do have issues.
I can only comment on the 161 as that is the only one I have.
They seem to be hit and miss regarding how good the one you get will be.
Mine has a graphical glitch in the top corner and occasional sound glitches but overall nothing to major really everything I have tried on it is playable but the glitch in the corner does my head in!
I have managed to get a photo so you can see:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190322/7cf9edc28e086fc2a4403b1f71b2cc5f.jpg)
It basically flashes doing that, Originally I thought it was my TV but its not present with anything else so its defo the cart.
But I have heard of people having games freeze and other odd problems.
Regarding games apart from Slug and the main fighters some of my faves worth checking out are Neo Bomberman, Super Dodgeball, Top Hunter and Mutation Nation.
Theres obv many others but those are some of my personal faves :)
Oh and if you get a MVS be sure to get a Unibios for it! They are inexpensive but worth every penny!!
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 22, 2019, 03:18:59 am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dai7QoxobVU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dai7QoxobVU)
Still think it'd be fun to do a super gun though.... I've got enough parts lying around to do it... I'd just need a scart connector for my up scaler and some sort of case to put it in.
Thanks for the help guys.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 22, 2019, 03:21:49 am
I'm gonna have to think on this one. The 161 doesn't have a few of my favorite games in it like Waku Waku 7 and Super Spy. It looks like the 138 in 1 actually has the most unique games... but it has compatibility issues and is essentially a flash cart. It's a bit more expensive too....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dai7QoxobVU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dai7QoxobVU)
Still think it'd be fun to do a super gun though.... I've got enough parts lying around to do it... I'd just need a scart connector for my up scaler and some sort of case to put it in.
Thanks for the help guys.
Anytime dude.
I really want to build a supergun.
I brought my CMVS though, I would link the company but I dont think they are in business anymore which is a shame tbh because its pretty good.
Post by: opt2not on March 22, 2019, 02:01:57 pm
I can only comment on the 161 as that is the only one I have.Yeah the 161 can be hit or miss as it's one of the older carts to have come out. The 120 is one of the newer versions, which is why i opted for it when it was released, and doesn't have this issue at all. It's practically perfect, but just lacking a bunch of the games.
They seem to be hit and miss regarding how good the one you get will be.
Mine has a graphical glitch in the top corner and occasional sound glitches but overall nothing to major really everything I have tried on it is playable but the glitch in the corner does my head in!
Post by: Locke141 on March 30, 2019, 08:22:56 am
Any way, I added the Terraonion products to the list on the first post. Including the PC engine and AES/MVE carts.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 30, 2019, 12:44:00 pm
I have been wanting to build a MVS wall mounted skinny cab for a while. Maybe after I get my DK restore done this summer.
Any way, I added the Terraonion products to the list on the first post. Including the PC engine and AES/MVE carts.
Good stuff!
They are bringing some more goodies out soon but they have not announced what it will be yet!
Post by: Malenko on April 01, 2019, 12:02:26 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 02, 2019, 03:32:13 pm
Post by: opt2not on June 06, 2019, 01:40:11 pm
:o
Post by: Titchgamer on June 06, 2019, 03:10:49 pm
https://www.retrorgb.com/usb-gdrom-self-brick-timer.html
:o
Damnnnn
Glad I went with the GDEMU!!
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 06, 2019, 11:16:58 pm
*edit* -Link removed.-
Post by: Titchgamer on June 07, 2019, 04:58:33 am
That's messed up.
Hey on a related note there were some amazon "smart links" at the end of that article and check it out:
https://www.amazon.com/SunniMix-Machine-Optical-Reading-Sega-Consoles/dp/B07K8M3S91/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=GDEMU&qid=1559877090&s=home-garden&sr=1-3-catcorr (https://www.amazon.com/SunniMix-Machine-Optical-Reading-Sega-Consoles/dp/B07K8M3S91/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=GDEMU&qid=1559877090&s=home-garden&sr=1-3-catcorr)
Under 80 bucks.... that's pretty decent.
I've got a ton of credit, might pick one up.
I would get an original mate.
At least you will have some help if required and the ability to update. :)
Post by: Locke141 on June 07, 2019, 06:30:50 am
As to the time in the USB-GDrom. That’s nuts. I was thinking about buying his FZ-10USB. This gives me second thoughts.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 07, 2019, 01:07:37 pm
I'll remove the link even though the only way to get one is via clones.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 07, 2019, 01:21:29 pm
I have a GDEMU and a Rhea neither of which were difficult.
You just have to check when his order windows are and be on when he opens them.
Post by: Locke141 on June 09, 2019, 07:50:16 am
Sure guys I'll get right on that... let me order one... oh yeah, I can't, because, apparently the guy that makes the official one doesn't like making money. Guess I'll just buy the one that's actually available for purchase.
I'll remove the link even though the only way to get one is via clones.
I agree with you that if I was him I would probably do things differently, but he did do all the work to develop the thing and that his call to make. That said, I bought a cheep clone my self.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 10, 2019, 11:28:13 pm
I'm not trying to pick a fight or anything, that's just how supply and demand works.... if you don't meet demand someone else will.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 11, 2019, 01:35:56 am
Guys this has nothing to do with his choice of business but rather the availability of the device. You can get the clones, you can't get his. Also no, I'm not waiting in line like they are concert tickets or something when there are alternatives readily available.
I'm not trying to pick a fight or anything, that's just how supply and demand works.... if you don't meet demand someone else will.
Nah I get it and dont blame you.
When I got mine I had similar thoughts but after doing the research I decided I wanted an original and was willing to subscribe to his feed and wake up in the middle of the night to order one.
I woke up 5 mins before the time he stated he was opening orders, Logged into my computer and 6 mins later placed a order and went back to sleep.
Its a pain in the ass but its worth it to have the higher quality, update capacity and the customer service imo.
Post by: Locke141 on June 11, 2019, 07:00:50 am
Guys this has nothing to do with his choice of business but rather the availability of the device. You can get the clones, you can't get his. Also no, I'm not waiting in line like they are concert tickets or something when there are alternatives readily available.
I'm not trying to pick a fight or anything, that's just how supply and demand works.... if you don't meet demand someone else will.
Nah I get it and dont blame you.
When I got mine I had similar thoughts but after doing the research I decided I wanted an original and was willing to subscribe to his feed and wake up in the middle of the night to order one.
I woke up 5 mins before the time he stated he was opening orders, Logged into my computer and 6 mins later placed a order and went back to sleep.
Its a pain in the ass but its worth it to have the higher quality, update capacity and the customer service imo.
I’m in agreement. I have never bought a Dream cast and some how ended up with three. My plane is to use the clone in one for now and to sell, trade, or give it away at some point when I get an office one.
BTY, my clone has arrived and I can’t wait to install it.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 11, 2019, 03:13:22 pm
Post by: Locke141 on June 11, 2019, 06:27:58 pm
Yeah what's with all the dreamcasts floating around? I'm guessing all the hipsters are tired of saying it's the most underrated console ever and sold theirs. ;) Anyway, it's nice to have options. I didn't even know the rhea drive existed I'm so out of the loop. Gonna play my Saturn until the drive is destroyed though.
I have a Rhea and love it. In this thread is a link to the menu for it.
Post by: opt2not on June 18, 2019, 06:18:57 pm
The MegaSD!
https://shop.terraonion.com/en/products/16-megasd_megacd_segacd_fpga_cartridge.html
Supports Megadrive / Genesis, Sega CD / Mega-CD, Master System and 32X games (requires 32X add-on).
Post by: Locke141 on June 18, 2019, 07:26:44 pm
Terraonion, the makers of the PC-Engine/TG-16 Super SD System 3 flashcart+RGB out attachement has just revealed their new hotness:
The MegaSD!
https://shop.terraonion.com/en/products/16-megasd_megacd_segacd_fpga_cartridge.html
Supports Megadrive / Genesis, Sega CD / Mega-CD, Master System and 32X games (requires 32X add-on).
That is interesting.
Post by: opt2not on June 18, 2019, 07:42:00 pm
That is interesting.Yeah, I'm intrigued as well. I might look into getting this later on, since my paypal money is reserved for some big arcade purchases coming up.
But one thing that saw recently is Bob from RetroRGB has this running on a "triple bypass" modded Genesis 3. Essentially making the Genesis 3 (Jr) actually worth owning now, minus the 32X support. The Genesis 3 has a cool aesthetic, but it lacked the add-on features of the original models, so Sega CD support was out of the question.
Post by: gamepimp on June 19, 2019, 07:43:10 am
One question I have about the MegaSD is whether or not it will be able to play Japanese/European Mega CDs on a North American Genesis. Thoughts?
Post by: Titchgamer on June 19, 2019, 09:20:17 am
The Mega SD will be a goldmine for TO. People have been clamoring for a Sega CD ODE for a long time. The physical hardware is hard to come by and can be very temperamental. I had to replace the laser in my first gen unit and I say a little prayer every time I play a game on it that it will function properly. LOL!
One question I have about the MegaSD is whether or not it will be able to play Japanese/European Mega CDs on a North American Genesis. Thoughts?
I still want a proper ODE but this is a excellent alternative!
As for the different regions I seem to remember reading it supports all bios’s so it should be region free.
But you will also need a region free MD to pair it with.
Post by: pbj on June 19, 2019, 09:50:29 am
:cheers:
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 19, 2019, 01:54:23 pm
The model 1 sega cd is kinda rare but a model 2 can be had for around $100 all day long. Then you burn your discs if you don't want to buy the games ….. if the laser goes bad you can buy two more before you approach the cost of this new cart.
I'll also re-iterate the point that just because it's fpga doesn't mean it isn't emulation. It works at the hardware level, but you still have to know how the original chip works, and since this is done via reverse engineering we'll never know for sure how accurate that is. It's different when it's just doing the carts... those basically have some chips used for storage and that's it.
Long story short, expensive neogeo and tg-16 carts I totally get because the real hardware/software is outrageously expensive, but a $300 cart for the snes? or even stupider the genesis? Yeah that's dumb.
Post by: opt2not on June 19, 2019, 05:22:34 pm
Long story short, expensive neogeo and tg-16 carts I totally get because the real hardware/software is outrageously expensive, but a $300 cart for the snes? or even stupider the genesis? Yeah that's dumb.Yeah, I agree with this. But I still buy them anyway. Yeah I'm dumb. :lol
**Actually, there's more than just playing the entire game library that makes these flash carts more worth the price.
A few quick examples I can think of are:
- Being able to play romhacks on original hardware. This is great for a lot of hacks that actually improve on the game, I'm not talking about having Super Pikachu Bros. type hacks, where they completely botch the game up and throw whatever they want in 'em.
I'm talking about the hacks that are tasteful to improving the QoL of the gameplay. One big example is Castlevania Simon's Quest. There are great hacks out there that make the cryptic engrish easier to figure out. Or a hack that speeds up the annoying transitions from Day to Night, or a hack that adds a World Map. There's a lot of these QoL hacks, like changing Link's voice in Minish Cap to Wind Waker's voices. Or swapping the tinny condensed Final Fantasy game music on the GBA ports of IV, V, and VI.
Sure, these are not authentic to the original releases. But they do add a bit of a fresh breath into the old favourites that gives you some more life out of them.
And that's just QoL hacks. I didn't even mention translation hacks that gives you a chance to play a lot of the titles that didn't get released on our region.
- Trying out Experimental hacks like SA-1 conversions for increasing the framerate of slow-down titles, or MSU audio for the SNES is a nice way to experience your favourite games with high quality music. This is really beneficial to the more moody games, like Super Metroid, or Link to the Past.
- New homebrew type games being developed today can be played on your original hardware. Case in point, I've been playing Micro Mages (released this year) on NES recently. Yeah, I ordered the physical copy of the game which hasn't arrived yet, but being able to play this on a flashcart in the meantime is a pretty great option. There are quite a few high quality homebrew titles out there.
- There are still a lot of "premium" games for every system that fetch a hefty price. Try finding titles like Earthbound, Final Fight Guy, Mega Man X3, Wild Guns, etc... for under $150. At that point, you can either spring for a cheap conversion cart, feeding that scummy market, or just buy a flashcart and get all the other benefits that come with it. At least with flashcarts its people actually figuring out the hardware, building from scratch, adding additional features like save states, high score saving for games that don't have it, fancy graphical interfaces, or gameplay statistics...rather than just a bunch of dirty conversionists with a soldering iron.
BUT -- all in all, I do agree, these flashcarts are getting ridiculous in price. I'm sure they could be cheaper, but demand is so high, and competition is practically non-existent that the creators can charge whatever and people will flock. It is what it is. I've been trying to see the silver lining for a lot of these devices so that I can keep my sanity.
In the end, I'm probably going to pass on the MegaSG. There's a real Sega CD ODE in the works that is more of what I'd be interested in.
Like pbj said, it makes no sense really to buy a device that is just doing emulation under-the-hood.
Post by: Locke141 on June 19, 2019, 07:49:26 pm
The only issue so fair is that, I’m feeling guilty for buying a knock off. I have a second model one Dream cast, I’m thinking about trying to ordering a real one and just gifting or trading this one..
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 19, 2019, 08:15:12 pm
Post by: KenToad on June 20, 2019, 01:01:08 am
Post by: opt2not on June 20, 2019, 04:01:07 am
I don't get the ODE authenticity comments. Would someone explain it to me? Thanks.An Optical Drive Emulator mimics the function of the actual disk reader hardware itself and maintains the use of the rest of the console's hardware. In the case of something like the Rhea or GDEmu, it only replaces the drive reader.
But in the MegaSD completely circumvents the full Sega CD hardware, which includes video and audio recreation through FPGA emulation. It's definitely better than software emulation, but it's still emulation at a high level and can have timing inaccuracies.
Post by: KenToad on June 20, 2019, 08:03:21 am
One more question, what makes this better or worse than the FPGA consoles like Super NT? It seems like the same kind of issues with high level emulation.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 20, 2019, 09:05:55 am
Okay, cool. That makes sense. Thanks again!
One more question, what makes this better or worse than the FPGA consoles like Super NT? It seems like the same kind of issues with high level emulation.
It just comes down to the ability to play on OG hardware.
You may not be able to use a original Sega CD with it (Which is why I am waiting for a ODE solution) But you can use an original MD and 32X.
I am rather fond of my Sega Holy Trinity :D
Post by: pbj on June 20, 2019, 10:22:45 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 20, 2019, 01:39:48 pm
Okay, cool. That makes sense. Thanks again!
One more question, what makes this better or worse than the FPGA consoles like Super NT? It seems like the same kind of issues with high level emulation.
The analog NT is essentially in the same boat as the mega sd. If anything the mega sd is potentially more faithful, because it at least uses the real genesis hardware, which the sega cd does actually use to a degree.
Reverse engineering proprietary chips always has a degree of guesswork involved, and that's why I'm kind of against these devices. Yes it's more timing accurate than a software emulator, but how the fpga is coded is probably based upon what current software emulators know about the hardware, so they can potentially have similar errors aside from timing related issues. In other words it's in this weird middle ground between using the actual hardware and using an emulator.
This is all a personal preference thing. For some people it's original carts on the original, unmodified hardware... those people should leave this thread now. ;) For others modding rgb out or other minor mods that make the consoles more future proof is acceptable. Then there are people who are ok with flash carts as they are more practical than collecting hundreds of carts even if you potentially might be running the roms on memory chips that aren't %100 authentic... I think most people are at least this flexible. Some are ok with fpga based clone consoles that blur the line and others just can't be bothered and run the games from their pc. All are correct and while we've gotten into arguments in this thread before in regards to where the line should be drawn, we try to keep discussing it just so everybody can get some useful info out of it and make an informed decision.
For me it's a formula of functionality vs cost vs the amount of hardware that is emulated, with less being preferable. The analog NT is a bit pricey considering it's a clone console so that veers me away from it but at the same time these hd-enabled clone consoles, which are decidedly less authentic, might be a better choice because they are getting exceedingly inexpensive. You've got to figure out what your priorities are.
Btw pbj, I don't get why it doesn't do 32x either. I would think that the sega cd would have more hardware to emulate than the 32x.
Post by: KenToad on June 20, 2019, 02:08:32 pm
I have an X5, so the FM sound for SMS and save states would be an upgrade. My issue is that I hate being an early adopter, especially when it's going to end up being over 300 bucks with a decent SD card.
Still, all my other console hardware is original. What I don't understand is why people who invested in full FPGA clone consoles would balk at the Mega SD not being authentic. I'm not just picking on Opt2not. I've seen that sentiment echoed in other places, often by the same people praising the TurboCD FPGA simulation module (SSD3 ?).
I'm going to watch the retroRGB video because Bob is one of the few sources who won't just put up a video that amounts to an uninformed gush. Game Sack, Digital Foundry, and My Life in Gaming are the others, but I don't think any of those are getting advance copies.
Post by: opt2not on June 20, 2019, 03:39:08 pm
But 90% of the time I play on my original consoles on my CRT.
