Ref: CArtridges Or HD
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Has anyone try to build a cartridge that has more memory to whole more than 1 nes game? Instead of carrying all the cartridges for a portable you can just have one.
Or maybe isntall a hard drive to play the games of it?
Or maybe isntall a hard drive to play the games of it?
Re: Ref: CArtridges Or HD
I think they have that kind of thing for gameboys, but i don't know about (s)nes. I would guess it would have to have some sort of bootloader built in.valguerra wrote:Has anyone try to build a cartridge that has more memory to whole more than 1 nes game? Instead of carrying all the cartridges for a portable you can just have one.
Or maybe isntall a hard drive to play the games of it?
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http://retrousb.com/index.php?productID=133
If you're willing to spend $135, there's a NES flashcart, It'll hold as many NES ROMs as you can fit on a CompactFlash card.
In short, it's both - it's a NES cart which can hold a lot of NES ROMs, and it's a harddrive you can run NES ROMs from. What's there to lose, other than $135?
If you're willing to spend $135, there's a NES flashcart, It'll hold as many NES ROMs as you can fit on a CompactFlash card.
In short, it's both - it's a NES cart which can hold a lot of NES ROMs, and it's a harddrive you can run NES ROMs from. What's there to lose, other than $135?
you know if there's anywhere that teaches you how to build your own (so you don't have to spend $135)Aurora A14 wrote:http://retrousb.com/index.php?productID=133
If you're willing to spend $135, there's a NES flashcart, It'll hold as many NES ROMs as you can fit on a CompactFlash card.
In short, it's both - it's a NES cart which can hold a lot of NES ROMs, and it's a harddrive you can run NES ROMs from. What's there to lose, other than $135?
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No, there's most likely no place which supplies such a tutorial... And even if there was, it would most likely cost substantially more than a premade... And it most likely uses surface-mount technology, and all sorts of specialist chips.grossaffe wrote:you know if there's anywhere that teaches you how to build your own (so you don't have to spend $135)Aurora A14 wrote:http://retrousb.com/index.php?productID=133
If you're willing to spend $135, there's a NES flashcart, It'll hold as many NES ROMs as you can fit on a CompactFlash card.
In short, it's both - it's a NES cart which can hold a lot of NES ROMs, and it's a harddrive you can run NES ROMs from. What's there to lose, other than $135?
In short, it'd take a long while to make, require a lot of skill to make and a large amount of very hard-to-find components, and yeah, it'd cost a lot more than $135 I expect
you really think so? I think i've seen things on how to turn a gameboy game into a flashable cartridge, can't imagine it being much more difficult with a nes rom.Aurora A14 wrote:No, there's most likely no place which supplies such a tutorial... And even if there was, it would most likely cost substantially more than a premade... And it most likely uses surface-mount technology, and all sorts of specialist chips.grossaffe wrote:you know if there's anywhere that teaches you how to build your own (so you don't have to spend $135)Aurora A14 wrote:http://retrousb.com/index.php?productID=133
If you're willing to spend $135, there's a NES flashcart, It'll hold as many NES ROMs as you can fit on a CompactFlash card.
In short, it's both - it's a NES cart which can hold a lot of NES ROMs, and it's a harddrive you can run NES ROMs from. What's there to lose, other than $135?
In short, it'd take a long while to make, require a lot of skill to make and a large amount of very hard-to-find components, and yeah, it'd cost a lot more than $135 I expect
edit: at least i think i remember that being the purpose...
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That isn't exactly what you are looking for. Basically this is just a way to flash your own roms to play on real hardware. You were looking for a way to store more than one game on a cart. This is NOT that solution. From everything I've read I don't believe there is an easy diy way to make a nes flashcart.grossaffe wrote:There we go, i knew it could be done!
If you come across something, let us know.
well i think it works for real games too, but after reading it over, it appears that it doesn't hold too many and you need a physical switch to change gamesWhatULive4 wrote:That isn't exactly what you are looking for. Basically this is just a way to flash your own roms to play on real hardware. You were looking for a way to store more than one game on a cart. This is NOT that solution. From everything I've read I don't believe there is an easy diy way to make a nes flashcart.grossaffe wrote:There we go, i knew it could be done!
If you come across something, let us know.
edit: I may have found a place. i haven't gone through all the files, but it may work
http://ameba.lpt.fi/~hataarto/nes/
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yeah, i saw it wouldn't be fully compaitble, but i figured i'd post it.WhatULive4 wrote:Getting that board prototyped would probably cost you as much as a powerpak. Also, it doesn't have good mapper support so you wouldn't be able to play most rare games anyways.
Thanks for posting that though. I will add it to my favorites. I had never seen that before.
question, though. would you have to get it prototyped or could you print your own board? its probably too complex for printing at home, but i don't have any experience in that department, so i wouldn't know.
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found this website also, http://www.retrousb.com/. Looks that you can do a lot of stuff with the equipment.