/vr/ - Retro Games

The X7 is the version with extra features that only supports one extra game.

I saw new versions of the clone ones (ED64+ and Super64) that are still cheap, though no idea if they're actually using new firmware or it's just a paintjob (probably the later).

>>9754313
And the one that allows save without reset

>mister users are idiots spending $250
>just get an everdrive

>>9754318
apparently its called ED64/Super64 Pro

>>9754302
Now?

>>9754324
Looks like bait to get people to buy it over the competition
Guaranteed it functions the same or worse

>>9754302
>pay $200 to play 5 games
ishygddt

>>9754318
Yeah my 64 clone one was 60 dollars works great no issues, but original ones shouldn't be so much, they should be the same.

>>9754321
Yeah, extra features that aren't worth paying for.

https://web.archive.org/web/20211123193221/https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/ed64x7.html
2021, $140.
I think I got my X7 used for $120 around the same time. I refused to get a reset saving one.

>>9754385
It's worth if you're not poor. Honestly I get not wanting to if it's a lot of money to you, but nobody likes pressing the reset button before powering down. Suddenly you forget to and your day/week is ruined.

>>9754372
Still pays off better than buying 2 games from some resellers

>>9754393
I think he means just use emulator, but he's just jealous we can put our N64 in a bag and play with friends anywhere we want with no tinkering.

>>9754321
That's an anti-feature. I like be able to save-scum by not resetting so I can have infinite continues in Pokemon Stadium.

can you emulate nes and gb with the super64/ed64 plus?

>>9754514
Doubtful

>>9754302
Skill issue. I got an X3 for my Genesis for $45 last year. Get a real console and not a baby toy for overgrown millennial manchildren

>>9754514
yes

>>9754302
>buying from the ukri jew

>>9754302
Nintendo sent Putin to deliver a cease and desist.

>>9754663
You got that all backwards.

>>9754572
Genesis is the cheapest console for a reason. Not just the everdrive, but the console itself. It's tied for cheapest console with the PS1.

>>9754969
Mega Everdrive pro is the most expensive one though

>>9754973
That's because it pulls a MiSTer and emulates the SegaCD on a FPGA

>>9754990
then by that same sentiment there are cheap versions of every everdrive flash cart and your original point is incorrect

It's 200 bucks. That isn't expensive. You can do physical, get a cart with a ton of ROMs like the ever drives, or emulate. They aren't asking 10k for it.

>>9754390
It's really not that hard to get up off your fat arse and hit the reset button. Are you really that lazy? You gotta get to the console to switch it off when you are done anyway

>>9755029
I dunno what point you're trying to make here
you still turn off the console when you're done, the difference is you don't have to reset first, which I'm sure many people have forgotten to do that

>>9755035
My point is that it's quite a jump in price to have the convenience of not having to press a button before flipping the off switch. All you need is half a brain to remember, and once you forget once you learn not to do it again (talking from nes experience)

>>9755043
And?
It's not something I even have to worry or think about
>(talking from nes experience)
If you were talking from experience you'd realise that resetting the NES is bogus

what's the difference between an X7 and a V3? I bought the V3 back when that was the best one

>>9755049
Well good for you for wanting to pay more for the convenience, I just didn't think the extra price jump was worth it when I have two hands and a brain.

The resetting on a nes was more of a precautionary measure to help prevent potential surges and data being accidentally written to your save data, but it happened to me once

>>9755027
I didn't make any points, you are replying to the wrong anon. I was just explaining why it's so expensive

>>9754386
It was 2021 black friday with -20% rebate available during a week not regular price.

2022 black friday saw only a -10% rebate.
Factor that FPGA were in high demand because Covid + Shipping cost exploding.

Of course Krikzz may have raised price not only to cover increased costs but also to support his employees stayed in Ukraine.

>>9754302
Been using a chinese clone for 7 years now and it's great.

>>9754509
You.... are totally lost and confused

>>9754302
That son of a gun is trying to become a trillionaire by selling flashcarts for Nintendo consoles... and nintendofags eat it up.

