Tulpa | 3,488 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) Original question: Any difference between the Famicom and NES everdrive? Other than pin number and form factor? I'm thinking about picking one up. Edited December 3, 2019 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougeff | 14 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) Are you talking about the new N8 Pro Famicom Everdrive, because THAT is different. It simulates the expansion audio of several Japanese only games. It wouldn't work on a US NES, so there is no US equivalent. Edited November 29, 2019 by dougeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougeff | 14 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Actually, I think the regular Famicom version does expansion audio, and FDS game support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,595 Homebrew Team · Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 If you are talking about the N8 pro, the NES version hasn't been released yet, only the Famicom version, so differences are unknown at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 No, just the regular ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,595 Homebrew Team · Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Not that I am aware, but I tweeted Krikzz the question. I'll let you know if he responds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeppelin03 | 314 Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 I've owned both and never noticed any differences. Pretty sure it's just form factor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,595 Homebrew Team · Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 @Tulpa they are the same 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted November 29, 2019 Author Share Posted November 29, 2019 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,929 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 The regular FC/NES traditional everdrive do the same stuff, just a different pinout. I've got the NES one and I can do all the FDS games and its and the other mapper expanded audio just fine on a properly equipped console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I've got a NES one in the mail that should come tomorrow, so I'm excited to see how it is. I tried a modded NES Classic Edition, but there's still lag compared to actual hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted December 1, 2019 Author Share Posted December 1, 2019 Mine just arrived. Gotta love Amazon Prime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 I have the famicom one and have used it on both versions of the famicom and the expanded audio does work via the hardware (e.g Akumajo Densetsu) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,929 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 That it does. I've got this very small setup of around a dozen legit FC games of which like 75-80% of them are Konami titles, and one of them is Akumajo Densetsu. I've tried playing it straight using my honeybee on my hi-def nes kit setup top loader, and I've tried using the ROM dump on the everdrive n8(NES style) on there and they both look, play, and sound the same entirely and match up to quality emulator output on PC too. There should really be no concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 My NES Everdrive came Monday and I could make Howard Hughes look like a social butterfly. Luckily it came preloaded with the entire library so it saved me a lot of time downloading games. If someone went back in time and told the 7 year old me it would be possible to have the entire NES library on one cart I would have thought you were crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 I wonder if this should be the Everdrive/Powerpak thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 15 minutes ago, Tulpa said: I wonder if this should be the Everdrive/Powerpak thread. There probably should be one. I think there was one on NA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Oh, well if we are now on about all of them I currently own one for Famicom, PC Engine/T16 and Sega Master System, still would like one for Genesis and Super Nintendo one day, maybe a few others if I were rich and all but are not of great importance like game gear, gb/gbc/gba, neo geo and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki | 4,929 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 When I decided enough was enough I picked up multiple kits, many/most both on deals and second hand gently used, but I did get a few new though too. As it is now I've got the Everdrives for the NES, GB, PCE, and N64. Then there's the SD2SNES, EZ Flash Omega for GBA, the RetroHQ NGPC kit, and I did have that poor flashboy for VB but dumped it knowing a modern style kit comes next year. I could get one for the NeoGeo still but it's too expensive that I can't justify it given I got my system with the 161in1 as it is anyway, but also picked up quite a few other legit games too that it did and didn't have listed. The DS I could grab one for, but I'm starting to waffle on keeping the thing, moreso the PSP though, that I both found earlier in the summer. Too much and too little time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMR | 517 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I got my MegaSD in today. This thing is sweet. CD games play perfectly. I hope they do an NES flash cart someday. I have an everdrive N8 and I'm honestly not that impressed with it. None of the experimental firmware packs work on it, so I'm stuck with the vanilla version which honestly isn't any better than the powerpak. Actually, I would say my powerpak is better because I've been able to upgrade it with new mappers. The only thing I can't use it with is VRC7 audio. I know you can get updated mappers for the N8, but I didn't have much luck with them either. They either didn't work, broke compatibility with other games, or broke the N8 altogether. It also doesn't help that Krikzz is always working on a new version of his carts. The Terraonion stuff is expensive, but I haven't regretted buying either the Super SD System 3 or the MegaSD. Even with firmware updates, I've still felt like I got a completed product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginoscope | 14 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 10 hours ago, CMR said: I got my MegaSD in today. This thing is sweet. CD games play perfectly. I hope they do an NES flash cart someday. I have an everdrive N8 and I'm honestly not that impressed with it. None of the experimental firmware packs work on it, so I'm stuck with the vanilla version which honestly isn't any better than the powerpak. Actually, I would say my powerpak is better because I've been able to upgrade it with new mappers. The only thing I can't use it with is VRC7 audio. I know you can get updated mappers for the N8, but I didn't have much luck with them either. They either didn't work, broke compatibility with other games, or broke the N8 altogether. It also doesn't help that Krikzz is always working on a new version of his carts. The Terraonion stuff is expensive, but I haven't regretted buying either the Super SD System 3 or the MegaSD. Even with firmware updates, I've still felt like I got a completed product. I just got the MegaSD on Monday and I can confirm that it is a great product. I was using a mega everdrive x7 before but this one is way better. It's really nice having the entire library on one sd card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttheadrulesagain | 41 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 My babies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wongojack | 210 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Bumping an old thread as I think my question fits here: I find myself with 2 Mega Drives. I have a (now discontinued) Mega Everdrive x7 and a Mega EverDrive x3. The X3 seems to be much newer than the x7 but I got them both second hand. Here are the comparison pages for both: Mega EverDrive X3 (krikzz.com) Mega EverDrive X7 (krikzz.com) Now, I'm not really a Mega/Genesis expert, and I haven't used these things very much so understanding all the ins and outs is tough. I am going to get rid of one of these and am having trouble deciding which one to sell. What would be the recommendation of this community? ---------- More info from the carts themselves Mega EverDrive x3 Generation: Model 16 OS Ver 3.13 MegaKey Mode - Software Assembly Date 19.5.2020 --- Mega EverDrive x7 Generation: Model 15 OS Ver 3.06 MegaKey Mode - Hardware Assembly Date 8.1.2018 This is the manual: Mega Everdrive-v2 user manual EN.pdf (krikzz.com) One thing that is different that I notice from browsing the menus is that "Game RAM to SD" and "SD to Game RAM" seems to be greyed out in the options of the x3. I don't fully understand what those options are, but it seems to only be available on the x7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cartman | 195 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Will ROM files ever get corrupted as the SD card ages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,721 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 19 minutes ago, cartman said: Will ROM files ever get corrupted as the SD card ages? It has never happened to me, but I suppose anything is possible. I keep all of my files on a hard drive (along with a backup). But within those folders, I always have a copy of the exact layout of my SD card for each of my flash carts. That way, if something happens to my SD card, I can recreate it in a matter of minutes. I spend a lot of time setting up my SD cards because I just want to include the files I want to play. I usually include a folder for "cheats" with separate copies of the ROMs with the cheat codes built it. I also sometimes include separate folders for imports or hacks. I definitely don't want to rebuild any of those, so having a copy or backup is a good idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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