EverDrives & FXPak Pro - The Latest Hardware and Features as of 2020 / MY LIFE IN GAMING
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- It's been awhile since we last looked at the popular EverDrive line of flash carts from Krikzz. Lets run though the newest versions available, check out what sort of enhancements they have and see if its worth upgrading!
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► Episode Chapters
00:00 - Intro
01:16 - Overview & Recap
04:46 - Master EverDrive X7 & GG EverDrive X7
12:31 - EverDrive64 X7
19:01 - EverDrive N8 Pro
26:34 - Mega EverDrive Pro
41:04 - SD2SNES & FX PAK Pro
50:48 - Wrap Up 
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Further info on Mega EverDrive Pro audio: Because MDFourier was used late in the production of the Mega SD, the sound could not be perfectly matched to a real Sega CD due to design limitations. The Mega EverDrive Pro used MDFourier from the beginning and was crafted so that it can accurately match the original hardware sound quality.
You forgot to mention that the Master Everdrive x7 in game menu, while it doesn't work on the PowerBase converter, does work on the Analogue Mega SG via the included Master System adapter.
Accuracy is something to strive for, but it is not always better in some cases. I prefer the sound of the MegaSD over a real CD system and the Mega Everdrive Pro.
@Chris P. Weiner He mentioned audio issues with the NES core, that high pitch noise is that issue.
@Chris P. Weiner is it the sort of high pitch sound mentioned in this Tom Scott video? ruclips.net/video/RA5UiLYWdbM/видео.html older people might need sensors for that.
Could you give some details on the screen you are using in your Game Gear ? I don't see any shimmering, while it looks like an upgraded screen for sure. Thanks !
"I can't imagine another version will ever be necessary"
- famous last words
always has been
I'm on standby for the age of e-ink display flashcarts like that one Virtual Boy one
Just imagine time traveling and handing your younger self a chip the size of a fingernail with EVERY game on it. We are a bit jaded when it comes to modern consoles and feeling like tech isn't changing much but it truly is mind blowing the leaps that have been made.
Current gen looks and feels like last gen. So we clearly don’t progress in the areas that matter to the majority of gamers. Retro gaming is just a niche
I think the biggest leap we will ever see has already happened and it was between the sixteen bit systems such as snes and the 32 bit PlayStation. Now when a new console is released it seems very subtle.
I would be so excited I'd shit my pants.
Literally, shit would have come out of my ass and I'd have rocketed through the roof!
@@snoochpounder that's because now game consoles are altered computers who have to be the best for a acceptable price. But the true "jaw dropping" evolution is on 3000$ PC's.
Then, computer were obviously more powerful but they lacked where game consoles excelled. Notably plateformer were better on console because the scrolling on computer was very difficult to do. Also there's nearly no good fighting game on Amiga or Atari ST.
Now it's always better to have a computer (but priciest) besides exclusives.
@@snoochpounder
The PS4 era was very underwhelming. I was expecting it to be phenomenal like PS3 was but it was a very minor improvement. I think that is because we have reached a point of diminishing returns in terms of graphics. Games like Gran Turismo 5 already looked very close to reality back in 2010.
I use to work for StoneAgeGamer and made the Everdrives for a couple years myself... hand painted and everything. I like seeing them still doing so well and with some updated (non-painted) models as well.
They were painted?
@@JeanRodo They use to be... we would take old carts (NES, N64 etc) and goo gone the labels off and then spray paint them for custom colors... the premium NES ones were very tedious and time consuming because I had to tape off the various sides for the black stripe and stuff. Right before I left they started getting shells custom made so I think they all but stopped using spray paint now.
@@JeanRodo
@@kennethd4958were the games at least common and broken?
Some original cartridges are so rare and expensive now these flashcarts are becoming essential. Its also great to be able to reset back to a menu to load a game, saves wear and tear on the cartridge slot.
Man, that feedback "Eeeeeee" on the sound of NES Core in the Mega Everdrive Pro would drive me nuts!
