Turbo Everdrive PC Engine / Turbografx 16 Flash Card Nearing Release

[Jibbajaba]

You could always find a better Case and Insert for the TurboEverDrive

I bought a jewel case for a PCMCIA card off of eBay, as it should be the right size.  Hasn't arrived yet, though.

Chris

[NightWolve]

Retrogate.com is his storefront.  Buy from there, and you're buying from him.

Ah, you're right, looks like it is. The domain is owned by someone in Germany (and for some reason, Germany is excluded from shipping to), but when you look up info on shipping, it mentions tracking via the Ukrainian Post which is in Krikzz's country. The other correction is I thought the $5 shipping charge was included, a change in policy, but it's not, so $84 bucks altogether is the total like he had said originally when I asked.

[ConHuevos]

Yes retrogate is definitely his storefront.  I've ordered a Everdrive 64, SD2SNES and a turbo everdrive from there and each time I've contacted that store, Krikkz himself replied.

[NightWolve]

How is that SD2SNES BTW? I think I would like to buy that one day as well! How many chips did he emulate (eh, he tells you, but I dunno how much of the library that translates to), or rather, how much of the SNES library works with it ? It can't possibly be 100%, eh?

[Joe Redifer]

I'd like an SD2SNES as well but they only make like 5 a year or something ridiculously low. I wish it had an FX2 on there.

[SamIAm]

The technical aspects start going over my head very quickly, but I remember from my days with an SNES copier talking on relevant forums that the SFX, the SA-1, the SDD-1/SPC-7110 and maybe one or two others aren't easily put into a flashcart or a copier because these chips are given customized access to specific parts of the ROM that varies case by case. They also have their own work-RAM (~32kb, I think). It's probably not altogether impossible, but I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't feasible with the current methods.

The following chips are supported in the SD2SNES:

    BS-X memory map / Satellaview base unit registers (clock)
    DSP1 / 1b
    DSP2
    DSP3
    DSP4
    ST-010
    Cx4
    MSU1
    S-RTC

[ConHuevos]

SD2SNES is nice, the problem is that even though it emulates the special chips, they aren't really emulated correctly.  Like CX4, with megaman x2/X3, there is a lot of in-game lag that shouldn't be there just when doing charged shots when there are 2 or more enemies on screen.  

The best thing about it, is no having to hold reset or anything to save your SRAM.   Also loading roms is far faster than the super everdrive and SNES powerpak.  SuperFX could be added by the end of the year (minimal) and is being worked on.  Personally I'd rather see SA-1 implemented but it doesn't look possible as it's more powerful than the superFX and more complicated.

[KnightWarrior]

You could always find a better Case and Insert for the TurboEverDrive

I bought a jewel case for a PCMCIA card off of eBay, as it should be the right size.  Hasn't arrived yet, though.

Chris

If it's the right size, I buy one

[Black Tiger]

I finally ordered a Turbo Everdrive. Only the usb version was available. Shipping to Canada was $5. Took about a week till I got a shipped notice.

I dont have time to reread this thread, so I'll just be a dick and blindly ask these questions here.

Will filing down the corners to make them round like a HuCard damage the pcb?

Would automotive paint damage the card, make it too thick to use or rub off on a console when inserting/removing?

[Joe Redifer]

I don't think the PCB would be functionally damaged by filing it. The USB jack might get in your way on one side and the MicroSD card slot on the other, though. And I imagine paint would rub off after a while. I don't think most paint is conductive but I still wouldn't recommend it. You just get a lot of paint flakes inside your system.

[jperryss]

Does anyone here know the science behind this?

1)Cart may not work properly with region modded systems

I've been wanting to pick one up to use with my modded Duo-R and am a bit concerned that I might not be able to use it.

[Necromancer]

I think that's due to some huey slots not having enough power for the region mod chip and the flash cart, which can be worked around by tapping a different source for more juice.

[Jibbajaba]

Does anyone here know the science behind this?

1)Cart may not work properly with region modded systems

I've been wanting to pick one up to use with my modded Duo-R and am a bit concerned that I might not be able to use it.

I have a region-modded duo-r and the turbo Everdrive works fine for me.

Chris

[jperryss]

I have a region-modded duo-r and the turbo Everdrive works fine for me.

Nice, that makes me feel a bit better about purchasing.

[bartre]

I think that's due to some huey slots not having enough power for the region mod chip and the flash cart, which can be worked around by tapping a different source for more juice.

necro's right, all you have to do to fix it is tap 5v to the correct pin on the huey slot and all will be well.