Still, all my other console hardware is original. What I don't understand is why people who invested in full FPGA clone consoles would balk at the Mega SD not being authentic. I'm not just picking on Opt2not. I've seen that sentiment echoed in other places, often by the same people praising the TurboCD FPGA simulation module (SSD3 ?).Yeah, I am one of those guys that really likes the SSDS3, especially after upgrading the video and audio output from their initial batches. But I'd prefer a real ODE if it was available. In the case of the MegaSD, there is another Sega CD ODE in development, but if there wasn't I would probably jump on this.
For me it's really about leaning closer to the original hardware side of that weird middle ground between OG - Emulation, as Howard pointed out. Sometimes exceptions have to be made.
Btw pbj, I don't get why it doesn't do 32x either. I would think that the sega cd would have more hardware to emulate than the 32x.I vaguely recall them mentioning they have a 32x adapter they're going to release later on. I think it was on their discord channel, but I can't confirm. I'll try to track down the actual statement.
Post by: KenToad on June 20, 2019, 05:09:44 pm
I saw the video review of the megaSD from retroRGB. The device looks amazing. Now I just have to come to terms with the price.
Post by: Locke141 on June 20, 2019, 07:15:54 pm
I have a large collection (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,160497.0.html) of original hardware from my child hood. Much of which was bought second hand before the prices for old hardware started getting crazy. If I was starting today, I would go the emulator root. That said, I’m never selling my collection. I am spending more then I’d like. It may be $2 to a few $100 at a time but it all adds up.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 20, 2019, 09:18:57 pm
My point is, it's a slippery slope.
Post by: KenToad on June 20, 2019, 11:52:13 pm
Instead, I ended up with a modest console collection, Everdrives, and I just use wireless PS3 controllers connected to the PC when I want to emulate, much easier to manage.
Of course, I've never seen a Sega CD or TG16, outside of specialty shops that charge top dollar, and even rarely in those places. I saw a TG16 core console for over $200 at a local convention. And that was bare bones.
Post by: Locke141 on June 21, 2019, 06:55:55 am
KenToad, if I was you, I’d just get a PC engine, they sold better in Japan. You can pick one up on eBay for $50 “buy it now” for just a tested console. For the TG16 pricing you can get Good Work NEC PC Engine Interface Unit CD-ROM2 Console Controller SET Japan (https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273896521593)
I’m keeping my eye out for a PC Engine Core Grafx Console for a price I can be happy with. They fixed some sound issues in that model that came back in the Core Grafx 2. Core Grafx 2 can also be purchased for $110 with two controllers on eBay at the moment.
In related news, I ordered an PC Engine/TG16 adapter with both AV out and RGBS output for $24. Need to get and everdrive but am going to spread out the perches and they are currently out of stock anyway.
Post by: gamepimp on June 21, 2019, 05:17:13 pm
Post by: Locke141 on July 04, 2019, 10:25:45 pm
The only issue so fair is that, I’m feeling guilty for buying a knock off. I have a second model one Dream cast, I’m thinking about trying to ordering a real one and just gifting or trading this one.
Any way, I recommend 3D printing this (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1585333) case mounting item.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 05, 2019, 02:24:04 am
Post by: Titchgamer on July 05, 2019, 03:17:39 am
Got my GDEMU clone installed. Super easy to do and seems to work great. I wonder if I should attempt to update the firmware, I recall the possibility of future firm wares not supporting knock offs.
The only issue so fair is that, I’m feeling guilty for buying a knock off. I have a second model one Dream cast, I’m thinking about trying to ordering a real one and just gifting or trading this one.
I highly recommend 3D printing this (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1585333) case mounting item.
You cant upgrade the FW on the clones.
Post by: Locke141 on July 05, 2019, 06:26:02 am
Dang I didn't realize they sit that low in the shell. I might have to mod that a bit. Looks nice and clean though.
There is a much slicker (https://etsy.me/2U0qdDu) option, but it's $30. It uses es an SD extension cable.
Post by: Titchgamer on July 05, 2019, 06:39:36 am
But yeah I appreciate the ordering process is a PITA but it really aint that difficult to get one if you want one.
Just takes a little patience thats all.
Post by: Locke141 on July 05, 2019, 06:44:17 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 05, 2019, 01:48:40 pm
Thanks Titchgamer, looks like I’ll definitely be going office at some point, assuming I can get on the order que. I did get a Rhea so should be to much of a problem. I was thinking of selling some duplicate items to help fund other console upgrades, EverDrivers an’t cheep.Dang I didn't realize they sit that low in the shell. I might have to mod that a bit. Looks nice and clean though.
There is a much slicker (https://etsy.me/2U0qdDu) option, but it's $30. It uses es an SD extension cable.
The actual cable is around 3 bucks... so we just need to create an open source tray. Actually.... just checked thingiverse….
Here you go:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3279412 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3279412)
Post by: Locke141 on July 05, 2019, 10:44:47 pm
Thanks Titchgamer, looks like I’ll definitely be going office at some point, assuming I can get on the order que. I did get a Rhea so should be to much of a problem. I was thinking of selling some duplicate items to help fund other console upgrades, EverDrivers an’t cheep.Dang I didn't realize they sit that low in the shell. I might have to mod that a bit. Looks nice and clean though.
There is a much slicker (https://etsy.me/2U0qdDu) option, but it's $30. It uses es an SD extension cable.
The actual cable is around 3 bucks... so we just need to create an open source tray. Actually.... just checked thingiverse….
Here you go:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3279412 (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3279412)
Sweet, I like the one I have but this looks even better. I'll use that one when I get me real GDEMU. The one above with the clone, is going to some family in AZ for the price of the clone and the 3D printed tray.
Post by: KenToad on July 06, 2019, 01:45:12 pm
The great thing about emulation is the ability to mess around with games on relatively unpopular systems like the Dreamcast, TG16, and of course Sega CD, just to remind myself that I shouldn't spend hundreds of dollars to buy stuff that I would rarely play. Yeah, I fired up about half a dozen Sega CD games (and browsed my curated list) and decided against the MegaSD, at least for now. I will most likely play through Snatcher or Keio Flying Squadron or maybe even Popful Mail eventually, but I've got Sonic Mania and the Steam version of Sonic CD for some reason, though I'm not a huge fan. Otherwise, there just aren't enough great games on the Sega CD to warrant the investment at the moment.
Regarding the TG16/PC Engine, there are a ton of great games, but I like buying locally, so the cost is still prohibitive, due to low availability. I do appreciate the advice and links. It's interesting to see what's out there. So, thanks, Locke141!
I've also been avoiding classic consoles, even at deep discounts, because I know that I would be tempted to invest a decent amount of time modding them. I would have bought the SNES classic, as it was almost perfect out of the box, but the whole scalper thing just killed it for me. I've seen it discounted lately, usually without the packaging, but still not low enough to bite.
Post by: opt2not on July 06, 2019, 06:10:42 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on July 06, 2019, 07:14:02 pm
The Dreamcast is basically Sega’s arcade hardware, Naomi, but with just less video RAM. A lot of games in the library are pretty much direct ports from the arcade versions, so if you missed out on the 90’s era of arcade games you might not hold that nostalgia. But, there are enough great console exclusive titles that made the DC fans not just made up of arcade heads.
Yeah there are some real great DC games.
I never had one back in the day, I went PSX same as most everyone fed up with Segas stupidity.
But in hind sight I wish I had given them one last chance because the DC was really ahead of its time.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 07, 2019, 12:00:14 am
Post by: KenToad on July 07, 2019, 11:23:00 am
Toy Commander is okay. Soul Calibur is a piece of history (first modern port to have better specs than arcade original). The port of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is excellent. Ditto Capcom vs. SNK series. Typing of the Dead is a goofy game worth emulating, at least if you don't have the DC keyboard. Bangai-O is unique and a decent upgrade from the N64 version.
Overrated games, for me, would be Crazy Taxi, Jet Grind Radio, Shenmue series (probably need to give it another chance), Sonic 3D games, Daytona and Rally series ... You may like these more than me, though. These games are worth checking out, at least.
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 07, 2019, 02:26:07 pm
Post by: KenToad on July 07, 2019, 02:27:29 pm
Yeah don't take this the wrong way, but that sounds like a whole lot of nothing to me. Even many of the games you mentioned had arcade ports. Arcade or gtfo.
The slim selection of games is exactly why I don't own a dreamcast. They are easy to acquire around here.
Maybe someone else can suggest cool Dreamcast exclusives.
Post by: opt2not on July 07, 2019, 03:37:13 pm
Off the top of my head , Resident Evil Code Veronica, Bomberman Online, Sword of Berserk, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Shenmue 1 & 2...
There are more, and some of these games now have PC and other console ports, but at the time of the DC these were a big deal.
Post by: KenToad on July 07, 2019, 04:49:39 pm
I guess google is too much work for people.
Off the top of my head , Resident Evil Code Veronica, Bomberman Online, Sword of Berserk, Skies of Arcadia, Sonic Adventure 1 & 2, Shenmue 1 & 2...
There are more, and some of these games now have PC and other console ports, but at the time of the DC these were a big deal.
That's the whole point, though. Almost all of the games on the Dreamcast are basically ports. Many of them have better versions now, such as Soul Calibur and the Sonic Games. Howard and I are trying to find a reason to invest in a dreamcast now, and I don't see much of a reason. The system even had crappy controllers.
I've never played Sword of the Berserk. I've read a bit of the manga. Maybe I'll give the game a try based on your recommendation. Thanks!
Post by: opt2not on July 07, 2019, 05:05:44 pm
I’m just saying if you didn’t play arcades in the 90’s, you most likely didn’t give the DC a second look back then. Should you get it now? Hell no. Leave the DC’s out there to those who can appreciate it and have a nostalgic feel for it.
Personally if there are at least 5 games exclusive to a console, I deem it worthy. This goes the same with modern consoles; I didn’t get a Switch or PS4 till there were at minimum 5 games that interested me.
YMMV
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 07, 2019, 05:44:10 pm
Post by: opt2not on July 07, 2019, 11:36:02 pm
http://youtu.be/eD7JYqty8aE
Post by: pbj on July 08, 2019, 01:20:13 am
Post by: Locke141 on July 12, 2019, 10:48:33 pm
Any way, I think the Dream Cast (DC) is a fun system, it’s currently very affordable, and can be modded very cheaply with a knockoff GDEMU. I happened to have 3 DC's, non of which I purchased, a few friends and family gave them to me when they upgraded. It's a fun system with a bunch of good titles.
The one I updated above is going back to the original owner. He was so excited when I sent the pics I offered to give it to him for the price of the fake GDEMU and SD cards. I'm going to support the original designer and get a real GDMU, that I'll keep. I found 50ish games I might want to play or at least try. Thats not in the same league as the PS2, but more than I have time to actually play any time soon.
In other news, I got my PS2 set up with Free Mcboot, OPL, and a 2GB HDD. It seem to indeed run better off the hard drive. The only concern is that I only replaced one moving part for another. I think when 2GB SSD are cheep I may clone my drive and try to switch them out.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=378049)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=378048)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=159740.0;attach=378047)
I picked up that TV off the street and replaced a LED back light. It may be making a trip to my Dads where I have an old bedroom setup with my console collection and get mounted above the CRT for more modern systems, like PS3 and Xbox 360
The best part is the Fat PS2 is completely unmodified. You just need a memory card with some software, a compatible HD, and a PS2 Networking thing.
Next on my list is to install my PSIO.
Post by: KenToad on July 13, 2019, 03:10:40 pm
I have a Free McBoot Fat PS2 with hard drive, as well. It's awesome to be able to play backups without having to use the actual discs, especially because my PS2 takes forever to decide if it wants to play a disc. I have a similar setup with a softmodded Wii. The best part about both mods, at least for me, is being able to put the original discs back into storage, since my shelf space is limited.
There are a few PS2 games that don't run well through OPL, such as Disaster Report and Giants: Citizen Kabuto, so I keep physical copies of a few specific games within reach. I've also found that a lot of games need specific settings to be changed in order to run well off the hard drive. The Wii hard drive is almost perfectly compatible with Wii games with no configuration, at least in my experience, but I have had some issues running GameCube games.
What I've been wanting for at least a decade is a good modchip for my old 9000 series gray Playstation (no parallel port for PSIO). I have a swap disc for running imports, but it's kind of a pain, especially for multi disc games. Does anyone have any advice for the best way to mod my old system? I'd love to use a modding service. Does anyone have any recommendations for services or online stores to buy modchips for the original Playstation?
Speaking of PSIO, I saw a video a while back that made it seem expensive and kind of a pain to get set up correctly, both in hardware and software. So I'll look forward to hearing your impressions after you get it working.
Post by: Titchgamer on July 13, 2019, 06:13:06 pm
I sent the board to a guy I use all the time for this kind of thing and he soldered the little board in for me then I set up the SD card for it.
It set up fairly easily, wasn't a big deal but it did involve a bit of learning and file type juggling in order to get everything working properly.
But now its all good, totally worth while doing!
Post by: Locke141 on July 13, 2019, 09:03:01 pm
I have a PSIO installed on my PSX.
I sent the board to a guy I use all the time for this kind of thing and he soldered the little board in for me then I set up the SD card for it.
It set up fairly easily, wasn't a big deal but it did involve a bit of learning and file type juggling in order to get everything working properly.
But now its all good, totally worth while doing!
How many GB did you go on the SD card? The GDEMU is limited to 32 GB.
Post by: Titchgamer on July 14, 2019, 03:28:47 am
I have a PSIO installed on my PSX.
I sent the board to a guy I use all the time for this kind of thing and he soldered the little board in for me then I set up the SD card for it.
It set up fairly easily, wasn't a big deal but it did involve a bit of learning and file type juggling in order to get everything working properly.
But now its all good, totally worth while doing!
How many GB did you go on the SD card? The GDEMU is limited to 32 GB.
I don't think the PSIO is limited, But I have a 128gb San Disk Extreme in mine which is only 3/4 full.
Post by: Ginsu Victim on July 15, 2019, 11:49:38 am
In other news, I got my PS2 set up with Free Mcboot, OPL, and a 2GB HDD.
I'm going to guess that you meant to say 2TB.
Post by: Locke141 on July 23, 2019, 12:28:49 pm
• MEGADRIVE (http://www.badassconsoles.com/megadrive/)
Post by: Titchgamer on July 23, 2019, 01:07:15 pm
There is a DVD drive replacement for the Game cube. Just added it to the list on the first post.
•MEGADRIVE (http://www.badassconsoles.com/megadrive/)
Looks interesting will have to check those out for my GC’s!!
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 23, 2019, 01:14:55 pm
Post by: opt2not on July 23, 2019, 02:53:04 pm
I'm about 2 weeks out from selling my entire GC set-up, component cable, GBPlayer and all. I don't see the point of keeping it now that the GBAConsolizer has taken the GBA/GBC workload, and my Wii is a better option for running Gamecube games.
I guess this mod is for people who REALLY love their GC to keep it alive...
Post by: Titchgamer on July 23, 2019, 05:53:17 pm
The GC can indeed be soft mod’d and run games from SD (which is how mines set up atm) but its not 100% compatible some games run badly or not at all.
And its still partly reliant on the disc drive being functional for everything to be 100% compatible.
As for the Wii yeah its better than the GC but the one thing it cant do (to my knowledge at least) is play 8 player Mario Kart over the LAN :D
But lets be fair here the price of the “mega drive” (poor choice of name IMO) is not high so why not?
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 23, 2019, 09:27:33 pm
Post by: Locke141 on July 28, 2019, 07:59:20 pm
I’m looking for some reasonably priced light guns. If I can find one or two at a reasonable prices, I’ll make one more SD card.
Post by: opt2not on July 31, 2019, 11:33:20 pm
I’ll post some thoughts on it when it arrives an I get a chance to play with it.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 01, 2019, 04:19:10 am
I finally got my shipping notice for the Neo Geo Pocket SD. I was on the preorder list forever!
I’ll post some thoughts on it when it arrives an I get a chance to play with it.
Nice!
I think they are great!
Just waiting on a back lit LCD now....
Post by: opt2not on August 01, 2019, 05:24:40 pm
Me too! Or a Consolizer ;) The GBAConsolizer creator has a prototype already built, no word yet on whether he plans on mass producing it.I finally got my shipping notice for the Neo Geo Pocket SD. I was on the preorder list forever!
I’ll post some thoughts on it when it arrives an I get a chance to play with it.
Nice!
I think they are great!
Just waiting on a back lit LCD now....
BennVenn was supposed to be working on a backlight solution for the NGPC. Haven't heard much news lately though.
Btw, check this translation news:
https://www.siliconera.com/2019/07/31/neo-geo-pocket-color-title-ogre-battle-gaiden-has-gotten-an-english-fan-translation/
Looking forward to trying this out when I get my Pocket SD.
Post by: Locke141 on August 01, 2019, 06:34:22 pm
Me too! Or a Consolizer ;) The GBAConsolizer creator has a prototype already built, no word yet on whether he plans on mass producing it.I finally got my shipping notice for the Neo Geo Pocket SD. I was on the preorder list forever!