Be careful when buying an EverDrive.
They are addicting and I now own 4 for my consoles. EXCELLENT product
Eh, already gave in and bought an X5 for my 2 Mega Drive's. (HELP.....)
Confirmed. Numbers 3 and 4 are currently inbound for me as well- Master, 64, Mega, and SD2 (or whatever it's called now). What I didn't anticipate is how much it would take the wind out of my sails from a collecting standpoint. The 64 was the first I grabbed due to the abysmal options as far as emulation and cloning. As such, there has been a lot of times I've found it difficult to justify costs for games for a console I pretty much "have everything" for in the form of an ED. Now, I try to make it a point to not "drive up" until I've gotten my collection for a given console to a point I'm happy with.
waiting on my SNES Everdrive X6 to come in the mail this week, I have already been planning the next console I'd like to get one for lol. I am trying to decide between GBC (I have a Super GameBoy to play it on) or the N64!
Do you still own retro games for those 4 said consoles?
I have an n64 everdrive I’ve been using for a couple years and it’s great. Now I’m considering a snes everdrive and even a gba one. Very addicting indeed.
There was a rather loud, high-pitched hum in my headphones when the castlevania NES rom portion was played on the genesis. Ouch. Thanks for the extremely thorough (as always) video!
I caught that too! I was just assuming they were highlighting that as part of the audio concerns that came from it...
I just realized there is only 180k subs to this channel. How is that possible? This is one of the highest production value game channels on YT. There should be half a million people sub'd at the least. Here's to upping that follower base in 21 🍻
Save state support by Furious on the SD2SNES has been available in a non-official firmware for a long time, maybe since 2018. Now you can find a non-official firmware that includes both the latest SGB support as well as save states. Save states only work with non-special chip games, however, and there can be audio quirks (audio tracks not changing between saving/loading states).
Link?
@@ultrajonny64 No. Zelda
Yeah, the audio quirks are why I'm hoping Krikzz adds official save state support. I have to imagine they have the means to make it a bit more stable, and that's probably why it's taking so long to add them. I also wonder if the states on the custom firmware are imperfect in other ways. Like for instance, if I load saves for speedrun practice while I'm trying to do RNG manipulation, I wonder if because it's not a true save state, the RAM values might be off somehow. I don't own an FXPAK to try it out because save states would be like 90% of why I'd want one.
Krikkz has competition now the products he doesn’t own are just as good and half the price
I was just thinking of buying one for my N64 and was wondering about the different versions and functionality, and here you come with this awesome video which answered literally all of my questions. Thank you very much.
I love stuff like this, it's amazing how technology can be used like this, thanks for the uploads, keep up the awesome work!
Thanks so much for doing this video by the way! We sorely needed it with all the changes that have happened in the Flash cart market. You should make a video discussing some of the more obscure ones as well, such as the NGPC, Lynx and PC Engine/TG-16 ones, as they deserve some love too! :)
Great work, as always! Been meaning to pick up an N64 Everdrive, so this comparison was timely for me!
Omg, just when I am thinking of getting a flash cart for my n64. This video is fantastic. Thanks for the info. Amazing job you guys do. Keep them coming !!!!!
Thanks for this entertaining and super high-quality video!
Bonus points for the Falcom shirt ^_^
Outstanding job as always guys. Thank you very much for the amazing work!
Thanks for putting the name of the game you're showing in the video. I've discovered quite a few new games because you've done that.
Happy that there's a new MLIG episode, gutted to find out most of my ED's are old and don't have all the features :P Dammit! Wallet.... get back here! Thanks for this video though, really good to have a detailed breakdown of what these new versions mean for those of us with existing units.
Extremely informative, as always. I'm really lucky to have stepping into the flash cart scene when I did (SD2SNES Pro/N64 3.0 era). The only cart I've ever felt compelled to replace was going from a Mega Drive X7 to the MegaSD for SegaCD support. Even then, the X7 was still a very complete product in its own right. Unless the market surprises me with more things I didn't know I needed, this collection is going to last me a very long time.