Meanwhile a chinese clone does the same thing for half the money.

>>9754302
Cause consumers will buy them anyway and then get on threads on 4 channel trying to convince themselves it was a good ideal.

Do games on the everdrive display properly on CRT?

>>9754302
$200 is next to nothing in the grand scheme of hobby costs. Especially for what an Everdrive provides.

>>9755494
Yes.

The N64 one is the only one that's too rich for my blood. I went with the ED64 instead and have had no complaints. I've got EverDrives for my SNES, Genesis, GBA, Game Boy and PC Engine, though.

>>9755494
There's no reason why they wouldn't. Flash carts generally don't change anything about the video signal coming from your console unless you specifically make them do so. What you really have to worry about with flash carts is compatibility with games.
The one in the OP is noteworthy for having an internal clock which makes it compatible with more games.

>>9755494
Not sure what you mean by this, it's data going to the system

Thankful I got mine a month ago. I felt like things were bubbling up too much over there to rely on them simply existing forever. Shits sketchy. I caught one of the last boys home.

Why not get a chink Super 64? It runs every game and is much cheaper. The only Krikzz product I have is an Everdrive X5 and just becase it can act as a backup ram cartridge for my Mega CD.

>>9755451
How do you force the X7 to not save if you don't want to? Yank the cartage out of the system? Learn to read esl.

>>9754302
>Wtf why are they so expensive now
gotta support the american war against russia somehow.

>>9754323
what do emulators have to do with flashcarts?

Say thank you to Chang.

>>9755673
The chinese one does not support USB Debugging, and if i think so, they are also compatible with some of the n64 arcade or 64DD games - that I could be wrong

>>9754323
who are you quoting?
not that i disagree with you, just i think this is the wrong thread

I'm more upset about Analogue not producing the Super Nt and Mega Sg anymore. For a company supposedly committed to video game preservation, you'd think that they would continue to make these FPGA consoles, especially since they were their bread and butter. I'd gladly pay top dollar for a good product.

>>9754946
>wej irku eht morf gniyub
there you go anon, fixed it.

>>9755708
Who fucking cares about that?
Why would you nitpick about those options?
It runs every retail game, it runs romhacks, you don't need more than that if you just want to play games.

>>9755703
Is there a reason to get this if I have an EZ Flash Jr?

>>9755749
I find the EZ Flash Jr to be very buggy and a power hog. If you have not experienced any bugs and are happy with battery life, stick to what you have already.

I got my everdrive right befone ukraine was obliterated.
By what kind of wizardry is it able to play NTSC games on PAL? I wouldn't have expected it to but it is indeed able to do that

>>9755794
What console?

>>9755796
nintendo 64, I assumed the thread was specifically about that

>>9755534
>>9755549
The old Power Pak flash carts had a noisier signal compared to real carts. Also had a light colored transparent line running down the middle of the screen.

>>9754323
Cool let me just buy a mister to replace my Everdrive 64

>>9755794
N64 allows the game to set the video mode. PS1 can do this too, as can the Dreamcast and everything since. The only oddball of 5th gen that doesn't is the Saturn where the video mode is hardwired.

There is basically a lockout chip on every N64 cartridge that will only allow it to run on a PAL or NTSC console. If you work around that restriction the game can do whatever it wants. Everdrive has a special chip that lets it run on either one.

>>9755807
I can only vouch for the ED64, but it has no such issues.

>>9755820
jokes on you, mister will never support n64

>>9755721
thanks

>>9754321
>buy one where you have to reset because it was the newest one at the time
>forgot to hit reset
>damn that sucks but at least I wasn't playing long
>next time play for hours
>make absolutely sure to hit reset this time, wait until I see yellow menu, turn it off
>turn on and start game again just to make sure
>DOESN'T FUCKING SAVE AGAIN
>figure it's busted, start new game, save and reset
>NOW it fucking saved the shitty new game
I'm selling this piece of shit and buying the new one
wish I would have got it on video

>want the GBX7 model so I can play Crystal
>$135
Shit sucks, I'll just stick to playing GB games on my New 3DS. I do want the Turbo Pro everdrive.

