/vr/ - Retro Games

>>10688406
Is there a difference between the super 64 and the ED64 plus?

>>10688423
Not that I know of, I even updated Super64's OS to the latest ED64+ OS (1.28a) and it works fine (far better than altra64 btw).

>>10688434
Neat. I plan on buying a flashcart of the N64, but first there are a couple of games I want to buy.

>>10688406
Had an Everdrive n8 and just recently unloaded it to a friend. Definitely enjoyed the 5 years or so that it was in my possession, but my schedule is not as flexible as it was before to play games, so I figured let someone else have fun with it. Have a couple shitter GBC multicarts from Ali Express, all shit.
Is Krikkz still alive?

>>10688450
>Is Krikkz still alive?
Yes.

>>10688442
iirc for super64/ed64+ the ones that dont boot are wwf no mercy, animal forest and pokemon stadium 2.
Banjo-Tooie, Donkey Kong 64 and Jet Force Gemini need cracked versions to save data and you can find the patches here: http://micro-64.com/database/patches.shtml
or look for the roms that end with [f2].
Hoping that N64FlashcartMenu gets updated to be compatible with these carts one day.

>>10688497
Thanks for the info, I own some of the games or don't care about them and I'm planning on buying DK64.

>>10688406
EZ Flash Jr.
EZ Flash IV
EZ Flash Omega Definitive Edition
2x Mega Everdrive (one is bricked)
Everdrive X7
SD2SNES
Super 64
R4 Gold
Turbo Everdrive
Also XStation, Fenrir and GDEmu if you count ODEs

What I got
>S tier
Famicom n8 pro (does a lot of shit)
GameCube sd2sp2 (cheap, does a lot of shit)
>A tier
Summercart64 (cheap and flawless)
Mega everdrive pro (does a lot, but pay for it)
Gb x7 (almost flawless but janky save states)
>B tier
Sd2snes (generally janky but does a lot)
Gba mini/x5 (half baked, no practical features)
Saturn fenrir (half baked, lacks features, just werks, not a bargain)

>>10688825
>Gba mini/x5 (half baked, no practical features)
desu a GBA flash cart that's actually GBA-cart sized with full compatibility and no stupid patching is a feature in itself.

>>10688406
Fami N8
Mega Everdrive Pro
FX Pak Pro
ED64 x7
ODE's
SSHDS3
Xstation
Fenrir
GDEmu clone
And have Wii , Xbox and PS2 modded for 6th gen stuff
All hooked up to a CRT
it's pretty good

Are all the chinese n64 flashcarts reshells of ED64 Plus?

>>10689069
EZ Flash Omega & DE don't require patching either. It's only for stuff like save states which is frankly useful enough to want anyway.

>>10688406
Everdrive N8 Pro
Master Everdrive x7
Mega Everdrive Pro
FX Pak Pro
ED64 X7
SHDS3 or whatever for PC Engine (Wish I would have known the ED was coming)
Satiator
3DO ode by Fixel
Mode for DC
GCLoader
XStation (and a psio, but that thing sucks, so I got the XStation)
Everdrive GBA
Everdrive x7 for GB/C
Everdrive GG, I think x7
I’d like get Wonderswan and Neo Geo Pocket flashcarts, but the current options don’t seem great and I’ve learned to be patient.
Xbox and Ps2 are modded as well, but not with flashcarts.

>>10690891
Neo Pocket Game Drive is fine for NGP, loading from SD card to flash takes extra time but it isn't terribly different. Personally most of my boots are to play something I played recently rather than switching to something that isn't in my 5 most recent, so I barely notice the added step and flash storage management.
I don't blame you for waiting (especially after falling for SHDS3 and PSIO) on Wonderswan because flashing from a PC is kinda ass, but it's a hell of a lot better than nothing and it hasn't given me any problems. I've heard there are issues with homebrew but I'm not there with it yet.
That is, unless you heard any news about development for either of those handhelds? I'm being patient for PS1.

