/vr/ - Retro Games

>>6008023
find one that uses a physical switch to set the "bank" of the card and doesn't require you to do so while plugged in. Those are legitimate multi-cards, and work great.
The one in your picture is garbage and requires time to compress and move data from SRAM to a slow EEPROM.

The ones with physical switches actually force address lines active to segment a larger memory chip into multiple banks, so they're like regular memory cards.

Pic related.

>>6008035
This, or if the save is irreplaceable, only use genuine sony. I never had a single one fail on me, I still have some saves dating as far back as 1998

>>6008035
So would leaving the game on for a bit after saving allow for a proper save on the Mega Memory card? I'll be transferring my saves to a legit Sony card once I get one, but I'm still eager to make some progress in Final Fantasy II.

I've had this fucker for 20 years and it still reads my saves. ymmv

>>6008035
This. I had one like this for Dreamcast. Worked good forever.

>>6008092
This one on the other hand corrupted like a motherfucker

I even lost all my 360 saves recently because I transfered them to USB in preparation to migrate to a newer style box then my toddler stepped on it and broke it. Going to try to resolder it sometime.

Meanwhile I have freaking NES games that still have my saves from the 80s intact.

>>6008039
Honestly not expensive to keep 10 or so ps1 memory cards lying around, but fuck swapping it every other game.

If you've got an old windows machine or can find the drivers to run in an OS emu, dex drive backup kits are still available as new old stock. You'll also need a serial to USB cable.

>>6008092
I think I know this fucker brought it back the same day it didn't werked

>>6008023
I have the two page/card version of this sitting around somewhere. Never gave me trouble but then again I was anal as all hell about switching pages
>>6008230
The DC ones are a godsend. I think I have 3-4 of them now.

>>6008023
>just not bother with them
That's what I would recommend. Nearly every one of these multi-card cards I've tried have been absolute trash that would constantly corrupt and lose saves. And when you really think about it, how many cards do you really need? Playing a game that uses a ton of memory card room, or wanna make stuff for the game like custom levels in THPS2, then you have a card just for that. Other than that sort of situation, two cards will give you enough room to save your spot in 6-15 games for each card. How many PSX games are you planning on playing at the same time that you need more than 12-30 saves?

>>6008023
Fugg, I used to have that memory card. I don't remember having issues with it. These days I just stick with official memory cards.

>>6008092
This son of a bitch ate my Final Fantasy Tactics chapter 4 saves three times in a row before I begged my mom to get me a normal one that actually worked.

>>6008023
Get an official one?

>>6008347
>If you've got an old windows machine or can find the drivers to run in an OS emu, dex drive backup kits are still available as new old stock. You'll also need a serial to USB cable.
Or, you know, a PS2 with FMCB (or the recently discovered Yabasic-exploit if you're in PAL-Land and all you got is a 90000-series PS2) and uLauncELF copying saves from and to a USB-stick.

>>6008230
>>6008365
I guess some of us had better luck. To be fair though it looks like there's several knockoffs.

>>6008039
never lost a save to third party low-capacity cards, either. But make copies if you don't want to lose data.

The circuitry inside the official card I have is a lot more complex, though, so they may be better protected against abuse for all I know.

>>6008023
I don't bother with shit like that. I have a card with 24m that syncs with my NAS over wifi. Not to mention the dozens of original cards I haven't even taken out of the box.

>>6012325
>syncs with my NAS over wifi

Does anyone remember the card holder that was translucent green or blue? Was a flip top style. I've been looking for one forever.

>>6012338
Most of those old bootlegs that used parallel flash and let you switch banks used a 8051 for the SPIish interface the PS1 uses. It was trivial to port that to an ESP. u mad?