Amazing content as always. Please do more of this "the current state of" type videos for things like RGB and console mods, it would be great!
Check out RetroRGB channel for weekly updates if that is your thing. Bob covers almost all the current stuff in the scene.
I remember when my friend back in 08 had a sd card cartridge for the DS and it blew my mind. It’s crazy to see good how Gunstar Heroes runs on the game gear, so glad to see that working now
I've still got my R4! With its SD card size limitations.. I loaded up lots of different themes on that thing, god that was great. Took like 30 DS games with me on holiday with that R4
@@kaitlyn__L nice
We've gotta see a new 2020 setup tour now! Looks so awesome!
I second this
As always guys, great EPIC video great attention to detail and research...Thanks as always !
Now all we need from Krikzz is some competition for the Turbo/PC Engine CD capable unit from TerraOnion. Would LOVE to see an Everdrive that allows for CD support for the PC Engine/TG-16! Yeah, the Analogue Duo is right around the corner, but good luck getting your hands on one of those!
It already exists, it's called the Turbo Everdrive Pro...
@Enchurito Check the date of the post bud. I posted this 3+ years ago. Turbo ED Pro didn't exist.
Few gaming RUclipsr's I still follow, this channel is one of them.
This is a brilliant & all-encompasing showcase for 2020!
I was waiting for you guys to publish something
Cool PVM backlighting! I now also know which Carts I need to upgrade and some I can hang onto for a while.
Great video as always. I did upgrade from the SD2Snes to the SD2Snes pro for save state support, but never felt the need to upgrade from my original N8, mega everdrive x7, or the 64 v3.
I had been looking into the fxpak the last couple of days and now I’m even more stoked
Yes! Ive been looking forward to this one! Also krikkz mentioned that his next project will likely be turbografx related. Get hyped boys!
Rondo Of Blood baby!
As always amazing episode, thank you for the content and for show the community hacks and homebrews ✌️👍
I'm glad you mentioned the SGB support on the SD2SNES/FXPak Pro. Something I had to check when I grabbed the firmware was whether or not the SNES version of Space Invaders which was included on the Super Game Boy version of the game worked. I was sort of surprised when it did without issue. :D
great Episode as always!
I personally go usually the complete original way or go for emulation.
I love that the Cards for SNES include the SuperGB Mode.
Everdrives are basically the only way to play some of those rarer or more expensive games on original hardware and the actual only way for Homebrews. Plus it's better for the system to leave the everdrive in over switching carts.
Another fantastic episode! Great job!
This video is really high quality! I loved it
Excellent video as always! You have quite good taste in rom packs :) btw you’re missing the game series collections for the Snes- (it’s my best one, I think)
Started watching you guys earlier this year, just started supporting on Patreon too, hope to see some great projects soon.
It's videos like this that should tell youtube that a thumbs up is not enough! Thanks so much for this extensive info!
Keep doing this amazing work MLiG
Good review on the Everdrive X7 for N64. I dislike how you completely skipped over the niche, yet thriving Nintendo 64 Homebrew scene, and the use of the USB port, which has been a godsend for developers like us. I do wish MLiG would do a video showcasing the strides homebrew devs are doing with the console, in 2020. There is many information, and other related links on n64.dev (resources etc). It would bring an even wider audience towards N64 Development, and dispel myths that "everything was done in assembly language" (many N64 games were created in C language.)
I don't think he made the vid for developers and what they can do extra with consoles, just normies looking for a better experience than some emulators offer
Just got my EverDrive 64 x7. Its amazing
Another great video guys! Nice job!
guys your channel together with GameSack,MVG, RetroRGB & DF Retro is the best stuff on youtube (i certainly forgot some channels but well)
This was very informative and exhaustive, thanks!
I love these videos. Thanks MLiG!
The intro to Rtype 3 is so good.
I appreciate this video soo much. It reminded me i need to order everdrive for ny nes and snes. God bless you bro. I love you
39:21 Sweet, I have a new method of watching Shrek!!
