Two questions: Memory card slot and tact switches

SteelFox15 · Post by **SteelFox15** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:07 am

First question, is it worth all of the trouble to incorporate a memory card slot (you know, the one on the bottom of all the controllers) into the portable? The only things I've seen it used for are memory cards and rumble packs. But is the memory card ever even necessary? Over all the years I had an N64, I remeber needing a memory card only once, though I can't remember which game. Does anyone know of any games where I might need it?

Second question, is it better to use tact switches for the buttons or relocate part of the controller PCB to wire up the buttons? I feel like it would be easier with tact switches, since it doesn't involve precise placement of the PCB, but would the clicking each time you press a button get annoying after a while? Thoughts? Opinions?

Thanks.

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:11 am

1. I'm putting the mem slot into mine, Destruction Derby needs a mem card.
2. I know what you mean about tact clicking, GBA SPs us tacts and it is so annoying.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Mon May 29, 2006 10:59 am

1. depends the pokemon stadium games use the cart as well
2. I personally like the clicking (I don't know why) guess it is relative , but if you plan to relocated the original rocker panels just run a screw though the groundikng strip or hot glu it to the case...Thant is all I can help you with

timmeh87 · Post by **timmeh87** » Mon May 29, 2006 11:13 am

instead of having an external slot, some people just hardwire a memory card into the portable. its not hard and it takes up almost no space

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon May 29, 2006 11:29 am

timmeh87 wrote:instead of having an external slot, some people just hardwire a memory card into the portable. its not hard and it takes up almost no space

I was doing that, but it turned out to be too hard for my soldering skills, so I'm soldering the slot in and I'll just put the card in without its case.

SteelFox15 · Post by **SteelFox15** » Mon May 29, 2006 11:38 am

Wow, I just took apart a memory card and it's a lot smaller than I expected. There's a whole lot of packaging on that thing. I think I'm just going to solder it in inside the case; I didn't know it'd be so tiny.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Mon May 29, 2006 11:43 am

yea do that then hot glue it to the back of the controller almost no extra space needed...

monkeymagic · Post by **monkeymagic** » Mon May 29, 2006 5:13 pm

do we need to incorporate a memory pak dont n64 games save to catridge?

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Mon May 29, 2006 5:18 pm

monkeymagic wrote:do we need to incorporate a memory pak dont n64 games save to catridge?

Unfortunately, some don't and thats what the mem pak is for.

monkeymagic · Post by **monkeymagic** » Tue May 30, 2006 4:41 am

what games need the memory card then?

any good ones

Post by **marshallh** » Tue May 30, 2006 7:12 am

I remember this page from when I was hunting for n64 dev stuff.

http://n64.icequake.net/mirror/www.elit ... _list.html

Shows save methods used by every game ever published.