Final Fantasy VII cart

[UglyJoe]

Check it out:

http://cinnamonpirate.com/blog/507/

[djdac]

  LOL Thats crazy! I would love to have that though just for fun.

[MaxXimus]

That is completely insane!

[manuel]

I WANT! 
The screenshots look extremely nice.

[planet_haxxor]

unbelievable. completly insane.

[Paul-FC]

WOW 

[nurd]

Moderately  interesting.

[Profeta Yoshitake]

The author says that the coolest part is playing it
in full Chinese characters!   
DAMN! 

[FamicomFreak]

WOW ME WANT THAT

[manuel]

Didn't you want to stop collecting? 

Or can we welcome you back?

[satoshi_matrix]

Hey guys, reviving this thread.

Does anyone here have the Final Fantasy VII Chinese remake now?

I am interested in buying a copy and was wondering if I might be able to look at its PCB.

The big question I have is if it would be possible to use the chinese version's PCB as a donor board for a reproduction of the English translation patch. I wonder since the game's ROM is 2MB. If the game isn't a globtop, those would be some massive CHR and PRG banks!

I've been playing the english patch on my PSP and think it's really special enough to warrant all the hard work of tracking down the original and then sending it off to a skilled NES reproduction master.

If my plan is sound, does anyone know where I might look for a copy? Thanks.

[Profeta Yoshitake]

Hi there, satoshi_matrix!

Sorry, but my camera is not here, so there is no photo,
but I opened my FFVII and saw two globs and three
ICs, transcribed below:

- SANYO LC3664BML-10 JAPAN 4GU1
- CY6264-70SC 9639 312158
- MX E013345 29LV160BTC-90 TAIWAN

The latter one is the 16Mb memory IC.
OMG! It's twice Metal Slader Glory's massive memory size!

[satoshi_matrix]

very good info. PLEASE take a series of pictures for me as soon as you get a chance. The higher detail and clearer they are the better; I want to post them on nesdev and also have a friend who makes repros take a look to see if a reproduction of the English version would be even possible.
Post Merge: February 01, 2011, 10:24:26 am
Profeta Yoshitake, does FFVII FC use a battery for saves? I'm guessing it must as its a lengthy RPG, but still I gotta ask..

[Profeta Yoshitake]

Hi there!
Yes, satoshi_matrix! It does have battery backup, but
it offers only one slot for saving games. [one more slot would
help a lot...]
I finally took the pictures, but please forgive my lack of skills...

Here they go:

[satoshi_matrix]

Wonderful. Now I'll be able to send these to reproductioners and see what they have to say regarding the possibility of putting the English version on the board.