Writing to a 64DD Blue Cart?

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  1. ma777

    ma777 Peppy Member

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    How would you get data from your computer onto the blue 64dd cart?
    Is there some special drive you put the cart into?
    Can a retail (not a dev) 64dd read/write to a blue cart?
     
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  2. Borman

    Borman Digital Games Curator

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    Retail cant read the dev disks, from what I understand ;)
     
  3. dj898

    dj898 Site Supporter 2015

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    not only that if you insert the blue disc into the retail 64DD will get the content of disc gone for good~
     
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  4. ma777

    ma777 Peppy Member

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    If i put a blue cart into a retail DD it will delete everything? Why?
     
  5. Barc0de

    Barc0de Mythical Member from Time Immemorial

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    because nintendo says so in the dev docs, with a huge warning in caps. Damn, it might even be true, no? Feel free to try it out though if you think the reasoning behind our advice is flawed, we d be very interested in the results, honestly!
     
  6. ma777

    ma777 Peppy Member

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    No, i believe you guys i just wanted to know why it does that.

    thanks
     
  7. ma777

    ma777 Peppy Member

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    Can a dev unit read a retail dd game?
     
  8. sayin999

    sayin999 Officer at Arms

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    nope. I never understood why nintendo did this, possibly to prevent piracy or force dev to use a dev kit?
     
  9. kammedo

    kammedo and the lost N64 Hardware Docs

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    ....and luckily you said you wouldnt do that! :p

    It cant because both disks are formatted in different ways!
    If you want to experiment using dev disks you have to get a development kit for DD!

    Which means you need :

    a) a modified KMC N64 (have a look at the DIY N64 http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15105)
    b) a partner N cart, which means flash cart + interface cart
    c) a dev drive, the one witht the blue hazel (retail has grey ones).
    d) some blue disks.
    e) The debugger for formatting and running the software you put on your Disk!

    You see, its not that easy ;).
     
  10. mooseblaster

    mooseblaster Bleep. Site Supporter 2012, 2014

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    I would suggest, if you're only interested in finding out what's on the carts and don't want to go to a whole lot of expense, perhaps try sending them to someone who DOES have the equipment to take a look at.

    Who knows, it may have something special on them.
     
  11. kammedo

    kammedo and the lost N64 Hardware Docs

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    Surely i could help! Seriously.
     
  12. rbudrick

    rbudrick Guest

    From what I hear, Kammedo is about the only one that could help with this, judging by the M3 disks saga.

    -Rob
     
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