SD2SNES Setup Tutorial

When I got this great flashcart I found no guide or tutorial to set it up, so I’ll write the steps here in a easy to follow numbered list 😉

First i tried the latest firmware (0.1.5), and found that my SNES would hang in the SD2SNES menu all the time, but if I started a game it all worked perfect. Then I tried  0.1.4a, that worked great 🙂

First, I'll advise that you format your SD card to get rid of any file system errors.Just use the normal Windows formatter and format it as FAT32 with default cluster sizes.

Getting firmware from the official sd2snes blog, here's a direct link to the downloads section.

Download the latest firmware (except 0.1.5) and extract the zip to the sd card. There should now be an sd2snes folder in the root of the sd card containing:

bsxpage.bin
cx4.bin
firmware.img
fpga_base.bit
fpga_cx4.bit
menu.bin
sd2snes.db
sd2snes.dir

Now you need to get some extra files and add them to the sd2snes folder:

dsp1.bin
dsp1b.bin
dsp2.bin
dsp3.bin
dsp4.bin
st0010.bin

I found these at Stone Age Gamer. Go to the SD2SNES page, click downloads, and download the files. Extract them to the SD2SNES folder on the SD card.

Now create a new folder on SD root, and put your roms in it. Do not put roms in the SD2SNES folder, since that's a system folder, and it won't show up in the menu.


Safely remove SD card, then put it in your SD2SNES. Put the SD2SNES in your SNES, then power it up.

Enjoy playing 🙂

Edit:
There’s a setup guide for the SD2SNES at the downloads page on the official SD2SNES blog. I just didn’t remember at the time of writing.

Everdrive N8 Cheats Tutorial

If after setting up the N8, you find that earlier generation games are too hard, this guide is for you 🙂

1.  Find cheats for your game in GameGenie format.
2. Open Notepad
3. Paste the cheats you want to use into notepad
   halves of code should be separated by “-” for example ZEXP-YGLA or SXI-OPA
   code separation doesn’t matter, but I have one code for each line in my files.
4. Save file as 8-bit ansi text format.  And use the name of the game, and name of cheats for filename.
5. You should only add the cheats you want to use, since you can’t select cheats. ALL cheats in the file you load will be activated.
6. When EDN8 is in NES, and NES is powered on, find the game you want, select “Select Only”
7. Select your cheats file and load it.
8. Press “START” on your controller to launch game with cheats 🙂

Everdrive N8 Setup Tutorial

The reason for this post is that there’s not any good tutorials/guides on how to set this up.

When I write things in quotes, you should use what’s between the quote signs, and EXACTLY like i’ve written it.

The first thing you’ll need is the cart (EDN8: Stoneage Gamer, Retrogate), an SD card, and a computer that can access the SD card.
When you have those things you can just follow these steps to get it working.

1. Format SD Card
   This step is important, because it’ll remove any file system errors on the card.
   Krikzz himself recomend you just use windows to format cards and copy roms.
2. Make Firmware folder on SD Card
   create a folder on the root of the SD Card, and name it “EDFC”
3. Download & Extract Firmware
   The best place to get this is from the manufacturer’s site (krikzz.com) (Direct link to EDN8 Firmwares)
   Download the latest firmware, and extract it to the EDFC folder on SD root.
4. Make folder for roms
   Make a new folder on SD root, anme it whatever you like, and put the roms in it.
5. Safely eject SD card, and put it in your EDN8
6. Put EDN8 in NES
7. Power on your NES
   If NES power light just keeps blinking, the EDN8 isn’t set to your region. To fix this, just press the RESET button on your NES repeatedly 5-7 times.
8. Play games:
   open folders/select files with “B” button
   go back with “A” button
   start previously loaded game with “START” button
   open menu with “SELECT” button
   go up / down file lists with “Up” / “Down”
   next / previous page in file list is accessed with “Left” and “Right”