is a save state just a dump of the ram? I was thinking about making my gameshark come up with a menu with a list of options to dump and restore the ram when you press the GS button.
I know its really hard to code for the N64, I'm just kind of curious to know if its possible. the N64 also has 8mb of ram which would be hard to dump onto the N64.
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Re: Save States
a save state is probably just a small file with "coordinates" for where you are and base id's for all the items you have, and npc's near you.
i have no clue what you are asking though....
i have no clue what you are asking though....
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Re: Save States
You know how in some emulators you can take savestates, then if you mess up you can load that savestate and go back to the exact second you took the savestate.
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oh. those.
those just save every game file thats in ram, so it can just restore them. i dont think it would be possible with a real console though.
those just save every game file thats in ram, so it can just restore them. i dont think it would be possible with a real console though.
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Re: Save States
A save state (like one you'd be able to keep on an emulator) dumps the game's memory, along with CPU/xPU registers. Once revived, the registers are put into place, and the dumped memory is loaded back into the RAM.
A "save file" (which a game with a flash/EEPROM would have - considering the platform is N64) would just be a binary data dump containing proprietary information in a fashion which will be understood by the game once it is loaded (number of lives, number of Jiggys collected, etc.).
It is possible to hook either, though a save state would obviously be much tougher to manage. You would have to pause the game at whim (assuming there would be a button to save, then a button to load), dump 4/8MB of memory + registers to flash, and start the game back up again.
A "save file" (which a game with a flash/EEPROM would have - considering the platform is N64) would just be a binary data dump containing proprietary information in a fashion which will be understood by the game once it is loaded (number of lives, number of Jiggys collected, etc.).
It is possible to hook either, though a save state would obviously be much tougher to manage. You would have to pause the game at whim (assuming there would be a button to save, then a button to load), dump 4/8MB of memory + registers to flash, and start the game back up again.
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Re: Save States
Jiggys FTW! Half the reasons I want to make an N64p at some point are due to Banjo-Tooie...Skyone wrote:(number of lives, number of Jiggys collected, etc.).
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Re: Save States
Yeah I kinda figured it would be near impossible the minute I wrote the post.
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Re: Save States
By no means is it impossible, it should be quite straightforward with any experience with microcontrollers, etc.
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Re: Save States
are you talking about soldering directly to the board to get at the ram and such?
What I was getting at was that if someone did have enough knowledge to make such a homebrew/rom to dump the registries and ram, it would have no place to store the dump. The gameshark holds 256k and for one save state on a game that uses an expansion pak it would need to be about 10mb... I think.
One other thing to do would be to replace the flash roms with nicer ones, but I don't think they would hold 10 + mb. If I ever get a heat gun I'll replace the flash roms then try to currupt it by deleting a whole bunch of codes and see if it helps any.
Is there any way to store memory on a serial port?
What I was getting at was that if someone did have enough knowledge to make such a homebrew/rom to dump the registries and ram, it would have no place to store the dump. The gameshark holds 256k and for one save state on a game that uses an expansion pak it would need to be about 10mb... I think.
One other thing to do would be to replace the flash roms with nicer ones, but I don't think they would hold 10 + mb. If I ever get a heat gun I'll replace the flash roms then try to currupt it by deleting a whole bunch of codes and see if it helps any.
Is there any way to store memory on a serial port?
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Re: Save States
ON a serial port? You could transfer data/memory THROUGH a computer's serial port, if that's what you're asking - to store the data on a hard drive or something.stuntpenguin007 wrote:Is there any way to store memory on a serial port?
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Yeah, but if you bump it all the chips will fall off. Just use a bloody shelf.stuntpenguin007 wrote:Is there any way to store memory on a serial port?