>>9755028
>It's 200 bucks. That isn't expensive. You can do physical, get a cart with a ton of ROMs like the ever drives, or emulate. They aren't asking 10k for it.

20k? Who said anything about 50k? Be glad they aren't charging $80,000 for it!

>>9754302
That's essentially what the highest end one has always gone for.

>>9754397
>Open Laptop
>Connect Controllers
>Open Rom
So much tinkering

>>9754302
>Buys GBA Everdrive
>Puts in Gameboy Player works fine
>Shell is crack for some reason after taking it out
>Thing starts red screening
>Shell breaks
>Orders two new Shells
>Thing ends up having the red screen glitch also 2nd shell on it breaks again just after taking out, didn't do nothing to it
>Sells it to local store in 3rd shell loses like 20 bucks on it
I don't think I want an Everdrive again.

>>9754514
Yes, but the N64 is not exactly a good choice to do so

>>9756403
Should have bought EZ Flash.

>>9756446
I might later, shell for that Everdrive piece of shit because my regular games are completely fine.

>>9754302
I can play all these games on my computer for free.

>>9756446
This, EZ Omega DE is better than the everdrive for GBA, more functionality.
Don't buy it from ezflashomega dot com though, it's not the real site and you WILL get chinked.

Has anyone experienced a weird rainbow effect on ntsc games on a pal console on the ed64? Could be my n64 but you get red green and blue shadows of most textures in ntsc games, whereas pal games don't get that. I assume its a region signal thing

>>9756465
So can I, but I love plastic toys and obsolete electronics, anon.

>>9756536
That's just how NTSC signals look.

>>9755846
PS1 does not do this correctly

>>9756536
I’m not sure how it works on 64 but most consoles have a crystal oscillator which chooses the colour frequency when you load games, usually if you use PAL on NTSC or vice versa it comes out black and white and a little bit of incorrect speed but I think what could be happening with yours is it’s just a little bit off frequency so you’ll get slightly off colours

>>9754323
>x user is an idiot for spending y amount of money
Always a retarded point.

Mister is a great alternative despite the price if you want an all-in-one setup with console accuracy and don't care about using the actual console or cartridges. It's a shit ton more cost effective than buying several consoles, potentially modding them for RGB then working with switchers, power plugs, money for everdrives/cartridges.

Everdrives are great if you don't care about having specific cartridges and like using original hardware. Price of a single everdrive is easily offset by a few NTSC/PAL loose cartridges of popular games these days with how retarded the market is.

Some people just like using cartridges and either have the money or save up to buy their favorites.

If someone has a preference and the money to support their hobby then you faggots should stop whining and going full sour grapes over everything you don't have.

>>9754318
my ed64+ is great. the only annoying thing is having to holds the reset to save but whatever, price is worth it

>>9755346
I don't care if Krikkz raises the price, but I suspect at this point most people will buy a clone due to the cost being so high which would cut in profits as well. I think most people won't pay $220 when clones are 1/4th.

>>9756403
My GBA Everdrive is great on the GameCube GBI and my GBA. No issues for me.

>>9756814
$220 for a Turbo Pro seems good since all the actual parts are more expensive than the Everdrive.

They have the monopoly, dude.

We need the Chinese to reverse engineer that shit to have a cheaper option.

>>9757212
As long as they keep supporting new consoles and they are available for sale, I don't mind buying them.
Fuck GDEMU guy and fuck all the older flashcarts that had a batch of like 50 then fucked off, those are the things that should've be reverse engineered, better to have 1 slightly expensive option than fucking zero (or horrifically expensive ebay auctions) for years and years

>>9756739
Thanks for the explanation, I figured it was probably a region mismatch. I've just never seen it on any other console, like your character has 2 or 3 different coloured shadows as well as most other objects. Not the end of the world for me as I don't really play my n64 that much anymore and I'll just get an ntsc one if there is something that bothers me too much.

