roots.genoa Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 7 hours ago, Intellivision Master said: Do the games save data to the console or cart? On the Evercade VS, if I remove a cart and then insert the same cart back in the save data is gone. Basically, by leaving the cart in the console, the save data is fine. But it gets erased when taking the cart out. I noticed it happened on the Data East Arcade as well as the Renovation cart. Wow, that's weird, because today I precisely resumed on my EXP a game started on the Super Pocket... By the way, the Super Pocket doesn't have a quick save/load function, but the first save slot is the quick save slot on EXP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted November 29, 2023 Author Share Posted November 29, 2023 There's no reason not to have a save on the cart itself, but I'm pretty sure the save for most games is on the system. Most games use their own area, so using slot whatever shouldn't affect more than that game. Maybe ill hook it to my computer and see what comes up, if anything (just because its USB doesn't mean it'll talk to the computer) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 30 minutes ago, Video said: There's no reason not to have a save on the cart itself, but I'm pretty sure the save for most games is on the system. Most games use their own area, so using slot whatever shouldn't affect more than that game. Maybe ill hook it to my computer and see what comes up, if anything (just because its USB doesn't mean it'll talk to the computer) Evercade's website says the saves are on cart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recycled Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 When I used my carts on my replacement EXP, all the saves were on the carts. Which surprised me at the time. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
famicommander Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 All my saves have always been on the cart and they have always carried over from the OG to the EXP to the VS and now the Super Pocket. The only times I've had save data erased were when carts got updates from the monthly firmware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 12 hours ago, Intellivision Master said: Do the games save data to the console or cart? On the Evercade VS, if I remove a cart and then insert the same cart back in the save data is gone. Basically, by leaving the cart in the console, the save data is fine. But it gets erased when taking the cart out. I noticed it happened on the Data East Arcade as well as the Renovation cart. To the cart. Is your firmware up to date? I would contact support. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 11 hours ago, jgkspsx said: To the cart. Is your firmware up to date? I would contact support. I don't know. But the console is up to date. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 12 hours ago, famicommander said: The only times I've had save data erased were when carts got updates from the monthly firmware. That's what I was figuring. If perhaps the monthly firmware updates could have caused the data to be erased. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 51 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said: That's what I was figuring. If perhaps the monthly firmware updates could have caused the data to be erased. That is rare and should only affect saves once. If you can't save new saves something else is going on. Is it possible you yanked the carts or cut power to the VS while it was writing to the memory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Just now, jgkspsx said: That is rare and should only affect saves once. If you can't save new saves something else is going on. Is it possible you yanked the carts or cut power to the VS while it was writing to the memory? So far it only happened once with the save data being erased. And only on the 2 carts I mentioned. I didn't remove the carts or cut power while saving data. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 minute ago, Intellivision Master said: So far it only happened once with the save data being erased. And only on the 2 carts I mentioned. I didn't remove the carts or cut power while saving data. Ahh, I thought it was a chronic issue. Maybe it was just an update quirk then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 1 minute ago, jgkspsx said: Ahh, I thought it was a chronic issue. Maybe it was just an update quirk then. Most likely it was. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 1, 2023 Share Posted December 1, 2023 Man oh man it is a treat to play Duke 1 again. Except now with smooth scrolling and a much bigger display port (if you want them). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted December 1, 2023 Author Share Posted December 1, 2023 Huh, interesting. Learn something new everyday and all that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Anybody having trouble with duke 1+2 on vs? I just went from current update to console factory reset(?), it still dies(?) or at least loses sync forever after the little c:\> intro and 'loading' screen. seems to work on the super pocket and duke 3d at least gets to title screen on vs (probably farther, I stopped testing there and went back to 1+2) I notice it says 'console up to date,' in system menu which makes me wonder about "factory reset" 🙄 seems like it forgot my wifi password and that's about it. last month's petscii robot cart started out super-jank on it too, but eventually decided it wanted to start working flawlessly. I assumed it was either booting it up on the super pocket, or updating the vs firmware, but probably just this same deal. Edited December 3, 2023 by Reaperman 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 It works fine on mine, I would contact support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) ...and very much like with the petscii robot cart, now it just works. 😫 Started working last night, and works every freaking time, same as the other cart. I put off posting it in here as I was trying my hardest to reproduce any kind of failure again. I spent probably an hour trying to get this going last night and about the same amount of time today trying to get it to break. am currently actually furious, because just like the petscii robot cart, now it just works every time. List of things it's not: one vs slot vs other one. screen resolution (1080p vs 720p do the same) not the power supply (I'd tried it in the big usb one that powers my MiSTer) not running an old firmware not helped by "factory reset" (not even sure what that resets since the firmware stayed "current version" not some kind of aftermarket VS firmware--I don't run that, but if anything I'd think it'd help. could still be something that starts working when I properly boot it in a different system (in this case super pocket). but I don't recall it immediately working in the VS after that. I'm also not sure if it's a 'crash' or just a permanent loss of sync. It doesn't drop me back at the menu like the crashes do, because oh I've had tons of evercade crashes, and other evercade issues. So sometimes I get the feeling that evercade carts/hardware are all just a bit 💩 I said it, and it needed saying Edited December 3, 2023 by Reaperman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+madman Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 37 minutes ago, Reaperman said: So sometimes I get the feeling that evercade carts/hardware are all just a bit 💩 I said it, and it needed saying It's a budget system and sometimes you run into budget system problems. I believe there are also save game issues w/some of the new Duke games. Because who would've thought to QA saves on their highest profile games of the year? This isn't to defend them or demonize them, it's just the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Figured it out(?) It's actually the petscii robots cart. if it's in either slot, duke 1+2 loses sync or crashes or whatever. No idea why, but annoying. can anybody else replicate? I don't even know if it's other carts, or just that one. @Ryan_Blaze Proof that I'm not crazy (its uploading now, but below vid will start working sometime): Yeah, obviously I'm just frustrated today. If I really didn't like Evercade, I wouldn't be trying this hard, and would just play on something else. and yes, my turbografx-16 setup is basically just a glorified 'evercade stand' right now... Edited December 4, 2023 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Yes, for whatever reason Duke 1 does not play well with the HCH cartridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Maybe it's trying to unlock a hidden game but fails to do so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Cross Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 I love the Atomic Edition VS and the Duke Nukem games are cool, I never played them in the day... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 There was no free game on the VS in November. But October had 2 of them. This month hasn't gotten it yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 15 hours ago, Intellivision Master said: There was no free game on the VS in November. But October had 2 of them. This month hasn't gotten it yet. They said in Discord it is coming imminently. Presumably early next week. New cart announced: The C64 Collection 3! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jgkspsx Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Game list: Anarchy Boulder Dash Break Dance Cyberdyne Warrior Cybernoid II: The Revenge Deliverance: Stormlord II Exolon Heavy Metal Paradroid Jumpman Junior Netherworld Street Sports Soccer Summer Games II Super Cycle Some really cool looking games there! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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