From 1cdd5391152859298135a65b524a85d282ad5bc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tim Allen Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:36:26 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] Document the Sufami Turbo. --- README.md | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4161d4de..fe783eea 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1615,6 +1615,53 @@ and choose which memory pak you want when higan asks for it. Importing and playing Sufami Turbo games ---------------------------------------- +The [Sufami Turbo][wpst] +was a special cartridge released +for the Super Famicom in Japan. +The Sufami Turbo on its own does nothing, +but it has two slots in the top +that accept Sufami Turbo mini-cartridges. +The game in slot A is the one that actually plays, +but some games can make use of additional data +from a game in slot B. + +Importing the Sufami Turbo cartridge +is just like [importing a regular game](#importing-and-playing-regular-games). + +Importing a mini-cartridge is like importing a regular game, +but the name of the memory pak file *must* end in `.st` +(if it's in a `.zip` file, +that's OK, +but the name *inside* the `.zip` file +must end in `.st`) +in order for it to be successfully imported. +Sometimes memory pak filenames end in `(ST).sfc`, +which will make higan try to import them as +regular Super Famicom games, +and fail miserably. +Rename the file and it should work beautifully. + +To play a Sufami Turbo game, +load the Sufami Turbo cartridge like any other game. +higan will open another +[filesystem browser](#the-filesystem-browser) +to let you pick which previously-imported mini-cartridge +you want to insert into slot A. +If you press "Cancel" at this point, +the Sufami Turbo cartridge will boot without anything in slot A, +which just displays an image telling you +to turn off your Super Famicom, +insert a game into slot A, +and try again. +If you chose a cartridge for slot A, +higan will yet open another +filesystem browser +to let you choose a mini-cartridge for slot B. +If you press "Cancel" at this point, +the Sufami Turbo cartridge will boot without anything in slot B. + +[wpst]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufami_Turbo + Importing and playing Super Game Boy games ------------------------------------------