My Everdrive 64 came in the mail

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My Everdrive 64 came in the mail

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For those unaware, this is a Nintendo 64 flashcart, capable of playing N64 roms via SD Card. It works with every single commercially released game, except for Banjo-Tooie and Jet Force Gemini, due to Rarewares experimental CIC region chip.

http://krikzz.com/ed64.html

In Stock here, as of 6/8/12:
http://shop.retrogate.com/EverDrive-64-v2-ED64.htm
This thing has been selling like hot cakes, so if you plan on getting one anytime soon, get it. Whilst you can.

Typically, the Everdrive 64 will cost about $175. But after some browsing around, I found that I was able to purchase the board by itself (no plastic shell) with the usb port pre installed for only $114, plus shipping. I had to solder out a CIC chip (region protection mechanism) from one of my actual N64 games and put it into the Everdrive, so I used one from a cheap wrestling game. Not terribly difficult, but having soldering experience did help. You can have it pre-installed.

I also used the shell from that same wrestling game, so I had to chop away parts of the plastic to be able to get to the SD card and usb port. And because of that, my Everdrive looks like it came out of a wet dumpster.

But damn, does it work. I was able to put in my 8 gig SD Card, which now has every single North American game, and some of the Japanese exclusives. So far, everything I've tried has worked perfectly.

Here are some pictures of the cartridge. Tape is used to cover up the horribly mangled holes I made for the two ports. Keeps out the dust. My house is dusty.

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I had to clip away parts of the metal casing in order to make room for ports, and to not squish resistors.

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SD Card "slot". More like a gaping hole.
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USB
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I may get some plastic melting tools sometime, make a decent cartidge shell and airbrush it purple. Or something. But for now, I am enjoying the fact that I have a working Everdrive 64.

I'll post a recording of me testing games sometime tonight.
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I've never heard of this flash cart before. Looks pretty cool. I really like the idea of painting it purple. :P
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GSZX1337 wrote:I've never heard of this flash cart before. Looks pretty cool. I really like the idea of painting it purple. :P
Its pretty sweet, and I too like the purple idea. Looks like Nascar 99' will soon become a purple library of almost every game.

You should take a look at the krikzz.com home page. They've made all sorts of flash carts. Even one for the Game Gear. Only problem is how difficult it is to find a distributor that has them in stock. People love these things.
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Not gonna lie: that sucker's ugly, lol. Congrats nonetheless. The everdrive's been on my want list for a while.
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xan_racketBOY_fan wrote:Not gonna lie: that sucker's ugly, lol. Congrats nonetheless.
Exactly. Wish you had access to a Dremel.
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gtmtnbiker wrote:
xan_racketBOY_fan wrote:Not gonna lie: that sucker's ugly, lol. Congrats nonetheless.
Exactly. Wish you had access to a Dremel.
Oh I wish I did too. But I decided to start on a new shell anyway. Used the soldering iron (outdoors) to make a small slot for the SD card, clipped off the excess plastic and sanded it down. I figured that since I will rarely use the usb port, I didn't bother making a hole for it. If I absolutely need to use it, I can spend one minute unscrewing the screws. Used some rubbing alcohol to get the front and back labels off. It now looks fresh, clean, and very grey. The card slot is still a bit messy, but not nearly as bad as before.

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I'm gonna use one of the Everdrive stock labels for the front side, and my own customized label for the backside:

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I'll post a picture in the OP once it has been labeled and painted purple.
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That´s awesome. I like the route you took. Modding a shell is fun, easy and you can make it any way you want it.
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"use rubbing alcohol and cuttips" ???
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ninjainspandex wrote:"use rubbing alcohol and cuttips" ???
To clean the cartridge contacts. Gets all the dirt and grime off of them. Works way better then blowing, which actually worsens the problem in the long run.
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scarper wrote:
ninjainspandex wrote:"use rubbing alcohol and cuttips" ???
To clean the cartridge contacts. Gets all the dirt and grime off of them. Works way better then blowing, which actually worsens the problem in the long run.
He's questioning the spelling. I've always put it as q-tips...
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