DANKPODS
VERY good video.
And with many important details.
Thank you ... I'm from Brazil.
Great video! I've been hesitant to put down the money on a flash cart, but with all the development and additional features going on plus the climbing prices of original cartridges, I've been reconsidering.
The one flash cart I have is for a system you don't mention here. I have the Harmony cartridge for the Atari 2600, and I really enjoy using it especially for playing homebrews and hacked ROMs that can push the lowly 2600 to do things Atari developers never even thought possible. I know you guys don't often dive into pre-NES systems, but I would love to see your take on the Harmony, Harmony Encore, and UNO flash carts for the Atari 2600.
0:10 you forgot "or people just want to play retro games for free"
But with how prices are nowadays, who can blame them? I started getting back into collecting when prices were starting to drop around October 2019, then COVID hit and fucked me over. Sure, I'll probably buy the games I really love, but I just can't justify spending 50-100 everytime I want to try a new game.
Thank god, I was worried Dragon Wang wouldn't be playable for a second.
INCREDIBLE SOURCE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION! THANKS FOR SHARING! :D
I would love to see a return to the amazing RGB masterclass series! Specifically for the Dreamcast, Atari 2600, and Xbox.
I agree. This push toward documentaries is headache inducing and mostly boring subject matter. RGB Master class is nirvana.
@@vuetoob3983 I wouldn't call this boring. This obviously has effort put behind it as well. It has just been quite a while since the last console specific RGB video.
Love the Masterclass series of videos.
I mean let's be honest, there isn't much to talk about with Atari. Sure, there are all kinds of mods now, but there isn't any nitty-gritty like hardware revisions (with any meaningful differences between them anyway) to talk about. Definitely agree on DC and Xbox though.
Wonderful job Coury!
I laugh every time I hear "Dragon Wang".
Sometimes I just watch your videos because I love the editing, not because the subject is relevant to me haha
That axelay music!!! Memoriessss
I'll admit I wasn't really interested in Everdrives before. I did buy the FX Pak Pro and got it delivered today which I was really impressed with the build quality and ease of use. I'll be buying more of these for other systems for sure now.
Great video! Your content is amazing
As usual, a great job!
Thank God, I needed this today.
Me dos.
Yes! I agree that it would be VERY handy to be able to view the Save State snapshots from within the in game menu. The text that shows up in the In Game menu makes it seem like you should be able to view them via a C button press, but it doe not work. Very strange. Hopefully Krikzz will be implementing this in a Firmware update one day.
I have an older SD2SNES that doesn't support most special chip games. My second generation Mega Everdrive is slow to load most games. My NES and N64 Everdrive are last gen and im happy with them for now. I will be upgrading Genesis and SNES flash cart some time next year for extra features and faster load times. I have a decent amount of retro games in my collection. Flash carts have allowed me to play rare expensive games and more. I reccommend flash cart if your on a budget they will save you quite a bit of money and hassle these days. Great video guys!
*"I have an older SD2SNES that doesn't support most special chip games."*
Not entirely true. The original SD2SNES can support every special chip that has been implemented in the firmware thus far. The only thing that the original SD2SNES cannot do, compared to the Pro version, is SA-1 + MSU1 simultaneously.
33:00 HIGH VOLUME high frequency warning is really, really needed there!!
33:13
Excellent video, thank you 👌
All the added features do sound nice, but I think you're right about not really feeling a need to upgrade from the previous versions.
Great video, Im hoping I can get the Analogue Duo (TubroGrafix16/CD clone) when they come up for pre-order and then get the Turbo Everdrive for it. Originally I want to get the Polymega but they've stated that Everdrives wont be supported on it
Simply Astounding!
Love that intro!
The SD2SNES/FXPAK Pro may have had THE coolest additions as of late compared to any other flash cart. It now supports SA-1 speed hacks, a full Super Gameboy core and Save States that work for both SNES and Super Gameboy titles. Heck, there's even MSU-1 support for Gameboy titles now!
