• Baaron87@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Also a good point. It would be surprising if the protocol wasn’t changed either for the slot itself.

    Should be interesting to see how it blocks flashcarts.

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      2 months ago

      Interesting. Do you or @[email protected] know anything about the creation of flash carts in the first place? And about the development of new ones?

      I could imagine it being entirely profit driven or something released free to the world and commercialized by manufacturers after.

      (Wiki doesn’t have a specific history section.)

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        2 months ago

        Outside of the few flashcarts I have, don’t really know the history behind the creation of them. Probably worth looking into the everdrive made by Krikzz as a starting point.

        My Life in Gaming also did a few videos on the subject a while back. Here’s one of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuHA3k-y6PE

        For me personally, I think it’s a good way to play rom hacks on original hardware. Definitely a good way to also not put as much wear and tear on the cartridge slot either