Is there N64 Flash Cart similar to the SNES Super UFO Pro 8?

[jinxmitchell]

I'm looking for a flash cart for the 64 that will allow me to play cartridges and save game states to an SD card, much like the Super UFO Pro 8 for SNES. Does anyone know of such a flash cart? I've read about the 64drive and the Everdrive 64 (both thanks to these forums), and neither seems to support this.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Ziggy]

I'm not too familiar with the Super UFO Pro 8. When you say, "save games states to an SD card," do you mean game saves? Or do you mean actual save states, like what an emulator on the PC could do, and take a snap shot of a game at any point in time?

[jinxmitchell]

I found one called the NEO N64 Myth cart and it's really pricey. I might get it down the road, but certainly not right now. (At least not for $200).

But, yeah. I was looking for something that would let me do like an emulator does and save state.

Thanks for the reply!

[hailrazer]

The 64Drive and Everdrive let you save states don't they ?

[jinxmitchell]

Oh, sorry. I forgot to specify that I want to play real carts, so I guess the term is "backup cart."

[KalessinDB]

Everdrive64 will let you back up your regular save file from a jumper pack to the ED64 as of the latest update. It also plays Banjo-Tooie as of the latest update, so that's 100% of the catalog it can play... but there's no passthrough so you can't do save states with a standard cartridge using it, if that's what you're asking.

Slightly confused as to why you want to use standard carts if you want a way to do save states though? Using the roms from, say, No-Intro datset on an ED64 is indistinguishable from using legit carts at this point. And if you want to be legal(ish.. yes, I know it's debatable), you can always just use the rom files for carts you own.

[jinxmitchell]

I was hoping to save my game saves when I change the batteries in my carts, but I guess I'll just let the batteries die out before I do it.

[Ziggy]

^ Well if that's all you're looking to do, there's a number of ways you can do that for N64 carts. The easiest/cheapest way would probably be to use a Game Shark and a memory card. The Game Shark will let you back up the save data from a game cart onto a memory card, and lets you restore it to the cart as well.

You do realize that not all N64 carts (that save game data to the cart) use batteries though, right? Some use SRAM (with a battery) while others use an EEPROM or flash RAM. A quick Google told me that only 12 N64 games use batteries.

[jinxmitchell]

Oh, cool! I'll look into the game shark then. Two of those games are Zelda and Mario Kart though, so it's still worth it to me (though Mario Kart is less important).