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James Dansereau
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Public-copy language pass, homepage restructure and Documentation rename, 404 page, dead-anchor and permalink fixes, release-gate sign-off, and the pre-release review fixes of the 2026-10-05 batch (probe-doc drift, build-path hygiene, verify.sh and capture safety). Refs: D533 D534
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title: Saves
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description: How the GoldenEye 007 PC port backs the N64's EEPROM save with a plain file you can back up.
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date: '2026-10-05'
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modified_time: '2026-10-05'
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---
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## Saves
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GoldenEye's N64 save is **EEPROM-based** — the controller's EEPROM
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(`osEeprom*`), not a Memory Pak. The port backs it with a **plain file**,
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`data/ge007.eep` next to the executable, so your progress is a file you can
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copy to back it up (or move to another machine).
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A few details:
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- The **PFS / Memory-Pak and motor (Rumble Pak) code** is only for accessory
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detection and is stubbed to report "no accessory," so the game proceeds
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without a Memory Pak.
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- **Emulator saves can be imported** — copy a `GOLDENEYE-usa.eep` in as
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`data/ge007.eep` (see the README's *Using an emulator save*).
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- The save's **checksum is part of the file format**. The PRNG/CRC the save
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depends on is kept byte-stable, because changing it would silently
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invalidate existing saves — a porting-notes finding (D9).
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- `-fresh` (a launch option) wipes the save and settings for a clean-slate run.
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*More: [internals](internals.md) §7; the checksum finding is
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[porting notes](porting-notes.md) D9.*
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