So please come and post, ask questions if you have any, share some of your favorite games that you've played on the Everdrive! Subreddit Rules Many newer romhacks are even tested on real hardware to ensure compatibility-often with an Everdrive! No more keyboards or faulty computer controllers with bad directional pads and added input lag! Though many older romhacks were originally developed on and for emulators, an Everdrive can often allow even these to run on real hardware. Everdrives allow these games to live on forever.Įverdrives also allow someone to run homebrew software, or hacked games, on real console hardware. For example, as time passes, the batteries that preserve the saved game data can die, rendering the games useless. Additionally, the preservation of old console games presents a few long-term challenges. The Everdrive can store all of your games in one convenient location.
The FXPAK firmware is written and maintained by Ikari. All Everdrives and FXPAKs are designed and manufactured by KRIKzz in Ukraine. When plugged into the appropriate system, the cart will load the game and run it on the actual system without emulation! Many different systems, from the Super Nintendo to the Sega Game Gear, have had Everdrive carts created for them.
Everdrives (and FXPAKs) are custom built cartridges that can store video game ROMs on SD cards.