Weird (fake) Super Mario 64 Version on Proto Cart

How much do empty dev carts cost?

 

Well OP wasn't lying - This is a version of Super Mario 64 and it is on a proto cartridge.

 

Man, I leave for a few hours, and Dr. Phil takes over my thread. I guess you guys would've preferred a hack where I replaced Princess Peach's face with Dr.Phil's.

 

Haha it would have been funny !

Anyway, the fact that you have been able to flash a dev cart is great. I just hope that fake protos will not pop up everywhere. But as you said, it may also help us be more careful of what we buy

 

Ha ha ha, that was awesome!!!

 

Err... I guess I'm too old for this kind of humor.

 

Alright, I've updated the 2nd post with some information. I had fun joking around, but I'd also like to talk about proto-flashing.

 

I was hoping you'd elaborate on this. Did someone else flash a proto cart recently?

 

Your details seem incorrect or lacking.. Just flashing the altera FPGA isnt going to make you a repro. The FPGA just handles the logic, the data is stored elsewhere.

What exactly was done?

 

Whoops, fixed the mistake. Anyway, my point is simple: flash memory can be flashed.

 

Well yes, I assume everyone saying you cant flash them doesnt have a programmer and skill to remove/replace the chips. Standard flash chips can be flashed, long as you know how the data was arranged on them.

Alternative is, you go into working out how to replicated programming them via the cart slot.

 

It wasn't that repros were hard to make, it's that they're not economical. The ones you mention are all $75 USD. At that price individuals simply wanting a game are probably going to jump to a more versatile flashcart. So, the only target here are collectors, and there's a very small number of titles it's even sensible to try to repro at that price. I'd think the flat rate would be a bit of a red flag myself.

If you really wanted to screw collectors, make empty shells and get them VGA rated.

Have fun trying to repro the Aleck and 64DD conversions ;*)

 

As sanni pointed out over on PixelButts' thread titled "Reflashing or making reproduction N64 carts?"

Those ones were only 40 bucks on average, and I agree with sanni that they'd be quite cheap to produce yourself. As I mentioned in that thread, all you need is a common burst ROM chip and some interface logic. If you saw someone trying to sell them for $75, it doesn't necessarily mean that they aren't economical to produce - perhaps just overpriced. I'm fairly certain it can be done cheaply.

 

That is what i meant . ive allways wanted to get my hands on one (for homebrew reasons) since i could probaly get one cheaper than an everdrive witch is about 200 $ here