Earthbound 3 for N64/DD64

Aha! So you have the "legendary status" mentality I mentioned before. To me, see, while it may be my hobby, at the end of the day I recognize that it's JUST A VIDEOGAME. I don't see how dirty booleggers and pirates, as rare as they are, are going to make the unreleased game I find any "less" unreleased, or any "less" special. I found it, I enjoyed screwing with it, I shared it with others, and that's that. Time to move on to the next conquest. I'm not "preserving" anything by keeping it safe in my closet. Quite the opposite, from the way I see it.

This is a good discussion, but we should probably stop cluttering up the thread!

 

Haha. Agreed.

Long story short, I have no clue what I'd do with such a rare prototype as I feel that anything I did after obtaining it would tarnish it. So, it's probably good that I don't own any rare protos, as they might end up getting destroyed in a funeral pyre for maximum honor.

I'll shut up now.

 

i agree

 

no offense to anyone but I have a question: is it really possible to get an image of 64DD up and running? I know that may sound odd, but I have never heard of someone just downloading a 64dd image file (if theres a such thing) then playing it?

 

I've heard that someone claimed to dump 64DD games but never released for what ever reason... now I can't recall where I read that top of my head at the moment...

for playing img file I don't think anyone have N64 emulator with 64DD support as yet?

 

Not yet, but if this is really Mother 3, I'm pretty sure a gigantic army would come out of the woodworks and sacrifice their lives to MAKE it work.

 

well, ive seen rom images od doshin the giant, which was originally released on the 64dd, but i also belive it was transfered to cart as well, cant be sure on those facts,

 

Doshin was released on PAL and JP cube, but never on cart. It's possible that the image was extracted from the cube, like one of the zelda bonus disks has been.

 

thats probably the case, though the screens sure did look like the 64 version....not the sharper gc version, oh well, is there any other way of telling if it is or not?

 

First thing first, lets find out if he does in fact found what we all think he found. It is up to him if he wants to try to dump it or keep it. I really don't care if he decides to keep it for himself completely, what do i have to lose if he makes that decision?

What does Assembler have to lose if he helps him in booting up the disk and he decides not to "scratch his back" in return?

 

Assembler

So you have booted dev disks before? That is wonderful news!

I know that you are trustworthy. That isn't an issue. However the postal service is an issue. I live in Canada for one thing. If I was convinced that the postal system was safe I'd still have to insure the disks. If I did that they would charge you taxes at customs... What value would I put on something like this? It may be irreplacable for any amount of money. I have lost parcels in the mail before. I do a fair amount of trading and I believe 6 parcels have went "missing".

Actually I have that diagram in the manual. From it I am missing a Partner 64 and a flash cart flashed with IPL4ROM. From those diagrams it appears the Partner PC is only necessary if the flashcart is missing. Is this incorrect? I was under the impression you only need a flash cart with IPL4rom OR the PC wich can stream IPL4rom.

Do you have a flash cart with IPL4rom on it? Can you make another if you do? Do you have an extra flash cart kicking around?

YOU CAN MAKE BACKUPS???? That is incredible. Then it will be possible to make this game available to people that live too far away from me to visit.

I still need to track down a Partner 64. If you have or can make a flash cart with iPL4rom on it then would it have to be a complete Partner64 or just the console?

I would really appreciate it if you could make a list of exactly what is necessary to set up a complete kit. Is the software necessary for example? If it is I may have to purchase the set LingJR is selling for $1000 and I'd really prefer not to. I do not expect this right away. I understnad that you are busy and have other things to attend to. I'll try to track down the hardware that I need.

If it comes down to me lending you the disks I would still want to play the game the way it was meant to be played. So I need to get a complete kit set up eventually.

Thank you very much for your comments.

 

The post office wont insure the data on the discs. So dont bother.

 

so corey, maybe you should go on vacation soon,...i hear where assembler lives is an incredibly nice place to go, and i hear his n64 collection is worht the drive alone.....


i wish you the best of luck in your adventures, and btw what part of ontario are you in?

 

I was thinking about taking a vacation. With school and my new job I don't think it would be possible. Where is Assembler from? If NYC means New York I am within a days drive away. I'm about 4 hours from Toronto. Right on the border of Michigan. An hour from London if anyone actually lives around here.

 

i do believe he lives in NYC, so maybe a weekend trip?...drive up oh i dunno late friday night so you get there for 9 am saturday, stay all day sat/sun then drive home sunday night, thats what i would do, weather assembler is good for it i dunno, near london?...you say?...must go there one day, im from stoney creek(near hamilton, nearer to toronto) so its a helluva drive to anywhere....lol




thats awfully nice of you to be doing this for him(and everyone) assembler, my respect for you has grown more so

 

As far as we know, this is history in the making.

I hope well for your discoveries!

 

no news from this history event ?

 

If Assembler stils needs the Japanese version of Windows95 I could more then likely find a copy. I have ways. Also helping on a project like this would just plain rule. E-mail me at Keiyentai@comcast.net or PM me here or reply ect ect -_- If I can help I would love too