NES flash drive and USB port

Step 6 FAQ

Why not a 2.5" HDD instead of a flash drive?

I had a spare 2.5" drive that I was trying out for a while, but wasn't happy with the connection I was getting with it and shelved this idea for a while. When I tried again the drive was dead and didn't want to spend money on a new one just for this. The total spend here was $20 (NES and cable) and I wanted it to stay low. After all, it's not very useful, is it?

Why not use the connector pins instead?

Right, the idea of soldering the 4 USB pads to 4 pins on a game cartridge and something similar to the other side with a cut up USB cable. It would've made the build more impressive, but not change the action. Also, this way it's easy to remove the flash drive and use it as normal.

Why destroy a NES?

Really surprised that so many people care. There are a lot of them around that still work. This one didn't. Yes, I could've put some work into it and make it function again to improve its value by $30 or so, but I'm not interested.

Why not put more memory in there?

You absolutely could. If you want to take this idea further the instructions are here for you.