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Conference rusure::nintendo

Title:	Nintendo Game Systems
Notice:	Please enter Super NES notes in Yuppy::Super_NES.
Moderator:	RUSURE::EDP

Created:	Tue Oct 20 1987
Last Modified:	Mon Feb 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	847
Total number of notes:	11602

13.0. "Point of interest" by CURIE::DECARTERET (Jason DeCarteret) Mon Nov 02 1987 18:30

    The other day I was really bored so I decided to get a better
    understanding for my Nintendo.  Have any of you noticed that removable
    lid on the underside of the system?  Well I took that lid off and
    I couldn't figure out why they would just have a piece of plastic
    underneath it.  I thought it would be just for ventilation of
    something.  "Nahhh"  I though.  So I took a screwdriver and pryed
    the piece of plastic off.  To my suprise I found a slot that could
    accomidate a cartrige or some other pin-type connector.  What does
    Nintendo have in store for us?  I thought about writing to the company
    and requesting some more info but I wouldnt think that they would
    tell me much.  Does anyone out there have any ideas on what it might
    be used for?
    		-=*>Jason<*=-

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
13.1		19809::POSTPISCHIL	Always mount a scratch monkey.	`Mon Nov 02 1987 23:34`	12
	Re .0: I don't know how I missed that! I found the corresponding part on my Sega. But I do know what it is for -- or at least one thing it is for. How much is it worth to you? In the original Nintendo note, one of our friends in Japan mentioned that they have _disks_ there; you can buy a disk for more than a cartridge but get them rewritten with new games much more cheaply. -- edp
13.2	FYI	16821::CESAK		`Tue Nov 03 1987 14:51`	10
	I CALLED THE NINTENDO PEOPLE AND THEY SAID THE SLOT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT WILL BE USED FOR FUTURE ACCESSORIES. THEY ARE WORKING ON ONE NOW CALLED "SAVE AND LOAD". IT IS LIKE THE BATTERY IN THE ZELDA GAME. YOU WOULD LOAD YOUR GAME IN AND PLAY AND IT WOULD SAVE THE GAME IF YOU WANTED TO STOP THE GAME AND PLAY IT LATER. DAVE
13.3		CURIE::DECARTERET	Jason DeCarteret	`Tue Nov 03 1987 20:23`	8
	I don't think that it is such a good idea to have the cover over the slot attached like that. Surely someone will end up breaking something inside. I think it would be kind of fun working for Nintendo inventing all these ideas. I could come up with a lot of things. About reply 13.2. Do you know how it would save the games? I can't imagine anything at all!
13.4	to reply to 13.3	16821::CESAK		`Sat Nov 07 1987 00:49`	4
	To answer your question I don't know. I will give you the telephone number to Nintendo when I get into the office on Monday
13.5		GIBSON::DICKENS	Distributed System Manglement	`Fri Nov 13 1987 09:59`	5
	In case noone else noticed, the Excitebike and Mach Rider games have Save and Load options that are "NYI". -Jeff
13.6		CASEY::USER		`Sat Nov 14 1987 01:08`	6
	Re. 13.5 On both cartridges I have not been able to load a saved track. I just thought there was a flaw in the making of the cartridge. Can you do a successful load the games?
13.7		GIBSON::DICKENS	Distributed System Manglement	`Fri Nov 20 1987 14:37`	4
	re Note 13.6 by CASEY::USER "NYI" means "Not Yet Implemented"