#4 ✓resolved
Gil-Galad

SRAM

Reported by Gil-Galad | December 4th, 2010 @ 12:30 AM

Of course you're already aware of it since you provided a 32KB SRAM file with Pulsar. However, I tried using Pular without the pre-formatted SRAM file and of course the screen is blank with only the cursor showing and you can also move it.

I'm only mentioning it because I advise against releasing it like that. For one, eventually the ROM will make it's way into the NES/Famicom ROM archive collection and without that SRAM file, it's useless and other people won't know how to use it and it requires a formatted SRAM file. It could even be years down the road when your site isn't around anymore and it could be impossible to locate a SRAM file.

Also, you're limiting yourself to emulators and the PowerPak with this setup. Some people may wish to make a Pulsar cartridge but it may be impossible unless you can flash the SRAM chip. Alternately, making some type of circuit with a CF card port that loads the SRAM file and internally flashes or loads the SRAM file to the chip.

I suggest reformatting the SRAM from ROM. Pulsar is 128KB PRG-ROM. You can easily expand to 256KB since the MMC1 registers will easily support 256KB.I realize that is probably a difficult operation since you have to be careful in switching SRAM, based on what I read.I really don't understand the SRAM bankswitching too much since I only saw the register docs SOROM which happens to be 16K.

Anyways, that's just a minor nitpick and my views on it.

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  • Neil Baldwin

    Neil Baldwin December 22nd, 2010 @ 11:49 AM

    • State changed from “new” to “resolved”

    I've fixed this now.

    If you start Pulsar and it checks for a signature at the start of the the .sav file. If it is not valid, the entire .sav file will be "formatted" to be used with Pulsar.

    Thanks for spotting that one :)

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