I Got My Gamesharks Working

[Bowser N64]

I cleaned it, and tried out inserting and booting my games one by one, after trying it with Cruisin' World. In the end I tried Cruisin' World again, and it booted the gameshark, after I cleaned the gameshark with my legitimate N64 cleaning solution. You can bet I will be hacking Goldeneye and Mario 64 to the tee now, baby! Also, I have another gameshark, but it's corrupted. I scroll down in the cheat menu and when I get to Mario 64 the Gameshark freezes. Now I can't even get it to the cheat menu at all. But it runs to the main menu, which means that I can reinstall the gameshark firmware or fix it with the PC right? I got my gamesharks to be detected by the PC, but I still can't read anything off of them with the Gameshark utilities on Goldeneye Forever.

Edited March 14, 2009 by Bowser N64

[nathanallan]

Glad you made progress. Funny, I never thought to actually clean the thing. Smack my face, troubleshooting 101.

[Bowser N64]

Thanks.

[Bowser N64]

Help with my first post?

[nathanallan]

I'd just try to reinstall, just like you said. And clen everything over and over again.

 

The solution you used from Nintendo probably is good, but what I use is the TV tuner cleaner on the contacts, but you have to be careful the stuff doesn't drip down into the cart, cause it's corrosive to plastics (after a while). So I use a q-tip and don't spray it directly on the cart (but on the q-tip).

 

Is there a way to flash the shark, or is that what reinstall the firmware means?

[STICH666]

I use jewelry cleaner. It's amazing.

[Warriorisabouttodie]

I cleaned it, and tried out inserting and booting my games one by one, after trying it with Cruisin' World. In the end I tried Cruisin' World again, and it booted the gameshark, after I cleaned the gameshark with my legitimate N64 cleaning solution. You can bet I will be hacking Goldeneye and Mario 64 to the tee now, baby! Also, I have another gameshark, but it's corrupted. I scroll down in the cheat menu and when I get to Mario 64 the Gameshark freezes. Now I can't even get it to the cheat menu at all. But it runs to the main menu, which means that I can reinstall the gameshark firmware or fix it with the PC right? I got my gamesharks to be detected by the PC, but I still can't read anything off of them with the Gameshark utilities on Goldeneye Forever.

 

 

wow good to hear you FINALLY got a working Gameshark.

[nathanallan]

I picked up a shark for the original Playstation, the kind that plugs into the rear port. I have yet to test it but it's here, and makes the second one that I have that I haven't messed with yet. The seal's been broken on it, but I doubt that anything has been touched inside. Probably just curious owners.

[STICH666]

I picked up a shark for the original Playstation, the kind that plugs into the rear port. I have yet to test it but it's here, and makes the second one that I have that I haven't messed with yet. The seal's been broken on it, but I doubt that anything has been touched inside. Probably just curious owners.

LOL that thing is the main culprit of lost I/O port covers.....followed close second by curious 5 year olds.

[Bowser N64]

Yes, well thanks, but any pointers on communicating with the PC?

[shadow460]

Isn't it just a standard parallel cable on the N64 shark? To reflash 'em you gotta stack 'em in the system, but I forget exactly how it's done.

[Bowser N64]

Well I have got the PC to communicate and detect my gamesharks, but I cannot read anything through them. Or off them.

[nathanallan]

Bowser, you inspred me to take a look at mine. I made a video.

 

 

Be online later.

[Bowser N64]

Oh cool! Well here is a video I made of a code I made on my gameshark. I just typed it in though. I had tons of fun with it. You can either download or open the file.

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?tjutibymzva

 

Enjoy!

[Bowser N64]

LOL.

 

"Bowser, this one's for YOU."

 

Thanks man.

 

I loved the video. It was very thoughtful of you to make it and dedicate it to me. Your Gameshark seems to be very different than mine. It seems from what I have heard and seen that only Gameshark Pro 3.0 and above have the parallel port on the back. I took apart my sharks before to clean them and yours is much different inside. The line about the cat was funny, and I did not mind the driveway and noises. It was a very entertaining video. Nice job. Hope we can PM each other and stay in touch? It's nice to meet someone interested in hacking N64 like me. See, I seem to bore my friends telling them of my codes, even this one:

 

Mario 64 - Mario's Breathing Left Hand.wmv

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?tjutibymzva

 

 

That code, is HILARIOUS. I actually just typed it in, I wish I made it though.

Edited March 18, 2009 by Bowser N64

[nathanallan]

Sure, you can PM me anytime or just post here, it's all good I love messing with hardware and making things do what they're

. The N64 is a back-burner project, it takes a lot of research and precise soldering, so I tend to concentrate on Atari and Sega projects. But the N64 is definitely on my to-do list.

[Bowser N64]

Cool! That's chill. Did you see that video that I posted the link to above?

Edited March 18, 2009 by Bowser N64

[Bowser N64]

Nice video. I have dialup internet so it is taking a bit to load.

Edited March 18, 2009 by Bowser N64

[nathanallan]

I did see the Mario video, that was pretty funny! I love this stuff!

[nathanallan]

I can't find any information on how to make this thing talk to a computer anywhere. Everybody wants me to buy their roms and pay to register-- all I want is the manual! Looked on ebay and all of them are either untested, incomplete and none are v2.0. This is pretty frustrating.

[Bowser N64]

SUCCESS I GOT IT WORKING! I got my info from codewerx. It IS frustrating to figure out. It took me a long time.

[nathanallan]

I don't even have a decent interface to work with, you had a parallel port, though. I need to figure this thing out before I smash it

[Bowser N64]

I understand your frustration. I don't think communication with the PC is possible on yours. Have you tried booting it on your N64?

[nathanallan]

not yet, I need to see what's going on with it. I'll hook it all up tonight, at work now. Will report back with results. This is the testing I like to do

 

Nathan

[+remowilliams]

I picked up a shark for the original Playstation, the kind that plugs into the rear port. I have yet to test it but it's here, and makes the second one that I have that I haven't messed with yet. The seal's been broken on it, but I doubt that anything has been touched inside. Probably just curious owners.

The Saturn (and I believe the PS) GSs needed the special comms card. Somebody has made a modern USB interface for the Saturn one.