I’ll post some thoughts on it when it arrives an I get a chance to play with it.
Nice!
I think they are great!
Just waiting on a back lit LCD now....
BennVenn was supposed to be working on a backlight solution for the NGPC. Haven't heard much news lately though.
Btw, check this translation news:
https://www.siliconera.com/2019/07/31/neo-geo-pocket-color-title-ogre-battle-gaiden-has-gotten-an-english-fan-translation/
Looking forward to trying this out when I get my Pocket SD.
Nice
Post by: Titchgamer on August 01, 2019, 06:39:03 pm
Me too! Or a Consolizer ;) The GBAConsolizer creator has a prototype already built, no word yet on whether he plans on mass producing it.I finally got my shipping notice for the Neo Geo Pocket SD. I was on the preorder list forever!
I’ll post some thoughts on it when it arrives an I get a chance to play with it.
Nice!
I think they are great!
Just waiting on a back lit LCD now....
BennVenn was supposed to be working on a backlight solution for the NGPC. Haven't heard much news lately though.
Btw, check this translation news:
https://www.siliconera.com/2019/07/31/neo-geo-pocket-color-title-ogre-battle-gaiden-has-gotten-an-english-fan-translation/
Looking forward to trying this out when I get my Pocket SD.
Nice! Have to check that out sometime.
As for Bennvenn last I heard (about 2 weeks ago?) the prototypes had arrived and was going to be tested etc so hopfully by the end of the year maybe? Not sure how long these things take heh.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 06, 2019, 06:51:50 am
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190806/d20033fa3f02d4147b2962e6ed00dce7.jpg)
Its a drop in replacement pico for the Dreamcasts PSU.
Came really fast from the ebay seller (uk based) and fits in really simply.
Not had a chance to test it yet as the one draw back is it does not come with a power adapter so waiting on that to arrive from Germany (I favoured a quality one over a Chinese one!)
I will let you all know how it performs but it seems a quality bit of kit and should be cooler than the old one!
He also has a similar unit for Saturn which I may pick up further down the line.
Post by: Locke141 on August 06, 2019, 08:44:12 am
Got this lil beauty through the post today:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190806/d20033fa3f02d4147b2962e6ed00dce7.jpg)
Its a drop in replacement pico for the Dreamcasts PSU.
Came really fast from the ebay seller (uk based) and fits in really simply.
Not had a chance to test it yet as the one draw back is it does not come with a power adapter so waiting on that to arrive from Germany (I favoured a quality one over a Chinese one!)
I will let you all know how it performs but it seems a quality bit of kit and should be cooler than the old one!
He also has a similar unit for Saturn which I may pick up further down the line.
Link please.
I have 3 dreamcast, all of which were given to me for free. One has a dead power supply.
I got a battery replacement kit that came with a fuse.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F303153966326
Post by: Titchgamer on August 06, 2019, 08:54:40 am
Got this lil beauty through the post today:
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190806/d20033fa3f02d4147b2962e6ed00dce7.jpg)
Its a drop in replacement pico for the Dreamcasts PSU.
Came really fast from the ebay seller (uk based) and fits in really simply.
Not had a chance to test it yet as the one draw back is it does not come with a power adapter so waiting on that to arrive from Germany (I favoured a quality one over a Chinese one!)
I will let you all know how it performs but it seems a quality bit of kit and should be cooler than the old one!
He also has a similar unit for Saturn which I may pick up further down the line.
Link please.
I have 3 dreamcast, all of which were given to me for free. One has a dead power supply.
I got a battery replacement kit that came with a fuse.
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F303153966326
This is the seller I got it from:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sega-Dreamcast-PICO-PSU-Power-Supply/303170616893?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
I also did the battery and resettable fuse mod on mine.
Allthough the damn battery never seems to hold charge at least I don't need to worry about it splugein acid everywhere!!
Post by: Titchgamer on August 07, 2019, 08:07:02 am
Going to get a Saturn one when funds permit :)
Post by: Locke141 on August 07, 2019, 08:49:02 am
Post by: Titchgamer on August 07, 2019, 08:50:56 am
Post by: Mike A on August 07, 2019, 08:55:17 am
Who do you guys think you are kidding?
Every five minutes you guys are buying some random console accessory. ;D
Post by: Titchgamer on August 07, 2019, 09:09:27 am
"when funds permit"
Who do you guys think you are kidding?
Every five minutes you guys are buying some random console accessory. ;D
What can I say? Coming to see your ugly mug costs ;)
Post by: Locke141 on August 07, 2019, 09:51:53 am
It’s time for a brake from the spending on this piles of old toys. That’s said, I have a bunch of stuff unposted because I haven’t installed yet.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 07, 2019, 09:36:41 pm
I'm frugal 90% of the time so that when someone interesting falls into my lap I can splurge a little.
Post by: Locke141 on August 10, 2019, 04:28:21 pm
In addition, was thinking of add back the ability to play online but wonder it this is a good idea for small children? More concerned that they will be crush right a way so not being worth the effort. Any one have thoughts on the Classic ABS Controller Gamepad ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAgPMJe03Co
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 10, 2019, 07:34:08 pm
I'll just put a little reminder that the wii/wii u are bar none, the best consoles to run emulators on. They can hook up to modern tvs easily, yet they'll also do 240p natively in the virtual console if you use the multi-out.
Anyway, getting back to your question, I'm not a huge fan of the classic controller because of the analog stick placement and the unusually large buttons, but it's pretty much required for the virtual console, so you'll end up having to get some anyway.
Post by: pbj on August 10, 2019, 08:29:40 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 11, 2019, 03:10:39 am
Post by: Locke141 on August 11, 2019, 05:04:39 pm
Howard, you can get Chinese copies with different designs.
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/6KmXQgo
Post by: Titchgamer on August 11, 2019, 05:25:00 pm
https://sites.google.com/site/completesg/before-you-begin
And this one for 3DS:
https://3ds.hacks.guide/
Post by: gamepimp on August 11, 2019, 10:56:59 pm
Coldboot Haxchi is the bomb. It requires buying and downloading a DS game from the Virtual Console though...
Post by: Locke141 on August 12, 2019, 01:48:36 pm
US $21.11 24％ Off | For Sega Dreamcast Cooling Fan Housing Case with Flat Cable SD Card Mount for GDEMU Fan Diversion Cover Bracket Tray Accessories
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/bEt5K4xe
Post by: Titchgamer on August 12, 2019, 03:29:17 pm
Someone will usually print you it for a minimal fee.
Post by: pbj on August 12, 2019, 04:26:33 pm
Plug in a classic controller... you can navigate the menu with the analog stick. It was added when the guitar hero games started getting ported as there wasn't a way to navigate with the wiimote inside the guitar otherwise.
Doesn't this still require a Wiimote, though?
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 12, 2019, 11:11:22 pm
Post by: pbj on August 13, 2019, 09:55:05 am
:cheers:
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 13, 2019, 01:19:35 pm
Post by: pbj on August 13, 2019, 02:07:55 pm
:cheers:
Post by: KenToad on August 14, 2019, 12:37:26 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on August 14, 2019, 02:03:12 pm
Pretty sure you can set up a modded Wii to boot straight into USB loader GX, which you can control with a GameCube controller, but I haven't tried it.
Yeah I believe that is possible.
Post by: gamepimp on August 15, 2019, 07:09:49 am
Post by: pbj on August 15, 2019, 10:30:47 am
I did some comparison photos of original hardware to CoinOps here...
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,160719.0.html (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,160719.0.html)
Post by: gamepimp on August 15, 2019, 11:26:17 am
Looks like CoinOps had the worst visuals for the NES emulator in your comparison?
Post by: pbj on August 15, 2019, 11:52:37 am
Post by: gamepimp on August 15, 2019, 12:01:59 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 15, 2019, 12:27:48 pm
Using the Wiimote to navigate around is a bit of a pain. Seem like it take a minute to figure out where the controller is relative to the sensor bar so that you can figure out where the little hand is going to show up on the TV screen. LOL! Other than that, it's not a total deal-breaker.
Looks like CoinOps had the worst visuals for the NES emulator in your comparison?
Again, I don't know if I'm speaking a foreign language or something but you don't have to use the wiimote for navigation. The analog stick on a classic controller works just fine.
Post by: KenToad on August 19, 2019, 10:31:57 am
I still haven't ordered one, but my resistance is dwindling, especially as early reports are extremely positive, at least from what I've read.
To remind myself how little I need to spend money on a new flash cart, I've been playing some Sega CD through emulation. I gotta say, Snatcher is overrated.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 19, 2019, 11:15:13 am
The Mega SD just had a firmware update adding support for the Genesis version of Virtua Racing, making the Mega SD the only flash cart to support that game.
I still haven't ordered one, but my resistance is dwindling, especially as early reports are extremely positive, at least from what I've read.
To remind myself how little I need to spend money on a new flash cart, I've been playing some Sega CD through emulation. I gotta say, Snatcher is overrated.
I love the cart but I just cant justify the price as I already have a X5 and a full holy trinity.
If I didn’t though I would totally buy this lol
Post by: gamepimp on August 19, 2019, 12:03:34 pm
https://new.retrohq.co.uk/shop/ (https://new.retrohq.co.uk/shop/)
Post by: pbj on August 19, 2019, 12:18:31 pm
Post by: gamepimp on August 19, 2019, 02:37:30 pm
I'm pretty sure I had the entire Jaguar library at some point... and I didn't spend that much on it. :dizzy:
LOL! Yeah, I was wondering if there were actually enough good games on the Jaguar to warrant buying something like that. From what I've read, this SD cart can actually run CD games as well as the cartridge-based ones. Maybe that makes it more valuable? I know those CD units are going for ridiculous prices on eBay right now...
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 19, 2019, 03:24:48 pm
Post by: pbj on August 19, 2019, 04:16:10 pm
It also had some screwy cartridge slot and the slightest tug on the controller would lock up your game. Alien vs Predator was a crummy reskin of Wolfenstein and I swear people only praised it because nobody could call ---That which is odiferous and causeth plants to grow--- on it being a piece of crap. I had a copy of it that would go absolutely nuts with loud screeching ~20 minutes into it and to this day I have no idea if that's part of the game or if I owned a bad copy, because I quit playing precisely 2 minutes after that started up.
Anyway, I bought one as a novelty summer 2000. Games ran me like $5 shipped for sealed copies. It lasted about a month or two before I dumped it all on Ebay. Tempest 2000 was alright but it's been redone a million times and better since. Google says there were more releases than I remember but I had a shitload of them.
:cheers:
Post by: Titchgamer on August 19, 2019, 04:56:53 pm
And those controllers.... WTAF!?
Post by: KenToad on August 19, 2019, 07:44:36 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 19, 2019, 11:21:58 pm
Post by: KenToad on August 22, 2019, 11:58:12 pm
Post by: opt2not on November 02, 2019, 02:57:53 pm
https://twitter.com/smokemonstertwi/status/1190665891056357377?s=21
Post by: Titchgamer on November 02, 2019, 03:03:10 pm
Post by: Locke141 on November 21, 2019, 04:00:55 pm
Gamecube ODE incoming!
https://twitter.com/smokemonstertwi/status/1190665891056357377?s=21
Nice,
It seems that the whole owning the old game system collection is largely solved.
Post by: pbj on November 21, 2019, 08:14:30 pm
GameCube features the worst versions of Nintendo franchises. Pass.
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 22, 2019, 10:56:10 am
Post by: pbj on November 22, 2019, 12:12:02 pm
:dunno
Post by: Locke141 on November 22, 2019, 01:14:50 pm
It seems that a lot of this SD/CD rom drive replacement stuff was a bight thing for people like us. But now it all seems parity cheep.
I literally not aloud to work for the next few weeks, do to the surgery, but will be modding a will and a few other items over the next few weeks. Dances items like DDR, wii, and other PE stuff for my school cafeteria are going to be a goal.
Post by: Titchgamer on November 22, 2019, 01:26:32 pm
A gamecube to sd card adapter can be bought for 2-7$ and you can boot into homebrew to play backups with any number of game discs. If you want to get away from using the disc to boot there are modchips that override the ipl and allow direct booting to the sd card. There's literally no reason that I can think of for such a device to exist.
The main reason is compatibility.
Although many games will boot and run ok from the SD adapter many wont.
They dont stream audio 100%.
The latest version of swiss has improved significantly though still not perfect.
Also if your CD drive fails there is a shortage of the chips that will enable you to boot straight from the SD.
So they are actually pretty use-full :)
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 22, 2019, 05:08:42 pm
btw pbj, I mentioned gc homebrew methods instead of the wii since, if I hadn't, someone would have brought up the Gameboy player and I'd have to type all of this anyway. If the hdmi solutions come down just a bit more I'm going to pickup a player and softmod my gc just for it.
Post by: pbj on November 22, 2019, 06:20:09 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on November 22, 2019, 06:25:13 pm
Oh and double dash lan link is the shiz....
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 22, 2019, 10:50:37 pm
But why? What could you possibly want to revisit on GameCube?
Eh not much.... but Gameboy Advance/Gameboy/GBC on the other hand....
Post by: wp34 on November 22, 2019, 11:47:05 pm
But why? What could you possibly want to revisit on GameCube?
I have fond memories of the Gamecube but when I look through the game list it is pretty weak. My fondness must just be due to the fact that my kids played a ton of Gamecube.
Star Wars Rogue Squadron II was one of my favorites. I still play it as a matter of fact.
Being able to fight as Link in Soul Caliber II was pretty cool.
Post by: pbj on November 22, 2019, 11:54:54 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 23, 2019, 02:45:47 am
Post by: Titchgamer on November 23, 2019, 01:31:31 pm
And the ones that are still tight fetch crazy money most of the time!
Post by: opt2not on November 23, 2019, 03:37:00 pm
But before modern consoles, the Wavebird was the greatest wireless controller on the market.
So the GC did something right.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on November 24, 2019, 10:52:54 pm
Gamecube ODE incoming!
https://twitter.com/smokemonstertwi/status/1190665891056357377?s=21
I have an older wii allready modded to run wii games off usb.
I just got the gamecube controllers in for it and that is next.
Post by: Locke141 on November 25, 2019, 08:14:34 am
Gamecube ODE incoming!
https://twitter.com/smokemonstertwi/status/1190665891056357377?s=21
I have an older wii allready modded to run wii games off usb.
I just got the gamecube controllers in for it and that is next.
I there a development link for it? Out side of twitter?
Post by: Locke141 on November 25, 2019, 08:20:54 am
Post by: pbj on November 25, 2019, 09:50:11 am
:lol
Post by: Ginsu Victim on November 25, 2019, 10:02:12 am
But before modern consoles, the Wavebird was the greatest wireless controller on the market.Ahem...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Logitech_Cordless_Action_Controller_%2B_Dongle.jpg/640px-Logitech_Cordless_Action_Controller_%2B_Dongle.jpg)
Post by: KenToad on November 25, 2019, 04:29:13 pm
You gain so much by using the Wii as a GameCube that there is basically no reason to own a GameCube any more.
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 25, 2019, 05:29:40 pm
But before modern consoles, the Wavebird was the greatest wireless controller on the market.Ahem...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Logitech_Cordless_Action_Controller_%2B_Dongle.jpg/640px-Logitech_Cordless_Action_Controller_%2B_Dongle.jpg)
Umm... no. The wave bird was first party and had the analog sticks in the proper position. It even fixed a lot of the wired gamecube controller's layout issues by putting a flat surface for the dpad mount instead of those weird islands. It was the best wireless controller until the next generation.
Post by: pbj on November 25, 2019, 09:54:54 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on November 25, 2019, 10:17:08 pm
Post by: Ginsu Victim on November 26, 2019, 09:46:00 am
The wave bird was first party and had the analog sticks in the proper position.
As someone who prefers Xbox controllers over the Dual Shock controllers, I at least agree with that part.
Post by: Titchgamer on December 10, 2019, 11:07:12 am
http://furrtek.free.fr/sdloader/
Post by: Locke141 on December 10, 2019, 02:15:11 pm
Permanently modify your board versus replace a watch battery every 10 years?
:lol
Good point. I have the cart that does memory and ram. That seems like the best solution.
Post by: gamepimp on December 11, 2019, 02:16:21 pm
https://shop.dansprojects.com/gc-loader.html (https://shop.dansprojects.com/gc-loader.html)
Post by: pbj on December 11, 2019, 03:52:08 pm
Post by: Locke141 on December 11, 2019, 05:00:27 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on December 11, 2019, 08:04:01 pm
Post by: pbj on December 11, 2019, 08:53:34 pm
:dunno
Post by: Locke141 on December 11, 2019, 11:23:34 pm
Yeah, but if you were dead set on the nostalgia factor...
:dunno
Yep, I have a wii all setup on a CRT and would not mind adding a mod to my original game cube.
Post by: gamepimp on December 12, 2019, 06:46:39 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on December 12, 2019, 01:11:51 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on December 12, 2019, 01:14:37 pm
That wasn't my point. My point was the cost is actually $130 minimum because you'll need a hdmi adapter. It'd be more reasonable at half the price.