>>10690891
I use one of those anbernics for pre GBA handhelds
I think the screens on them make it difficult to recommend using real hardware and the modded LCD's just end up looking crap

>>10692335
>falling for SHDS3
explain

>>10688406
Bought picrel to test it out, and I'm very happy with it. Got it knowing I wouldn't be able to play Kirby Superstar or Mario Kart due chip technology.
Since I already have the console, figured it would be cheaper to get the flashcart than buying a snes mini and much much cheaper than getting those two game 2nd hand.
Any recommendation for a Flashcart that can run Kirby Superstar using the SA1 chip?

Any good place where you can buy the GB X3 for an europoor?

>>10688724
Can the Omega play games like Mother 3? I never got that to work on the IV

>>10693816
>Any good place where you can buy the GB X3 for an europoor?
krikzz

>>10693816
Yes. EZ IV uses save patches while Omega has proper save chip emulation.

Get the Definitive Edition though. Battery life is way better and the regular edition can destroy your saves.

>>10692468
They use FPGA emulation for the CD games, which is fine, but there are serious issues with it that cause regular freezing. For example if you leave a cd game running idle for 10 minutes or so it will almost always crash. They refuse to fix it, and since it Terraonion it’s closed source and DRM’d, so the community can’t do much about it.
Otherwise it’s a fine product, it has some nice features the ED doesn’t, but is also missing some feature the ED has. It’s significantly more expensive too.

>>10688406
I remember I had an R4 card as a kid with a bunch of roms my dad dumped on it and I traded it to some other kid for Pokémon White because I'm a retard.

>>10693954
Those things are cheap as fuck, the White cartridge probably is worth more.

>>10693939
What does it being FPGA have anything to do with it?
The only thing it emulates is the disc and the supergrafx layer
I’ve not had an issue with “running idle for 10 minutes” thing

Anybody have any experience with pic rel? Is it any good? Is it better than gutting the Dreamcast and replacing the disk drive?

>>10690891
Do you think the Satiator is worth it? Do you have any issues with it? I've been eyeing it for a while now and I'm not sure if I should pull the trigger on it.

>>10694327
The serial port is miserably slow, like a bad emulator. I got an adapter for cheap and it was worth it to know it wasn't good enough.

>>10694327
Horrifically slow. Crazy Taxi was unplayable.

>>10693841
How does the Omega (Definitive or no) compare to the Everdrive Mini?

>>10694334
The gameplay is perfect but it has some issues booting a few games still.
https://github.com/satiator/compatibility/issues
I also have an issue with in-game music tracks occasionally just being silent in various games. I don't think the firmware has been updated in over a year so it might not be getting fixed.
Personally I think it was worth the extra money, but the local shill says Saroo is right around the corner, so it might possibly be better to wait a little while.

>>10694376
Omega DE has moar features and compatibility
...and battery drain
...also it might still fuck up your save if you turn it off right after boot
Don't even consider the non-definitive edition unless you know what the difference is and want that as a "feature"

>>10694376
I would avoid the regular Omega due to the save bug. It's almost a usable budget cart, but the possibility of deleting your saves is too dangerous of a risk.

Omega Definitive is a great cart. The important thing is that it just werks, it keeps saves even with a dead battery. But you also get save states, soft reset, rumble, pal park, etc.
The Everdrive formerly had the advantage of better battery life, but Rev.B phased out the original Omega DE like a year or two ago. Now the Omega DE is better.

I'm just going to give my everdrive mini to my gf and get one of those omega de carts. The battery feels infinite at the moment so I don't care if it drains a little bit more quickly. My cart came with my gba on eBay for a great bargain a year or 2 ago, so I didn't really pick it out

>>10694430
>...also it might still fuck up your save if you turn it off right after boot
That's standard for flashcarts. It applies to an Everdrive Mini too.

