/vr/ - Retro Games

Even though I'm generally a hater, with the state of N64 emulation I gotta give the Everdrive a thumbs up.

>>3874373
what does this even mean?

>>3874373
>Even though I'm generally a hater
Why would you hate everdrives? Outside the SNES ones they all have 99% compatibly, and snes emulation is accurate enough for me to never need to buy one of those anyway.

>>3874390
I generally hate the N64 because it has so few good games but they're getting more and more expensive while the Everdrive is getting less and less expensive meanwhile emulation is subpar.

>>3874373
>ED64
>Everdrive 64
those are different carts

Please don't feed the tripfags.

>>3874413
well hi there

>>3874413
What I'm saying is that although the EDMD and Super are no-brainers, the 64 one might actually be something to buy before the N8 because even though the NES has a much much much better library, the N8 is more expensive and there are great cheap multicarts and flawless emulation for it.

>>3874357
Does it matter what kind of lockout chip you solder into it?

>>3874357
I own the one in the photo, it's a knockoff of the Krikzz one but it works fine. Got it on Amazon for $50 but you could probably find it cheaper.

>>3874483
The one I have doesn't need a chip, it doesn't have the port on top and has an NTSC/PAL switch on top instead.

>>3874357

>ed64 plus

Works well

>>3874483

I used a 6102. Works great

>>3874707
What is the lockout chip for? That's just to circumvent region lock, correct?

I used mine for about 4 months with no problems, never turned on again after that. Bought an everdrive havent had any problems in the past seven. I'd say be careful if you buy one, but you could get lucky.

>>3874819
no

>>3874357
I pretty much have all the games worth owning so no point in getting one for me.

Erectile dysfunction 64

>>3874819

Any game will not start without a cart stuck on top, or that chip soldered onto the main board....I don't think you can even access the menu without it.

>>3874707
But it does also play the games that use 6105 chip?

>>3874357
I own the krikzz n64 and genesis everdrive. How do the knockoffs compare?

As an american, is there a better place to buy flashcarts than from the krikzz store? How's stone age gamer? I hate having to wait like a month to get my flashcarts in the mail

>>3875857
I got my Krikzz PCE and Genesis flash carts from Stone Age Gamer. Really excellent service both times.

>>3875857
>How do the knockoffs compare?
They're fine in most cases. The SNES is the only cart that tends to have issues because of all the special enhancement chips that were included in a lot of games. I still wouldn't pay what krikzz is asking for an SNES ED though, especially considering it's not compatible with games that were released near the end of the console's lifespan. Dropping USD$100 or more on that shit is just plain highway robbery. In fact, I decided to turn to emulation instead.

>As an american, is there a better place to buy flashcarts than from the krikzz store?
Chinese retailers are fine. You may have to wait a couple of weeks to receive your items, but I've never had any bad experiences with stores like AliExpress.

A damn fine piece of hardware. Krizz and all the Krizzfags can go fuck off

>>3875940
u mad

I thought the lockout shit was reversed engineered and that's why more repros are showing up.

>>3874390
>Outside the SNES ones they all have 99% compatibly
SNES Everdrive still plays well over 99% of the 1400+ game library. SD2SNES plays a dozen more which would make it around 99.75% compatible

>>3875940
I own a knockoff but it *is* Krikzz's basic design and literally the old GUI from the Everdrive.

>>3875814
This was only true on the old models. I own this, it has a switch on top and doesn't need another cart. I assume they either reproduced the necessary chips or soldered on old ones.

>>3876103
I misunderstood - you said it needed a chip on the board, which is what it has. Apologies.

>>3876097
The main claims of Krikzzfags is that this hardware will fuck up your N64, burn your house down and rape your cat, as if Krikzz was selling an officially licenced Nintendo product. Some Chinese cloned electronics are incredibly malfunctional compared to their official counterparts, but these aren't one of them.

>>3876117
problem is: these claims are only repeated by hater-sperglords like you.

buy whatever the fuck you want, who cares.

>>3876117
A quick check of the archive found maybe 5 posts of idiots claiming knock off flashcarts will damage the cart slot pins. I personally tried a knockoff everdrive and it bricked itself in less time than it took to arrive. If saving the equivalent of a day's pay flipping burgers is your prerogative then by all means keep badgering people about how they spend their money. But you're probably just gonna call me a shill so whatever.

>>3876004
There are more than 14 SA-1 games

>>3876138
and how many of those got a non-japanese release or have a translation-hack? 5?

based chinese ever drive

>>3876231
I guess I thought we were including Japanese games since you said 1400+ games.

>>3874357
The one on Amazone was great. Like $50. Works great. Not all games work, but enough do that its totally worth it. Banjo doesn't work but Banjo 2 does.

>>3877087
I think you need a patched rom for banjo

>>3877087
Looks like Amazon doesn't have em anymore. I got the N64, SNES and Genesis knockoffs there all like 2 months ago, but they're all gone now.

They all worked fine. $50 a piece.

