Flash carts for the pc engine/turbo

[spenoza]

I MIGHT be in on a NeoFlash, depending on what the price would be, although I expect I would be even more interested in an EverDrive.

[Duo_R]

If we get 10 orders Neoflash drops to $99.

[spenoza]

I am not flush with cash, so even $99 is a bit rich for my tastes.

[SignOfZeta]

Everdrive? Never heard of that, sounds good

Some news...

http://www.retrocollect.com/News/krikzz-to-release-pc-engine-turbografx-16-flash-cartridge-a-updated-ultimate-mega-drive-everdrive.html

Yeah, I'll be wanting one of those suckers.

[SNKNostalgia]

PCE Everdrive sounds like the way to go. I was always a little weary of buying a NeoFlash 128. This is why I have been holding out on getting one, even though I came close to getting one almost.
I didn't get one mostly for these 3 reasons:

1) Build quality. Sometimes they won't work with your system or in Sign of Zeta's case, not at all. blehhh

2) 128mb internal ram. It is enough memory to enjoy quite a few games, but seems a bit annoying to have to delete games to put more on.

3) No extra features similar to a Pro Action Replay for example. This of course isn't huge deal, but would be very nice.

[BigusSchmuck]

Probably go for the Everdrive. $100 for a neoflash is a bit high for me considering I could buy like 500 decent cdrs for the same price.

[SignOfZeta]

PCE Everdrive sounds like the way to go. I was always a little weary of buying a NeoFlash 128. This is why I have been holding out on getting one, even though I came close to getting one almost.
I didn't get one mostly for these 3 reasons:

1) Build quality. Sometimes they won't work with your system or in Sign of Zeta's case, not at all. blehhh

2) 128mb internal ram. It is enough memory to enjoy quite a few games, but seems a bit annoying to have to delete games to put more on.

3) No extra features similar to a Pro Action Replay for example. This of course isn't huge deal, but would be very nice.

I don't care if it takes its own batteries, only holds one game at a time, and has zero special features. As long as it:

1) Works with every game

2) Doesn't require obsolete interface methods or a proprietary loader client

3) Isn't a piece of crap

I would be nice if it were:

4) Very popular

...because then people who make fan hacks and such would work to make sure their stuff runs on it without issue. I don't honestly know how much of a problem is though.

[Joe Redifer]

Everdrive is the ONLY way to go.  Seriously, every other Flash-type device for any system should be ashamed for being so shitty in comparison.  You'll see.  According to the man who makes it, he says it will be compatible with both the PCE and the Turbo.  So you won't need an expensive converter to use it on your TurboGrafx-16 and it will work natively on the PCE.

[pceslayer]

Everdrive is finally coming to the TG/PCE!!! Day 1!!

[Arkhan]

Everdrive is the ONLY way to go.  Seriously, every other Flash-type device for any system should be ashamed for being so shitty in comparison.  You'll see.  According to the man who makes it, he says it will be compatible with both the PCE and the Turbo.  So you won't need an expensive converter to use it on your TurboGrafx-16 and it will work natively on the PCE.

The NeoFlash is compatible with both systems.

[spenoza]

Will the PCE read CDRWs, or only CDRs? If it will, for some reason, read CDRWs, there's your cheap testing setup right there.

[SignOfZeta]

I've never even tried CDRWs on a PCE before. I doubt it works, but even if it did the only advantage would be environmental friendliness. RWs are a pain in the ass for any purpose. I've only ever used them once or twice for anything, ever.

CDRs are $0.18 each these days. Its not like the old days where you had to burn every version of your program for testing. Emulation should do for minor changes, burning a CDR every once in a while to verify or distribute.

[Supremo_Lagarto]

Everdrive is the ONLY way to go.  Seriously, every other Flash-type device for any system should be ashamed for being so shitty in comparison.  You'll see.  According to the man who makes it, he says it will be compatible with both the PCE and the Turbo.  So you won't need an expensive converter to use it on your TurboGrafx-16 and it will work natively on the PCE.

The NeoFlash is compatible with both systems.

Neo Flash is very picky with the systems it will work with. It is basically the luck of the draw. My Japanese Duo won't work with it (games load but crash and freeze within minutes), but a cheap beat up Turbo Grafx I purchased from ebay for $15 works with it perfectly. It requires a stronger +5 volt line in the Hucard slot than is necessary to play official games. Some systems have it, some do not.

[incrediblehark]

I would be willing to wait for the everdrive, maybe there will be a bulk deal for it like the neoflash?

[Supremo_Lagarto]

I would be willing to wait for the everdrive, maybe there will be a bulk deal for it like the neoflash?

Where is this rumor of a PC Engine Everdrive coming from? Can we get a source? There were only something like 12.5 million PC Engine / Turbo's sold world wide, while there were 40 million Genesis / Megadrives sold worldwide and new Mega Drive knock-offs still being made.  Point being there are at least several million working Mega Drive's out there still being used, creating a significant market. That advantage is not shared by the PC Engine.

Though everyone here would like a PC Engine Everdrive I can't see there being enough of a market for a professional developer to create and distribute one. I would imagine that is the reason the primitive Neo Team Flash cards are so expensive, to compensate for low demand.