Flash cart development

Started by arfink, August 10, 2010, 01:39:11 pm

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lobdale

Quote from: L___E___T on June 28, 2012, 12:34:29 pm
Seconded, I just wish there was a Powerpak shaped like a famicom cart to be honest.


Yeah seriously, that's the only thing holding me back from getting one.  Don't really want a giant NES cart stuck into an adapter towering over my Famicom.  Even if it was a double-sized Famicom cart like a Moero Pro game or something it'd be fine really, but I would like a way to play translated games without resorting to emulators or making a repro for every one.

NintendoKing

I really want a Famicom flash cart, even if it's NROM and MMC1 based that is still like 20 games; many hacks and new games.

NintendoKing

June 29, 2012, 03:46:45 am #62 Last Edit: June 29, 2012, 03:54:39 am by The Uninvited Gremlin
He's decided to give the only NES cart made to a chiptunes member Kitsch, but I wonder if he will send 80sFreak the Famicom proto.

YoshiFan501

Well I think the easiest way for serial communication is an arduino

NintendoKing

QuoteYou guys gave money to a guy named A.R. FINK for a project named after the condition where you fake illness to get attention?

Are you new?

I saw this on Chiptunes, and thought I'd post it here.

ARFink
A Real Fink - Defined - To withhold promised support or participation.
Munchausen Syndrome - Defined - Someone with a deep need for attention pretends to be sick or gets sick or injured on purpose. People with Munchausen syndrome may make up symptoms, push for risky operations, or try to rig laboratory test results to try to win sympathy and concern.

Wow, this is now quite laughable.

YoshiFan501

we have a deep need for this cart. its almost sickening

NintendoKing

YoshiFan501, we do definitely need it available in our community. All great systems have flash carts, Famicom needs one also.

NintendoKing

80sFREAK, we should call it the "FamiFlash - NROM/MMC1 Cassette"; "FamiFlash" would be larger font with "NROM/MMC1 Cassette" centered perfectly in a smaller font under "FamiFlash."

I would definitely be on the preorder list, but can we expand the carts to hold 4 NROM and 2 MMC1 games somehow? That would make the cart perfection.

NintendoKing

I am not so sure actually but on another note I have a board for HAL Hole-In-One Professional MMC1A board would that make a good donor?

YoshiFan501

id love to help in any way. i can use my arduino as an isp programmer if needed

NintendoKing

Quote from: 80sFREAK on June 30, 2012, 05:05:55 pm
This? Possible, but you will need more modifications, since this cart have ROM for CHR


Yes, it has a dead battery but I am thinking we should install a housing that allows you to just pop a new battery in also make the shells easily able to be opened for battery changing down the road.

YoshiFan501

i know a place that sells button cell breakout boards for easy replacement

Post Merge: June 30, 2012, 05:15:18 pm

http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10730
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10495
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/8863
battery pieces.

NintendoKing

Awesome, I can now see that we have the opportunity ahead of us as a community.
I volunteer to print off the labels, plastic cover then and cut them out., I could also design them but I think we all know whom should develop the label design for us.

YoshiFan501

i think the cover should be the famicomworld cart IMO


Post Merge: June 30, 2012, 05:20:15 pm

http://www.sparkfun.com/categories/92 and here is some sockets for chips like the MMC1

NintendoKing

Hmmm... Not a bad idea at all. :)
I also think we should now form a thread for the project; 80sFreak, that is up to you because this was all your idea.