8 reactions
Any retro gamers in here?
Here's how I prefer to play games [expand post to see the attached pics] - imagine having to get up to change cartridges 😂. Joke aside, it's a lot less stress on the cartridge slots when you don't have to constantly pull games out and put new games in. It also gives you access to play a lot of homebrew games and demos on original hardware.
Here's my collection of flash carts:
Atari 2600: Harmony Cart Encore
Krikzz never released an Everdrive for the 2600 (probably at least in part due to lack of interest). The original Harmony Cart supported almost every 2600 game, but the Encore supports the ones that the original missed as well as having better support for homebrew games and demos. Sadly, as the Demoscene is mostly in Europe the demos are mostly designed to run on PAL consoles where mine is NTSC.
NES: Everdrive N8 Pro
The N8 Pro is the evolution of the original NES Everdrive. I can't remember what all the differences are - I know it has better mapper support, and I believe it also has a better savestate method. It can also handle Famicom Disk System games (not sure if the original one could) and has USB support for debugging. The only homebrew project I know of that makes use of the USB plug is SynthNES , which lets you play the NES soundchip with a MIDI keyboard.
PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16): Turbo Everdrive V2
I think this one has been re-branded to the "Core" now as Krikzz released a new one a year or two ago that has CD-Rom² support and savestate support. This one works well, otherwise, for playing the original HU Card games (including Street Fighter).
SNES: FX Pak Pro
Developed by Ikari and manufactured/sold by Krikizz, this is the best flash cart for the SNES (albeit also the most expensive). The cartridge has savestate support, but it's very hit-and-miss depending on the game. It also supports the "fantasy" MSU-1 mapper developed by the late Near (RIP). This mapper is basically designed to answer the question of "what if we got the SNES CD". MSU-1 ROMS have cd-quality audio, some also include added functionality and full-video cutscenes. The FX Pak Pro also has a USB port that some games can actually take advantage of. Super Metroid, for example, will let you play Multidroid - a web platform that hooks into patched copies of Super Metroid and allows you to play co-op (or solo) online. It includes randomizer options, mapping, event tracking, and more. It's wild to see it run knowing you're playing the game off a regular SNES.
N64: Summer Cart 64
This cart is based on open-source hardware, and is pretty easy to find on Ali-express. It's dirt cheap for what it is, and outperforms the Everdrive64 (at the time of writing). I don't believe it supports savestates, but with the RAM Pak expansion in my N64, this thing was able to handle every retail game, homebrew game, and demoscene prod I threw at it. It's been getting a lot of praise lately, and for good reason.
#Retro #Gaming #RetroGaming #NES #Atari #2600 #N64 #SNES #Famicom #Nintendo #PCE #TG16 #TurboGrafx #PCEngine #Nintendo64 #Console #ConsoleGaming
Here's how I prefer to play games [expand post to see the attached pics] - imagine having to get up to change cartridges 😂. Joke aside, it's a lot less stress on the cartridge slots when you don't have to constantly pull games out and put new games in. It also gives you access to play a lot of homebrew games and demos on original hardware.
Here's my collection of flash carts:
Atari 2600: Harmony Cart Encore
Krikzz never released an Everdrive for the 2600 (probably at least in part due to lack of interest). The original Harmony Cart supported almost every 2600 game, but the Encore supports the ones that the original missed as well as having better support for homebrew games and demos. Sadly, as the Demoscene is mostly in Europe the demos are mostly designed to run on PAL consoles where mine is NTSC.
NES: Everdrive N8 Pro
The N8 Pro is the evolution of the original NES Everdrive. I can't remember what all the differences are - I know it has better mapper support, and I believe it also has a better savestate method. It can also handle Famicom Disk System games (not sure if the original one could) and has USB support for debugging. The only homebrew project I know of that makes use of the USB plug is SynthNES , which lets you play the NES soundchip with a MIDI keyboard.
PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16): Turbo Everdrive V2
I think this one has been re-branded to the "Core" now as Krikzz released a new one a year or two ago that has CD-Rom² support and savestate support. This one works well, otherwise, for playing the original HU Card games (including Street Fighter).
SNES: FX Pak Pro
Developed by Ikari and manufactured/sold by Krikizz, this is the best flash cart for the SNES (albeit also the most expensive). The cartridge has savestate support, but it's very hit-and-miss depending on the game. It also supports the "fantasy" MSU-1 mapper developed by the late Near (RIP). This mapper is basically designed to answer the question of "what if we got the SNES CD". MSU-1 ROMS have cd-quality audio, some also include added functionality and full-video cutscenes. The FX Pak Pro also has a USB port that some games can actually take advantage of. Super Metroid, for example, will let you play Multidroid - a web platform that hooks into patched copies of Super Metroid and allows you to play co-op (or solo) online. It includes randomizer options, mapping, event tracking, and more. It's wild to see it run knowing you're playing the game off a regular SNES.
N64: Summer Cart 64
This cart is based on open-source hardware, and is pretty easy to find on Ali-express. It's dirt cheap for what it is, and outperforms the Everdrive64 (at the time of writing). I don't believe it supports savestates, but with the RAM Pak expansion in my N64, this thing was able to handle every retail game, homebrew game, and demoscene prod I threw at it. It's been getting a lot of praise lately, and for good reason.
#Retro #Gaming #RetroGaming #NES #Atari #2600 #N64 #SNES #Famicom #Nintendo #PCE #TG16 #TurboGrafx #PCEngine #Nintendo64 #Console #ConsoleGaming
| 119,000 mlx | |
| 24 | |
| 8 |
