N64 Flashcart

[seznam88]

Hi I plan to buy a nintendo 64 but with flash cart and I ask professionals here
Which flashcart for N64 is a best and where I can find it
thanks for answer

[Zaladane]

http://krikzz.com/index.php?route=pr...&product_id=54

[Zorlon]

Everdrive 64 linked above, though requires a cic chip, but you can get them pre installed at an extra cost

http://www.ed64plus.com/ is another good one but does not require any extra chips but does use a retail game with that chip inside it

NEO N64 Myth is another semi info here it's a GBA flash kit inside a N64 pass through type thing (wish I had a better link for that one :/) that also uses a retail cart instead of a CIC chip install

P.S. the price of Retro flash kits are silly around $100 to $200

Edit better link for the Neo Flash one here

[seznam88]

And what is cic chip ?

[Zorlon]

It's a chip that is inside retail N64 games

Don't see why you would need to know the exacts you just require one, all the flash kits use them either via a retail cart pluged into the flash kit or like this one soldered directing into it

As the ED64 is out of stock at the world wide sales sites then the Everdrive 64 is the cheaper option that is still going to be around the $130 mark, it's base price is $99 but you will want a cic chip and a shell for it

Everdrives notice for the CIC chip

IMPORTANT: This cartridge will not work without a CIC chip. User should either buy a cartridge with a CIC chip preinstalled, or obtain a CIC chip from an original N64 cartridge and solder it in manually. CIC-6102 should be used for NTSC systems and CIC-7101 should be used for PAL systems. Do not buy cart with CIC-6102 for PAL system in case if CIC-7101 is out of stock!

CIC setup:

CIC-7101 + PAL N64 = OK

CIC-6102 + NTSC N64 = OK

CIC-7101 + NTSC N64 = black screen

CIC-6102 + PAL N64 = black screen

The flash cart is region free but you do still require the correct CIC chip for your region console

The CIC boot chip is just part the N64 lockout system

[seznam88]

Yeah I buy a everdrive 64 with cic-chip for region of console which I buy

[Jackhammer]

Everdrive 64 linked above, though requires a cic chip, but you can get them pre installed at an extra cost

http://www.ed64plus.com/ is another good one but does not require any extra chips but does use a retail game with that chip inside it

NEO N64 Myth is another semi info here it's a GBA flash kit inside a N64 pass through type thing (wish I had a better link for that one :/) that also uses a retail cart instead of a CIC chip install

P.S. the price of Retro flash kits are silly around $100 to $200

Edit better link for the Neo Flash one here

The ed64plus is a clone of the KRIKzz ED64. It is made with cheap parts and isn't supported by any updates KRIKzz releases.

There's also a 64drive, a high quality flash cart, but expensive. I have an ED64, it is cheaper, and IMO, just as good as the 64drive.

Yeah I buy a everdrive 64 with cic-chip for region of console which I buy

It depends on the region of your N64. Is it NTSC or PAL?

[Zorlon]

99.9% compat, somehow does not calculate the .1% is 2 games (or more if you are counting regions) so there has to be at least 2000 games

according to the notes that's 2 games, but one has a fix??

Of special note is the x105 CIC, which contains
additional functionality. It can accept
a “challenge” request and provide a magic
“response” value to the software running
on the N64, if so required.

Jet Force Gemini was the first title to
utilize this. In true Rareware style, the
game would still run on non-x105 CICs,
but it would crash randomly (on purpose)
and disallow the player from jumping or
shooting.

Banjo Tooie, another Rare title, took the
idea further. All the game assets were encrypted,
and during runtime the responses
from the CIC challenges were used to
decrypt them. This was not defeated until
recently.

I will presume this effects all flash kits due to the reasons these two cause issues