/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6937693
How are the 12 new DD-exclusive tracks?

>>6937714
Excellent

>>6937714
They are insane. Also some feature new music.

>>6937798
yeah even rainbow road gets a remix of the mario kart song
it sounds way better with electric guitars

>>6937693
Is there any way to experience the Expansion Kit other than by importing a Japanese 64 and disc drive and F-Zero cartridge?

>>6937809
yes
it is now emulatable with everdrive, 64drive, or project64 on pc

>>6937809
64dd.org
Get disk images if you emulate, cartridge ports if you use a flashcart. English translation is available for both.

>>6937693
Any screenshots of the new tracks layouts?

>>6937824
https://mutecity.org/wiki/F-Zero_X_Expansion_Kit

>>6937839
Is that real?

>it saves records, drivers, and cup data but not vehicles or tracks
Is there an extra step I have to do or something? Seems the ED64 Plus and emulator don't care to keep the data. Is it because of the Disk Drive had some kind of proprietary shit that they just can't emulate?

>>6937916
Reset the console insted of turning it off.

>>6937958
I did and it still only keeps the records and progress. Takes about ten minutes to save as well.

>>6937967
Probably not supported by your flashcart then. I have Everdrive 64 v3 (the older one) and the reset button does the trick. Tracks and vehicles are written directly into the game file as opposed to SRAM, so the flashcart OS has to overwrite the original game file after playing.

>>6937985
Figured it out. I just needed to put Alt64 on it. Hopefully that won't break compatibility with my other N64 games, but that can easily be fixed with just having another SD card with the original OS.

I wish I could win the lottery so I could buy an N64DD and get this cool stuff.

>>6938037
Glad that you found a solution, enjoy the superior version of the game in all its glory.

>>6937852
big if true

>>6937693
Based. Cubecucks on suicide watch.

>>6937693
>expansion cuck
>requires a dd
>of which there's only 20,000 in existence
>even fewer actually working
Is f-zero expansion kit the ultimate hipstercore?

>>6938893
>>6938052
>>6937809
There's a thing called a search engine. I think one damn search and you can see this is perfectly playable on an emulator, along with the rest of the DD games.

>>6938898
>emulaton
dilate

>>6938901
you're don't even like video games

>>6939691
I do, that's why I'm anti-emulation

>>6938901
I'm a fat fuck. I can't just get up and play some n64 in my livingroom. This requires planning. That's why I'm playing emulators with crt shaders from my home office.

>>6938901
It's not emulation if you're playing it off a flashcart.

>>6939827
thats just buyers remorse

>>6939868
>spend $70 playing every N64 game and a good chunk of romhacks
>or spend over a grand for just F-Zero Expansion Kit

>>6939827
Is it true flash carts damage your system

>>6939960
Depends. Sometimes the voltages are off. Many early NES flash carts use 3.3v EEPROM chips in a 5v system. The undervolting can (potentially) cause damage in the longrun. Personally i used an early 2013 Everdrive for years, and one of my RAM chips in my toaster NES finally failed a couple months ago. Was it the flash cart slowly causing damage? Coulda been. I'll never know for sure....

>n64

is this game actually good compared to the original F-Zero on SNES? Mario Kart 64 looked like total shit

>>6940324
Yes it was. Much faster. 30 simultaneous racers. Attack moves. Killer music. Smooth 60FPS on N64. X is absoutely awesome, different than GX and SNES, and i think they all hold up in their own way.

>>6940489

does it look good on emu?

>>6940496
I dunno lol, it probably looks good upscaled? i'd turn off vSync and use a 1ms refresh monitor. reaction time is paramount

>>6937839
I'm amazed that they doubled down on the silly "dude it's an X!" style race tracks rather than using that space for more interesting track designs. I already thought it was silly enough how they stuck a hand into one of the main original tracks.

>>6939987
Are there specific flash carts that can avoid this problem then?

>>6937693
>track builder
Are you implying you can design better courses than the masters of racing games at Sega?

>>6940651
>sega

F-Zero is nintendo game buddy

>>6940634
Good thing the game has a track creator too huh

>>6940716
GX was developed by Sega.

>>6940638
The main issue is that 5v rated chips were commonly used in the 80s and early 90s and that modern chips are rated for 3.3v. This difference could (in theory) damage old machines. For NES, the new Everdrives are fine to use, the older ones and the PowerPak could be potentially hazardous. I don't know about other systems or carts.

>>6940731
This, F-Zero was saved by Sega. It was Nintendo releasing three GBA duds that killed it, and in their shame refused to work with Nagoshi again on a new title. Nagoshi has moved onto a more prominent franchise. Nintendo's attempts at touching the franchise since have only served to embarrass fans of the series since.

>>6940651
Yes.

>>6940803
So if I were to use the newest everdrive models for NES I would be fine?

>>6941148
Supposedly

>>6940324

I have never liked Mario Kart 64 all that much either. I loved the SNES one as a kid and then the N64 one seemed pointless to me. Why extend a partial-3D-graphics-gimmick game with a sequel on a console supporting full 3D? The game is fine and all but I didn't love it.

F-Zero X and GX, on the other hand, are both awesome. They transcend the loss of the partial-3D gimmick with their speed and depth and fun. That is, they are good enough to stand completely alone - so of course they work as sequels too.

The graphics in X are simple but not ugly, and the smoothness and speed their simplicity allows is worth the loss in graphical fidelity.

>>6937815
>cartridge ports
Romhacker's name for these? Thanks anon

>>6942192
Who ported them? Zoinkity made them initially, currently maintained by LuigiBlood. Apparently Zoinkity refuses to acknowledge them anymore.

>>6941148
Yeah. The NESdev dudes bothered Krizz about it so he put in proper resistors ...or something. i'm a dev not an EE, so that's about all i understand.

>>6940726
That is nice, but I don't think it's too much to ask that the professional game devs put something other than gimmicky finger tracing track designs into their official slots. The fact that they did that not just once but 4 more times is why GX is ultimately still the better game.

>>6943448
I think big hand is a fun track to race on
it looks gimmicky from above but in practice it has tight corners and the ice patches on the palm lead to some buttclenching moments

>>6943448
The track is good though

>>6942204
I remember Zoinkity was working on an English version of Pokemon Stadium 0. Whatever happened to that?

>>6944971
He has just released a translation for some JP-only golf game on N64. Maybe he just changed priorities. He pretty much has a monopoly on N64 translations anyway.