>>3874542
Apparently these clone carts are actually getting pricey as fuck now. You could actually just buy the real everdrive with as little as a ten dollars difference, but if you do find one of these clone ones for like 50 it's better to snatched that shit up instead since the only game that won't work on it is Pokémon stadium 2

There's not even 64 games worthwhile to get.

>>3877101
Yea I got my n64 and Genesis ones there and they work well.

>>3877125

There was an anon who was always talking about the official ever drive retailer in China that you can order from on TaoBao. You need to pay someone (taobao agent) in china to order it for you, but you can find them on fiverr or ebay for a few bucks.

That N64 cart is about $110 which is more than the bootleg, but it's the newest version so if that's important to you then it could be a good deal.

I have never ordered from TaoBao so I can't comment.

>>3877426
>sd2snes cheaper than the mega everdrive
i wonder what kind of fucked up clone that is.

>>3877447
It's an official everdrive

>>3877462
then I wonder why the megadrive x7 is cheaper there?

>>3877426
What's the difference between two PCE Everdrives here?

>>3874413
I honestly rarely notice someone is using a trip until someone else points it out.

>>3877670
one is with a shell

>>3877713
No, one has the USB-port, the other doesn't.

Anyone know where you can find the cheapest knockoff everdrive or flashcarts for these systems?

N64
Turbografx/PC Engine
Gameboy
Famicom
Vectrex

>>3877812
>Gameboy
ElCheapoSD 1.6 35$
if you can live without the 4Mbit-games.

>>3877812
>Gameboy
ElCheapoSD 1.6 35$
if you can live with games no bigger than 1Mbit.

>>3877125
This I went fot the krikzz everdrive 2.5 as it wasnt much more. And i heard the ed64+ wouldnt play a few games i wanted though couldnt find a proper list of working games.

>>3877812
Jack DIY Store on AliExpress
>>3877827
Aren't they like, always out of stock?

>>3877860
>Aren't they like, always out of stock?
most of the time, yes.

>>3874413

this. /vr/ doesn't have many, unfortunately the few we have are pure cancer.

>>3878071
>/vr/ doesn't have many, unfortunately the few we have are pure cancer.

>not filtering trips across all boards

Seriously. The site is a lot more navigable this way. If you're using 4chan X, you can also filter posts that backlink to trips.

>>3877630
Because China

>>3878083
This

>>3878083
Jeez you must have the worst social anxiety ever to not even want to read anything you know who wrote.

>>3878286
If I had the ability to automatically red-flag and avoid narcissistic, attention seeking strangers in real life then I would.

>>3878286
It's more that you and Sevenfaggot never contribute anything of value.

>>3874357
>chink vs. edrive
I am an auto tech, I usually don't buy cheap shit i know should never need replacing. If this is $60 and the real one is $120 you saved yourself a whopping $20 a year if you used it for 3 and threw it away. I'd spring the extra $1.66 a month for the better parts
>flash vs. games
You can use the no AA patches and run a shitty NES emulator on n64 which is neat.

>>3878297
That's just ridiculous. I am a literal fountain of knowledge. I only start shitposting after a thread has been completely answered, or in designated shitposting threads.

>>3878071
>newfriend comes to /vr/
>has some cool shit or conversations
>gets (you)s
>trips up so people know it's the genuine faggot
>uses trip in unnecessary situations>>3874373 >>3874398 >>3874481 >>3876138 >>3877061
>>3878286
>people tell tripfag to shut up
>battle of attrition
>can't give up
>gets worse
>fucks off
I find it silly to use a trip or name outside of a few situations. It doesn't need to be on all the time.

>>3877630
yeah i dunno. The regular Mega Everdrive is like $50 without a shell but you could get a bootleg for $26.

>>3877670
idk, the listings look the same. maybe the shell like the other anon mentioned.

here's the link if anyone's interested.

https://world.taobao.com/item/9701240901.htm?fromSite=main

I'm all good on flash carts so I won't be testing these out so I can't recommend them personally.


>>3877812
You can get most of those from the link above if you wanna order from China. Never heard of a vectrex flashcart

>>3878434
Well a multicart (for the Vectrex) would be fine too

the real question is what do you think of the 64drive?

I don't get the difference aside from it being from a different seller. Someone inform me please.

Also i own an ed64 and love it. The 64 is one of my least favorite consoles and i think it's practically worthless but getting every game for a machine that has terrible emulation makes sense.

>>3878318
>newfriend comes to /vr/
lolk

>>3878303
>This is what tripfags believe.

>>3878618
Show me any legitimate thread where I didn't offer constructive (usually /threadworthy) posts before I let myself get colorful and I'll give you a sincere apology. I don't even actively derail threads I'm less-than-an-authority on until someone offers up the solution I don't know.

>>3877426
Taobao is a pain. You usually have to pay extra for the buyers. At that point, just order from the everdrive site. Just make sure you have 25 years to spare because it'll take that long to reach you from the Ukraine

>>3877426
You have to register on two websites. One for TaoBao and one for Alipay.
Once you order something from TaoBao you pay $8 shipping to send the item to a warehouse. When the item arrives you have to go on the website and confirm your address and pay $10 to have it shipped from the warehouse to you.

