Turbo Everdrive PC Engine / Turbografx 16 Flash Card Nearing Release

wilykat · 08/12/2012, 11:13 PM

Also waiting for Stone Age to get them in stock so I can get em. I'll take the USA standard orange/yellow though.

Drakon · 08/13/2012, 09:41 PM

I built a new quick case for mine:

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I haven't decided what to do with the front of it yet which is why there's just electrical tape there for now. This was built using the back plate from an official rectangular nes control pad.

HercTNT · 08/13/2012, 09:52 PM

I did something like that for my pce pro 32. it was not pretty but it got the job done.

Drakon · 08/14/2012, 08:36 PM

I built a front cover:

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Duo_R · 08/14/2012, 11:24 PM

Here is mine
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Duo_R · 08/14/2012, 11:44 PM

And a nice clamshell case to store it....stoneage gamer who? ;-)

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And here it is in action:

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Joe Redifer · 08/15/2012, 02:49 AM

Wow, you guys really wanna cover that thing up!

Drakon · 08/15/2012, 07:37 AM

I have a lot of sacrificial plastic from various other mods and I like to make my electronics safe so I thought it would be fun. DuoR can you take a picture of it from the side? How's it secured? Also is it eay enough to press the reset switch? I relocated my reset switch betcause it was driving me nuts how hard it was to press it when there's a case around it.

Also where'd that plastic come from? It looks great whatever you did to it.

Duo_R · 08/15/2012, 10:16 AM

It's pretty simple 5 points of hot glue holding it down, it's on there pretty solid. It looks good from the side too. The button could be a little easier to hit I think, but it works.

Plastic came from a smartphone battery cover, I had red but it looked like a Christmas ornament with green and red

Drakon · 08/15/2012, 11:34 AM

Coolness. I'll probably wind up purchasing some momentary surface mount switches so I can play around with installing the reset button in a better way than on a piece of glued breadboard. I'm glad you didn't put any casing around the bottom and sides.

Duo_R · 08/15/2012, 12:05 PM

Yeah the switch could be designed a little better, if i had another one i would mess with it more.

Side shot, also i wonder if that is paint that stoneage used.

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Duo_R · 08/15/2012, 01:34 PM

It's a part of the everdrive expereince right? I mean your Everdrive MD wasn't a bare PCB!

You gotta cover up the naked PCB!

Quote from: Joe Redifer on 08/15/2012, 02:49 AMWow, you guys really wanna cover that thing up!

Drakon · 08/15/2012, 02:56 PM

I could always pay for someone else to do it but I get so much leftover plastic from commission work I figured it'd be more fun building something for myself.

Duo_R · 08/15/2012, 04:31 PM

OK - 3D rendering of the insert for the new case:

(note - the watermark is discoloring some of the logos on the bottom)

reno5 · 08/15/2012, 05:01 PM

NICE !

Duo_R · 08/15/2012, 05:17 PM

I might update the screenshots on the back with something more interesting. Is there any interest in this especially those that didn't buy from Stoneage?

NightWolve · 08/15/2012, 05:38 PM

Heh, not bad!

8bitForLife · 08/16/2012, 06:51 AM

looks nice

Nando · 08/16/2012, 12:37 PM

Cool mock up on the boxes and nice work on the covers!

reno5 · 08/16/2012, 01:19 PM

Still watching everyday to get one

They are still sold out.

Drakon · 08/16/2012, 03:20 PM

Yeah even on the official everdrive forum krikzz hasn't given any time estimate for the next batch. He's probably at the mercy of the company that makes the pcbs.

Nando · 08/16/2012, 03:55 PM

Quote from: reno5 on 08/16/2012, 01:19 PMStill watching everyday to get one They are still sold out.

Kicking my self for missing out the first time around too.

meka · 08/17/2012, 12:52 PM

The turbo everdrive is back in stock at retrogate.com

Joe Redifer · 08/17/2012, 08:08 PM

Mine came today!

I am using a TurboGrafx-16 with CD-ROM and YES System Card 1.0 will work on the Everdrive and run Altered Beast perfectly. The Games Express card boots up as well but I don't even know of any Games Express games to try, but I imagine it will work.

I have a Mac so there are a lot of garbage files that show up in the directory when browsing on my TG-16. Krikzz will eliminate these in an OS update I'm sure (I let him know about it). Not an issue if you mount the SD card to a Windows PC instead of a Mac.

meka · 08/17/2012, 08:25 PM

Has anyone tried out the Turbo Everdrive with a DUO R from doujindance, as I read there have been problems with using the neo flash cart.

Duo_R · 08/18/2012, 12:43 AM

I have one from him but I haven't tested it yet, I am sure it will work fine. This was just RGB however I added the region mod myself.

schnuth · 08/18/2012, 04:03 AM

Quote from: Duo_R on 08/12/2012, 04:11 PMNot the one i have but $2 on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alesis-QCard-standard-PCMCIA-Card-Jewel-Case-NEW-/251093242805

Thanks so much for posting about these cases. I got one and it's pretty awesome. I feel better having my Everdrive in the case while I'm not using it. Thanks again!

MottZilla · 08/18/2012, 04:23 PM

Quote from: meka on 08/17/2012, 08:25 PMHas anyone tried out the Turbo Everdrive with a DUO R from doujindance, as I read there have been problems with using the neo flash cart.