Why would you need a HDMI adapter?
Mines still connected to a CRT.
Post by: Howard_Casto on December 12, 2019, 10:46:19 pm
Post by: chopperthedog on December 25, 2019, 02:22:04 pm
I ordered the little board from here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SD2SP2-microSD-Card-Adapter-for-GameCube-Serial-Port-2/264500455936?hash=item3d9574aa00:g:MuMAAOSwJt9dptk7
And you can download and follow swiss development here. https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/releases
Slick set up for the money.
good day.
Post by: gamepimp on December 30, 2019, 01:58:16 pm
Been some big updates to swiss recently that allows use of the bottom SP2 port with a microSD (up to 2tb I think).
I ordered the little board from here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SD2SP2-microSD-Card-Adapter-for-GameCube-Serial-Port-2/264500455936?hash=item3d9574aa00:g:MuMAAOSwJt9dptk7
And you can download and follow swiss development here. https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/releases
Slick set up for the money.
good day.
You still need to use the Action Replay disk with this right? You basically just lose the SD card adapter that goes in the memory card slot with this new adapter?
Post by: Howard_Casto on December 30, 2019, 02:09:55 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on December 30, 2019, 02:45:45 pm
Been some big updates to swiss recently that allows use of the bottom SP2 port with a microSD (up to 2tb I think).
I ordered the little board from here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/SD2SP2-microSD-Card-Adapter-for-GameCube-Serial-Port-2/264500455936?hash=item3d9574aa00:g:MuMAAOSwJt9dptk7
And you can download and follow swiss development here. https://github.com/emukidid/swiss-gc/releases
Slick set up for the money.
good day.
You still need to use the Action Replay disk with this right? You basically just lose the SD card adapter that goes in the memory card slot with this new adapter?
Correct, Or have it xeno chipped.
In other news I have a GC loader ODE en route to me :)
Post by: Locke141 on January 04, 2020, 08:52:22 pm
Thanks chopperthedog for posting links to the items you're using.
Titchgamer, it the following the link you used? https://shop.dansprojects.com/gc-loader.html
Post by: Titchgamer on January 05, 2020, 04:33:59 am
I have been a bit out of it with keeping up with this thread. Will try to update the list on the first post soon.
Thanks chopperthedog for posting links to the items you're using.
Titchgamer, it the following the link you used? https://shop.dansprojects.com/gc-loader.html
Yup!
Thats the one, Cant remember if its been mentioned yet but theres a ODE for the Neo CD out soon to:
http://furrtek.free.fr/sdloader/
Post by: Locke141 on January 12, 2020, 09:08:01 pm
It now has a better power supply, SD card replacement for the DVD drive, a 3D printed drive mount, and a external scaler to HDMI. The power cord it needs has been ordered from Amazon, and I’m hoping to test soon. This was a non working DC so hoping the power fixed it.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 11, 2020, 10:58:15 am
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200611/75a43983f901f92a55046ce7f2e7d7c0.jpg)
Not sure when its going to get installed atm but once it is I will get back :)
Post by: Locke141 on June 11, 2020, 11:08:53 am
Does this SD card replacement system make the CD system as fast as the arcade in terms of loading time?
Post by: Titchgamer on June 11, 2020, 11:11:29 am
Wow, those old system aren't cheep.I believe its meant to make it the equivilent of a 4x cd read speed where the original was a 1x.
Does this SD card replacement system make the CD system as fast as the arcade in terms of loading time?
So not instant like a cart but defo faster!!
As for the cost I dunno what they are going for now but I reckon the price might be about to rise....
Just seen someone buy a pre-mod’d NGCD for 500 :o
Post by: Titchgamer on June 11, 2020, 11:16:49 am
There is now (has been a while forgot to update!) A GC loader plug and play!
No more soldering required just plugs straight in :)
Mine came the other day and its excellent!
Runs swiss straight from the SD card and any games you put on it.
Unfortunately Swiss currently write any data to the SD card BUT if you have one of the little boards mentioned above it can write data to that.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 13, 2020, 08:29:10 am
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200613/e21cddc2f993a03c10c637a0deba56e4.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200613/8bc9f46055a94f07cef72facdb1a6166.jpg)
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200613/4b97d6446c8a71d7cbba08111891b9ec.jpg)
Post by: Locke141 on June 13, 2020, 10:14:56 am
Post by: wp34 on June 13, 2020, 10:24:43 am
Post by: Titchgamer on June 13, 2020, 10:31:31 am
That looks pretty slick. How well does the menu work?
Really well! No issues at all thus far.
Looks good. How was the install?
For the PNP piece of cake!
Literally just strip the unit down (they even sent me a gamebit driver!), unplug the cd drive, plug the GCL in then reassemble.
Took me less than 20 mins and that included a deep clean at the same time!
Post by: Titchgamer on June 13, 2020, 10:34:17 am
Post by: Locke141 on June 13, 2020, 10:41:50 am
They new one is plug and play:https://shop.dansprojects.com/gc-loader-pnp.html
Between this and the HDMI out it seems to make the GB an option. Just to be clear the Wii would be a chappell mod, you just wouldn't be on original hardware.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 13, 2020, 10:45:04 am
Here is a link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fergf41wT-I) to a how to install:Thats the older non Pnp version that had to be soldered.
In terms of the PNP install its basically identical but no need to solder on the ribbon cable you literally just plug it into the mobo where the CD drive was plugged into.
And this is the HDMI adapter I am using.
https://gamesconnection.co.uk/products/carby-hdmi-adapter-for-gamecube
Post by: Locke141 on June 13, 2020, 11:05:14 am
- LOL, I updated above just before you replied.
- Got my PSIO early and still haven't done my install.
- Want to do a second Wii hack but this time use an external HD
- I have a few PS2 that I was given or got at thrift shop for cheep. Been cloning my 2TB hacked HD, using memory cards I ordered with the mode preinstalled, and HDMI out converters. Been given them away to friends and family, want to get last two done and out.
- Ended up with a bunch of original XBOX in the same situations as the PS2. Want to get the them done and out to friends/family.
I have some back project I want to get down this summer.
I'm still recovering from Brain surgery but am way closer to normal now. Just want to get these project done as they been on hold so long.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 13, 2020, 11:08:35 am
LOL, I updated above just before you replied.
I have a bunch of back project I want to do this summer.
- Got my PSIO early and still haven't done my install.
- Want to do a second Wii hack but this time use an external HD
- I have a few PS2 that I was given or got at thrift shop for cheep. Been cloning my 2TB hacked HD, using memory cards I ordered with the mode preinstalled, and HDMI out converters. Been given them away to friends and family, want to get last two done and out.
- Ended up with a bunch of original XBOX in the same situations as the PS2. Want to get the them down and out to friends/family.
I'm still recovering from Brain surgery but am way closer to normal now. Just want to get these project down as they have been one hold so long.
Well the PSIO install is out of my abilities but I have done the WII and PS2 HDD soft mods both are very easy to do and dont take much time.
I want to get my grubby paws on a original Xbox to mod but they still seem to be going for silly money.
Though as mentioned prior everything seems to be going up steeply atm!!
Post by: Locke141 on June 13, 2020, 11:19:12 am
Post by: Titchgamer on June 13, 2020, 11:23:07 am
PM me if you want one, Have an extra I'll just charge you shipping. I can do the bios mod for you, but can't give you any games do to BYOAC rules. Would rather it go to you Titchgamer then someone here then a some one who don't care about it.Thats very kind of you thanks :)
Post by: Locke141 on June 13, 2020, 11:33:58 am
Thats very kind of you thanks :)
No problem, at times friends and family just give to me their old video game systems. I just like doing the mods and don't want them to be trashed. At the moment I have a few original xboxes. Would rather they end up in homes of collectors then a trash bin.
Post by: Titchgamer on June 13, 2020, 11:38:49 am
Absolutely!Thats very kind of you thanks :)
No problem, at time friends and family just give to me their old video game systems. I just like doing the mods and don't want them to be trashed. At the moment I have a few original xboxes. Would rather they end up in homes of collectors then a trash bin.
Makes me sad when I see people trash them, I have rescued a few systems from the bins.
Some were even perfectly fine just people either couldn’t or didn’t know how to connect them to the TV correctly!
Post by: Titchgamer on July 09, 2020, 12:32:06 pm
Works great and the load times are at least half usually less than the original CD drive, Plus you obv dont have the drive noise etc even though I opted to keep my drive in so the system stays original.
Also much the same as a Unibios it allows you to switch regions before booting the game to JP, US or EU.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y3eR0TLd7rcxGQmwPAgUmP5y3COAtK6D/view?usp=sharing
Post by: pbj on July 18, 2020, 01:04:49 am
It got my “tested, working guaranteed” Japanese Saturn with the dead drive that’s been teasing me since June playable. Installs in about 5 minutes.
Works really well with the Action Replay. You boot into the replay, do your thing, then tell it to start a game. Then it boots to the Fenrir menu. You select a game and it loads almost instantly. Tested a few ram cart games and no issues.
I don’t remember the Saturn ever really having obnoxious load times, but it sure is quick on the Fenrir. ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- I could never get working on CDRs in the 90s fired right up.
Contemplating buying that 3D printed mount that plugs up the holes from the removed CD drive. Price seems high but it looks nice ($25 shipped).
Anyway, this was truly a needless purchase but I wanted to recapture my childhood and celebrate a new job so here we are.
:cheers:
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 18, 2020, 02:19:30 am
Post by: Locke141 on July 18, 2020, 07:47:13 am
I have a rhea and love it. It seems that power supply’s on Saturns are worth replacing with moderns replacements. I have a Dream cast that had a dead power supply that is now SD and the AC to DC conversation is now External using a cheep PC power supply and a simple internal board. I haven’t done this on my Saturn yet but it’s on my list.
Here is one:
US $34.93 30％ Off | Bitfunx SaturnPSU Power-Supply 12V for SEGA Saturn game Console
https://a.aliexpress.com/_dUtNKsr
Also,
I will update the list on the first page. Any other options I should add?
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 18, 2020, 02:51:33 pm
I love this thread btw....I'd love to do a companion thread sometime that shows how to do soft mods for all the consoles that already support hard drives but I barely have time to chat in here anymore.
Post by: Titchgamer on July 18, 2020, 03:54:42 pm
Do they really go bad that much? I tested mine when I got it... all the voltages seemed good.
I love this thread btw....I'd love to do a companion thread sometime that shows how to do soft mods for all the consoles that already support hard drives but I barely have time to chat in here anymore.
I dont think the Saturn ones are to bad tbh but they do build up heat.
So the PICO PSU's are great for that, Also allowed me to convert mine to a UK plug as its a Japanese console :)
Now the Dreamcast PSU's on the other hand are junk IMO and defo want replacing with a PICO.
Again heat build up is significantly reduced to :)
Post by: opt2not on July 18, 2020, 04:45:24 pm
I have my my DC and Saturn on stock, recapped PSU’s, and I even use an additional DC PSU to power a Naomi arcade system, replacing the bigger bulky Sun PSU. It puts out the same voltages and can handle the load of the Naomi.
I’ll try to track down some of the articles and PSA posts about them, but the consensus is people should not be replacing these PSU’s. They’re built solid. Just needs some servicing by this time in their age.
Post by: Locke141 on July 18, 2020, 04:57:43 pm
No, the Dreamcast and Saturn PSU’s are solid. They might just need a recap but they should never be replaced with off the shelf PSU solutions. There have been extensive research (Down to wave length analysis) lately by guys like Voultar and DB_Electronics, who are well known EE’s In the modding hobby scene that have been putting out PSA’s recently to not replace the Sega PSU’s.
I have my my DC and Saturn on stock, recapped PSU’s, and I even use an additional DC PSU to power a Naomi arcade system, replacing the bigger bulky Sun PSU. It puts out the same voltages and can handle the load of the Naomi.
I’ll try to track down some of the articles and PSA posts about them, but the consensus is people should not be replacing these PSU’s. They’re built solid. Just needs some servicing by this time in their age.
Good to know. I have one Saturn (my childhood one) with a dead power supply. I now have two working ones with the original power supply’s. The DC I modded with SD has a replacement and seems to be great for that system.
Post by: opt2not on July 18, 2020, 05:01:20 pm
The DC I modded with SD has a replacement and seems to be great for that system
Yeah the brain dudes I mentioned also say that if you’re using an ODE and want to reduce the heat caused by lack of load on the 12v rail, to do the simple resistor mod on the original PSU. That way you keep the OG PSU but adjust it for the lack of Optical Drive.
Post by: Titchgamer on July 18, 2020, 05:11:33 pm
The DC I modded with SD has a replacement and seems to be great for that system
Yeah the brain dudes I mentioned also say that if you’re using an ODE and want to reduce the heat caused by lack of load on the 12v rail, to do the simple resistor mod on the original PSU. That way you keep the OG PSU but adjust it for the lack of Optical Drive.
My personal issue with the DC PSU is the rails on it.
The Saturn PSU is solid though IMO.
As a side note I would be interested to see their findings with PICO PSU's, The one thing you got to remember about them though is that they are only as good as the PSU's you plug into them.
Mine are both running high quality Leicke PSU's.
Both run very well, Cool and with 0 issues.
Post by: pbj on July 20, 2020, 12:45:22 am
Been having a lot of fun with my Fenrir. Playing stuff that didn’t even have good rips back in my Saturn heyday. Lot of games holding up surprisingly well.
:cheers:
Post by: Howard_Casto on July 20, 2020, 12:59:55 am
Post by: Titchgamer on July 20, 2020, 04:19:35 am
I left my Saturn on for 12 hours yesterday and it was barely warm. I can’t see replacing a working power supply.
Been having a lot of fun with my Fenrir. Playing stuff that didn’t even have good rips back in my Saturn heyday. Lot of games holding up surprisingly well.
:cheers:
Nah if its staying cool and the caps are good leave it be :)
My DC was the biggest heater tbh, that thing got unnecessarily warm even with the resistor mod done, But Like I said previous I dont like the DC PSU's.
I only really changed my Saturn one because:
A) I was really impressed with the DC pico.
B) It was a Japanese console so I had to run it via a transformer, Now I dont.
It did get warm like but nowhere near as warm as the DC used to.
Post by: Locke141 on July 20, 2020, 09:54:22 am
I have a working Saturn with a Rhea and a original power supply. I'll try the cheep DC supply on my childhood one with the dead power. I already have a working one, why not?
Post by: Titchgamer on August 22, 2020, 09:44:57 am
https://castlemaniagames.com/collections/frontpage/products/xstation
Post by: KenToad on August 22, 2020, 11:48:50 am
I still use the old swap disc and a GameShark with custom firmware. They run everything except multi disc games, but I don't have time for that anyway.
Post by: Locke141 on August 24, 2020, 08:55:22 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on August 25, 2020, 12:50:58 am
I have a PSIO I need to install. This new one looks simple to install.
Its classed as a advanced install actually, looks can be deceiving lol
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 25, 2020, 03:00:44 am
Post by: Titchgamer on August 25, 2020, 03:11:49 am
Neither are great options due to the install. For right now a simple mod chip and a stack of CDs might be the best option. I'm sure eventually there will be a drop in replacement though.
It would be nice to have a drop in someone like me could install.
Unlikely any time soon though from what I have read.
I believe the Architecture used on the PS1 plus the copy protection makes it very awkward.
I have a PSIO but it certainly has some issues, I know the team behind it are constantly working on it to try and make it perfect and I really hope they nail it soon.
I have brought a xstation to, Obv not shipped yet but once it does I will get one of my known installers to put it in for me then I can compare the 2.
If it works as described it should be a much smoother experience than the PSIO.
But we shall see :)
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 25, 2020, 03:23:44 am
Post by: Titchgamer on August 25, 2020, 06:03:17 am
Yeah but they said that about the Saturn too and eventually we got one, so I remain hopeful. Typically any security system... hardware or software has at least one stupid flaw... it's just a matter of finding it.
Oh no doubt.
But yeah may be a while yet lol
Post by: Locke141 on August 25, 2020, 06:18:45 am
Also, I need to update the list in this threads first post. If there is anything I should add please let me know in a reply.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 25, 2020, 06:20:43 am
I have every faith that I can do the PSIO mod , but I just need to do it. :lol Did an alternative ever appear for sale for the Saturn? I love the Rhea but the back of the console device software hack looked like a cool options.
Also, I need to update the list in this threads first post. If there is anything I should add please let me know in a reply.
I meant the xstation mod, PSIO install aint to bad if you can solder heh.
The only other real option for the Saturn other than Rhea/Phoebe is the MODE from TO.
Post by: Locke141 on August 25, 2020, 06:49:21 am
Post by: gamepimp on August 25, 2020, 07:01:59 am
The only other real option for the Saturn other than Rhea/Phoebe is the MODE from TO.