>>9758239
You could show a picture and we’ll know for sure

>>9754302
-They've always been expensive.
- America's Proxy War with Russia taking place in the Ukraine.
- In 2020 there was a breif moment in time where you could get the N64 Everdrive that was nerfed, but you could run patched roms for the games it wouldn't typically load for $130 shipped from the ukraine.
-They've always been expensive.

>>9754302
I dunno, but I'd buy a chinkshit knockoff if they made it. I already have every n64 game I want, and 200 plus is not worth it just to fuck around with romhacks.

>>9754323
Can you please f'n not. MiSTer doesn't run N64. It never will. You're only promoting trolling. You're probably a troll your self that spends hours hating MiSTer.

I hate the reset thing enough to upgrade my fake Everdrive to a legit one.

>>9758293
after a while you get used to it. I reset before turning off every console now since its a habit

>>9758254
Thanks but I think this thread will be archived by the time I get round to setting it all up again, I moved in December and had a kid so haven't quite finished off setting up the game zone. Maybe in the near future when another thread pops up I'll ask

Do these things have flash D storage?

>>9758316
>had a kid
fake retro fan. we dont have sex here congrats btw

>>9758323
I ate a baby to keep stats up. With all that getting out of the basement for the move and what not. I may be a serial killer cannibal baby eater. But even I find the mere idea of "we" having sex repulsive.

>>9754318
ED64+ is great for its price

Can any of the. Play doshin the giant

>>9758313
That’s not a good thing do do anon
The 64 only asks for because of the way it saves
No other console will do that

>>9758374
As far as I know, ED64+ and Super 64 are exactly the same shit. Same board, just a different shell.

>>9758582
The red shell makes it load games faster.

>>9758619
Very true. That's why they cost more to insure.

>>9758619
Red cart comes with UCD capability

Guys SOS urgent help needed. Which one do I get that just saves the game like normal.

>>9758676
open up anon, here comes the plane:
https://everdrive.me/cartridges/ed64x7.html

>>9758681
Thanks daddy. Is there a Chinese version of this or is the everdrive x7 the only way to go

>>9758459
It doesn't hurt anything. Maybe it wears on the reset button some.

>>9758694
as far as Dad knows, the Chinese ones all require you to reset before turning the console off in order to save games. I own an ED64 and got used to doing that very quickly, for what it's worth. Maybe your mother knows more about Chinese clones than I do.

>>9758703
You're the best, dad. Can I have an allowance. I promise to take the garbage out more often.

>>9754302
I got an Everdrive 3 for my birthday back in 2015 what's new with the x7? Can they save if you power off the console? Or play nes roms? I'm so out of the loop I didn't even know they made more after 3.

>>9758705
We'll think about it, but keep the gravure coming.
>>9758708
Why do none of my children know how to read? Where did I go wrong?

>>9758708
>>9758681

Which version is the best for famicom?
One that plays all of the games perfectly

>>9758708
Do you want flash D memory?

>>9755682
You have a few options, actually.

>1. Back up the save externally with the items on it, and restore the save afterward so you can duplicate Pokémon/items that way
>2. Just use GB64 and back up your GB Pokemon saves and edit them in PkHex, because you're already cheating anyway

>>9758752
The original N8 for Famicom.

>>9758323
Kek thanks anon, it's knackering but worth it so far and I hope shes into games too when she gets older. I'll start her on the snes and work from there. I promise I'll get back to retro when she sleeps more, at the mo it's mostly switch and vita (ps1 and psp) due to portability and easy to pause

>>9756489
Just barely related, but I couldn't help but share this idiot.

>>9756489
EZflash is good, but be aware that you lose 3 hours on batteries in comparison to the ED

>>9756403
I've honestly only ever had issues with GB/GBA everdrives. Both of mine broke after a few years, and for both of them, it was after not using it for a few months. My N64 Everdrive 2 still works and I bought that before the 3 was announced, and my SD2SNES, N8 and Mega Everdrive all still work flawlessly and I got all of those well before the GB/GBA ones.