I have a DUO-R from him with the RGB mod, no region mod, and it works fine. I believe I saw someone else that had one of his newer ones that had the region mod too and it worked fine for them.

meka · 08/18/2012, 04:27 PM

^Thanks for letting me know.

meka · 08/20/2012, 02:37 AM

The turbo everdrives are out of stock already.

Drakon · 08/20/2012, 08:08 AM

Haha that was fast.

GameFreak · 08/20/2012, 11:19 AM

QuoteKicking my self for missing out the first time around too.

Oh yeah? Im kicking myself for missing out the SECOND time around!
Restock soon pleeeeeeeeeeez!

CGQuarterly · 08/20/2012, 11:34 AM

Quote from: meka on 08/17/2012, 08:25 PMHas anyone tried out the Turbo Everdrive with a DUO R from doujindance, as I read there have been problems with using the neo flash cart.

I have an RGB & region-modded Duo-R from him, and it works fine with the Everdrive.

Chris

Drakon · 08/20/2012, 08:40 PM

My pce cd unit showed up today. Running the version 1.0 bios from the turbo everdrive works like a charm.

Joe Redifer · 08/20/2012, 09:35 PM

Are there System 2 games that aren't compatible with the 1.0 card? I tried running Last Alert with 1.0 and it worked great. The voice acting might even have been a bit better!

wilykat · 08/20/2012, 09:41 PM

Been waiting on Stone Age Gamer but they seems to have gone somewhere right about the time retro got some stock in.

I wanted to get the deluxe version if they can make it work. When the get back in some days, I hope to snag one when it becomes available so I can get the deluxe upgrade later.

meka · 08/22/2012, 07:05 AM

Just got mine from retrogate and works flawlessly in the GT, TG16 and Duo R modded by doujindance.

csgx1 · 08/28/2012, 04:31 PM

Looks like retrogate has more instock now.

I'm not sure if I want to wait longer and pay more for the deluxe version from Stone Age Gamer. Are most of you that haven't bought yet, waiting for a possible deluxe version? Any word on what SAG might charge for their deluxe version if released?

turbokon · 08/28/2012, 04:45 PM

Yeah, about to order but do I need the USB option?

SeymorOnion · 08/28/2012, 04:48 PM

IIRC:
~ Firmware Upgrades can also be done with MicroSD Cards.
~ The USB Port is for Game/Hombrew Developers.

Drakon · 08/29/2012, 02:48 AM

Quote from: turbokon on 08/28/2012, 04:45 PMYeah, about to order but do I need the USB option?

If you want to use that for homebrew then sure....otherwise no. I got the one without USB because it won't fit in a supergrafx with the usb thing.

Duo_R · 08/29/2012, 02:50 AM

it looks like you could easily add the part if you ever wanted to in the future

turbokon · 08/29/2012, 09:11 AM

Birthday gift to myself, ordered it yesterday without the USB port. Woot! Woot!

Duo_R · 08/29/2012, 10:34 AM

Happy bday Turbo!

esadajr · 08/29/2012, 11:01 AM

not for me. I got the GOY card. I don't mind re flashing the card from time to time and I'm supporting american economy.

Drakon · 08/29/2012, 12:49 PM

Quote from: turbokon on 08/29/2012, 09:11 AMBirthday gift to myself, ordered it yesterday without the USB port. Woot! Woot!

Best purchase evar!

My mega everdrive was my "I got a new job!" gift. My turbo everdrive was my ...uhh..... "I'm rich enough" gift?

csgx1 · 08/29/2012, 01:20 PM

Quote from: Drakon on 08/29/2012, 12:49 PM
Quote from: turbokon on 08/29/2012, 09:11 AMBirthday gift to myself, ordered it yesterday without the USB port. Woot! Woot!
Best purchase evar!

My mega everdrive was my "I got a new job!" gift. My turbo everdrive was my ...uhh..... "I'm rich enough" gift?

Nice! Well, I just ordered a Turbo Everdrive since I couldn't wait. lol, I have no job, no money and my b-day has passed already. I guess X-mas is coming early for me.

turbokon · 09/07/2012, 07:23 PM

Quote from: Duo_R on 08/29/2012, 10:34 AMHappy bday Turbo!

Thanks Duo-r, my turbo everdrive just arrived today. Now I need to pick up a micro sd. Street Fighter II is already preloaded which pretty sweet. Since there is no instructions or manual, how do you load the rome? Just drap n drop into the micro sd? Never owned a everdrive before.

CGQuarterly · 09/07/2012, 07:31 PM

Quote from: turbokon on 09/07/2012, 07:23 PM
Quote from: Duo_R on 08/29/2012, 10:34 AMHappy bday Turbo!
Thanks Duo-r, my turbo everdrive just arrived today. Now I need to pick up a micro sd. Street Fighter II is already preloaded which pretty sweet. Since there is no instructions or manual, how do you load the rome? Just drap n drop into the micro sd? Never owned a everdrive before.

Yup, drag & drop. I think there is a limit to the number of files that can be in one directory, though. The whole TG16 library can go in one folder, but when I had the whole PCE library in another folder, I could only see the first 100 or so. So I had to split them up into a few folders. Best ways to do it are either by starting letter (so you could have A-D, E-G, etc), or by genre.

Chris

Joe Redifer · 09/07/2012, 07:35 PM

I tried Populous, the only HuCard with a battery save and yet it saves to the internal RAM of my awesome TurboGrafx-CD Interface Unit. What's the battery save for?

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Turbo Everdrive PC Engine / Turbografx 16 Flash Card Nearing Release