>>10694441
Why?
It’s a side grade, unless you want rumble

>>10694454
Good to know, I'll try harder not to operate the power switch like a spaz

>>10694456
Mostly want save states but in the long run I would make use of all of the extra features like ds Pokemon trading

>>10694497
I thought the mini did savestates

>>10693525
FXPAK Pro. For SNES flashcarts there's 3 tiers: cheapest (no chips), cheap (dsp chips), expensive (almost everything)

>>10688406
I have a lot of Chinese flashcarts. I would not recommend them, as they are prone to having something being cheapened out to meet a price target, thus causing possibly catastrophic failures. I would recommend everyone buy direct from Krikzz or reputable local sellers like stoneagegamer to have the peace of mind they are made to the highest of quality. While the price difference is hundreds of USD, at least don't support the technology theft and authoritarian regime of China; had I known and had the funds, I certainly would not have gotten these destructive items.

>>10694964
AI post

>>10688406
Have a MegaEverdrive X5 that's been great. That's it for flash carts, the genesis is the only cart based console I own. On the ODE front I've got a GDEmu and a Phoebe in my Dreamcast and Saturn respectively that have been great.

>>10692335
There appears to be a new development for WonderSwan, at least.
https://old.reddit.com/r/WonderSwan/comments/1aoma37/presenting_the_nileswan_a_wip_open_source/
https://youtu.be/O-fz92QCbgA

>>10695147
It's the only way this basement guy can feel like someone important.

>>10694327
I only bought this for Dreamshell (specifically for the VMU manager). Playing games must me extremely slow.

Does it worth getting an EZ Flash Jr. for GBC if I have a 3DS which can emulate?

>>10696028
It's not worth getting an EZ Flash Jr at all.
Get a clone everdrive if you're poor.

>>10694334
I like it a lot, but it is really expensive for what you get compared to the Fenrir. They didn’t have the Fenrir for my model when I bought the Satiator. Unlike the SHDS3 and PSIO though I have no regrets because it’s a good product that does what it advertises.
From what I know, a big advantage over the Fenrir is if you use the Rings menu system it’ll do per game saves and load/backup your SRAM to the SD card at game boot. It’s really nice and helps mitigate save loss from the battery dying. I did an FRAM mod anyways though since they’re cheap and I have a hot air rework station.

>>10690891
>>10688724
are the "premium" Game Boy Everdrives worth it? I picked up a clone of the old Everdrive GB from Aliexpress and it works fine, does the job for only $20. I'm failing to see how the X7 is necessary when the RTC is only used in Pokemon and patches are available for those games.

>>10688406
ooh! I got one for my New 2DS XL.
It inspired me to attempt to make my own flashcarts once i realized i could swap out the menu assets.

>>10694327
Bro, GDEMU is only 38 dollars on aliexpress for 5.15b right now and 61 for 5.20

>>10696213
It uses a lot less power, loads faster, and has save states.
It's up to you whether that's worth the extra cost.

>Stone Age is selling 7800 GameDrive in waves every two days until they run out and will finally allow pre-orders
>wave 1 completely sold out already
Are these deliberately small batches or something? How are there this many other autismos besides me who need a cart that:
>is for the atari seventy fucking eight hundred
>has only minor improvements in compatibility, mostly to do with homebrew audio (yes based Rikki and Vikki but it's not like you can't play that on Steam too), over cheaper current alternatives like Concerto and Backbit Pro
>specifically has a black and rainbow label rather than the ugly original label on the same gamedrive sold on atariage that you could also buy at any time

>>10697734
could be as low as 50-200

>>10688406
bought a krikzz SD2SNES in 2012 and a launch fami N8 in 2013 and they still work

>>10699342
Does that old SD2SNES run SA-1 and MSU-1 stuff and most chips?

>>10699350
yes i play kirby superstar fine and MSU works as well i tried the metroid port but MSU is such a fuckin hack ass gimmick who cares.

>>10699463
does it play Super Gameboy as well?