There is another device for the Saturn called the "Satiator" which is supposed to be released next month. It's a card that plugs into the back of the console where the video CD decoder card would normally go. Unfortunately it's going to be $260 which would make it the most expensive option. I think it will let you continue to use actual CDs in the console unlike the other ODE options though. Maybe that's why it is so pricey.
https://www.retrorgb.com/satiator-price-availability-revealed.html
Post by: Locke141 on August 25, 2020, 07:14:55 am
The only other real option for the Saturn other than Rhea/Phoebe is the MODE from TO.
There is another device for the Saturn called the "Satiator" which is supposed to be released next month. It's a card that plugs into the back of the console where the video CD decoder card would normally go. Unfortunately it's going to be $260 which would make it the most expensive option. I think it will let you continue to use actual CDs in the console unlike the other ODE options though. Maybe that's why it is so pricey.
https://www.retrorgb.com/satiator-price-availability-revealed.html
That's the other options I was thinking of.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 25, 2020, 09:50:43 am
The only other real option for the Saturn other than Rhea/Phoebe is the MODE from TO.
There is another device for the Saturn called the "Satiator" which is supposed to be released next month. It's a card that plugs into the back of the console where the video CD decoder card would normally go. Unfortunately it's going to be $260 which would make it the most expensive option. I think it will let you continue to use actual CDs in the console unlike the other ODE options though. Maybe that's why it is so pricey.
https://www.retrorgb.com/satiator-price-availability-revealed.html
Yeah I know about it but was not going to mention it.
I have not seen any real world videos etc of it working or anything yet.
But also I think the price is ridiculous for what it is, Especially as he funded his R&D via Patreon and I know they are pissed coz he only offered them a small discount lol
Post by: gamepimp on August 25, 2020, 03:16:30 pm
Yeah I know about it but was not going to mention it.
I have not seen any real world videos etc of it working or anything yet.
But also I think the price is ridiculous for what it is, Especially as he funded his R&D via Patreon and I know they are pissed coz he only offered them a small discount lol
Bob at RetroRGB did a video on a beta version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j11SgTcagMY
I agree that the price is pretty bonkers compared to the other ODEs. Perhaps making the hardware is way more costly?
Post by: Locke141 on August 25, 2020, 05:44:16 pm
I’m planing on doing my PSIO this week, as this thread makes me kick my self that I got in early and never did the install.
Post by: opt2not on August 25, 2020, 08:12:43 pm
https://www.black-dog.tech/gc-loader-pnp.html
Yeah yeah, bring on the "just use a Wii" comments. But for me, I can't stand the Wii. I hate dealing with the Menu and having being forced to use the wiimote. I just want power-up and go.
Anyway, I'll install my GC Loader this weekend and see how it runs. From what I've heard, it's a great device for anyone who still loves the Gamecube.
Post by: pbj on August 25, 2020, 08:15:13 pm
I do not get the point of a PS1 drive emulator, though. System is 100% emulated and games can be played on more modern playstations...
:dunno
Post by: opt2not on August 25, 2020, 08:28:47 pm
I do not get the point of a PS1 drive emulator, though. System is 100% emulated and games can be played on more modern playstations...
And there are some incredible enhancements to the PSX emulators these days:
https://www.libretro.com/index.php/new-vulkan-graphics-enhancements-features-in-beetle-psx-hw/
Post by: pbj on August 25, 2020, 09:17:14 pm
:applaud:
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 25, 2020, 10:07:43 pm
As for the wii it's one of Nintendo's best consoles.... not sure where that hate is coming from unless you hate good games.
Most of these backup systems are pointless though if you give emulation as an alternative. I would say it's particularly bad on the Sony side of things since they've been using the same damn controller for 30 years.... it'll literally feel the same regardless of which playstation you play it on.
Post by: pbj on August 25, 2020, 10:52:38 pm
Post by: Locke141 on August 26, 2020, 12:35:21 am
Any way I just finished installing the internal board in my PS1 for the PSIO, not simple but doable. Haven't turned it on yet, I'm sleepy, but I'll try to get the PSIO SD card setup and play this week.
Post by: pbj on August 26, 2020, 12:37:37 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 26, 2020, 12:45:54 am
I mean, like what you like, but I splashed out on the Fenrir because Saturn is still an emulation train wreck. I’m still chewing on buying an N64 and one of those multicarts. Had a Z64 back in the day. :lol
There's really no point in a multicart for the N64. I got a everdrive clone for it for like 40 bucks.... plays every title. It's even fancy enough to support thumbnails and stuff. I didn't mean I preferred emulation... I've got a everdrive (or equivalent) for everything but my NES and 2600 at this point, I just meant putting things in perspective none of what we are doing is at all practical. Somehow you guys sucked me down this rabbit hole and I'm playing most games on original hardware now. I'm not complaining, but it's good practice to take a step back every once in a while.
Been thinking of doing the rgbNES mod, but do I really want to spend all that time and money when I have a NES classic with all the games on it? It's questions like that which haunt me.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 26, 2020, 02:03:27 am
Runs really well and so easy to install.
Howard, OG is best!
I dont own any mini consoles.
The thing I like most about flash carts though is the ability to play indie games on them.
Some really great indie games for old consoles now :)
Post by: Locke141 on August 26, 2020, 08:08:36 am
Been thinking of doing the rgbNES mod, but do I really want to spend all that time and money when I have a NES classic with all the games on it? It's questions like that which haunt me.
I 100% agree on the NES. It’s bam near perfectly emulate and the original hardware is a bit expensive to mod to RGB. You can say the same thing about the N64, it has S-video of a high quality and is a pain to mod to RGB.
Post by: Locke141 on August 26, 2020, 08:10:31 am
I haven’t checked time see of it’s a working game yet, but I think I really want to try Kingdom hearts II. I played 1 in the 90’s and it was good, but I hear II is one of the best games ever made for the system.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on August 26, 2020, 08:21:47 am
My mom gave me my c64 she found in the basement while cleaning.
had no idea it was still around.
PSU is bad, (ripples on screen and no color).
also, it's telling me a rom chip is bad (or it could just be a bad PSU).
so i'm going to order a new after market PSU and see if that fixes me up.
if not, ram chips are cheap but annoying to desolder.
once it works I have to get a 1541 emulator for an sd card.
Or I can use a raspberry pi zero with some components as a 1541 emulator.
but I don't have to worry about that just yet.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 26, 2020, 02:34:20 pm
Been thinking of doing the rgbNES mod, but do I really want to spend all that time and money when I have a NES classic with all the games on it? It's questions like that which haunt me.
I 100% agree on the NES. It’s bam near perfectly emulate and the original hardware is a bit expensive to mod to RGB. You can say the same thing about the N64, it has S-video of a high quality and is a pain to mod to RGB.
You know I did the n64 rgb mod a few years back and it wasn't that bad. The only issue is there isn't a whole lot to hold those wires on mechanically so some kind of tape or glue is needed to keep them from working loose. I like mods like that because I don't have to cut up the case. If it were a destructive mod I would have probably skipped it. That's the thing that worries me about the NES. I'm thinking it might be possible to run the wires out the expansion slot in the bottom and then run a pigtail out the back, but I've never seen it done that way so I don't know. I guess these modders for hire don't even flinch about cutting stuff up.
Post by: opt2not on August 26, 2020, 03:11:46 pm
These 3 reasons have tainted the Wii for me. YMMV
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 26, 2020, 04:03:59 pm
Post by: Locke141 on August 26, 2020, 06:57:40 pm
The other one will probably only get fitness, dance, and sports games. This will be as a station in some of my PE units. I was just at a thrift store that had at least two wii fit platforms, wishing I bought them. I already use Step Mania in my dance unit and have used WII sports at a batting station back in my baseball unit for students on the autism spectrum. Just to put things in perspective, I'm now back in as an Adaptive Phys Ed teacher, working with students with disability's in small groups.
Post by: opt2not on August 26, 2020, 11:32:54 pm
Post by: pbj on August 26, 2020, 11:45:18 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 27, 2020, 12:49:28 am
Post by: Titchgamer on August 27, 2020, 02:07:39 am
---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- that looks worse than the Wii. Let us know how it goes.
They are easy to take apart, But there is like 20+ screws to strip it down to get the Drive out lol
Post by: KenToad on August 27, 2020, 11:12:01 am
Personally I absolutely love the channel system and wish more companies would have followed it. Just use the maximum amount of space to show all my games that I can directly click on. If you look at Microsoft's tile system on the xb1 it's actually very similar and that's probably why it's my favorite interface of the generation. As for the sensor bar stuff yeah it's annoying but you don't need the sensor bar to navigate the menus.... a classic controller works just fine and I think they eventually released a custom firmware that allows the gamecube controller to be used.
Agreed, I liked the Wii system menu better than other interfaces of that generation, at least once I got past the confusion of why starting the disc was called a "channel." I can't argue with the simplicity of the GameCube, but that's another era and it's trying to do almost nothing beyond play disc games. Does the GC Loader add a menu? I guess I'll look it up eventually. I can't see going to the trouble of removing a disc drive unless it was faulty, but it's cool to see how you guys are upgrading your systems.
Post by: Locke141 on August 27, 2020, 11:21:16 am
Post by: chopperthedog on August 27, 2020, 01:39:16 pm
Bravo to the xstation, install looks a bit invasive. But to each there own and nice to have options.
In the gamecube realm swiss has had some great updates in recent months for the sd2sp2. All the games that I'd have to have disk handy for all play from SD now.
good day.
Post by: opt2not on August 27, 2020, 02:15:52 pm
Why aren’t you streaming this?
It's a really easy install. Literally took me 15 mins to put in. Not worth a stream IMO. The hardest part is unscrewing all those damn screws. It's just over 20 screws to open the shell, remove the fan, remove the optical drive, and shield.
But once that's done, it pretty much just attach the GC Loader to the metal shield, then reassemble. I haven't ordered the 3D printed cover yet, but I'll do that once I can free up some more hobby funds.
Does the GC Loader add a menu?You use Swiss for the menu, and it's fantastic. You can force 480p (if you have the hardware for the video output), turn on Anisotropic filtering, adjust screen sizes, and a ton more.
Also, the GC loader has significantly lowered load times for a lot of games. Heavy load games like the Resident Evils or Soul Calibur 2 now load in a fraction of their original speeds.
It's crazy.
I really love this ODE. Simple install, simple software set-up: just copy the swiss file to root, then all the iso you want. No hoops to jump through.
The only downside, which is minor because they are going to update the firmware to fix, is the GC Loader doesn't have write-capability, so it doesn't save your settings to the sd card in the GC Loader. BUT, you can get around this right now by using a sd2sp2 or other sd card reader like Gecko or SD Launcher to save your settings to a secondary sd card. The GC Loader guys are working on this fix now, and when the firmware is updated, there will be no need for that secondary card.
Other than that, this thing is fantastic! for $90 too, it's great a value.
Post by: opt2not on August 27, 2020, 03:32:46 pm
My iphone pictures don't do it justice. I'll probably stream this in a couple weeks and show you guys the output, sans potato camera.
Post by: Locke141 on August 27, 2020, 06:51:10 pm
70’s
Atari 2600
• Harmony SD cart (http://harmony.atariage.com/Site/Harmony.html)
• UNO cart (http://www.thebrewingacademy.com/)
Intellivision
• LTO (http://www.leftturnonly.info)
80’s
Atari 5200
• 5200 SD (https://www.atarimax.com/5200sd/documentation/index.html)
ColecoVision
• https://www.atarimax.com/colecosd/documentation/ (https://www.atarimax.com/colecosd/documentation/)
NES/Famicon
• Ever Drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• PowerPak (http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?products_id=34)
90’s (early)
Neo Geo both the AES & MVS
• Terraonion makes a few SD carts and are listed on there page (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/)
Sega Genesis/Mega Drive
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• Terraonion Mega SD (also Sega CD) (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/products/16-megasd_megacd_segacd_fpga_cartridge.html)
Sega CD
• Terraonion Mega SD (also Genesis/Mega Drive) (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/products/16-megasd_megacd_segacd_fpga_cartridge.html)
SNES
• Another Ever drive. (https://krikzz.com/store/) Three ever drives actually see chart (http://krikzz.com/pub/support/var/comparison/sd2snes-vs-super-everdrive.html)
TurboGrafx-16/PC engine
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• Super SD System 3 (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/pc-engine/12-super_sd_system_3-pc_engine.html) *Also adds CD expansion SD replacement, arcade card, and RGB out.
TurboGrafx-16/PC engine CD expansion
• SUPER SD SYSTEM 3. *Sports card games, CD, games, Arcade card sport, and added RGB out. (https://shop.terraonion.com/en/pc-engine/12-super_sd_system_3-pc_engine.html)
90’s (mid to late)
3DO
• http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm)
Dream cast
• https://gdemu.wordpress.com (https://gdemu.wordpress.com)
• http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm (http://3do-renovation.ru/How_to_buy.htm)
N64
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
PSX
• http://ps-io.com (http://ps-io.com)
Sega Saturn
• https://gdemu.wordpress.com (https://gdemu.wordpress.com)
• Alternative in development (http://assemblergames.com/l/threads/saturn-optical-drive-emulator.62274/page-3)
2000’s
Game Cube (Pleas note that the Wii is also a better native game cube. You should look at the Wii options below)
• SD-Media-Launcher (http://uk.codejunkies.com/Products/SD-Media-Launcher__EF000580V.aspx)
• MEGADRIVE (http://www.badassconsoles.com/megadrive/)
PS2 (Please note this mod doesn't allow you to natively play PS1 games. PS1 games can only be played natively on a PS2 via disk)
• Per hacked SD cards suports up to 2TB HD (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33021964728.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.27424c4d5ysjpu)
• SATA hard drive mount] (https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32736086736.html?spm=2114.12010615.8148356.55.30c41371eWMtYz)
• HDD replacement mod (http://psx-scene.com/forums/f153/softmodding-fat-ps2-hard-disk-drive-%5Btutorial%5D-116178/)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0m3vc46XnM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0m3vc46XnM)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNL9PZM11o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNL9PZM11o)
Wii
• GC loader (https://www.black-dog.tech/gc-loader-pnp.html) (This one seems to be a better options)
• WiiBrew soft mod (http://www.instructables.com/id/Softmod-any-Wii-Version-10-43/) configurable-usb-loader (https://gbatemp.net/threads/configurable-usb-loader.147638/)
Xbox (Original)
• Soft mod (http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Easiest-Way-To-Soft-Mod-An-Original-XBOX/%253Famp_page%253Dtrue&ved=0ahUKEwjchOaGl4_RAhWFNiYKHXnnDMQQFggaMAA&usg=AFQjCNGPpdpfNKBFdO_526f4ptkj_NQSsA&sig2=w_fGWUi1isaf7fSa2H6o7Q)
• CoinOPS (Your going to have to find your own links. All the ones I found seem to also point to Roms)
Hand Helds
Game boy
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
Game Gear
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
Game boy advanse
• Another Ever drive (https://krikzz.com/store/)
• EZ-Flash (http://www.ezflash.cn)
3DS
• 3DS games (http://www.sky3ds.com)
NeoGeo color
• NeoGeo color (http://www.retrohq.co.uk/neogeo-pocket-pre-order)
PSP
• homebrew (https://gbatemp.net/forums/psp-hacking-homebrew.224/)
Links to out side lists on the same topic
• Retro collect's list (http://www.retrocollect.com/Guides/ultimate-guide-to-retro-gaming-flash-cards-cartridges-a-backup-devices.html)
• Atariage's list (http://atariage.com/forums/topic/127752-flashcart-and-multicart-list-all-systems/)
Post by: KenToad on August 27, 2020, 07:09:56 pm
Post by: nitrogen_widget on August 27, 2020, 07:31:19 pm
I have 2 ps2's.
a slim with a working cd-rom I use for light gun games I thought for ps2 and psone but after realizing the guncon guns I bought won't work for a lot of psone games and I needed to buy some hybrid guns...i lost steam on the psone stuff and just got a psone mini to load up.
it looks like crap on an hdtv btw.
the fat ps2 with the dead optical drive is a future project.
I have the network adapter with the sata.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 28, 2020, 03:21:35 am
so, you can play psone games off the hard drive on a modded ps2 now?
I have 2 ps2's.
a slim with a working cd-rom I use for light gun games I thought for ps2 and psone but after realizing the guncon guns I bought won't work for a lot of psone games and I needed to buy some hybrid guns...i lost steam on the psone stuff and just got a psone mini to load up.
it looks like crap on an hdtv btw.
the fat ps2 with the dead optical drive is a future project.
I have the network adapter with the sata.
You have been able to play PS1 from PS2 HDD for a while but its a bit hit n miss not 100% compatible or reliable.
Hence why I still have the PS1 to lol
Post by: Locke141 on August 28, 2020, 06:36:21 am
If you have a Fat PS2 the upgrade is the simplest you can do. And once’s you setup a HD, you literally can just clone it, plug in a modded SD (that are cheep online), a PS2 HD adapter, and your good to go. I had 4 Fat PS2’s that were bought cheep or given to me, that I just cloned a HD for, plunged in, and added an SD card and gave way to friends and family as gifts. So so simple.
