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Knyte
2010 SLF Tag Champ*
Title: Curator Of The VGM
Joined: Nov 01 2006
Location: Here I am.
Posts: 6749
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Holy shit, why hasn't anyone told me about these before????
http://www.retrousb.com/index.php?cPath=24
The PowerPak and SNES PowerPak.
What are they? Simple. They are game cartridges for your classic Nintendo systems that contain a Compact Flash slot. This means you can play *cough* *cough* "backups", of your games on those systems. Or even, foreign and translated versions! They seem kinda expensive at first, but if you think about it, the price is worth every goddamn penny.
The only downside to the SNES one, is that games that use expansion chips other than the DSP1 are not supported, and will not be added. Which means no FX chip games, or a few others that used chips such as the SA-1 (ie Kirby Super Star, Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, etc) the CX4 (ie Mega Man X2 & X3), or the S-DD1 (Street Fighter Alpha 2).
But still.... goddamn. I need to save up $280 for the pair!
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Ash Burton
Title: AshRaiser
Joined: Nov 10 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 1044
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Blasphemy! Wait, can I play Terranigma on this monstrosity?
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Ash is probably just home humping his SNES collection.
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
Posts: 3495
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There's another SNES flashcart called the Neo SNES Myth that has mostly the same compatibility and a passthrough slot for those cartridges that don't work as ROMs, but it has no external memory.
I have an arcade stick that supports NES and SNES connectors, so I would love to have one of these just to use it on real hardware.
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I'm not a bad enough dude, but I am an edgy little shit. I'll do what I can. |
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username
Title: owner of a lonely heart
Joined: Jul 06 2007
Location: phoenix, az usa
Posts: 16136
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wow. those are pretty sweet. kind of pricey, but like knyte said, they are worth every cent considering how much some of these games go for online or used even
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jprime
Title: Ex-GameWinners
Joined: Jan 27 2008
Location: Southern Ontario
Posts: 7133
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If you want a permanent means by which to to play the original 8-bit versions of Final Fantasy II & III and the original 16-bit versions of Dragon Quest V & VI, respectively, look no further. Please note that there may be problems saving FF3.
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Blackout
Title: Captain Oblivious
Joined: Sep 01 2007
Location: That Rainy State
Posts: 10376
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[NES:0a0973b950]I've brought these up multiple times, in this very forum![/NES:0a0973b950]
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1418
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I'd buy it, but only to play Mario Rom hacks on an actual SNES.
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Atma
Title: Dragoon
Joined: Apr 29 2010
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 2450
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| Blackout wrote: |
| [NES:822958743c]I've brought these up multiple times, in this very forum![/NES:822958743c] |
God, I seriously love the new forum features.
[SPOILER:822958743c]No seriously. They're awesome. That is all.[/SPOILER:822958743c]
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Ky-Guy
Title: Obscure Nintendo Gamer
Joined: Jul 19 2006
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1418
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| Atma wrote: |
| Blackout wrote: |
| [NES:68557b692e]I've brought these up multiple times, in this very forum![/NES:68557b692e] |
God, I seriously love the new forum features.
[SPOILER:68557b692e]No seriously. They're awesome. That is all.[/SPOILER:68557b692e] |
[NES:68557b692e]I concur![/NES:68557b692e]
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The Opponent
Title: Forum Battle WINNER
Joined: Feb 24 2010
Location: The Danger Zone
Posts: 3495
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[SPOILER:ea4a1118cc] [NES:ea4a1118cc]METAL GEAR!?[/NES:ea4a1118cc][/SPOILER:ea4a1118cc]
On topic, compatibility. Action 52 doesn't run, so there goes one-half my reason to get the NES version.
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I'm not a bad enough dude, but I am an edgy little shit. I'll do what I can. |
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i'll_bite_your_ear
Title: Distillatoria
Joined: Jun 09 2010
Location: van down by the river
Posts: 3707
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[NES:19229443e0]I've brought these up multiple times, in this very forum![/NES:19229443e0]
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it was the best of times
it was the blurst of times |
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