Marty:GOTEK/HXC Guide

Marty is known to have a terrible FDD. Even with belt replacement it's very common for the drive will be able to read but can't write data which impacts things such as saving games.

There are a few methods to use a floppy emulator with Marty.

HXC method via Bit-District

Bit-district makes a nice tray that is meant to be used with DocBrown ODE.

https://bit-district.com/console/fujitsu-fm-towns-marty/hxc-mount-system-for-fm-towns-marty-with-doc-brown.html

Note you must use the HXC Rev C model only. It's recommended to buy the floppy emulator first, measure the buttons and LCD and then buy the appropriate tray configuration.

https://www.lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=30

You will also require a 26 pin FFC to 34 pin IDC converter to use the HXC properly inside Marty.

The Thing

Caius has made a totally custom PCB variant of a gotek floppy emulator with flashfloppy firmware. It is plug and play and variants work for Marty with the original CD drive or with ODE.

https://www.tindie.com/products/caiusarcade/the-thing-fm-towns-marty-fdd-emulator/