Subject: I'm not sure if I'm in the right place or not...
Okay, my name is Robbie and I'm an NES collector (apparently that's a bad thing in this forum ). I made an NES price guide and rarity list and people seem to like it pretty well...
Anywho, I might be a collector, but I really enjoy NES games. I enjoy taking games apart and putting them back together. I've disassembled a broken NES, fixed it and put it back together (which probably doesn't seem like much here, eh?). I've even destroyed pretty pricey pirated game carts just to see how they work. I might be a dork, but I'm really interested in the system and how it works.
I've been trying to figure out for quite some time now how to put a game ROM onto a cartridge. I've read a few posts and articles and they help, but usually after 2 minutes or so, everything is completely over my head. I don't understand 6502 (?) and I don't understand different mappers, etc. I really would like to understand, but I have almost no coding experience. I guess I'm the Newbie of Newbies .
I guess, if someone could help me, I would like to be guided in the right direction. I've been reading articles off and on for a few months now, and I still don't get it very well. Does anyone know of a guide or step-by-step process on how to put a ROM onto a game cartridge? I know I'll need an eeprom burner and I know I'll need donor carts. I've learned hex if that helps at all and I know how to solder/disolder. Any help would be appreciated. My goal is to someday write my own game and put it on a cart, but I figured this would be a good start.
Thanks.
[Sticky by request of tokumaru]
Okay, my name is Robbie and I'm an NES collector (apparently that's a bad thing in this forum ). I made an NES price guide and rarity list and people seem to like it pretty well...
Anywho, I might be a collector, but I really enjoy NES games. I enjoy taking games apart and putting them back together. I've disassembled a broken NES, fixed it and put it back together (which probably doesn't seem like much here, eh?). I've even destroyed pretty pricey pirated game carts just to see how they work. I might be a dork, but I'm really interested in the system and how it works.
I've been trying to figure out for quite some time now how to put a game ROM onto a cartridge. I've read a few posts and articles and they help, but usually after 2 minutes or so, everything is completely over my head. I don't understand 6502 (?) and I don't understand different mappers, etc. I really would like to understand, but I have almost no coding experience. I guess I'm the Newbie of Newbies .
I guess, if someone could help me, I would like to be guided in the right direction. I've been reading articles off and on for a few months now, and I still don't get it very well. Does anyone know of a guide or step-by-step process on how to put a ROM onto a game cartridge? I know I'll need an eeprom burner and I know I'll need donor carts. I've learned hex if that helps at all and I know how to solder/disolder. Any help would be appreciated. My goal is to someday write my own game and put it on a cart, but I figured this would be a good start.
Thanks.
[Sticky by request of tokumaru]