Mine didn't go through customs so it got here really fast. I've had stuff get held for twice as long.

Another thread derailed by /vr/s latest narcissistic shitposting tripfag

>>3878985
Where did you want it to go? We established long ago that all these N64 flashcarts play all the N64 library, we've talked about the contradiction of how the library is pretty weak as a whole but the flash cart still being a fairly high-priority purchase because of how well it works compared to N64 emulation which is laughably bad in most cases. Is there some other point you'd like to discuss? I'm only making responses and bumping the thread here.

>>3878625
>usually /threadworthy
Holy shit, the delusion is real.

>Show me any legitimate thread where I didn't offer constructive
For starters, any time someone asks about scalers, your sole answer is "buy a crt".
Yes, CRTs are the superior display, but they're not perfect.
I have a nice 42" CRT, but I'm not gonna lug that to my college dorm.
I just plain don't have space for it.
Yes, I do have a small 13" CRT, but that's far too small practical 4 player splitscreen, which I do plenty of.
A scaler would be great for me since that allows me to play on the nice big 50" screen my floor has in our lounge, but only accepts HDMI inputs.
Furthermore, CRTs aren't gonna last forever, and most new TV sets don't have composite/component inputs anymore.
A scaler is a good investment in forwards compatibility with modern displays.
But no, even after these points are made, you still default to "buy a CRT"

And even past that, your ego complex prevents you from facing the possibility that you're wrong, or accepting any argument that you were.
Seriously man, that was a sad display from you in the famiclone thread.

>>3879063
>your sole answer
erroneous q.v. my typical first-reply to that type of thread here
>>/vr/thread/S3863753#p3863862

I seriously doubt you can find a single example of me saying "just get a crt". In fact, I'm 100% positive you're just reacting to my recent post in the current version of that thread where I was specifically replying to people saying they "don't have room for a crt" which I admit is kind of a peeve of mine. That late in the thread post is just me joining the discussion, not trying to provide early full answers and definitely not trying to hand down some inarguable fact from on high. As I believe you'll see in that archived thread, I personally play even retro games more often than not on a modern display.

I honestly have zero idea what got you so upset in that famiclone thread. I seriously think there was some sort of actual miscommunication.

>>3879168
> I seriously think there was some sort of actual miscommunication.

Yeah, namely the fact that you seem incapable of any logical communication.

>>3875842

The only game I played that uses a 6105 was banjo tooie I believe...but it needed to be patched anyway. It worked fine, I'm not sure about others.

Tell me any game you're unsure about and I'll test it for you

>>3879002
If there's nothing more to discuss ITT it should go into the archive. So you basically just said you're shitposting to keep a thread alive because reasons. lol

>>3879478
Yeah, actually, why don't we just remove /vr/ altogether.

We've already discussed just about every game, it's not like anyone else has anything valuable to contribute.

Hell, why don;t we just start treating /vr/ like StackOverflow.

Then babbage can have the satisfaction of flagging every god damn thread as either [CLOSED AS OFF TOPIC] or [QUESTION ALREADY ANSWERED] (link to unrelated question)

>>3879478
>>3879501
Either of your ways as long as it's all my fault at least 2/3 of us will be happy!

>>3879453
>but it needed to be patched anyway
only with chinkshit EDs LOL

>>3878625
>>3878303
>ego level: fedoracore

>>3874357

I think it's really funny how people will shit on the Chinese made rom loaders because of "how much work Krikkzz put into it." Especially considering the price he sells them at, the inability to properly manufacture to keep a proper amount in stock to meet demand, and the crappy nature of the store.

Everyone's disloyal to the actual developers of the games, but incredibly loyal to some douche who sells them a $200 emulation machine that's always out of stock.

The irony is hilarious.

>>3879767
>I think it's really funny how people will shit on the Chinese made rom loaders because of "how much work Krikkzz put into it."
why's that funny?
>Especially considering the price he sells them at,
so this rant is about you being too poor?
>he inability to properly manufacture to keep a proper amount in stock to meet demand,
on krikzz.com all carts are in stock
>and the crappy nature of the store.
what?

>Everyone's disloyal to the actual developers of the games, when buying carts off ebay
devs get a share from ebay-auctions of used carts? didn't know.
>and they are being sold retai
what?
>but incredibly loyal to some douche who sells them a $200 emulation machine that's always out of stock.
you're free to not buy them and instead purchase chinkshit. don't come crying when it turns out to be crap, though. ;^)
>The irony is hilarious.
Indeed.

>>3879453
Cruis'n World
F-Zero X
Yoshi's Story
Perfect Dark
Banjo-Tooie
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Donkey Kong 64
Jet Force Gemini
Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, The
Paper Mario
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium 2
Super Smash Bros.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Banjo Kazooie
Diddy Kong Racing
Excitebike 64
Star Fox 64

these are all the games that don't use the 6102, but maybe it's just better to ask what games don't work with the ED64plus

>>3879961

>2 hours later...

I got them all to work, except Pokemon stadium 2.

>>3880103
Well that's okay thanks.