>>10699468
sure does got donk konk 94 on that bitch

>>10699479
nice, guess the newer ones are just differently sourced chips and maybe better processing power for menus

>>10699489
> the newer ones are just differently sourced chips
yep the original FPGA got outta stock so they based the FX-PAK-PRO around another one
but yes my 2012 krikzz does it all. any cheap chinese clones surviving that long? possible. but krikzz is the real deal.

>>10688724
How is the R4 gold?
Seems a good idea since they are cheap

Anyone got a place to download the latest update to Wolfenstein 3D's N64 port?
I don't know how to build these things since they ask to download and install a lot of crap.

>>10688406
Why get this when the 64 only had 5 ok games?

>>10700365
to play the great games, duh.

>>10700365
buying the best games costs more than that thing does

Should I buy a GDemu or a mode instead? To be honest I'm kind of concerned about the whole "GDemu makes the Dreamcast hotter."

>>10700439
I had a GDEMU clone that had issues with Skies of Arcadia (not serious) and Code Veronica X (game breaking). Those have been fixed, but clones cannot be updated. Adding games to it takes a bit more effort too, you need to use specialty software to do it. GDEMU also doesn’t use as much power as the GD rom drive, which results in the build up of heat from excess power going to it. There is no actual proof that this damages anything to my knowledge.
Mode on the other hand is drag and drop, doesn’t have DRM unless you update the device (you need an account to download updates), has no compatibility issues to my knowledge or from my experience, and had a nicer interface.
There’s a big price difference though, and Terraonion isn’t a very good company truth be told.
Pay more if you want a slightly more premium product. Keep in mind that GDEMU clones are cheaper than the real deal, but if you want updates youll need a legit one, which is made by an asshole to has a bizarre pre-ordering process, is constantly out of stock, and makes small batches. Good luck.

btw mario kart amped up got updated and now has the og tracks

>>10688406
>>flashcarts
an old r4 i got for ds back in the day
an old gba flash cart from ~2005 with some star wars theme

>>flashers
n64, gb\gbc\gba, nes, lynx, gamegear

i just reflash my shitty chinese bootlegs with whatever game i want using my cheapo flashers. stops me playing first 2min of like 20 games every time i power the system on too

>>10694964
My chink n8, super64 and GDEMU have been working flawlessly for years.
Suck a dick bitch ass cuck.

>>10688825
>Gb x7 (almost flawless but janky save states)
Can you elaborate on that? I want to upgrade by GB flashcart and save states are a big reason for it.

>>10702116
Sure, so the save states just don't play nice with a lot of games. Mario land 2, game freezes when you go through a door or any new area after loading a save state. Kirby 2, game just completely freezes if you save or load a save state. Those are just a couple of examples I'm remembering off the top of my head. You basically can't assume that the feature will work for any given game

>>10694964
While the price difference is hundreds of USD, at least don't support the technology theft and authoritarian regime of China
Hmm, yeah. It's just that I'm going to continue to save myself hundreds of dollars.
And it's all made in China anyway

>>10702210
That's a real bummer. I'll stay with my chinkshit then.

I regret getting the ed64p. I don't know if I just got some bad revision or what but it seems unable to save even with me trying both official and alternate OS. It seems it tries to save, it has a screen saying it's saving, but then opening the game back up, there's no save. I'm resetting and everything. I should've got an everdrive damn it

>>10702295
that's weird, mine never gave me save issues, have you tried a different micro sd card?
also what os you used? Alt64 is very outdated even compared to the default OS.

>>10695147
Typically AI images doesn't have as sharp of text for varying fonts.

>>10701881
Be careful with those, when the firmware needs updating for the latest features, there's a high chance they could be bricked. Also it may be invisible with the damage cause by incorrect electricity flow through the systems and the damage has yet to manifest.

>>10702223
Not true, since early Everdrives would say "Made in Ukraine" like my old Turbo Everdrive I have thanks to a Black Friday sale which made it affordable which is one of the few non-Chinese ones I have in that last pic. These days there are more even made in Spain as well.