Communication problems between seller and buyer. The other issue is the amount of time waiting for the getting the repro.
What I meant by time is the fact Game Reproductions in the past could take 2 or 4 weeks for getting the reproduction that you paid for, but the wait based I read had become way worse. The 2 to 4 weeks was true about 3 years ago, but I think they now a tendency not able to handle the amount orders they get without stopping sales.
In terms of waiting time, it could months like 6 or more months to get the reproduction you paid for.
Oh crud, and there were some repros I thought of getting that I didn't see available elsewhere (without needing a donor cart at least) too.
Yeah the idea of a flash cart has crossed my mind. I know I could just emulate, but a part of me honestly feels bad doing that... I mean, I already use my computers almost daily while my NES collects dust, why give myself _more_ reason to let the NES collect dust?
That's the one I went with, it works best for me. I don't need the extras the top one had, just the right translation and the pop up map off the select button. I don't need filler.
The Game Reproductions guy lives in town where I am, met him a few times and chit chatted online too, very nice, but it is true, over 5 years ago you could get a game in a week or two if it wasn't already pre-made, but in the last couple years he had a baby and the wait times went straight to hell as the free time isn't there. The work is fine but the wait can be a turn off.
I won't be doing any computer gaming until I upgrade my computer as I currently have a laggy XP scrap heap. Maybe that's why I haven't pursued flash carts. Where do you get them online? I have a flash cart for my resumes and various files, but nothing for gaming on it.
You can make genesis repros without sacrificing existing games. I sell brand new pcbs for SRAM and non SRAM games (both up to 4mb roms), and will be getting brand new shells in within the month.
There are also places online that sell nes and snes pcbs and cart shells as well. The only thing a person needs is basic soldering skills and an EPROM (you can buy them online and have the company burn them for you for around $0.50).
Currently Playing: Super Mario RPG (Wii VC), Ghostbusters (Wii), DJ Hero (360, 5* All songs on Expert), Mario Kart Wii
NES repros also use EPROMs or EPROMs. Flash boards are available as well, but require more hardware (not really worth it as everything becomes more expensive, unless you're doing a large run).
The only issue with nes repros is there's no mapper chips in production, though I do believe there is an alternative. Same with CIC chips (there is the CIClone, though).
Snes is similar to genesis since the mappers are set up similar to the genesis (aka, no MMC style chips), but snes repros can become very complex, especially if you're planning on doing large games, like Star Ocean or Tales of Phantasia, where tsops are more beneficial than EPROMs and EPROMs.
Currently Playing: Super Mario RPG (Wii VC), Ghostbusters (Wii), DJ Hero (360, 5* All songs on Expert), Mario Kart Wii
RGB is actually better than the real thing, not actually authentic...though I have switched to the Retron 5...HDMI out on large screen beets PVM monitor.
Anyways...
I did not realize there was so much repro hate. My first repro was the Blockbuster Cart for Sega Genesis. It was that last cart I needed for a complete 'main' set according to the DP printed guide. I was not going to pay the crazy price for this cart that wasn't all that exciting, so I jumped on the repro when I saw it. This predates most flashcarts. So I support making repros of games like Stadium Events which are becoming impossible to afford.
For gaming it's a fair argument, if you just want to play games. I enjoy the collecting element and nothing beats the physical cart. When I bought the Secret of Mana 2 a couple years ago I was like 'hell yeah'. I had been able to play the game via emulation for years, but having the cart (and case) in hand fed my collecting. Silly maybe, but I buy several repros (including a couple NES Castlevania games) at each game show I go to and am quite content to continue despite the fact that I can play every game vie my Ouya or nVidia Shield connected to an HDTV. Everdrives are cool, and convenient; I have considered having one for each system and never having to switch a cart again, but I can't play that many games so buying those repros gives each game more significance to me.
I've used them several times and any issues I've had were resolved easily. The only difficulty with GR is the lead time, but it's just one dude so...
I played emulated games for 15+ years. While it can be close/practically identical, it's not the same. Plus it's neat to have a real cart in your collection.