r/snes

Hello,

Let me start by outlining what I'm trying to do and the errors I'm getting.

Goal: Set up LiveSplit autosplitting for Super Metroid via FX Pak Pro + QUsb2Snes.

Core issue: Device is detected (COM3) and QUsb2Snes successfully connects, but then everything hangs never reaching a "ready" state.

LiveSplit: hangs on "Attaching to SD2SNES COM_3" with old version of LiveSplit.USB2SNESSplitter.dll and "Connected to QUsb2Snes - 0.7.35, getting ready" with newest version indefinitely, the autosplitter never reaches a ready state when I launch Super Metroid (Usually indicated by a green line on Livesplit)

QFile2Snes: Tried this to further test the PC connection with the FXPAK, it connects to the device but the file/directory browser stays empty and greyed out

QUsb2Snes device wizard reports: Again detects the FXPAK / COM3 connection but gives the error "The SD2Snes device failed to reply in time. Try power off/on your SNES and try again"

What's been ruled out / tried:

Different USB cables and ports (front panel + hub)
Reinstalling FX Pak Pro USB driver (Device Manager)
Reinstalling QUsb2Snes and LiveSplit plugin (multiple versions, including rolling back pre-NWA-protocol-rewrite)
Legacy port (8080) enabled in QUsb2Snes
Firmware reflash (1.11.2 and rollback to 1.11.0) — no change

Does anyone have any ideas for next steps? Or has anyone had similar issues with a similar set up? I genuinely don't get why it's not working.

It's worth mentioning this all worked great before I rebuilt my PC with new core components (MB/CPU/GPU/RAM)

Hi!

I’ve recently decided I want to change the batteries on all my SNES games (also a couple of NES and N64 ones as well) I was just going to solder in some new batteries but I like the idea of getting battery holders and using some really good batteries in them. For ease of use in the future. For me or whoever else of I decide to sell.

Anyway what were the best ones to get as there seem to be a few different ones on the market.

If anyone has some recs please let me know!

Cheers

EDIT: Solved. Folks at Tipofmyjoystick helped me find it. It's "Heisei Shin Onigashima - Once Upon a Time..."

I found this song on an website alongside other ones, they were all MIDI-fied tracks from snes titles. But I couldn't Identify this specific one!
So, it must probably be from an snes game, given the context I have.

Contacting the owner of the website didn't help, he didn't know either.

I have a very nostalgic feeling about playing super Mario World and Donkey Kong 1,2,3 in my old Super Nintendo.

Just conscious that nowadays most of the TVs are not really compatible with the original versions and it can be really pricey, specially if I what to get all of the games.

I was looking for a magic way to play all of these games and just buy a similar wireless joystick to connect to my smart tv.

Has anyone tried it?

I've tried all the different ones that I've found, and they're all terrible. Some are softer / mushier than the decades-old OEM ones that I'm wanting to replace. While the d-pad on some doesn't register properly, or constantly registers diagonals when they shouldn't. Some are too stiff and clicky, while also having terrible d-pads. And while I've found one set that has OK face and L/R buttons, not a single set I've tried has a usable d-pad.

Past discussions seem to concur on this - the options out there are terrible: https://www.reddit.com/r/snes/comments/1j719ws/best_replacement_silicone_rubber_pads_for/

But why are people even making these trash sets, and how do people keep buying them, causing those selling them continue to order them? They're all useless and just throwing away money for nothing in return.

If anyone's found a good replacement set, please post it here. I really need it, and I'm sure lots of other people would appreciate it, too. And if there is no good set, then please someone make one - you'd get everyone's business, since there is no alternative.

And I'd be willing to pay a big premium for proper replacements. The garbage sets sell for $2 - $4. I'd pay $10 - $15 for sets that are good, just like OEMs, and I'm sure others would, too. That's a small price to have fully renewed original controllers. While $2 - $4 is $2 - $4 too much for useless membranes.