Kaico SummerCart64 - The Perfect N64 Flash Cart?

[@first__last]

You can set the RTC by loading up Animal Crossing and using the in-game menu.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@first__last ohhh that's a really great tip, thank you!

[@Starlight-hp9mm]

@first_last Wow comment of the year award.🏆 😊

[@BlueStinger475]

I just bought one for 54 bucks. I got my first paycheck from my first job and was so weary about buying the Everdrive 64. I was on Aliexpress and saw this. I had to do research, and the software is pretty recent. I can't wait for it to arrive.

[@oswaldo1montenegro]

As a Mac user, I’ve run into compatibility issues with other Kaico Firmwares. My workaround was creating a Windows 11 VM using Parallels. As long as you give the Win VM access to your USB Input, it will work. Parallels offers a free trial, so you can try this out without having to buy a license.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@oswaldo1montenegro thank you, I will look into that

[@Starlight-hp9mm]

I got this card from AE @ £42 inc vat & shipping. Exactly the same case (different label) & exactly the same box. Checked inside & came with the faster 6TG chip. Win. Win all the way 😊 Edit & came with the same USB reader & antistatic bag! (Shipping time to UK 6-7 days)

[@JoeBleeps]

I hope you have fun with it!

[@Starlight-hp9mm]

​@@JoeBleepsYes thanks. Enjoyed settling it up, changing the background picture & testing the 64DD. Everything works great. Like you I have most of the carts I like. For the price it gave a few days of amusement. 😊

[@paulanderson929]

I ordered one of these based off your recommendation. Looks cool. I'm excited.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@paulanderson929 I hope you like it!

[@Deniki666]

Seems like a great flash cart! I don't care much for N64 but I'm glad to see it get this kind of support.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@Deniki666 it was one of my favourite consoles, was my main one of that era but a lot of games haven't aged that well

[@dinofart105]

If I didn't already have an everdrive, I would definitely get one of these. Much lower cost for basically the same features as the most current revision of the everdrive. It's always good to see more flash cart options. I have also had issues with the extra files on mac before. At least you can easily format drives into fat32 without using a third party program.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@dinofart105 how? I've only been able to do it for drives up to 32gb, otherwise it's exFAT

[@dinofart105]

@@JoeBleeps On mac you can use disk utility to format the drive. Just use the erase option on the drive and it gives you the option to rename it and format it to MS DOS fat. The largest I've done is a 256GB micro SD, but I'm sure it would work on bigger drives.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@dinofart105 I hadn't realised that was the same as FAT32, thank you

[@johntorn]

I’m a Mac user as well, but I keep an old PC around for managing my flashcarts, VM2, etc. Great video as always!

[@JoeBleeps]

@@johntorn thank you! I'm definitely thinking a cheap pc might be a handy thing to have around for cases like this

[@TsiolkovskySportingLocks]

What a great flash cart and super project. Thanks for a great review.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@TsiolkovskySportingLocks thank you!

[@lucifermorningstar910]

Interesting! I too have physical carts of the games I wanted, but this would be great so I can preserve my carts and have more games. And ZedLabz great!! Be shopping from there soon.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@lucifermorningstar910 it's nice not having to swap the cartridges over all the time 😄

[@MrKrimstah]

Just ordered thanks 🎉

[@JoeBleeps]

@@MrKrimstah excellent! Let me know how you get on with it

[@cabezover]

​​@@JoeBleepsyou are making people buy this low quality product with no shame at all

[@JoeBleeps]

@@cabezover I'm not making anyone buy anything. I'm just trying out a product and letting people know what I think.

[@kaicointernational8133]

@@cabezover in what way is it low quality? You havent even seen one to make this comment. We followed the license and use the FPGA chips suggested. We then paid for an injection molded case to be created. Its better quality than any other available one on AE. plus with us you get UK customer support and a full 2 year warranty. Good luck trying to get that from anyone on AE!

[@Gecko1993HogheadIncOfficial]

100th like. Nice review, and coverage of this device!

[@Gennweb]

Hello, For me, it is not identifying the controller pak. When I use the game cartridge, it works. I updated the firmware, but it was not successful. Did you have this problem?

[@JoeBleeps]

I have just been using the rumble pak which works, I will find a memory card and give it a try

[@ernstkomtlater6323]

The secret button does throw out the hardware emulated DD ROM (N64 diskdrive) on the original summercard64

[@JoeBleeps]

@@ernstkomtlater6323 I'm told there's a newer revision on the way that includes the button.

[@iamdmc]

$70 is okay vs Krikzz if it works as well

[@JoeBleeps]

@@iamdmc it's good to have a choice of different options!

[@lilliancalvert3800]

You could probably set it up using a library computer.

[@Krufs]

Forsaken has good music too!

[@FortyOzBurger]

Do you think this may work with the analogue n64

[@JoeBleeps]

I would expect so, if it emulates the original hardware effectively

[@k1ylf]

Does this card support cheats? Great video

[@JoeBleeps]

@@k1ylf I think it does, yes

[@first__last]

The menu currently lacks a few features, including cheat support. Not that I'm complaining. The developers have done a massive service to the N64 homebrew community. Free open-source developers deserve a lot more recognition for what they do.

