Would A Super Famicom Game Doctor Be A Good Investment?

[okame]

I was thinking of trying to make my own Famicom/FDS/SFC translated game patches for text heavy games that don't already have them (like some of the Dragon Ball stuff that never made it here) because it's pretty easy to buy Famicom to SFC cart adapters online, thanks to the portable Famiclone and SFC consoles. I want some English ROMs that I could play on my MacBook or get someone to make some repro carts for me to play English versions of the games to play them on my Twin Famicom or Retron 3. I was thinking about getting a Game Doctor type copier so that I could have the original Japanese carts and disk as part of a collection. That, plus the Game Doctor would be a cool thing to collect on its own!

The problem is, I might have to get my old Dell PC fixed or upgraded, because it's been gathering dust in the basement since I got my MacBook almost 5 years ago. I might also need to find my old Windows XP disk, because a lot of the older game copying tech doesn't accept Windows 7, and last time I used it, I had the Blue Screen Of Death. Would getting a Game Doctor be worth getting at this point, or am I better off just working with the ROMs directly? Or is there a better, easier way to do the same thing, with something that would work on my MacBook or my dad's PC laptop? I just want to know if it would be useful to buy a Game Doctor for what I need it for, or if I should wait until I can buy it just because I want to.

[ericj]

I think you'd personally be best off with flash carts. 

[okame]

Flash carts are cheating. I'm okay with cheating on the games, but not on the carts! I wanted to know if having the Game Doctor is worth it, so that I can possibly make my own ROMs, as well as maybe the patches to play them in English on my MacBook or on repo carts. That, and I'd still have the Japanese originals. For example, I haven't been able to find a translated version of Wai Wai World online yet, and if I could make a ROM, I could try to find someone to translate it, or send me a translated version of the script, so that I could do it myself. The only reason I'd ever get a flash cart is to play games that I'd have to use an emulator for, because the carts cost too much. I'd get a Famicom one, if I could ever find one for a decent price! I'm not working, so I need ways to fill my time, and I figure teaching myself how to make ROMs and patches might be something I enjoy.

[P]

Flash carts are cheating but Game Doctor is not?

I wanted to know if having the Game Doctor is worth it

I don't think it's worth it. Game Doctors are very limited in what games you can use.

The only reason I'd ever get a flash cart is to play games that I'd have to use an emulator for, because the carts cost too much. I'd get a Famicom one, if I could ever find one for a decent price!

The one everyone's talking about (Everdrive N8) is about 100$. That's a lot cheaper than what all your repro's and Game Doctors gonna cost you.