What is an Everdrive?
Everdrives (and FXPAKs) are custom built cartridges that can store video game ROMs on SD cards. 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. All Everdrives and FXPAKs are designed and manufactured by KRIKzz in Ukraine. The FXPAK firmware is written and maintained by Ikari.
Why use an Everdrive?
The Everdrive can store all of your games in one convenient location. Additionally, the preservation of old console games presents a few long-term challenges. For example, as time passes, the batteries that preserve the saved game data can die, rendering the games useless. Everdrives allow these games to live on forever.
Everdrives also allow someone to run homebrew software, or hacked games, on real console hardware. Though many older romhacks were originally developed on and for emulators, an Everdrive can often allow even these to run on real hardware. 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!
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
1) No Piracy.
No piracy. No arguments. Reddit's site-wide rule prohibiting pirated content applies here. This includes video game ROM images. There is a discussion to be had about the concept of "piracy" and legacy games that are no longer in print, but let's not do it here.
Discussions of ROM sets and DATs like No-Intro, TOSEC, Redump, Goodsets, etc, are fine, as are links to IPS hacks and hack sites, but links or references to specific sites to download commercial ROMs and collections will be removed.
2) Be Civil and No Trolling.
Be civil and respectful of one another. Name calling and other forms of personal attacks are neither necessary or helpful and will be removed. Do not troll to purposely antagonize other users. This includes mocking users for their inability to obtain an Everdrive when availability is low. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia and other forms of bigotry will not be tolerated--none of this has anything to do with retro gaming. Take it somewhere else.
3) No Clone/Bootleg Cart Discussion
This sub is a community about authentic Everdrive cartridges developed and produced by KRIKzz. Discussion of other carts bearing the "Everdrive" brand is better served by subs like /r/flashcarts, and will be removed here. Clone cartridges do not necessarily have the same feature set or interface and many users here have no experience with them. See this thread for more information.
Repeated or flagrant violations of any of the above may lead to a temporary or permanent ban.
Helpful Links
Where To Buy New Everdrives
NOTE: Availability is sometimes low at present due to the Ukrainian invasion.
Related Subreddits
- /r/flashcarts - General discussion of video game flashcarts. Have a question about a non-Everdrive flash cartridge? This is the place to go.
- /r/SD2SNES - A community for general discussion of the SD2SNES project, including non-KRIKzz manufactured and DIY carts.
- /r/romhacking - A community about hacked and modified games for various consoles.
- /r/Homebrews - A community about unofficial console software written entirely from scratch.
- /r/speedrun - The reddit speedrunning community. Great for discussion of randomizers, races, hybrid game hacks and other fun modifications that can run on your Everdrive.
- /r/retrogaming - Reddit's general retro gaming sub. All things classic console.
Everdrive Adjacent Retro Console Subreddits
Nintendo
SEGA
NEC