[@JoeBleeps]

@@first__last thanks for the info 🙏

[@angelhollow3275]

It's exactly the same as they sell in aliexpress, what they do in kaico is just relabel it for resale, in aliexpress now it's in about 50 dollars and I say it's exactly the same because it's the same pcb and the casing doesn't have the hole for the back button

[@JoeBleeps]

@@angelhollow3275 I'd seen those since trying this one. There's a new version coming with the button. As always AliExpress is a good cheap option provided you're willing to wait on the shipping

[@kaicointernational8133]

Thats not true. its not the same. We followed the correct chipset and paid for an injection molded case which is far superior to any 3d print case. We offer the product in a premium shell with UK customer service and a 2 year repair or replace warranty.

[@wanderingsoul9375]

@angelhollow3275 Well mine came from Ali is identical in every way, except the label & under £50. 👍

[@AlexSBedini]

07:10 Then change to Windows xD

[@Exitsing]

I tried to copy a save file from ocarina of time in the saves folder named exactly as the ROM file.sav",still not working. Is there somwone who had the same problem? Save file not loading ONLY with ocarina of time

[@JoeBleeps]

@@Exitsing this is from theSC64 website: If transferring a file from a different flashcart, such as the ED64, it will be necessary to change the extension of the file to sav. i.e. for Glover (USA).eep you would need to change the extension to Glover (USA).sav You may also need to pad/trim the files to their original size: For EEPROM 4Kbit games, remove the padding. For others, use a tool such as Ninjiteu's N64 Save converter. NOTE: certain emulator saves or saves created for a different ROM version or region may be incompatible

[@HB-mj2jz]

Biggest question: Why do people keep using mac? The times of that being superior predate windows 10 or even earlier. And was it ever superior? People often compare 2500 dollar macbooks with 500 dollar laptops...... There was a time it was the best option for editing visual stuff, but also those times are long gone. Its something like using an iphone. Pay way to much for way to little. Always compatibility issues with everything

[@ytv6770]

macOS is leagues better than Windows 11. You can’t put a price on that.

[@kaicointernational8133]

To be clear, We sourced these from our supplier, We paid for an injection molded case and have sold them on our website. We only sent these out to make people aware that we now sell these and they are available on Amazon, eBay and our website. We made sure to use the correct chip set and have finished these to a high standard. They are not the same ones you can buy on AE for $40 (They use inferior FPGA chips and components) Ours do not! We offer UK customer service and a 2 year repair or replace warranty. You wont get any of this on AE!

[@cabezover]

then why is the board identical to the AE ones? why whould you use the AE project to build having the original being open source? you can fool the end customer but you cant fool a developer

[@Polprzewodnikowy]

The fact is the PCB and shell were modified by your supplier who deliberately chosen to ignore the GPLv3 license by not publishing the modified files while attaching the SummerCart64 name to their (and yours by extension) product. I know what your supplier did sell on aliexpress fooling their customers by sending them units with chips not up to specification I made. I can't support such practices and no amount of free carts or money will fix that.

[@kaicointernational8133]

@@cabezover what are you on about? we aren't trying to fool anyone. We got the boards from our supplier, We asked him to change the FPGA because it wasn't the original which he has done for us. We have followed everything we could and tried to send some to ​ @Polprzewodnikowy for confirmation and to contribute to his project financially and hes completely ignored us (other than commenting on this video). We wanted to make it clear it isn't our cartridge and put the developers name on the packaging and product. We are making sure all parts used are to the specs he set. I dont understand this hate.

[@kaicointernational8133]

@@Polprzewodnikowy We arent trying to buy you off with free carts and money. We wanted your honest feedback on the Carts we have had made. You have already confirmed we are using the correct FPGA chip and we just wanted to make sure it was up to your standards. This was never meant as a bribe. We sell the OSSC so we contributed to the project through the creator after he signed off on the quality. all we wanted was to do the same with you. I will get a full list of changes and get them published immediately.

[@kaicointernational8133]

And we have contacted you in many ways and you ignore every email but then bad mouth us on KZbin when you could have just responded to us so we could make what relevant changes you wanted. The fact is the AliExpress ones may be cheap, under performing clones but ours is not and if you simply responded to us we could have proved this to you. We are still happy to send you one out to check so you know its not the same as the AE sellers and as stated before I will get a list of changes sent across to you so that they are within the GPLv3 license rules.

[@hhectorlector]

Kaico has regularly stole others' designs (also same company as BitFunx)... so which flashcart did they rip off for this?

[@JoeBleeps]

@@hhectorlectorin this case it's SummerCart64 which is completely open source including commercial production, I read about it on their website. The creators are clearly credited on the labels.

[@robertatkinson6864]

He said it's opened sourced. Did you even watch the video or do you just make these stupid comments with paying attention?

[@cabezover]

just to point out, these seem to be the ali express carts with a more aesthetic shell, the quality of the components doesnt meet the minimum recommended by the developer

[@cabezover]

why would you delete my comment about the official store and support these shady practices by this company?

[@JoeBleeps]

@@cabezover I haven't deleted any comments at all

[@JoeBleeps]

@@cabezover does it look like the same PCB? Which components should I be looking at?

[@RelaxingSoundsByFad]

Can I get a source for this? Because i was about to purchase one but wouldnt if thats the case. Where has the developer said this?

[@Gogeta007yBro]

​@@cabezover, yeah, I tried to post something about Mena's store, and the comment got deleted too. This is shady.

[@cabezover]

comments pointing to official summer cart seller "phemon mods" keep getting deleted

[@Ridley1911]

Get owned krikkz

[@Demokirby]

Why the hate? Guy only has only made quality products.

[@Ridley1911]

@Demokirby because he price gauges, i got my ed64 from aliexpress for much, i mean much cheaper and it came with the entir n64 library, and it works flawlessly to this day