GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
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GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
Hi everyone,
Inspired from NovaSquirrel's work here, I added GTROM support to the Everdrive N8.
It doesn't support self-flashing yet, I'll have to add it later.
Don't forget to update your MAPROUT.BIN file in your EDFC folder. (write 0x6F at offset 0x6F)
Inspired from NovaSquirrel's work here, I added GTROM support to the Everdrive N8.
It doesn't support self-flashing yet, I'll have to add it later.
Don't forget to update your MAPROUT.BIN file in your EDFC folder. (write 0x6F at offset 0x6F)
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Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
It's awesome!!
By the way, there's such a implementation of mapper 30 (UNROM 512) out there?
By the way, there's such a implementation of mapper 30 (UNROM 512) out there?
Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
That's great, thanks for making that! One day people will be able to release a mapper #111 ROM without fear of people saying "uh, how I do run this?". I think NEScape might might be the first game to use the 8 nametables.
Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
@Memblers
8 nametables? I guess I'm late on the news about mappers? ^^;; How does it work and what it the usage for? I guess there must be a thread on nesdev talking about it? I must have missed it.
8 nametables? I guess I'm late on the news about mappers? ^^;; How does it work and what it the usage for? I guess there must be a thread on nesdev talking about it? I must have missed it.
Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
GTROM has two 8K banks of CHR RAM for pattern tables and two 7.75K banks of RAM for nametables. Each nametable bank consists of 4K at $2000 for a four-screen layout plus 3.75K of scratch space at $3000 that can be accessed during vblank or forced blank.
One four-screen layout in nametable bank 0 plus a second in nametable bank 1 equals eight screens.
One four-screen layout in nametable bank 0 plus a second in nametable bank 1 equals eight screens.
Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
Yes I think this had been done before, but maybe there are differences in the implementation.
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Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
The main thread is kinda hidden in the Membler Industries section, it's all very disorganized:Banshaku wrote:@Memblers
8 nametables? I guess I'm late on the news about mappers? ^^;; How does it work and what it the usage for? I guess there must be a thread on nesdev talking about it? I must have missed it.
https://forums.nesdev.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=12716
My original thinking with bankswitched nametables, is that it combines the advantage of 4-screen (being the PPU's native screen size) with the advantage of 1-screen mode (easier to scroll vertically with the status bar being in another bank).
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Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
It's documented on the Wiki too:
https://wiki.nesdev.com/w/index.php/GTROM
https://wiki.nesdev.com/w/index.php/GTROM
Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
@Memblers
Ha, it the specification of your board, wasn't aware of all those details ^^;; I see.
@rainwarrior
I will check the wiki then. Thanks!
Ha, it the specification of your board, wasn't aware of all those details ^^;; I see.
@rainwarrior
I will check the wiki then. Thanks!
Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
Hi guys, just got NEScape in my mailbox and after adding the mapper to Everdrive, the screen turns yellow.
Anyone had any luck running NEScape with this mapper?
Anyone had any luck running NEScape with this mapper?
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Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
What ROM version did you use ?
Did you dump the game yourself ?
Did you dump the game yourself ?
My first game : Twin Dragons available at Broke Studio.
Re: GTROM/Cheapocabra mapper for Everdrive N8
Feel free to re-purpose the code from my Powerpak mapper30 implementation if it makes things easier for you.Broke Studio wrote: It doesn't support self-flashing yet, I'll have to add it later.
(if I understand the wiki correctly, the self-flashing sequence should be more or less the same on both)
Edit: Oops! You want the Everdrive version of course, and not the Powerpak one.
Though with the Everdrive N8, it might not be worth adding the flash ROM support - as you won't be able to get it to save the written ROM back to the memory card. That's where the easily downloadable and moddable source code of the Powerpak OS really shines.
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