Enhancement: Virtual Memory Card

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First sorry about the first issue I made.  I got distracted by something 
else and hit enter, and didnt realize it would do that before I could even 
type up the thing I wanted.

Anyways I was wondering if it would be possible to implement a virtual 
memory card of sorts to emulate a N64 memory card, so that there is 
another save option, where if someone wished they could use the in game 
save function and have an actual game save on the sd card or w/e device of 
their choosing?  I ask cause I know emulators for playstation, among 
others that used memory cards actually emulate the card to support such 
features, and I can see it applying here, since the N64 used memory cards 
to save most if not all of it's games.

On that last note from the above paragraph.  About most games saving to 
memory card.  We all know a few save to cart as well.  In those instances 
maybe make the emulator ask the user if they would like to copy the save 
to VMC or w/e (VMC being short for virtual memory card).

Original issue reported on code.google.com by spider5...@yahoo.com on 2 Oct 2009 at 2:13

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Not sure what else you want, as the in-game save does work, and it does store 
it on
your SD card (in wii64/saves), and it does emulate both the eeprom saves and the
mempaks.  You just have to make sure you exit to the menu before turning off 
the Wii
(if you have autosave on).

Are you looking for compatibility with other emulators or something?

Original comment by rhydonj@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2009 at 3:11

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The only issue with save compatibility is the endianness.  We will include a 
tool
that will swap the files with the upcoming minor update.  I'm still not clear 
what
this about though, so I'm not going to close it yet.

Original comment by tehp...@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2009 at 4:48

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Well I didnt know that the in-game saves worked.  As in the save to memory card 
function.  However games like Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask save to 
cartridge, 
though I dont know if this saves in the same manner as the games that save to 
memory 
card.  If it does then sorry.  I didnt know, cause I'm not big on trying betas 
right 
away to test things myself.

Original comment by spider5...@yahoo.com on 2 Oct 2009 at 5:29

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I'm not convinced that in-game saves DO work.  I tested this morning sith SM 
64. 
After beating King Bomb-Omb, I selected "save and quit" in game, then I 
actually 
copied that save in Slot A to the other three slots.  I exited Wii64 and 
restarted.  
When I loaded SM 64 again, there were no saves.

I'm not quite sure about Majora's Mask, because I was simultaneously 
experimenting 
with the wii64 saves, save states, and in-game save. (Stupid.)  I restarted 
once and 
it appeared that an in-game save "took."  But the next time I started it, it 
was 
gone.  Very weird.

Original comment by Hugh.Ver...@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2009 at 7:20

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I would recommend turning on autosave in the menu.  Please actually verify that 
a
feature doesn't exist before creating issue reports.

Original comment by tehp...@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2009 at 7:44

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For my part, I'm sorry--I just didn't understand how saves work but now I do. 
SM 64 
and MM save perfectly.  Your code was fine, but my brain was buggy.

Original comment by Hugh.Ver...@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2009 at 10:37