Zig's SNES Repros

[bartre]

sort of, here's what i decoded the info from:
http://www.54.org/sage/condev/ff3ecart/
http://www.54.org/sage/condev/ff3cartproject/

i didn't cut traces, i just lifted the pins that would have the same result.

[kogami]

yes it's annoying to have to use 6 eproms 27C801

[electrochip]

So the both of you tried putting DQ3 on a ToP cart. Have either of you tried putting it on a regular HiROM cart (like NHL 95)? It's really weird that it works with 6x 801's but not with two TSOPs. Only difference there is the donor cart used.

I have, it does the same thing, you have to lift pin 13 on the MAD and solder it to A22 for it to work.

[kogami]

With the cartridge "Tales of Phantasia" ?

[electrochip]

Wicth the cart "Tales of Phantasia" ?

I tried a ToP cart and an NHL96 cart. I'm thinking it is the way the rom addresses the SRAM. If you try a regular 4MB game like US Chrono Trigger, it still does not save correctly on a ToP cart.

If you lift pin 13 and solder that to A20 then the 4MB US Chrono Trigger saves correctly.

[kogami]

ok I try this weekend

Thx

edit:
I come to the moment of tested and still the same thing

PCB Tales of Phantasia


Chrono Trigger Version Chrono Conpendiun (6mo)

[Ziggy]

I'm thinking it is the way the rom addresses the SRAM. If you try a regular 4MB game like US Chrono Trigger, it still does not save correctly on a ToP cart.

Exactly what I was thinking. That's why I suggested putting DQ3 on a NHL 95 cart, but you say that doesn't work either. Strange, because it works with 6 EPROMs on such a cart. So what's different?

[bartre]

oh, one question i'd like to ask:
if i want to make a terranigma cart, do i patch the rom with the 50/60 Hz patch, or do i leave it untouched if i want to use it on a US snes?

[Ziggy]

Definitely use the NTSC-U patch.

[lunaris]

Hi Kogami.
Kyuusaku over on the nesdev forums has been helping me out with this stuff. I have not tested Dragon Quest 3 with my method but... well.
I will try it using the same method as Tales of Phantasia (piggybacking 27c322s). I hope it will work for me as that sram issue smells like incompatibility in the mad-1 pinout while using a 74ls138 + 6x8mbit eproms works fine. (http://nesdev.parodius.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?p=65228)

Either fix the mad-1 pins to be exactly like a 1j3m on your tales of phantasia cart (or save that cart and just use an nhl96 or something).
Wire 2x of your tsop to dip36 packs to a 1j3m (1 maskrom hirom cart with 64kb sram) but do not connect the rom /ce's to anything but a 74ls139 according to a pinout like this (if I formed it correctly).


So yeah, if this works - all credit belongs to Kyuusaku (seen him on nesdev and tototek). Also if it doesn't work first go, try swapping pin 4 and 5.

PS. (@zig)
Using NHL96 is the best option. I won't even lie - I picked up 20 brand new in box copies for like 60 bucks on ebay a while ago (sealed rofl). They're are enough of these turds to go around. I do however collect the Japanese copies of the games I have import/translation reproductions and would never open them up other than to clean and battery change 'em. True story here: When I first got into cartmodding I bought Illusion of Gaia - tried it out - loved the game (better than Terranigma and Soul Blazer IMHO) and felt bad that the snesdev guide called to gut the game... pissed me off.

PS. (@kogami)
je suis un Canadien anglais. Je parle français comme... uhh lol - je le parle trop faible, mais je visite toujours ton site Ultimate-console, je l'aime beacoup