is it possable (my first noacp)

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:50 am

I am 75% compleat with my nesp (noac) my superjoy has/had a famicom slot I have a 60-72pin adapter..heres my question, I do not want to have to use carts with my portable and the built in roms suck is there a way for me to put games/roms I accually like on a cart and encase that in my project? i.e. dump my roms onto a flash cart? Im new at this so forgive me if this has already been asked

Kyo · Post by **Kyo** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:24 am

Yes it is. you'd just have to get the right IC, or even an entire flashcart, and solder that straight to the cartslot pins.

here are some links for you:

http://www.retrousb.com/index.php?categoryID=85
http://www.retrousb.com/index.php?categoryID=86

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:54 am

that is exactly what I want!! but how do I get my games onto the cart?*shakes fist in air* Damn I wanted a plug and play device drag and drop interface....should have known that would never happen

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 1:28 pm

Euhm it's pretty much drag and drop, once you get the card configured for the first time.

Post by **Skyone** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:13 pm

The PowerPaks don't work on NOACs, remember that.

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:44 pm

okay then should I scrap my original idea and use a old nes mobo for my portable..(input suggestions here) I just dont see the practicallity of a "portable" if you have to toat around bulky nes carts. okay from 75% compleat to less than 10% in a day wow what a bad day. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:55 pm

m_lovitt wrote:okay then should I scrap my original idea and use a old nes mobo for my portable..(input suggestions here) I just dont see the practicallity of a "portable" if you have to toat around bulky nes carts. okay from 75% compleat to less than 10% in a day wow what a bad day. Any ideas or suggestions are welcome

I understand where you're coming from, but the way you want to do things would add bulk to your machine no matter what, and even if you did manage to make it small, as you mentioned before, you'd still be lugging cartridges everywhere. You see, portables aren't so much practical as they are a labor of love and works of art. If you want size and functionality, get something that can emulate NES. Old PDAs, PSPs, even GameBoy Advances do it now.

CTFan

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:16 am

lobor of love I'm fine with but I also want functionality. I have a modded x-box (softmod w/emulatores gba/nes/snes/genesis) and psp I love to show my friends that I have a the whole NES catalog on my psp. I am building this portable as a challenge, I want something that looks a modern handheld (slightly larger) with the compleat NES libairy already built in to it. If this is something that can be one great if not, I will just stick with the super joy III 's built in games

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:22 pm

Well if you want the "entire library". Don't use a noac. They've been known to be incompatible with a lot of games. Powerpak is better and has a lot of so called "mapper support". But even that isn't 100% since theres sooooooooo many.

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:19 am

could you point me in the direction of said "power pack" because it looks like I'll most likley be building two portables now

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:30 pm

On Retrousb.com, funny story: I actually know that guy from an irc chatbox. However I believe it doesn't work on a large range of noacs. So if you use it use an original nes mobo. (then you'd have most games exept some mappers)

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Sat Dec 01, 2007 10:05 pm

right on so it looks like I'll have a porable super joy III (alla A Game grrrl) and my own nesp;) now I have t find all the parts I'll need for the two of them LOL.......first on my list i the powwr pack. then another lcd display ...ahh how Fusteration gives way to creativty, then creativity leatd to more frusteration..the circle of life LOL

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:00 am

i'm not sure if it actually works on sj3. (powerpak) so buy at own risk!

m_lovitt · Post by **m_lovitt** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:08 am

IF not then I will have to butcher one of my N.E.S's I have a few so its no biggie just more work. than I was hoping for

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:45 pm

Go with the real nes. (better compatibility)