Memory Cards

[Miles Miles]

The best thing about memory cards is that you can very easily transfer your save files to another console.

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

For me, it will ALWAYS be about the VMU.

It was like a buff Memory Card that also provided useful feedback during gameplay and could even double as a rudimentary game console on its own. I'm really sad that the idea never caught on, but it's just one of those things that made the Dreamcast into such a quirky gem, like its ability to read VCDs or its keyboard specifically made for the Linux enthusiast.

 

[AkiraSO4]

I still got my old PS1 Memory Cards from almost 20 years ago, lol. I even made sure to copy my old console saves to emulators, thanks to some black magic via Memcardrex and Launchelf. Crazy stuff, but it worked.

 

[CyberRabbit]

 

[Stare best girl]

I still have my 64MB Gamecube Memory Card

 

[qw90700]

Back then we didn't need memory cards!!1 I still keep my Top Gear 2, Outlander and Zero Tolerance passwords lol.

 

[Segadude113]

they rocked until you lost your save 3-4 discs into a Final Fantasy game. lol But yeah it was nice taking my saves from a PS-One to a PS2 and being able to play the same games with the same save files on a new system. They need to go back to doing that.

 

[Barriel]

I still have my memory cards with me.

 

[Zerpina]

Used every type of memory card like most of you.
And since that's the topic...
Holy hell, this thing's a nugget!

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Back in the day had anyone here except me bought a “third party” memory card that has 60 slots or higher

 

[Zerpina]

Pardon the old PSX memory card. It has yellowed over the years. All of these work.
I do need to replace the DC battery again. My Xbox and 360 memory cards are in storage, and I am not digging them out.

Like with the PSP/Vita duo sticks, you know what they look like

 

[Don Patch]

Dreamcast VMU or bust!

 

[qw90700]

Pardon the old PSX memory card. It has yellowed over the years. All of these work.
I do need to replace the DC battery again. My Xbox and 360 memory cards are in storage, and I am not digging them out.

Like with the PSP/Vita duo sticks, you know what they look like
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So you mentioned battery in the context of memory cards, I remembered how I lost my GBA game saves because it turned out these games need a battery to keep the save file "alive". I wish I had knew it sooner. My poor save files lol. Then I threw GBA and its games out of my window and gone full emulation lol. What an useless bloody Nintendon't rubbish!!1 lol. It was the first Nintendo console I bought and never ever bought a Nintendo console ever again. I now have NDS, 3DS and Wii U just because I somehow got them for free.

I think even in SNES-era losing game's save file was a huge issue or something because I remember people cursing at SNES games because of it lol. I never had real hardware SNES experience and really didn't play much of its games so I wouldn't know. You gotta be extra genius to make it work with battery lol. They were so lazy and stingy, as they still are. Imagine they released even Switch 2 that barely better than previous generations consoles lol. I wish Nintendo had stopped releasing video game consoles instead of Sega.

 

[aquova]

 

[Zerpina]

So you mentioned battery in the context of memory cards, I remembered how I lost my GBA game saves because it turned out these games need a battery to keep the save file "alive". I wish I had knew it sooner. My poor save files lol. Then I threw GBA and its games out of my window and gone full emulation lol. What an useless bloody Nintendon't rubbish!!1 lol

I think even in SNES-era losing game's save file was an huge issue or something because I remember people cursing at SNES games because of it lol. I never had real hardware SNES experience and really didn't play much of its games so I wouldn't know. You gotta be extra genius to make it work with battery lol. They were so lazy and stingy, as they still are. Imagine they released even Switch 2 that barely better than previous generations consoles lol. I wish Nintendo had stopped releasing video game consoles instead of Sega.

Well the DC VMU card hasn't been powered on in years, so the battery is fully dead.

I changed it about 8-10 years ago. I've been emulating Dreamcast long enough not to have cared about the battery.
As for SNES games, I don't think I ever lost a save due to battery loss, so I can't comment on that.
The PSX cards thankfully, use flash memory so they are safe for a long time, provided they don't get corrupted.

As for the Pretendo and SEGA issue, I don't mind that They still make consoles... I'm not a fan, but they make some decent games.
SEGA leaving the console business was actually a good move on their part, as sales loss would have fully sank the company. They are still around, so at least we still have SEGA IP games to play.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

While I miss them I also prefer internal storage because playing on an old console without any memcard is almost like a death sentence unless it's just an arcade game.

I admire people who played FF7 but couldn't afford a memcard or have lost it.

 

[aquova]

Taking after Sega's VMU, there are a few other memory card formats with a screen.