Post by: Locke141 on August 28, 2020, 06:43:35 am
Mega Everdrive Pro can play Genesis, Master System, and Sega CD
Wow, Thanks added.
Post by: Titchgamer on August 28, 2020, 08:29:21 am
I think the PS2 can’t run PS1 games off the hard drive natively and has to emulate at least part of the system, I don’t know why. As the PS2 can run PS1 CD natively.
If you have a Fat PS2 the upgrade is the simplest you can do. And once’s you setup a HD, you literally can just clone it, plug in a modded SD (that are cheep online), a PS2 HD adapter, and your good to go. I had 4 Fat PS2’s that were bought cheep or given to me, that I just cloned a HD for, plunged in, and added an SD card and gave way to friends and family as gifts. So so simple.
Correct, That is why its a bit iffy if it works or not.
But yeah phat ps2 modin is probably the easiest mod out there to do and costs bugger all.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on August 29, 2020, 10:24:25 am
I think the PS2 can’t run PS1 games off the hard drive natively and has to emulate at least part of the system, I don’t know why. As the PS2 can run PS1 CD natively.
If you have a Fat PS2 the upgrade is the simplest you can do. And once’s you setup a HD, you literally can just clone it, plug in a modded SD (that are cheep online), a PS2 HD adapter, and your good to go. I had 4 Fat PS2’s that were bought cheep or given to me, that I just cloned a HD for, plunged in, and added an SD card and gave way to friends and family as gifts. So so simple.
got it.
I must of missed the part with the sdcard when I was looking to see if I could do that.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 29, 2020, 02:41:17 pm
Post by: Locke141 on September 10, 2020, 04:26:57 pm
https://stoneagegamer.com/terraonion-mode-dreamcast-saturn-ode.html?afmc=retrorgb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJL9y6MPfDs
it ant cheep.
Post by: bigster on September 11, 2020, 10:41:20 am
Which clone n64 ed did you get for $40? I checked the usual places but maybe I am not doing the right search.I mean, like what you like, but I splashed out on the Fenrir because Saturn is still an emulation train wreck. I’m still chewing on buying an N64 and one of those multicarts. Had a Z64 back in the day.
There's really no point in a multicart for the N64. I got a everdrive clone for it for like 40 bucks.... plays every title. It's even fancy enough to support thumbnails and stuff. I didn't mean I preferred emulation... I've got a everdrive (or equivalent) for everything but my NES and 2600 at this point, I just meant putting things in perspective none of what we are doing is at all practical. Somehow you guys sucked me down this rabbit hole and I'm playing most games on original hardware now. I'm not complaining, but it's good practice to take a step back every once in a while.
Been thinking of doing the rgbNES mod, but do I really want to spend all that time and money when I have a NES classic with all the games on it? It's questions like that which haunt me.
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Post by: Howard_Casto on September 13, 2020, 06:05:49 pm
Post by: KenToad on January 13, 2021, 11:03:37 am
The install seemed to go smoothly, but the Xstation doesn't boot from power on into the menu. It gives me the insert Playstation CD message. However, the Xstation boots up and works perfectly from reset. I posted a thread on the support forum for the device, but this is almost better for me, as it means that my kids or their friends are less likely to accidentally boot into a menu full of inappropriate games. Also, apparently, I have the somewhat rare version of the 1001 that grounds out PAL video signals, although I doubt that it's related to my issues with the Xstation not power cycling directly into the menu.
As for the Xstation itself, I am amazed. I have had zero issues with it after testing over a dozen games and several hacked games. It's almost eerie playing PSX games on the old gray box without the sounds of the laser assembly spinning up and down. It's completely silent with no moving parts. The occassional loading delays and laser read errors are completely gone.
It's also super easy to add and remove disc images and upgrade the firmware. For $100 this thing seems totally worth it, assuming you can find one of the supported Playstation models.
Post by: thomas_surles on February 01, 2021, 05:07:27 pm
Sd2sp2
Post by: pbj on February 01, 2021, 11:36:38 pm
I also own a pile of PC Engines sitting in a warehouse in Tokyo but I am in the middle of an international dispute over shipping fees, so who the hell knows. It’ll sit nicely in my drawer I guess.
Don’t buy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in Japan.
:timebomb:
Post by: KenToad on February 02, 2021, 10:20:28 am
The PC Engine / TG16 Everdrive clones are down to <$30 shipped, so I’ve ordered one.
I also own a pile of PC Engines sitting in a warehouse in Tokyo but I am in the middle of an international dispute over shipping fees, so who the hell knows. It’ll sit nicely in my drawer I guess.
Don’t buy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- in Japan.
:timebomb:
Great to hear that the flash carts are getting cheaper. I still haven't bought a PC Engine, but I've heard that buying from Japan isn't usually an issue. So I wonder what's going on with your shipment?
The thing that usually deters me from picking up a used PC engine from Japan is concern about the quality of the included controller and of course the system itself, the hassle of making a claim, etc.
Post by: Howard_Casto on February 02, 2021, 05:09:36 pm
Post by: thomas_surles on February 03, 2021, 01:08:03 pm
It's a frikkin huge shipment and/or they screwed him. That has yet to be determined. I'm in the same boat as him. The plan was to buy some of the consoles off of pbj and he could sell the rest, thus he'd essentially get his stuff for free. At this point I believe the goal is to not go too far in the hole. :'(I have cash if that ever gets worked out. I want one.
Post by: Locke141 on February 03, 2021, 04:00:18 pm
About the Game Cube mod?
I found this on the hack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=tZLe3JFF5RQ
I wonder if it's worth doing this hack in MOD or just get in the city driver play some MOD.
Post by: pbj on February 03, 2021, 07:35:50 pm
It's a frikkin huge shipment and/or they screwed him. That has yet to be determined. I'm in the same boat as him. The plan was to buy some of the consoles off of pbj and he could sell the rest, thus he'd essentially get his stuff for free. At this point I believe the goal is to not go too far in the hole. :'(I have cash if that ever gets worked out. I want one.
Got $700? We can work this out.
:banghead:
Post by: gamepimp on February 04, 2021, 10:15:23 am
Got $700? We can work this out.
:banghead:
Wow! Is that what they want for shipping? If so, you must've bought a pallet's worth of stuff. LOL! :lol
Post by: thomas_surles on February 04, 2021, 01:24:05 pm
Not for 1 lol. We'll figure it outIt's a frikkin huge shipment and/or they screwed him. That has yet to be determined. I'm in the same boat as him. The plan was to buy some of the consoles off of pbj and he could sell the rest, thus he'd essentially get his stuff for free. At this point I believe the goal is to not go too far in the hole. :'(I have cash if that ever gets worked out. I want one.
Got $700? We can work this out.
:banghead:
Post by: pbj on February 28, 2021, 12:11:05 am
First, some rambling thoughts on the exotic new system I own.
I bought a different PC Engine Duo and I’ve been dinking around with CDRs this week. It’ll read anything but there’s a bunch of bad rips out there. Some so bad the laser will get stuck in the outermost position. I think just about everything mechanical has been taken out and cleaned at some point because it was jamming. Tonight it was the magnetic ring in the cd tray lid.
Getting a power supply is a total pain in the ass, but it works fine with a 15V Toshiba laptop supply that will run you ~$10 shipped. 3283U seems to be the cheapest one. If 15V makes you nervous, it also works fine with a 9V 2A wall wart plugged into a 5.5mm to 6.3mm adapter. The voltage regulator inside the system is rated to 24V, 15V was fine for the week I used it. A 9V 1A supply will boot but not get a CD at full speed.
So, with the Everdrive plugged in, there is no way to get it to boot to a CD. I tried every button combination while turning the system on. The truly lazy could run CD bios off the Everdrive, and then load a CD. That method works fine.
After market AV cables meant for a SEGA Genesis 1 or master system will shave an inch off the width of the console. You’ll have to use a headphone to RCA cable to get stereo sound. Your volume pot on the headphone jack is probably bad, but the system goes full volume if that pot is bad/missing.
The Hyperkin repro controller feels great and very similar to a real controller. The 10 foot cord corrects a grave offense on the originals with their four foot cords. Unfortunately you have to use a dongle to convert it from TG16 to PCE. Original controllers are incredibly expensive.
And dongles are sadly the name of the game with this system. Dongles everywhere. The system is unbelievably wide with the AV cable plugged in.
No spring on the CD tray door. Games don’t care if you open the tray in the middle of them. That’s occasionally gotten a locked up game playing again. Red book audio seems to just stop after about 20 minutes if the track doesn’t change. Then it’ll start right back up with no problems when you go to the next level.
I’m still waiting on yet another dongle - a multi tap for 2 player games.
According to forums much like this one, any and every problem is solved with a cap kit. My caps look fine so I’m not touching them for now. There’s 56, btw.
Okay, the Everdrive. Very no frills. Hit select to play the last game you loaded. Otherwise navigate to the rom and hit run. Loads everything but SF2 instantly. Shame they didn’t let you remap I and II to roundhouse and fierce, so you have to toggle between punch and kick constantly. It’s a good port but so were SNES and Genesis.
I have to admit, circa 2005 emulation of this system isn’t great. The games play much better on original hardware. I was genuinely surprised by this. Maybe more modern emulators are better.
Cartridge came with an SD card loaded with games.
:cheers:
Post by: Titchgamer on February 28, 2021, 02:25:44 am
Works really well, Played everything I have tried on it so far without issues and is much much easier to setup than the PSIO.
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210228/d1e77f05dc6d8a0203d9864df03cd227.jpg)
Post by: Locke141 on February 28, 2021, 06:39:07 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 01, 2021, 04:26:14 pm
pbj's was mostly complete and working and I think he paid 180 minus the power adapter and extra gamepad. I paid 160 for mine and they threw in a few games BUT it is in dire need of a cap kit that unfortunately is taking it's sweet time shipping. I'll give a report of how hard it is to recap once I've done it.
Post by: Locke141 on March 01, 2021, 07:52:38 pm
Post by: KenToad on March 02, 2021, 12:30:27 pm
I'm lucky that I never played on an original console. If there are emulator issues, I certainly can't tell.
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 03, 2021, 03:06:17 am
Post by: Titchgamer on March 03, 2021, 03:13:50 am
Well not the last few years anyways.
If I did find one I would prob pic it up but I have no real nostalgia for it so just play it on Mister or Emulation or whatever heh.
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 05, 2021, 01:16:42 am
I've had similar results to pbj.... everdrive works great.... no complaints other than the stupid top they snap on the board that just gets in the way.
Post by: Locke141 on March 06, 2021, 08:27:24 am
Any thoughts on wireless GameCube remote options. I like that these (https://tinyurl.com/5an8s43u) shipped from the US the the price seem reasonable. I may just get 4, $16.91/ea.
Thoughts?
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 06, 2021, 04:18:50 pm
Post by: KenToad on March 06, 2021, 05:32:15 pm
Post by: Locke141 on March 06, 2021, 05:41:01 pm
Thanks guys
Post by: KenToad on March 07, 2021, 12:14:40 am
Post by: gamepimp on March 07, 2021, 09:30:13 am
The wavebird is amazing. It has the two main flaws of not having rumble (as Howard mentioned) and also not turning off automatically, which may be an issue with kids not remembering to turn it off. Under normal circumstances, the batteries in it seem to last forever, though.
I love my Wavebird. The batteries do seem to last forever. I use rechargeable AA’s and always have a fresh set to swap in when needed. I also bought the adapter below so I can use it on my N64. It even has a controller pack that lets you save games on it. This was the only wireless option for N64 until recently.
https://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/gc_to_n64_adapter_v3_with_builtin_controller_pak/index.php (https://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/gc_to_n64_adapter_v3_with_builtin_controller_pak/index.php)
Post by: KenToad on March 07, 2021, 01:01:09 pm
I really like the original N64 controller, though, and the sticks on my controllers are fine, so I've never felt the need to look for alternatives. I just bought extension cords for those few times a year when we play multiplayer N64.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 07, 2021, 05:23:21 pm
Wow! That adapter looks really nice. Does it support rumble through a wired gamecube controller?You like the N64 controller!?
I really like the original N64 controller, though, and the sticks on my controllers are fine, so I've never felt the need to look for alternatives. I just bought extension cords for those few times a year when we play multiplayer N64.
Are you mad!? LOL.
I got a few of the Retrofighters ones for my N64.
I have replaced the sticks in my originals so they are tight but the Retrofighters ones are much better!
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 07, 2021, 05:35:14 pm
Post by: gamepimp on March 07, 2021, 09:27:41 pm
Wow! That adapter looks really nice. Does it support rumble through a wired gamecube controller?
Unfortunately I don’t have a wired one to test that on. I converted my original controller to USB so I could use it with emulators.
Post by: KenToad on March 08, 2021, 02:59:23 am
I thought that the N64 controller design was genius at the time, given that I expected arcade perfect ports of Street Fighter to start rolling in at any moment. In the end, we got basically no hit games that utilized the d-pad and left shoulder button.Wow! That adapter looks really nice. Does it support rumble through a wired gamecube controller?You like the N64 controller!?
I really like the original N64 controller, though, and the sticks on my controllers are fine, so I've never felt the need to look for alternatives. I just bought extension cords for those few times a year when we play multiplayer N64.
Are you mad!? LOL.
I got a few of the Retrofighters ones for my N64.
I have replaced the sticks in my originals so they are tight but the Retrofighters ones are much better!
The biggest flaw is that it doesn't have a second analog stick and unfortunately that can't be corrected.
I want to try them, but I don't think the retrofighters controllers would feel right to me. I'm too accustomed to having the z-trigger in that unusual, but somehow perfect spot under the middle prong.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 08, 2021, 03:04:03 am
But those sticks are utter garbage!
They are literally built to fail and destroy themselves!
The fact I have had to replace all of my original controllers sticks and repaired a few to is all the evidence you need of that!
I look after my stuff but the 64 stick is literally designed to tear itself up.
Post by: KenToad on March 08, 2021, 08:14:29 am
I've had both stick and button failure with multiple dual shock 2's. They are also designed in such a way that they are almost impossible for us mere mortals to repair. I have had similar problems with dual shock 3's. For me, Sony products aren't built to fail, just built cheaply.
All my ps1 controllers (and xbox 360 controllers) have held up really well, though.
*Edit* I'm attaching a photo of two dualshock 2's and I dualshock 3 that I tried and failed to repair and my 6 N64 controllers. The light gray ones work, but one has a wobbly stick and the other one has a stick that doesn't move perfectly smoothly.
I've had a ridiculous run of luck with PS2 controllers. I had so many with issues that I started labeling them according to their defects, so that you could play a game that doesn't require whatever is broken, if needed.
Post by: KenToad on March 08, 2021, 09:28:44 am
Post by: Titchgamer on March 08, 2021, 11:22:06 am
PS4 controllers on the other hand....
But as for N64 sticks this is the inside of the last one I replaced.....
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210308/821b16eafcf04d112ad9c867344578b2.jpg)
Post by: KenToad on March 08, 2021, 02:16:20 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on March 08, 2021, 02:34:03 pm
That's pretty crazy. Is that from a controller you bought new? We played a ton of N64 back in the day and never had an analog stick issue. All of my controllers now are second hand, but, as I said, only one of the analog sticks has less than acceptable action to the point that I would consider it unusable. Maybe I'll open it up one of these days to see if it looks like yours.
Yup from new.
Like I said they are built to fail.
The problem with them is the way they are designed its all plastic on plastic friction.
You have a plastic stick, sat in a plastic cradle (the black bits you can just about see in the pic LOL) inside a plastic bowl.
So basically as you move it around it slowly wears away the plastic from the bowl to a point where it no longer has a nice smooth bowl and you actually end up with a deeper hole than you should LOL.
I have sort of temp fixed them in the past by filling the gaps with epoxy and sanding it down then putting a little bit of lube in to.
But now I would just change the whole stick assembley as you can easily buy them from Zedlabs.
Should last years now as I normally use the retro fighters one instead :P
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 08, 2021, 04:05:09 pm
Post by: Locke141 on March 08, 2021, 08:15:07 pm
Anyway, I got my Wii hacked. When I was doing a bunch of original Xbox, I got caught up in setting up one hard drive and then just grounded for the other ones to give away to friends and family. The modern is very easy the organizing and transferring files is always a bit of a pain in the butt. This time I got my hands on a hard drive and as card with most of the work done. Is it much similar experience.
Essentially I’m hacked a wii So my kids can do a bunch of movement and exercise games during the lockdown.
Post by: opt2not on March 08, 2021, 09:53:43 pm
I was big into PS1 when it came out, and having the native console be able to output HDMI is incredible!
(https://i.imgur.com/7jK0dJbl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DYdWqsUl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/miokITLl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/z0vxHsrl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/I4wcBSkl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jHQu7PUl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GA1Odmnl.jpg)
Post by: Locke141 on March 08, 2021, 10:03:41 pm
Post by: opt2not on March 08, 2021, 11:01:34 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 09, 2021, 12:53:28 am
Post by: Titchgamer on March 09, 2021, 01:43:07 am
Post by: Locke141 on March 09, 2021, 07:17:26 am
Think I might try reaching out to one of the companies that sell knock off‘s of OSSC and try to order one of their pre-Configured SD cards. The biggest complaint with OSSC he seems to be reconfiguring files.
