m308gunner | 352 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 I'm a busy man. Husband and father of two (one a 9 month old). Full time job. Projects on the side. Every moment of free time is precious. So my question is this: Is there something like the Game Genie that can act as a save state for NES games that have no password or continue options (I'm looking at you Blaster Master!)? Something that will allow me to play on my old NES deck, pick up where I left off when I have a second, and save my progress so I don't have to slog back through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,761 Administrator · Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Pretty sure the Everdrive N8 has save states. Back in my day we just left the console on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,909 Events Helper · Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 personally, people give it a lot of hate, but i bought a retron 5 with save states ability built in.......I know you said play your old deck tho. so guess that is out of the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 54 minutes ago, Gloves said: Pretty sure the Everdrive N8 has save states. Yeah, IIRC, Down+start - save state, up+start - load state. And I think you can configure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincoln | 230 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 This is what game action replay does, if you can find a working one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeatherRebel5150 | 1,055 Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 (edited) I don't know about the NES but I have one for the SNES, the SNES Game Saver. I got this thing for like $15 years ago but apparently theyre a bit more expensive now. Edited March 21, 2020 by LeatherRebel5150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Lincoln said: This is what game action replay does, if you can find a working one *jumps on eBay... shakes fist at sky* 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, m308gunner said: *jumps on eBay... shakes fist at sky* i think you have to remove the bar of the cartridge tray on a frontloader in order for it to physically work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Just now, skinnygrinny said: i think you have to remove the bar of the cartridge tray on a frontloader in order for it to physically work. Hmm... I wouldn't mind cracking my toaster open again. It's already got that "Blinking Light Win" installed. Really just want to blow off some steam at night by playing through SMB3 in it's entirety. For some reason, that has been my go-to game since the whole Corona thing descended on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart010 | 1,705 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 The SNES has the Nakitek game saver, which I believe is what was posted above. I have an extra one I can get rid of. They are not too desirable because they use AA batteries and the save state is only preserved as long as the batteries are good and this thing burns through batteries. Its good if you are playing a difficult game that you want to keep loading your state on when you mess up. It’s not so good for saving progress to continue from at a later date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,194 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, m308gunner said: Hmm... I wouldn't mind cracking my toaster open again. It's already got that "Blinking Light Win" installed. Really just want to blow off some steam at night by playing through SMB3 in it's entirety. For some reason, that has been my go-to game since the whole Corona thing descended on us. i have a blw and i love it. cant go wrong with smb3! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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