Read N64 cartridge - dkidd928/cartreader GitHub Wiki

To read a rom or savegame from an N64 cartridge you must first make sure you have the N64.txt copied to your SD card. You can download it here.

Next you need to setup the Cart Reader Shield's configuration switches like so:

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Doublecheck that the voltage switch is set correctly to 3.3V for the N64.

Insert the N64 cartridge into the 50-pin (N64) slot and power on the cart reader. Now use the buttons to navigate through the menu.

Notes:

  • If you want to write a savegame from an emulator to the cartridge or if you want to play a savegame from a cartridge in an emulator you might need to byte/word swap it first.
    • To byte/word swap on Windows, you can download saturnu's ED64-Saveswap. For more details on this tool, you can reference this post on the EverDrive Forum.
    • Alternatively, to byte/word swap on any other machine capable of running Python code, check out ssokolow's N64-Saveswap.
  • Rename any savegame you want to write so that its name does not have more than 8 characters. For example mario64.eep is ok but supermario64.eep is 4 characters too long, so the filename needs to be shortened.