>>9754302
There is zero good reason to get the top end model. I got my v2 ED64 cart for iirc 100 bucks a few years ago. The v3 and x7 versions have always been overpriced bullshit with dumb features like a clock battery for a single game that got ported to gsmecube anyway

>>9760515
>dumb features like not having to press the fucking reset before shutting down
lol ure dumbz

>>9758694
Chink ones are V3, which is older than X3.

Is resetting really needed for the N64 flashcart? Won't it just save from the battery to sd card the next time you boot it? At least that's how my EZ Flash IV / Jr works.

>>9760881
The V2/X5 is a much older design that requires returning to the flash card menu in order to save, so yes, it is required.

Bro just emulate

>>9760881
>>9760889
It's not as much trouble as it sounds on-paper, and it's even beneficial for games like Majora's Mask where you can cheese the save system because it keeps your owl save if you power off the system without resetting (this made some of the sidequests significantly-less frustrating on my most recent playthrough and I got a full bomber's journal, all the masks, and every heart piece except for the few that require beating the archery minigames which are extremely difficult with that touchy, crusty old analog stick).

>>9760528
Dumb for having the brainpower to remember to hit reset? That's not dumb dummy

>>9761006
>>9762256
This is some huge cope

>>9762963
It's honestly not as big of a deal as it seems. Would it be better if you didn't have to hit the reset button? Yes. Is it worth $80 when you're probably not going to care about the other features that the V3/x7 has over the V2/x5? Debatable. Is it worth upgrading from the V2/x5 if you already have one? Hell no.

>>9763387
>Would it be better if you didn't have to hit the reset button? Yes
Shows over fellas, we got him

>>9754302
>214 dollars to play a selection of the worst games ever made.

>>9754946
>jew ukri the from buying

wut

>>9755473
>Meanwhile a chinese clone does the same thing for half the money.

Got mine for $30 and it still wasn't worth it, the N64 is definitely a case of rose tinted testicles

>>9763518
I love how much 5th gen games filtered people

>>9755934
Skill issue

>>9763525
DESU there's hardly any thing to explore like other platforms. There's a handful of Japan exclusives. And they pretty much all suck.

>>9754302
>pay 40 dollars for super 64
>comes with every game
>can play every console compatible romhack i want
>but OH NO I HAVE TO PRESS THE RESET BUTTON TO SAVE AAAAAAAAAAA SAVE ME KRIKZZ!!!

>>9763387
Agreed, 80 bucks extra so you don't have to hit reset is really not worth it

>>9764109
>pay 40 dollars for super 64
>it dies within five days
Learned my lesson. Maybe one day you will, too.

>>9765429
>>9765429
>>9765429

skill issue

>>9756396
yea fucking right, you've clearly never dealt with configuring shitass emulators or pc games in general
not retro but t. had to restart hat in time earlier six times to rebind my controller, also crashes, also configuring it to not run like shit cuz unreal

as someone who used to be le pcmr, pc gaming is a meme outside of source engine shit mostly

>>9764372
do you even need to hit reset? On my ED64 I don't think I've ever actually bothered, but I never lost any progress playing mario 64 on it.
Of course, hitting reset isn't a big deal anyway. You have to physically go over to the console to turn it off ANYWAY. And when using everdrives its super common to hit rest regardless to go back to the everdrive OS menu.

>>9754302
Being expensive would be fine if they didn't blatantly cheap out at parts. Relying on fucking save batteries when FRAM is right there and can sometimes be found on competing flashcarts is inexcusable.

>>9765429
If that actually happened you could definitely get a refund.

>>9766306
FRAM has limited writes

>>9767191
Measured in billions. Maybe you're thinking of some other technology like flash?

>>9766362
From Amazon or another authorized seller. Not if he bought it used secondhand. And if that's the case. That's on him for taking that extra risk. And for what? Saving an extra ten dollars?

>>9765429
yeah had mine for 2 years still works like a champ. get some better rng bud

>>9754302
So why shouldn't just use the same emulators I've been using for over a decade?

