EverDrive-N8 [Famicom] (Base)

This Base version of the EverDrive-N8 [FC] comes in a yellow shell with a base label and phillips screws.

Ever dream of having your whole library of Famicom games in a single cartridge? The EverDrive-N8 for Famicom allows you to load your personally backed-up games from an microSD card, put the SD card into the EverDrive-N8, put the EverDrive-N8 into a Famicom system and have your list of games at your finger tips. Please read the FLASH CART DISCLAIMER below before purchasing.

5 FREE DIGITAL GAMES INCLUDED

Carpet Shark
From Below
KUBO 3
Plummet Challenge Game
Witch 'n Wiz

Officially Licensed From:

Basic Edition vs. Deluxe Edition

The Basic Edition comes with just the EverDrive-N8 for Famicom cartridge with a gray back label in the selected style or configuration covered by a 1-year Warranty. Whereas the Deluxe Edition includes the cartridge with a gold back label, a case, printed manual, a EverDrive-N8 sticker, Stone Age Gamer sticker, and is covered by a 2-year Warranty.

Features

Famicom, NES, and Twin Famicom systems are supported.* Works with many NES/FC clones as well.
Cart supports Famicom, NES and FDS ROM images.
Automatic disk side swap for FDS.
Expansion audio.**
Save State functionality.
Game Genie cheat code support.
Automatically backs-up saves to SD card. There is no need to push reset before shutting down the system.***
Mapper support can be extended via software updates. As easy as loading new mappers files on SD card.
FAT / FAT16 / FAT32 file system formats are supported.
Supports microSD (SD & SDHC) cards up to 32GB.
Quick loading of game files (approx. 4-8 seconds).
Powerful Cyclone II FPGA.
2 x 512Kbyte SRAM for PRG and CHR data.
128Kbyte battery backed memory. It write save data to SD.
Max II CPLD to handle FPGA reconfiguration, BIOS and SD interfaces.
1Mbyte flash BIOS.
Voltage shift buffers on PPU and CPU bus for matching levels between 5v NES bus and 3.3 EverDrive bus. Far better than simple resistor buffers at reducing noise and power consumption.

*Famicom version of cart requires Famicom to NES adapter to be used with NES. NES version of cart requires NES to Famicom adapter to be used with Famicom.
** Only Famicom can output expansion sound without modification. NES systems require modification to support this feature.
*** FDS is the only exception, user should push the reset button on system to get back to main menu before than shutting down the system, otherwise FDS save data will be lost.

EverDrive-N8 Original vs. EverDrive-N8 Pro:

FLASH CART / ODE DISCLAIMER

A) PIRACY – Stone Age Gamer Retroworks, Inc. ("Stone Age Gamer") does not support or condone piracy. Flash carts, ODEs (optical drive emulators), and similar devices Stone Age Gamer sells and supports are intended to be used only for the following purposes: development, playing games licensed by Stone Age Gamer for use with the product, and/or playing currently owned personally backed-up games and media where it is legal to do so. Stone Age Gamer does not offer support for any other use of this product.

B) PERSONAL BACK-UPS – In many territories it is legal to make back-ups for personal use and/or archival purposes, however it may not be legal in all territories. Please learn the national and local laws regarding this subject before making back-ups for personal use. Please note, in most territories "Personal Back-up" means exactly that; back-ups you made yourself of games you currently own. This often does not include back-ups obtained via other methods (i.e. downloading), even if it is a game you physically own.

C) DAMAGE – Neither Stone Age Gamer or the manufacturer is responsible for any damage of property this product may cause. This is a new product intended to be used on electronic hardware that exceeds two decades in age and Stone Age Gamer can’t guarantee the condition of such hardware. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

D) MODIFICATION & USE – Any unauthorized modification and/or non-intended use of this or any other flash cart product sold by Stone Age Gamer shall void both manufacturer and retailer warranties of that product.

