INVITESNES - new flashcart for SNES

I've just noticed there's another flash cart for the Super NES on the market:



It's called INVITESNES and manufactured by r.a.m factory STORE:
http://ramfactory.com/products.php?64SZ-UF&cPath=1_4

The specs:
· Internal FLASH ROM size up to 128MBit (16Mb).
· Maximum supported ROM size up to 48MBit (6Mb).
· 32kb FRAM or Static RAM memory for game saves store.
· USB (only in Enhanced configuration, available when purchasing with Assembler Studio) development port. Support Assembler Studio, and step by step debug with code execution on real console.
· Upgradable OS from USB1 and from external memory card.
· Game saves can be stored or loaded from SD card.
· SD/MMC/SDHC cards support.
· FAT12/FAT16/ FAT32 support. 32GB max external card size.
· SMARD DMA Module (Support fast external memory access up to 11Mbit/ps).
· Support FX Capcom CX4 chip functionality.
· Memory paging support (64 ready to run maximum games store on one card).
· Automatic Save RAM memory management (extract need to run save ram then game store to internal ready to run memory).
· PAL and NTSC systems support, multiregional CIC


The cart has a fair price and the CX4 support is a nice feature. Does anyone own this cart already?

 

Interesting stuff, but payment seems to be difficult. They even got a good MD cart.

 

Is a shame that menu is only in russian, but it does support FX Capcom CX4 chip!!!

 

It only play 3 games that Super Everdrive can't.
Megaman X2
Megaman X3
Star Ocean hack

I think the only good upgrade would be SD2SNES when it's done.

 

I agree, SD2SNES seems like it'll be better. Now if someone managed to put out a cartridge with Super FX or SA-1 support, that would be very interesting.

 

^^Calling DrNeo!!!

 

Read the specs again, it has the same max rom size as ever drive, surely meaning no Star Ocean (96mbit)?

 

ops, my bad. Yeah so, 2 games only.

 

I think ikari is hoping to eventually support SFX, hes around sometimes maybe he'll comment further

 

If he does then I'm sure he'll sell alot of cartridges just because of Star Fox 2 alone.

 

I wonder how they accomplish Cx4 support with a CPLD (Altera MAX II), my guess is that they do some sort of LUT/pre-stored results based HLE. Their wording ("Smart DMA") supports that.

In which case I'd really like to see the complete intro of MMX2, they skipped it in the demo video on youtube.

In other news I just finished implementation of the Cx4 core. :033: Will make a demo video this weekend. (And probably another one showing off DSP1-4/ST0010 support).

I will now proceed to do some preparations to utilize the 2nd RAM bus and then take a look at the SuperFX.

 

Awesome news.

Sounds like their method of supporting the Cx4 is a just-enough sort of approach.

 

CX4 implemented in onboard Cortex M3 ARM mcu, not in cpld

 

Oh, just fine, and even cheaper than some, well well, i'll buy it.

 

has anyone tried this flash cart out yet?

 

Small update.
Simple menu for INVITESNES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imOP-pak7mI

 

I tried to order from them today. Forget it, it's a total pain in the ass! For some reason they don't accept credit card payment from Canada and they only take that thing called WebMoney. Wasted an hour trying to sign up and make it work only to realize I could only put money in the account using wire transfer and crazy thing like that. Total waste of time and now it doesn't seem like there is a way to close my account at that crappy WebMoney place.:dammit:

Update: Just wanted to let potential customer know that this comment was left in the very beginning of invitesnes availability and the payment arrangement are now much easier to deal with. The carts they sell look solid and I would consider buying from them if I didn't have an SD2SNES already.