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PowerPak Attack: Making use of the extra space on your CF card

Oct 23, 2010 at 2:50:02 PM
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The PowerPak from RetroZone is by far the most revolutionary item to hit the modern day NES scene. However, there doesn't seem to be a place on the internet specifically for PowerPak users to discuss their treasured possession. That's where my idea of PowerPak Attack comes in. This series of threads will open discussions on topics related only to the PowerPak (and maybe the SNES PowerPak in the future). Sure, there aren't many of us and we may be considered a niche of a niche (NES scene -> PowerPak scene) group of people but we love this thing and want to share our enthusiasm for the one of the greatest things to ever grace our beloved NES. What better place is there for this than NA? I can't think of any.. So if you own a PowerPak (or simply interested) let it be known and post away.


Making use of extra CF card space

One thing I often hear from people is how surprised they are to find that the entire US rom set only takes up around 250MB. The Famicom rom set is also similar in size.  With the current standard of CF cards being 2GB and over, you're left with a hefty amount of empty space if you were to go for it all and put everything on there. Even if you fill it with every Pirate, Patched Translations and Hacks and NSF file you can find, you STILL will be left with a huge amount of free space. So what do you do with this free space? With a little time and effort, you can use this space to sort your games in every way imaginable which makes deciding which game you want to play a little easier than just going through 1,000+ games in alphabetical folders.

Genres

In your games folder, create a folder called Genres and then subfolders with Arcade, Shmups, Beat-Em-Ups, Sports etc. to sort your games into common genres so if you're in the mood to play a
shmup or something but aren't sure which game to pick, you can go right to your shmup folder and
your selection will be narrowed down to make it easier to decide.

Type

In this folder, sort your games by whatever type of games you want. For example, make folders for 2 Player Games, Power Pad games, Zapper games etc. so when you have a friend over or want to break out the Power Pad, you have a list of games specific for your needs.

Publisher

This is an excellent way to sort your roms but it does take some time on your half. In the end, it's worth it to be able to sort through only games by Nintendo or Konami.

Year

This one is probably the most time consuming as you will have to do some research unless your mind is a virtual index of NES games. Just do what I did and use NA!! In the case of Famicom games, you'll have to look further though I'm afraid.

Favorites

This one should really be a no-brainer. If there are only a few games you play ALOT put them in here so you don't have to go through the long menus every time.


So there you have it. Sort your games and you'll make your PowerPak much easier to navigate and you can make use of all that free space that would have never been needed. If anyone else would like to share some ideas on how to use extra space or just talk about the PowerPak in general, post now!


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Edited: 10/23/2010 at 05:02 PM by MCMayhem

Oct 23, 2010 at 4:20:05 PM
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Funny, I was thinking of putting extra differently-sorted ROM folders in my PowerPak just the other day. Excellent idea. And regarding dedicated PowerPak threads, I think there should be dedicated PowerPak sub-forum, for all things PowerPak, including that thread kicking around here that lists NES ROMs which aren't currently compatibile, and Famicom-only ROMs which are compatible. Anyone here second that idea?

Oct 23, 2010 at 5:06:52 PM
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I was going to start a thread suggesting that but I figured there probably aren't enough of us to get a dedicated sub-forum. Either way, it would be nice to have a calling to discussion especially for those of us who aren't members of nesdev or know much about development of mappers etc. and want to discuss other topics about the PowerPak.

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Oct 23, 2010 at 7:56:03 PM
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The extra space on your CF card should be used for your SNES PowerPak...and the Gameboy PowerPak, and N64 PowerPak that probably won't happen.

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Oct 23, 2010 at 8:28:31 PM
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I like this Idea. I own an SNES PowerPak rather than an NES, but I hope have one soon. Also I agree that if you have both PowerPaks you can put both on one card. I got the 4gb card in anticipation of using it for both.

Oct 23, 2010 at 10:28:16 PM
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If not a subforum, at least a sticky. Shameless plug of Powerpak incompatibility list: http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...

We could put links to all the mapper releases, troubleshooting, etc.

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Oct 23, 2010 at 11:00:52 PM
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That's a pretty good idea there man

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Oct 24, 2010 at 11:59:02 AM
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I agree, a sticky PowerPak thread would be best. But, should it go in Gamer's Gauntlet or The Brewery?