would it be possible to load roms into an NES from a pc without a flash cart? maybe soder a usb cord to an nes cart or something? idk sorry for being a noob on the subject
I believe EPROM emulators work kinda like that. I think the PC can upload data to some memory that is connected to the ROM slot(s) in the cart, which the NES sees as regular ROM(s).
I don't believe this is so simple/cheap that anyone can build one at home, but it's definitely possible. You'd still need different carts for the different mappers, though. Using some kind of reprogrammable logic for mappers, like on the PowerPak, would probably be too hard.
yeah thats what i figured...possible but too complicated for someone with no clue where to start..lol
PowerPak Lite can be programmed through a CopyNES.
tepples wrote:
PowerPak Lite can be programmed through a CopyNES.
...but the CopyNES is hardly cheap or easy to install. Most people don't have the skills/tools to remove chips without damaging the pins. I know I've been doing this for a while (when making devcarts), and very few times I managed to keep the PRG and CHR chips intact.
I believe the PowerPak is still the best choice if all someone wants to do is play games.
The only case where I see the absolute need of quickly sending programs to the NES is when you use it for development and you want to build and test with as little delay as possible. This is hardly the case with most programmers though. Usually it's easier to use emulators during everyday development and a real NES once in a while to make sure everything still works OK on hardware.
Ya...on systems like n64 i'd say its more important to test on actual systems cause I dont think emulation is exactly accurate (could be totally wrong)
is it easier to do with n64?
i just have 2 old laptops and a bunch of video game consoles and i want to merge them or something
No, its harder on n64 (in theory) Don't expect alot more then copynes if you have no experience.
If you get an EPROM emulator you will be able to use it with almost any system that uses an 8-bit ROM. I've used mine on NES mostly, but at least once with SNES, 2600, and Coleco. For NES you will want the CHR chip to be RAM though, unless you get 2 ROM emulators (most of them do chain together).
I paid $200 for my ROM emulator that does 512kB, but mine was half-way to being an antique when I bought it, and almost is one now, heheh (from 1993, except some new chips after I fried the buffer ICs once - PC parallel port can suck). I know there are newer ROM emulators that will work with USB and may be cheaper, though I don't have a recommendation at the moment.
^^^you can only use roms with the same mapper as the cart you're plugging your emulator into though. (but the same goes for copynes.....and every other alternative)
There is no magic solution. Unless you are technically minded, just buy a PowerPAK. It's the best option if you want to play alot of games on a real system. It also involves the least work on your part.