Post by: KenToad on March 09, 2021, 10:10:15 am
Post by: Locke141 on March 09, 2021, 01:31:41 pm
I have my PS1 hooked up through S-video and composite into a combined video switcher with one of those cheap Amazon cables that has both connections and a PS multi out connector. IIRC, Joe from Gamesack mentioned that you could get the better picture from S-video and not lose the ability to use the Guncon through composite by using one of those cables and it really does work well. I thought that I'd share that information here, just in case anybody else is still using composite just for the Guncon.
Good to know. I kind of want to get a Sony PlayStation 1 RAD2X cable. but I'm in no rush.
https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/SONY-PLAYSTATION-HD-RAD2X-CABLE?tracking=5543fb4c077bb
Post by: Titchgamer on March 09, 2021, 01:45:40 pm
I am far from happy with the results ATM but I still need to work out the best settings for PS1 with it.
I later found out PS1 is one of the worst consoles to get running nicely with it LOL
https://youtu.be/53xemFvmSnY
Post by: opt2not on March 09, 2021, 04:05:59 pm
I had the PS1 RAD2X cable. It's not that great. Mainly because the PS1 doesn't put out that great of an RGB signal. Especially for games that are putting out strictly interlaced video. Image quality is really rough. Plus you have to use the cumbersome usb power connected to this. The other RAD2X's don't require an external power source.I have my PS1 hooked up through S-video and composite into a combined video switcher with one of those cheap Amazon cables that has both connections and a PS multi out connector. IIRC, Joe from Gamesack mentioned that you could get the better picture from S-video and not lose the ability to use the Guncon through composite by using one of those cables and it really does work well. I thought that I'd share that information here, just in case anybody else is still using composite just for the Guncon.
Good to know. I kind of want to get a Sony PlayStation 1 RAD2X cable. but I'm in no rush.
https://www.retrogamingcables.co.uk/SONY-PLAYSTATION-HD-RAD2X-CABLE?tracking=5543fb4c077bb
Out of them all, the best are the Saturn and MegaDrive/PC-Engine versions. Those systems put-out really clean video signals that gets converted by the RAD2X. I haven't had a chance to grab the SNES one yet, i'm waiting for them to get back in stock, so I can't comment on the quality.
I like these cables though, they're nice for travel if you wanted to bring your console to a friend's or family's place. No need to deal with an extra unit for upscaling. They just plug in and go. Only downside is you gotta make sure the TV you're connecting to will take 480p over HDMI.
For anyone interested I used the OSSC to hook my PS1 up to a capture card for a video I did for my channel the other week.I was using my OSSC before, and it worked fine for the most part. But there are a lot of problem games on the PS1 that the OSSC does not like. Again, games with interlace signals only.
I am far from happy with the results ATM but I still need to work out the best settings for PS1 with it.
I later found out PS1 is one of the worst consoles to get running nicely with it LOL
https://youtu.be/53xemFvmSnY
Also, the handshaking on screen changes from 240p to 480i would take up to 5-8 secs sometimes. Totally annoying.
Games like Chrono Cross, or Dino Crisis use 480i for their pause menus, so when the res switches the OSSC freaks out and takes a little bit to get the signal back. What's really nice about the PS1Digital is the settings that fix this issue.
Instant switching, no "handshaking":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4nEUCao6Y4
This is one of the biggest advantages of the PS1Digital.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 09, 2021, 04:23:42 pm
I just cant justify the cost of it though asI normally play mine via SCART on CRT.
It only gets hooked up to HDMI when screen capturing.
Post by: opt2not on March 09, 2021, 04:38:59 pm
Yeah the PS1 digital looks fantastic.Yeah, screen capturing that 8-sec handshake too. ;)
I just cant justify the cost of it though asI normally play mine via SCART on CRT.
It only gets hooked up to HDMI when screen capturing.
FWIW, just like the DC Digital, adding this mod to your systems does not remove the analog out. You can actually run both the analog and digital at the same time. I'll be doing that on stream tonight, playing Gradius Gaiden and R-type Delta. Analog will be outputting to my cabinet, while Digital will be going into the capture card. :cheers:
Post by: Titchgamer on March 10, 2021, 12:29:05 am
Ahh cool.Yeah the PS1 digital looks fantastic.Yeah, screen capturing that 8-sec handshake too. ;)
I just cant justify the cost of it though asI normally play mine via SCART on CRT.
It only gets hooked up to HDMI when screen capturing.
FWIW, just like the DC Digital, adding this mod to your systems does not remove the analog out. You can actually run both the analog and digital at the same time. I'll be doing that on stream tonight, playing Gradius Gaiden and R-type Delta. Analog will be outputting to my cabinet, while Digital will be going into the capture card. :cheers:
Defo worth considering at some point :)
Post by: opt2not on March 17, 2021, 06:23:37 pm
(https://i.imgur.com/9dT6zxul.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LSBuAuPl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0OEgRh1l.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/1FNPdzFl.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/68vauFul.jpg)
It's a drop-in solution, but you can opt for 4 wires to be soldered in to access the built-in OSD for additional options:
(https://i.imgur.com/gPgoaPel.jpg)
Image positioning is awesome. You don't have to worry about perfectly lining up the screen installation.
(https://i.imgur.com/Cm9opK9l.jpg)
Pixel Effect is the grid pattern, similar to the way the GBA looks.
Looks good either on or off.
(https://i.imgur.com/xYZQrDHl.jpg)
The mod itself took less than 1 hour, and is a huge upgrade to the NGPC.
The kit I used can be bought from aliexpress, or from ebay here: https://ebay.us/sJHR6b
Post by: Locke141 on March 17, 2021, 06:45:03 pm
If I had more time I would order.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 20, 2021, 06:43:01 am
I put a new screen in mine a while back but its the slightly smaller one.
Post by: pbj on March 20, 2021, 09:39:48 am
Post by: Titchgamer on March 22, 2021, 02:23:39 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5UX5xd-lE
Post by: thomas_surles on March 22, 2021, 03:21:13 pm
Not a ODE but may be of interest to some:That's pretty cool. Would've done this over doing the mod chip a few years back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5UX5xd-lE
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 22, 2021, 05:19:49 pm
Post by: Locke141 on March 22, 2021, 07:54:30 pm
Post by: nitrogen_widget on March 30, 2021, 10:38:01 pm
guess it's time to get me the gdemu i've heard people talking about since my gd rom is shot.
is it really as simple as plugging it in and putting the SDcard in it?
I remember a few yrs back there was a bios chip that needed changing and a 40 pin ide cable you hade to solder on....
I see ebay has them for $50ish.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 31, 2021, 02:05:26 am
The ones on ebay are chinese clones though.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on March 31, 2021, 08:00:12 am
Not a ODE but may be of interest to some:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8b5UX5xd-lE
I just got a laptop SSD with usb adaptor working with my playstation classic.
it's hanging off the cable in the back right now but i plan to move it inside the case.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on March 31, 2021, 08:04:23 am
Yup really that easy.
The ones on ebay are chinese clones though.
if that's the case, might as well order from allie express for $25 and just wait a few weeks for it to arrive.
why pay someone to import a clone for me when I can do it myself?
I should probably open up my dreamcast though to make sure I have the right version mainboard first as i see i need Va1 board.
Post by: Titchgamer on March 31, 2021, 08:06:35 am
I mean if you dont mind the price/wait ide say order a original.
1) support the dev but 2) you will be able to actually update it etc.
Post by: Locke141 on March 31, 2021, 08:16:42 am
I was given 2 more Wii consoles. I'm thinking of hacking one with just fitness and dancing games. I want to give it to one of the adaptive Physical Education teachers at my school who is working with children on the autism spectrum. I used to do a big chunk of the dance unit with a Wii station, when working with children on the spectrum.
Post by: Locke141 on March 31, 2021, 08:21:03 am
found my dreamcast and two controllers along with power and video cables.
guess it's time to get me the gdemu i've heard people talking about since my gd rom is shot.
is it really as simple as plugging it in and putting the SDcard in it?
I remember a few yrs back there was a bios chip that needed changing and a 40 pin ide cable you hade to solder on....
I see ebay has them for $50ish.
I have done two Dreamcast mods. It is one of the simplest mods I have ever done. The only thing is, if you have an original power supply, you should do a mud to it. One of the two I did had a dead power supply, so I just replace that component. That was extremely easy as well.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on March 31, 2021, 04:07:25 pm
found my dreamcast and two controllers along with power and video cables.
guess it's time to get me the gdemu i've heard people talking about since my gd rom is shot.
is it really as simple as plugging it in and putting the SDcard in it?
I remember a few yrs back there was a bios chip that needed changing and a 40 pin ide cable you hade to solder on....
I see ebay has them for $50ish.
I have done two Dreamcast mods. It is one of the simplest mods I have ever done. The only thing is, if you have an original power supply, you should do a mud to it. One of the two I did had a dead power supply, so I just replace that component. That was extremely easy as well.
A mud?
Post by: nitrogen_widget on March 31, 2021, 04:34:08 pm
Yup.
I mean if you dont mind the price/wait ide say order a original.
1) support the dev but 2) you will be able to actually update it etc.
The gdemu.WordPress site has no order form for it.
Is that the dev?
Post by: Titchgamer on March 31, 2021, 05:26:59 pm
Yup.
I mean if you dont mind the price/wait ide say order a original.
1) support the dev but 2) you will be able to actually update it etc.
Yeah, you have to sign up to the notifications and wait until he is doing a run of them.
Can be a bit of a PITA to be honest so I understand why people buy the clones as he really does not do himself any favours with his business model.
But OG is still the best :)
The gdemu.WordPress site has no order form for it.
Is that the dev?
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 01, 2021, 03:35:22 pm
Long story short don't pity the creators due to all the clones popping up as they put themselves in this position. I mean maybe it's just me but when I go to the grocery store I often by the "store brand" if I find that it tastes like the original and don't worry about the original company losing money so why would I act any different when purchasing retro gaming products? I mean if you are one of those snobs that are too good for "great value" fries instead of Orida even though the great value are cheaper and taste better you do you, but as for me I buy whatever is cheapest and of an acceptable quality.
Post by: Titchgamer on April 01, 2021, 04:07:36 pm
Here's the thing about clones..... gamers seem to think that somehow retro gaming as a business should magically work differently from all other businesses and it doesn't. If you make a product, get too greedy and mark up the price too high a knockoff will appear in the market and take all of your business. Likewise if you, for some strange reason, decide to do limited production runs of a product a knockoff will appear in the market and take all of your business. This is just how the marketplace works. On the flipside if you make a product that is reasonably priced and plentiful, the competition won't be able to touch you and you'll make a good profit.Although I partly agree with you, Comparing a ODE to beans is not really plausible.
Long story short don't pity the creators due to all the clones popping up as they put themselves in this position. I mean maybe it's just me but when I go to the grocery store I often by the "store brand" if I find that it tastes like the original and don't worry about the original company losing money so why would I act any different when purchasing retro gaming products? I mean if you are one of those snobs that are too good for "great value" fries instead of Orida even though the great value are cheaper and taste better you do you, but as for me I buy whatever is cheapest and of an acceptable quality.
The dev without a shadow of a doubt screwed himself with the limited runs, Everyone told him it would be cloned and he chose to carry on regardless so I 100% agree on that front.
But the clones can not be upgraded with new firmware releases etc like the original so they are not the same or just as good in that respect.
The price point for it is reasonable but the wait is a PITA.
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 01, 2021, 04:19:02 pm
I mean the tg16 card I just bought was only 30 bucks. I saved SEVENTY DOLLARS buying a clone. It's based on an older revision of the board but still runs 100% of the games so while firmware upgrades would be nice can you, with a straight face, say they are worth $70? Now if the cards were priced reasonably, at like 45-50 I probably would buy the original, but the creator is greedy, so he doesn't get my money.
Post by: Vigo on April 01, 2021, 04:26:23 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on April 01, 2021, 04:45:37 pm
This isn't really true, no offense. A lot of the clones can be upgraded, they just advertise them that they can't as these Chinese companies don't offer tech support. Myself I wouldn't risk it, but there are reports online of people upgrading them. Ignoring that though what exactly would you need upgraded firmware for? Most of these flash carts run 100% of the games within the first revision or two so imho, so while the option to upgrade firmware would be nice, it isn't even close to being an essential feature. So yeah, they are just as good.
I mean the tg16 card I just bought was only 30 bucks. I saved SEVENTY DOLLARS buying a clone. It's based on an older revision of the board but still runs 100% of the games so while firmware upgrades would be nice can you, with a straight face, say they are worth $70? Now if the cards were priced reasonably, at like 45-50 I probably would buy the original, but the creator is greedy, so he doesn't get my money.
Well from what I have read if you update them with the latest FW it will brick them so would be a waste of your money.
I dont have one and have not tried it so cant comment but much like you I would not risk it.
But in terms of the GDemu specifically there have been fixes for bugs and games since the clones were made, I believe they still have pretty good compatibility (not exaclty sure what but I would say over 95%) But the firmware is still being worked on.
Like I said at the start, I dont begrudge anyone buying a clone they are much much easier to get and the dev only has himself to blame for that.
But I would not say its fair to say he is greedy.
Post by: Vigo on April 01, 2021, 06:07:13 pm
I don't know if the clones currently have updated firmware, but It sounds like there are only 2-3 games that were not 100% compatible with the older firmware. Resident Evil Code Veronica, Skies of Arcadia, and Maybe D2. Given I have RE Veronica X and Skies of Arcadia Legends on my Gamecube, (Both superior ports), I am probably going to get a clone GDemu and calling it a day. A potentially finicky D2 doesn't quite seem worth sweating over firmware.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on April 01, 2021, 08:36:00 pm
I can get a clone with the cover, working reset button built in and sd card extension cable for $50.
i'm going that route.
It doesn't make sense to pay 3x as much.
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 02, 2021, 02:48:06 am
Post by: danny_galaga on April 03, 2021, 08:03:48 pm
Here's the thing about clones..... gamers seem to think that somehow retro gaming as a business should magically work differently from all other businesses and it doesn't. If you make a product, get too greedy and mark up the price too high a knockoff will appear in the market and take all of your business. Likewise if you, for some strange reason, decide to do limited production runs of a product a knockoff will appear in the market and take all of your business. This is just how the marketplace works. On the flipside if you make a product that is reasonably priced and plentiful, the competition won't be able to touch you and you'll make a good profit.
Long story short don't pity the creators due to all the clones popping up as they put themselves in this position. I mean maybe it's just me but when.....
Fully agree.
Post by: opt2not on April 03, 2021, 09:32:56 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on April 04, 2021, 04:51:15 am
From what I researched, the latest clone has a matching chip type, so in theory is is fully updatable. I haven't found any case of anyone actually reporting they did it successfully, so the jury is still out. For those looking this should be the 5.15b version and the chip should say "atsam3u2e" A clone with "atsam3u4e" will likely brick if you attempt to update.IIRC its not just about the chip, I think (could be wrong mind) I remember reading something somewhere that the Dev had put something in the firmware that would brick clones if used.
I don't know if the clones currently have updated firmware, but It sounds like there are only 2-3 games that were not 100% compatible with the older firmware. Resident Evil Code Veronica, Skies of Arcadia, and Maybe D2. Given I have RE Veronica X and Skies of Arcadia Legends on my Gamecube, (Both superior ports), I am probably going to get a clone GDemu and calling it a day. A potentially finicky D2 doesn't quite seem worth sweating over firmware.
I aint that technically minded so dunno.
But yeah like I said the incompatibility list is quite short, RE CVX would be a major one for me mind.
I am wondering how long it will be until the Chinese clone has Saturn ODEs for the same reason.
Although that being said theres Mode and Satiator now to so perhaps they wont bother.
Post by: pbj on April 04, 2021, 11:55:51 am
:dunno
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on April 05, 2021, 10:27:11 pm
Although that being said theres Mode and Satiator now to so perhaps they wont bother.
Just saw this topic and it interested me so I'm jumping in. ;-)
Coincidentally, I just bought a MODE by TerraOnion for my Dreamcast about a month ago. I also bought the 3D printed "cover" from Laser Bear Industries to make it look more "Stock" and to add the SD extender port. It was a super easy install. Literally plug and play with no soldering involved. I just popped out the CD drive, put it to the side for safekeeping, then popped the MODE into the CD port. I installed the 3D printed cover to keep everything in place. And put the cover back on.
I bought it mainly so I could play the Atomiswave ports of Dolphin Blue and Metal Slug 6. Those Atomiswave ports don't fit on a Standard CD. (Metal Slug 6 has a version that does fit but it doesn't work right after the first level).