Sony put out the "PocketStation" for the PS1, which had a LCD screen and buttons, which would fold up to allow the memory card to fit into the unit. (I actually just picked up one of these)

For more modern solutions, the Memcard Pro for PlayStation and Gamecube has an OLED screen and SD card slot

 

[qw90700]

SEGA leaving the console business was actually a good move on their part, as sales loss would have fully sank the company. They are still around, so at least we still have SEGA IP games to play.

Yep. Especially if Sega America and Sega Japan didn't rebel against each other and could cooperate things wouldn't be a mess.

In the end as a console wars veteran I'm glad what ended Sega wasn't Nintendon't but Sega itself. It was literally fall of Roman Empire moment here in weirdly coincidence way lol.

However Sega is wiser, and they know I would buy their console, only if it can compete against new generation consoles. Better than buying P-Box ("P" stands for "paper" lol), $onny and Nintendon't consoles lol.

Nintedo already nothing but still make profit thanks to their cult. Xbox is American thing, and then only those who think they are "rich" buy a Sony console. Other than these they cannot compete against PC Master Race™ but Sega can by releasing PC-console hybrid device. Then moneys starts raining' lol.

Then what's different about Sega? At least they still develop a decent game by improving. They don't trash and kill their own franchises like Sony does and unlike Nintendo they are not stuck in ancient ways. Relatively Xbox would be better if they didn't care to scam you in any way and if they could give up with generic action games. So at least even Sega still try to impove video game industry, so if they had released a video game console we always needed then goodbye Xbox, Sony and Nintendo. Sega should use the popular hate among current video game consoles companies right now to make a move: Then it wouldn't be a war, it would be genocide and Sega wins and gets the throne of the video game industry!! lol

 

[Segadude113]

Yep. Especially if Sega America and Sega Japan didn't rebel against each other and could cooperate things wouldn't be a mess.

In the end as a console wars veteran I'm glad what ended Sega wasn't Nintendon't but Sega itself. It was literally fall of Roman Empire moment here in weirdly coincidence way lol.

However Sega is wiser, and they know I would buy their console, only if it can compete against new generation consoles. Better than buying P-Box ("P" stands for "paper" lol), $onny and Nintendon't consoles lol.

Nintedo already nothing but still make profit thanks to their cult. Xbox is American thing, and then only those who think they are "rich" buy a Sony console. Other than these they cannot compete against PC Master Race™ but Sega can by releasing PC-console hybrid device. Then moneys starts raining' lol.

Then what's different about Sega? At least they still develop a decent game by improving. They don't trash and kill their own franchises like Sony does and unlike Nintendo they are not stuck in ancient ways. Relatively Xbox would be better if they didn't care to scam you in any way and if they could give up with generic action games. So at least even Sega still try to impove video game industry, so if they had released a video game console we always needed then goodbye Xbox, Sony and Nintendo. Sega should use the popular hate among current video game consoles companies right now to make a move: Then it wouldn't be a war, it would be genocide and Sega wins and gets the throne of the video game industry!! lol

been saying it for decades now. I still want Dreamcast 2 and now is the perfect time to make it!

 

[qw90700]

been saying it for decades now. I still want Dreamcast 2 and now is the perfect time to make it!

 

[Vardalis]

I absolutely loved the Dreamcast VMU as a kid!

The idea of a memory card that doubled as a simple handheld felt so novel, and I loved how certain games had UI elements like healthbar's and such on the VMU screen during gameplay.

I never had one until a few years ago but absolutely these. Of course, like a lot of stuff with Dreamcast, there's always that pang of what could have been, but they're still great by virtue of just being a cool little gadget that some games use to display stuff and others can drop minigames on.

Also beep.

 

[diet_orange]

Funny story, I had a purple Madcatz memory card for my Ps1 that made 1 console freeze up and not read discs and the other not recognize controllers

 

[blindpr0phet]

I would praise that huge official Gamecube memory card (the white one), but mine fried itself recently and I can't get it to hold saves anymore.

I liked all the colors and patterns the VMU could come in (at least in Japan anyway!)
check out this one with dolphins on it:

 

[rinkachi]

Its being portable (like taking it to a friends house), being able to sell your console and games and still keep your saves that makes it so good - but they are pretty easy to lose

I wish PC had an equivalent because not all games have cloud saves and being able to put your saves in your pocket and take it wherever you wished would be so nice, but then again if you lost them that's it.

 

[diet_orange]

I would praise that huge official Gamecube memory card (the white one), but mine fried itself recently and I can't get it to hold saves anymore.

I liked all the colors and patterns the VMU could come in (at least in Japan anyway!)
check out this one with dolphins on it:
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I don't think I ever had an official Gamecube memory card come to think of it. I had the blue Gameshark 16X card for ages and actually thought I'd lost it (did find it again after I moved, but it was kind of old and dusty, so I copied the saves over to a generic 128MB card that I got off of Amazon before I found the other one)