E) CLONE / MODIFIED CONSOLES – Flash carts / ODEs were developed and intended to be used on un-modified original hardware using original hardware accessories. Stone Age Gamer does not guarantee flash cart / ODE operation on clone consoles or modified consoles. Flash carts / ODEs may operate on some clone consoles or modified consoles. However, due to power consumption changes, random hardware changes and/or firmware updates of those consoles we cannot offer a guarantee of flash cart compatibility. Any returns due to incompatibility with clone consoles or modified consoles will result in no refund of any shipping costs and a 10% restocking fee if no defect is found during testing.

9 Reviews

5
Works awesome

Posted by Kensou on Jan 10th 2022

With this cart I can finally play stuff that never came out, like prototypes or fan translations (like Final fantasy III). The expansion audio works well, might need to adjust the volume on the options but it's no big issue, once you set it you can forget about it. Though you have do it for every type of expansion chip, but again, once you find your perfect volume you can forget about doing that again.

Every rom I throwed at it was 100% functional. For Famicom Disk System images, you can delay the auto swap mechanic if you press and hold the A button for this you need the latest OS update.

I'm very happy with this cart. Awesome to have in my collection.
4
Famicom EverDrive - Great Buy!

Posted by Tim Buranicz on Oct 9th 2021

I used this with my NESRGB modded AV Famicom and its great! I did have some issues getting the SD card to be detected, it took 3-5 different cards to try, and occasionally the cart won't recognize the card, but overall its amazin! It also supports FDS games too w/o the real thing, acting as an ODE. 2 systems for the price of one!
5
Very good version!

Posted by Flavio Reis on Sep 29th 2021

I bought this N8 version for my Twin Famicom, as I didn't want to buy an adapter for an American version one.

And the N8 suits me very well, it ran all the games I've tested. Including those from Disk System.
5
It even plays FDS games!

Posted by Diehard on Apr 11th 2021

I bought this with for my Sharp FC Twin. It works great and I can use the FM audio channel on my system with the ROMs I loaded up.
5
Review from Stephen Levy

Posted by Stephen Levy on Feb 24th 2016

Fantastic. Entire Collection on one cart, one SD card. With such a huge variety of supported mappers, this is a no brainer for the gamer who wants to play everything but their partner is not about to see a giant pile of carts. 1:1 gaming experience done right on original hardware.
5
Review from John

Posted by John on Nov 24th 2015

I purchased this from Stoneagegamer about a week ago; the order was processed smoothly and that the product was shipped promptly. My version was the basic one in black with the plain black label on the front, the gray label on the back, and Phillips screws in the case. I used my own flash card, so I had to download the OS from the Stoneagegamer website. There were various tutorials online, which I'll summarize here.
After extracting the OS onto my flash drive, I created a folder called Roms in the root directory. I loaded all of my roms (about 1000) and promptly found that many weren't recognized. After some trial and error, I realized that the roms need to be placed into separate folders, because the OS can only recognize about 150-200 roms per folder. Once that was done, I was able to play almost of my beloved games on my Everdrive. There's a compatibility list that can be found with a quick google search, and a few of the notable games that won't work include Castlevania III, Tengen Tetris, Gauntlet I, Punch Out!, Mike Tyson's Punch Out!, and RBI Baseball 1-3. Still, just about everything else works, and everything plays just like it would on an original cartridge. I think it is especially nice that I can play homebrew games like Bladebuster and Tecmo Bowl 2016 on my original NES. I love my Everdrive!
5
Review from Dustin Danner

Posted by Dustin Danner on Feb 18th 2015

The Everdrive N8 is a great piece of hardware. I purchased my N8 a few months ago and had no issues...until it stopped working. I let krikzz know what was happening (via his website) and I sent it out for repair. I got it back shortly (2 weeks) after and everything is in working order. Krikzz makes a great product and the Deluxe Edition stone age sells is great!
5
Review from Sleveee

Posted by Sleveee on Dec 11th 2014

No issues as long as you're using clean ROMs. issues with some 'hacked' ROMs. Very nice cart for people who want to play NES games on actual NES hardware.
5
Review from Brandon Does Gaming

Posted by Brandon Does Gaming on Oct 12th 2014

I Honestly Don't Own One Of These, But I Really Want One! I Watched Reviews Of These And They Are Epic!