I only play a handful of other Dreamcast games, which I own the originals of. So having them on an SD card instead is a bonus. I didn't feel the need to install an SSD since I didn't have many games; it works fine off of the SD card.
Haven't tried it in a PS1 or Saturn since I don't own one of those. But I doubt I'd remove it from my Dreamcast anyway.
https://terraonion.com/en/producto/terraonion-mode/
Edit: I will post pics of it when I get home for those interested to see it.
Del
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Post by: opt2not on April 06, 2021, 12:58:53 am
They then made an update to rev 2 with the fixes but didn’t refund or replace any of the first rev costumers. The denial and arrogance of the owner of TO and their shills were what put me off from anything they create.
Which is fine. The x-station is killing the mode. The Fenrir is killing the mode. The gdemu’s and their clones are killing the mode.
There are lots of options out there that are cheaper and more reliable than their products. They can go eff themselves.
/rant
Post by: DeLuSioNal29 on April 06, 2021, 02:40:16 am
That said, I've already purchased it and it works fine so far...
Del
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Post by: Titchgamer on April 06, 2021, 02:47:55 am
But I have seen much negativity both from TO and aimed at them in recent times so I understand why ppl wont buy from them.
The Xstation is awesome btw....
Post by: nitrogen_widget on April 06, 2021, 07:33:39 am
which is weird cause stuff takes longer normally just to ship.
i check, it's in Jamaica.
NY!
I should have the GDEMU by the weekend.
On a side note i have someone with a 25" Toshiba CRT with S-video and component in who wants it gone.
guess nobody on facebook owns a hand truck because she's been trying to get rid of it for a few weeks.
every single "it's in the garage come get it" CRT TV is gone by the time i see the posting on marketplace.
Post by: Vigo on April 06, 2021, 03:22:06 pm
Just got an eBay Dreamcast in the mail today. My current DC is a 2nd gen, so I needed an earlier model to do the GDemu. I was a little miffed there was no padding in the box, so it shipped rough, but I am going to mod out the drive, and everything survived, so I am just grumbling.
Anyway, I plan on using an HDMI cable that uses the 480p signal, so I am wondering, does the GDemu reliably patch games that are not compatible with 480p signal?
Post by: pbj on April 06, 2021, 04:11:27 pm
:applaud:
Post by: nitrogen_widget on April 06, 2021, 05:28:28 pm
Sweet! I regret getting rid of my massive CRT when I did. I didn't have the room, but I should have just risked leaving it in a shed. I use a commodore 1702 monitor, which is incredible, but small.
Just got an eBay Dreamcast in the mail today. My current DC is a 2nd gen, so I needed an earlier model to do the GDemu. I was a little miffed there was no padding in the box, so it shipped rough, but I am going to mod out the drive, and everything survived, so I am just grumbling.
Anyway, I plan on using an HDMI cable that uses the 480p signal, so I am wondering, does the GDemu reliably patch games that are not compatible with 480p signal?
I have a 32" CRT that sometimes turns on but doesn't stay on for more than an hour or so in a closet in an upstairs bedroom.
10 yrs ago i carried it up there on my own now I need help just getting it off the floor and to a spot i can tear the cover off and have a look see at the powersupply.
i'm holding onto that one.
I don't think the GDemu does anything but read the rom so those games still wont work.
but from what i've read it's not that many with issues at 480p.
considering i've never seen the dreamcast on a CRT other than a CRT projection TV i think i'll be fine with composite.
though if I can get a cheap svideo cable i'll move up to that.
Post by: Vigo on April 06, 2021, 07:57:26 pm
Post by: nitrogen_widget on April 07, 2021, 09:19:33 am
Thanks, It doesn't look too difficult to apply VGA patches if needed, I'll probably cross that bridge when I get to it. :cheers:
there appears to be a force vga option that may or may not work.
also there is prep work i discovered.
every game needs to be in it's own numbered folder with an 8.3 file format and in cdi or gdi format.
this is how the ps classic software does things. you put games in a folder and it moves them to individual numbered folders so the built in menu can see them.
i'll look at those scripts also to try and make it painless.
but I have 128gb of games. though some are different versions of the same game so i'd probably just use the latest to trim down the list.
they are all zipped folders with the gd's individual files so i think i need to convert them first.
idk will have to look up what to do now.
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 07, 2021, 03:01:14 pm
I really need to sit down and load up my gdemu sd card but unless I can find a torrent or something all the images floating about online don't have the cover art injected into the iso, and I kind of want to do that for the menu.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on April 07, 2021, 06:43:31 pm
a tool to import your games and create the folder structure on the sdcard.
you can add them one at a time or a bunch at once if you have CDI's. I have extracted .gdi folders so i searched for *.gdi when the browser opened to add images then was able to select multiple games.
there is also a tool for custom menu's.
just google GDMENU theme manager.
I think 1.5 is the latest version it has all the tools you need.
I download the cover art from emumovies.
though i'm not sure what to do with it yet.
supposedly most game covers are included with the GDEMU_SD tool.
oh and the free crt tv. it wasn't 25" diagonal.
It was more like 30" across.
it was the biggest freaking CRT TV i'd ever seen.
it was bigger than 36" CRT.
it wouldn't fit in my car even if I did want it.
the girl who was helping out with the veterans church where it was wasn't even born when the TV was made so i wasn't too mad she didn't know how to measure it.
Her dad was there also and was laughing after cause he couldn't understand why i drove up in a car and not an SUV or truck for it.
he said it's a 40" CRT.
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 08, 2021, 02:11:55 am
Unless I am missing something, the only way to get cover art to show up is to manually open each iso via an iso browser and inject the image into the iso. That's the time consuming part I was talking about.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on April 08, 2021, 08:39:37 am
Heh I rescued a 37 incher from my parents earlier this year..... my back still hurts.
Unless I am missing something, the only way to get cover art to show up is to manually open each iso via an iso browser and inject the image into the iso. That's the time consuming part I was talking about.
my roms are in folders so i don't have to deal with an iso file.
i sorta watched a video on youtube telling you how to do it with .gdi files but it looked like a massive pain in the arse which is why i only half watched it.
Post by: thomas_surles on April 25, 2021, 04:13:28 pm
Post by: Titchgamer on April 26, 2021, 01:22:20 am
I plan on ordering one as I only have a few cards and the one is dodgy to say the least!
Post by: opt2not on April 26, 2021, 01:25:09 am
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 26, 2021, 09:30:33 am
Post by: KenToad on April 28, 2021, 04:38:45 pm
Post by: nitrogen_widget on May 01, 2021, 03:58:19 pm
I'm assuming it's my card reader since it is pretty ancient and i've never used an sd card so big in it before.
so ordered a new one from amazon.
hopefully that is my issue.
Found another reader. Seems to be working but man its slow.
Got the emulator in and scrubbed the dc case down.
So just waiting for the arcade to finish.
Post by: Vigo on May 01, 2021, 10:49:18 pm
I am also getting a 256gb sd card now, with the thought that I see how much of the US set I can fit, with a few import exceptions I want in.
Are you just printing your own insert?
Post by: nitrogen_widget on May 02, 2021, 11:59:52 am
I'm not too far behind you. gdemu SD worked for me except a number of games simply would not copy. My set of roms is pretty old and incomplete, so I am updating now. Hopefully that solves my issue.
I am also getting a 256gb sd card now, with the thought that I see how much of the US set I can fit, with a few import exceptions I want in.
Are you just printing your own insert?
i'm still copying. lol.
i can only do about 25 at a time or the process crashes.
I have about 180 images.
I cut out the sports games I know I won't play and just copying all that I have over.
then i can try the games i'd never heard of and remove them if I don't like them.
only thing i can't figure out yet is the atomiswave games.
I have the roms but they are the wrong format, i've found ones converted for dreamcast but they say they are not sdcard compatible?
but people keep saying you can use them with gdemu.
i bought my emulator from allie express along with the 3d printed part.
they say it's 3d printed but it's smooth like it was molded.
edit: just played some crazy taxi. this thing works pretty good. missing a few disc pics, but i'll figure that out later.
i'm just amazed at how well it works.
Post by: Vigo on May 03, 2021, 05:27:38 am
So, from some play testing this weekend, everything is running smoothly. I haven't run into any issues. Just need to finish downloading my new romset and try it on a 256 card.
Here is my other cleanup on the system -
- Already added 3 1k resistors to reduce the draw, as outlined in this tutorial (https://retrogamesultra.com/2019/02/17/sega-dreamcast-gdemu-installation-and-setup/). I know there are a few different ways to address this one, but I have plenty of 1Ks on hand.
- Still need to replace the CMOS battery. Have a rechargable ML2032 and a button cell holder I am going to put in.
- Going to finish printing 3d insert. I currenlt have the hollow one in that can hold spare SD cards, but since I am going to go for everything on one card, I am going to swap to the other style.
- I have a noctua fan and will be doing the fan mod to make it as silent running as possible.
Regarding sports games, that is probably a good thing to avoid if you have no attachment. I forgot this before, but was rudely reminded yesterday that the DC is very cruel when it comes to it's VMU memory usage and the sports games are among the worst. I played a little NFL 2K1, it wanted 134 blocks of my VMU, which only holds 200 blocks. :embarassed:
Given I like games like Shenmue, PSO and other big save use games, and have 3 kids, the VMU issue is probably going to be a frustration for me. I have 4 VMU's and a generic, screenless card, I am still concerned I wont have enough memory space. I thankfully had bought 3 of them a couple years ago when NOS VMUs were only $8 a pop, but it looks like they jumped up quite a bit since then.
I think I will want to get a NEXUS card, unless someone has a better idea. That serial cable is too ancient for my to make use of it, but I can't argue with the 16 memory banks. I feel like the DC is ripe for some better memory solutions, but didn't see anything better out there. I wish the numeric display was on the top of the card, so I could keep it in the back port and see what bank is active. I might need to modify it if I get one.
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1527/6765/products/ab050b33-4b85-41ee-a922-372f8a56509c_2c1441f9-5f81-4224-bdf1-4842253ab7aa_1024x1024.jpg?v=1571712026)
https://www.flashbackltd.com/products/dreamcast-16m-memory-card-with-cable
Post by: nitrogen_widget on May 03, 2021, 12:13:17 pm
I found 2 controllers, both have a vmu with a screen and one has a non screen vmu the other one i ordered one for.
i still need to do something about the psu.
will probably do the 3 resistor thing because i have a bunch of resistors also.
need to order a new battery and holder also.
i'll try the atomiswave from the forums then.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on May 06, 2021, 08:29:40 pm
got a little side tracked when my psu and mb blew on my main rig.
it's cheap to replace and even upgrade when you run an old i5. :)
replaced the rechargeable battery today.
put in the resistors. i soldered them to the posts didn't like just forcing them in there.
also spent a minute playing metal slug 6.
gonna leave the dreamcast plugged in and on over night to give the battery a good charge.
I remember when the gdrom still worked...setting the date every time i turned it on....
Post by: pbj on May 06, 2021, 11:40:35 pm
Post by: nitrogen_widget on May 07, 2021, 11:05:02 am
Post by: Vigo on May 07, 2021, 01:58:28 pm
I am gonna reprint the plastics on the GD drive insert plastic, I was mostly dialing in my printer when I made the original prints, so it wasn't up to snuff.
Noctua mod is fine, but it needs a 10k resistor between the 5v and tach lines. (It uses the tach line to determine if the fan is running, if it isn't, the system shuts down). In this picture, I added the resistor in the line and made a little adaptor cable, but didn't feel good about the look, so I did go back and just changed the header pins and added the 10k resistor on the DC board itself. Anyway, it works great. I tested the sound difference by turning the DC on side by side with my other stock DC. Night and day difference in volume.
Battery was super easy with the little solder-on battery holder, I just needed to add a reminder for future me that it is a rechargeable battery, so I put a label inside as well.
And for some reason the SD extender doesn't work, so I am buying a new one. I used it for years with my old 3d printer, probably just went through too much abuse.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=164992.0;attach=387819;image)
How’s a Dreamcast look hooked up to an LCD via VGA input?
I can't speak to direct VGA hookup, but the VGA to HDMI converter cables do an ok job, with each brand being slightly better or worse than the next. I would say it is a touch better that the wii with upgraded cables. Everything is clear enough, but it will still produce soft, feathered edges.
The DCHDMI VGA upscaler route is amazing. Everything looks crisp and clean like playing on an emulator, really crystal clear, but on the flip side it will create horrendous jaggies due to the lack of anti-aliasing. It can sometimes be just trash to look at. I understand there is a HQ2x filter option if you do a firmware change, and with the DC, I would think that is the best route to go if you are willing to shell out the cash for the upscaler. The video from the filtered DCHDMI is pretty incredible.
I will probably just eventually be getting a cheap OSSC from aliexpress, All these HDMI solutions are killer on the wallet. $100 to get something that does a fair job out of the box for everything is more up my ally.
Post by: nitrogen_widget on May 08, 2021, 12:55:52 pm
picked up a model 1 genesis off ebay for $40 shipped with 1 controller, power brick, and RF adaptor (which crap picture)
ordered an AV cable now that I know it works.
I also bought an everdrive clone off amazon.
took a few tries to get it to work but looks like unzipped rom files did the trick.
plays master system also.
some pure japan games won't run but E and U roms look to work.
I haven't tried them all.
going to take it and the controller apart to clean because they are a little crusty then give it to my brother for his birthday next week.
his got misplaced and he'd been searching for it.
but we've been looking for months.
other than being 30 yrs old, are caps something that are replaced on these normally?
Post by: KenToad on May 09, 2021, 11:53:39 am
Post by: nitrogen_widget on May 09, 2021, 05:49:16 pm
Looks like a new thread could be created? I'm definitely interested in hearing about console caps. None of my retro consoles have been re-capped. Maybe it's kind of like disc rot that I keep hearing about, but have never experienced?
I took it apart and what caps i saw looked good.
no bulging etc and the console works.
so I'm not going to fix what ain't broken.
Post by: Locke141 on May 14, 2021, 06:53:13 am
Post by: Vigo on May 14, 2021, 04:32:41 pm
https://retrogamerstuff.com/collections/all-consoles/products/gamecube-sd2sp2
https://www.black-dog.tech/gc-loader-pnp.html
Post by: KenToad on June 15, 2021, 10:45:19 am
It sounds great, but I've been very happy emulating the PC Engine/Turbografx while using the excellent HORI PCE mini controllers. They have a 10 foot USB cable and very low latency.
Post by: Howard_Casto on June 15, 2021, 11:32:45 am
Post by: KenToad on June 15, 2021, 11:42:53 am
Post by: Vigo on June 15, 2021, 10:20:03 pm
Just for the record, don't get those ___ to hdmi cables. The goal for any console is to get either rgb out via a scart cable or vga, which the DC already has thankfully. Then, if needed you run them through an upscaler and/or through a hdmi converter. A gbs control can be built for as little as 50 dollars and you'll get a much better picture not to mention the fact that scart cables for most console can be had for as little as $5 on aliexpress depending upon the console. Some people obsess over the cable quality, but I assure you, the worst scart cable is still going to look worlds better than most of the other video methods at your disposal.
In my world, the simple answer is kids. I don’t have a dedicated console area and unless I get everything piped through an HDMI cable, it is going to be a pain for me to set up each time for them on one of the 4 tv choices they have to hook a console up in. An hdmi setup is my compromise to make the consoles universal to any TV.
Post by: Malenko on August 15, 2021, 08:15:14 pm
Just for the record, don't get those ___ to hdmi cables.
I have pound cables for OG XBOX, DC, and Saturn. no complaints. Other more expensive solutions may look better but the pound cables do what I need. As for input lag and all that jazz...... I can beat fire pro S on the hardest difficulty and the game is 99% timing button presses. I also have a CRT near the LCD for when I wanna play pew pew games.
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 16, 2021, 09:44:04 am
Post by: Locke141 on August 16, 2021, 06:13:40 pm
Post by: Howard_Casto on August 16, 2021, 06:24:37 pm
Post by: danny_galaga on February 17, 2022, 08:06:07 pm
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/15/ps2-memory-card-iso-loader-offers-classic-gaming-bliss/
Post by: jimj on July 31, 2022, 11:52:45 pm
https://store.backbit.io/product/backbit-pro/
Post by: nitrogen_widget on August 23, 2022, 09:46:51 pm
ISO on SD card memory slot. PS2 🙂
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/15/ps2-memory-card-iso-loader-offers-classic-gaming-bliss/
I might get this for my slim.
optical still works and i've been using it for light gun games.
but man the price on the discs lately...
Post by: nitrogen_widget on August 23, 2022, 09:51:15 pm
not sure what i did.
but i wiped the the drive somehow. :angry:
so i've got the software to format on a PC, transfer games and images.
however i still only have a 2 TB max capacity and 2.5 TB's of games.
i'm now googling every game one by one to see if they suck or not because i never had a PS2 :)
is there a definitive list of PS2 games somewhere like for mame?
I've already eliminated the sports games as i don't care for them.
along with all the kids stuff and the worst rated games.
there are a lot of games for PS2.
I'm close though.