on Lykia is one of those games that look stunning, but that I could never get into. · c/retrogaming · 1 pts · 1y@root42@chaos.social Pretty much every JRPG. Beautiful art, epic stories, iconic characters. Can’t stand the grind.
on I just unpacked @fiskelandslaget's GameGear. It is dead, and most probably suffers from crappy capacitors. I already have a full replacement set here, so I will post some updates in the next days to · c/retrogaming · 1 pts · 1y@root42@chaos.social I’ve always called it a “Nintendo Security Screw”. Didn’t know Sega used it too.
on This is Pilotwings 64 for the N64. It uses an unusual little EEPROM for savegames. I think I almost liked it better when they used battery backed SRAM. · c/retrogaming · 1 pts · 1y@root42@chaos.social As far as I’m aware, all N64 carts use I2C EEPROMs for saves. But funnily enough, the Memory Paks are battery-backed SRAM. I’m guessing that’s so they could share BOM with Game Boy carts.
@root42@chaos.social Pretty much every JRPG. Beautiful art, epic stories, iconic characters. Can’t stand the grind.
@root42@chaos.social I’ve always called it a “Nintendo Security Screw”. Didn’t know Sega used it too.
@root42@chaos.social As far as I’m aware, all N64 carts use I2C EEPROMs for saves. But funnily enough, the Memory Paks are battery-backed SRAM. I’m guessing that’s so they could share BOM with Game Boy carts.