Playing Super Famicom games on USA Snes

SNES Game Genie works if you remove two small plastic tabs near the base of the upper cart slot.

 

Did you not read the thread? he doesn't want to damage anything.

 

I don't know about game compatibility, but SFC Action Replay is NTSC and will fit a SNES. It has the tab holes on the back.
http://www.yugiyahiranonetshop.com/product/14721

 

Strictly speaking, he only mentions not wanting to mod the console's slot, so...

 

Did you not read his post? he was clearly taking about clipping the tabs on THE GAME GENIE, not the actual SNES.

But yeah, OP, if you dont want to make any modifications to your console, there are a couple options. The Nakitek Game Saver can be found for about 20 bucks on amazon and ebay, and will work as a converter (although some games with extra hardware may not work), and as previously mentioned, a SNES game genie will also work as a converter if you clip the tabs on the game genie.

 

My vote is to use a copier. If not an old classic one, just get a super ufo pro 8 SD card version.

 

Alternative : Use something like the Super 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_8_(video_game_accessory)

More insane idea : Use a Tristar 64 instead. XD
https://www.amazon.com/TRISTAR-64-Nitendo/dp/B002KJ7MKU

 

I've been thinking about designing a 3d printed cartridge slot, similar to the 3d printed cartridge slot for the N64, but my CAD skills are lacking.

 

Would you choose 3D printing one over traditional plastic molding for experimentation's sake? There was a good thread on here a few months back where a member 3D printed a red cart slot for his N64 and posted some of his progress along the way.

 

what do you mean by traditional plastic molding?

 

http://www.shapeways.com/product/MARFTPFQQ/unisn2-tray?optionId=56237730

 

Make a die of the cartridge slot out of a metal block, use that die to mould plastic into as many cartridge slots as you want.

It's the subtractive mfg. equivalent to making a cart slot via 3D printing/additive mfg. Subtractive tends to be a lot cheaper and it produces parts with a stronger integrity. Additive is a relatively young concept in comparison. It is still being elaborated and expanded upon and will be for quite some time. It's definitely the more exciting side of things. Ideal for rapid prototyping and experimentation.

 

I use this adapter on my SFC to play US SNES carts:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331977688312

It has the extra pins for special chip games. It also has extender pins for the eject button, so when you press Eject it will only eject the cart and the adapter stays tight and solid in the console. It's also brand new so it's more reliable than expensive used adapters.

 

There's people that actually use that eject button?

Nah but seriously. That looks like a very well thought out adapter. The only thing "missing" seems to be the cart lock. It'l look a bit weird with a JP cart in the US slot, as well as the color being off, but... whatever.

 

I do habitually. There were a few situations where I took it out the old-fashioned way and it erased all my records (at least for Super Mario All Stars and Kirby Super Star).

 

Surely that's just coincidence?

 

It's just easier to press Eject rather than holding the console down with one hand and yanking it out with the other.

 

My super famicom mini arrives on monday. I'll take the tray out and try to model it in Tinkercad (without the tabs) when it gets here.

 

The only way you would lose your save files from pulling a cart out would be if you did it while the system was still powered on, in which case, it would have happened regardless of hitting the eject button or just yanking it out.

 

pretty sure you cant press the eject button when its powered on.