Already have a Dex
Drive ?...then download some course
ghosts to race !
Another
mysterious new page...hopefully this is one we
will end up welcoming and using frequently. For
those of you out there who haven't heard of it
yet, the DexDrive is a small box that connects to
your PC and enables you to back up your N64
controller pak saves to the computer in .N64 file
format. That's nice and all, but backing up saves
only touches the surface of what this interesting
little piece of equipment does. A major selling
point is that you are allowed to format your card
after backing your saves up, so you NEVER need to
buy another memory card. This thing will keep all
the data you can save, and more. However, in my
opinion, and probably the main reason I bought
this thing, is the next feature...you can send
and receive the saves! Yes, a great new feature
for kart. Now anyone with a DexDrive is allowed
to share all kinds of data (ghost races for
kart). This opens up some interesting new forms
of competition and learning. We are now able to
race directly against something someone else has
done without sending the paks fed ex.
So
how much does this miracle system cost? Well, it
was originally priced at $39.99, but many places
are selling it for much cheaper (and frankly, I
don't think it was too successful 'cause some are
going REAL cheap). I, for one, was able to find
it for less than $10!!!! I also picked one up for
Booth at his request, so there's two kart legends
with it. Wonn has it as well, but isn't a kart
active.
I
highly recommend this thing, and suggest you go
looking for one immediately if you were
interested by any of the above. As I said, I
don't think they had been selling too
wonderfully, so they may not be around much
longer. Pick one up while you still can!!
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