>>9767323
Nope, pretty sure I am thinking of FRAM. There are Sonic 3 carts that have had their FRAM die, and that's just from the writes of a SINGLE game.

>>9767854
Doesn't seem to be an issue for any of the other carts using FRAM like various official GBA games, or the various modders using FRAM in the Saturn or in Game Boy cartridges to remove battery reliance.

>>9756489
its whack power consumption makes it vastly inferior to the everdrive

>>9767889
In testing the Omega DE is only as much worse than the Everdrive than the Everdrive already is than legit carts.

>>9767893
https://youtu.be/95X6yEU6jys?t=255

>>9767898
>No control with a normal cart
worthless test.

>>9767902
Ok lets see a legit test, I assume you have one you can share with us

>>9767907
www youtube com/watch?v=HrGTzSrdCyA
docs google com/spreadsheets/d/1baIDOZlUjERhOsmc5Uexz-6v63oGIfMhQQ3zYBDSzL8/
:)

>>9767889
If you really want superior battery life, buy some quality reproduction carts and use a cart flasher. Bonus: you don't suffer choice paralysis this way.

>>9767919
Is this a joke? He's not even using a real GBA
in what world is this a legit test

>>9767889
just get a game boy player and load GBI SR bro

>>9766306
>save batteries
Wtf are you talking about, the battery is for RTC, the saves go to your SD card

>>9768117
On most flashcarts including all Everdrives, the save is only copied to the SD card upon reboot. Which is why most of them have battery saving and the ones which don't (GB X3) require jumping through hoops.

So I got the GB X5 and was wondering if there was any interesting homebrew or emulators the GBC could run. Only thing I could find was a NES to GB rom converter

My Everdrive 64 from 10 years ago still works to this day.

>>9763525
PSX and Saturn are great

N64 is too much of a nogames console to drop 200 on this, no 700 sm64 romhacks don’t change that fact

>>9770268
There are some really well-done colorization hacks for Super Mario Land 2 and one of the Wario Land games, I forget which one. There are also loads of Pokémon romhacks, of course. Other than that I don’t really know of any true romhacks, just translations for Japanese games.

>>9770416 (me)
… alright I completely misread your question. My bad lol. The only homebrew I’ve used on mine is LSDJ. It’s a chiptune tracker. I found a website once that has a bunch of Game Boy homebrew compiled but didn’t end up playing anything that stuck with me.

>>9770416
>>9770420
That's alright, I was looking at color hacks and fan translations too, just wondering if there's something cool I'm missing out on.

>>9754302
They have always been expensive, which was why I had settled for Chinese bootlegs in the mid 2010s. At the time, I did not know I would be funding a very disagreeable regime that is a side cause to a price spike in the real thing, but the facsimile of being able to use something similar was tempting. It is pretty much very Japanese, where the real thing is a premium and made with real quality, while the bootlegs are cheap, poorly made that will catastrophically fail.

>>9772357
Everyone knows you're a poorfag that attention whores here and coomlects shit instead of getting a job.

>>9772550
>a poorfag that coomlects shit
que?

>>9772550
Probably some lonely, smelly, unhygienic 400lb acne-ridden blob. This is where it feels like a somebody.

>>9764372
I think it's worth it if you don't have an Everdrive already, but as an upgrade, yeah, nah, you can definitely pass up on it.

>>9772357
Sweet collection, though.

>>9754302
It is clear they are fleecing us gamers because they know as the industry becomes increasingly more shit with these garbage modern games that many of us will keep wanting to retreat to the times when games weren't so god awful. When they were actually video games. All by design.

>>9774631
You can just emulate if that's your motivate. Real hardware, collecting, flashcarts are a boutique thing.

>>9767360
Are you retarded? A Super 64 is much cheaper than the real thing.
And if he bought it from Aliexpress, he would PROBABLY get a refund if the item actually died after a week.

>>9766268
If you don't have the V3/x7, then yes, you do. Unless we're talking about a game that saves to a memory card.