Can you recommend a good place to get snes Roms. I just brought the FXPAK today
Love the video guys, and video games
There's a very loud high-pitched hum when you show the NES core on Mega EverDrive Pro...
It's rather headache inducing...
This is especially noticeable when showing the NES function on the genesis
@@meh6722 That's precisely the moment I'm talking about
It was also audible in the Gamesack video on this. I guess Joe and Coury are too old to hear it.
@@Nukle0n lol. Naw I’m close to these guys age and o can definitely hear it
@@mikeytappe People's hearing rolls off at different frequencies at different times. That being said, hearing usually doesn't diminish past 13k or so I believe (naturally anyway) and this sounded a bit below that to me, so they probably could hear it.
How do you put together moving scenes from games running simultaneously for comparisons? Great stuff as always!
Liked for the Falcom shirt.
With Super Gameboy being fully supported by the SD2SNES now, it makes me wonder if there's any reason why the Gameboy Color couldn't be supported as well. After all, there's little difference between the Gameboy and Gameboy Color aside for some extra RAM and color palette related stuff. Surely it could be implemented as well.
That is true
I'll hold my hand 🖐🏻 up and admit it is so childish but I can't hear or say the game title Drangon Wang without smiling ☺ or chuckling 😂 😂 😂
[coury] there’s a reason I put it in as often as I can!
@@mylifeingaming Well played Sir, well played. 🙏🏻 😂
Wang means King in Chinese.
@@atheismcrew1524 so you're saying we can refer to our wang as a king then?
Gotta go release my king, ttyl.
Beautiful video 📹
Added note regarding Master everdrive: it will also play SG-1000 roms, while the genesis version does not. That alone was the reason I grabbed mine for the Master System despite master system compatibility on the genesis version. Admittedly, sg-1000 is not something a lot of people are chomping at the bit for, but worth mentioning.
These are the coolest things I can't afford or use. I love them.
I have 4 Everdrives and it's a must have for every retro gamer ;)
Will you be doing a video on the NT Mini Noir? I’d love to see you cover the the updates they’ve made to it.
7:45 The Game Gear has some awesome graphics. SMS in my case, but they look identical.
It would be cool to see a video about the ElCheapo gameboy carts, or maybe even the EZ Flash carts
Star Ocean 1 might be the main reason most people would be interested in the S-DD1 support.
You can play the uncompressed version so is not really necessary
The everdrive N8 pro is definitely worth the upgrade, for the save states and in game menu alone. The powerpak had an advantage until the N8 pro release. Yes, upgrade!
Save states is a huge plus for me. And so are in game menus.
A Trails or YS fan or maybe both! LOVE UR FALCOM SHIRT
So MSU-1 in SA1 games is exclusive to the FXPak Pro? That explains so much. I had no idea why the MSU-1 audio in Talking Parodius and the Kirby games wasn't working, I'm so glad it wasn't something I was doing wrong.
12:40 That's Beetle Adventure Racing. Such a derpy game but so much fun
Aussies got HSV Adventure Racing which also has an Australian announcer and features the VT Holden Commodore.
I was hoping to hear about Turbograph-X Everdrives but hopefully they will appear in another episode.
Love your videos
Thanks for this video. Thinking of liquidating my 16 to 128 bit collection. The money is too great to pass up now.
If you're looking to play SegaCD and 32X and you're not worried about OG hardware, the Everdrive is a good on-ramp to see if you want to take the dive, and a good route to reduce wear and tear
@My Life In Gaming, Banjo games don't need to be patched since ED 64 v3.0. I play the games without any patch and with IPS disabled in my ED.
The SD2SNES is the best thing to ever happen to emulation/retro gaming in my experience, amazing device!
I just had a thought! Mega SD for plain ROM SMS games. Or for those who have Stereoscopic 3D games like me, get the Powerbase Converter since it has the card slot. Not so sure how I can fit a Powerbase Converter on my Wondermega RG-M1 though.
Love the Falcom shirt :)
Such a good channel