I've got a puzzle game involving a tomato (called Kwirk), Boxxle and some Japanese Bit Generations puzzle games from a honeymoon trip to Tokyo.
I still have some of those games lying around in cartridge form classics like Metroid Fusion and Zelda: Link's Awakening, but also lost weirdness.
#GBA FULL ROMSET SERIES#
My childhood was spread across a series of handhelds: the Game Boy, Game Gear, Game Boy Advance and more. No Wi-Fi means sideloading OS updates via microSD card.
sav files from your flash cart to your hard drive. If you’re planning on playing a game long-term, be sure to back up your. The saved game data is typically written into volatile memory that only persists while the built-in battery backup maintains a full charge. If this does not work, LittleWriter has a function that will attempt to repair your card-one more reason to use it.Īnother possible sticking point is that, while the game ROM data that you write to your flash carts should theoretically stay there until you delete or overwrite it, sometimes your saved game progress files will erase over time. If you think this has happened to you, one solution may be to insert the cartridge into your GBA and turn it on, leaving it on for a few minutes.
#GBA FULL ROMSET SOFTWARE#
One common problem with flash carts is that they can become “locked” and any attempts to write software on them will fail in mid-burn. Advantages to using this program include being able to delete individual ROMs without formatting the entire flash cart as well as automatic backup and rewriting of saved game data. If for some reason you are unsatisfied with the software that shipped with your flash writer, there is a program called LittleWriter ( ), shown in Figure 4-38, that supports many popular flash devices. Most writers will flash multiple ROMs to a cartridge at once, and automatically include a small menu program so you can switch between them when you boot up your GBA. Again, the forums at will be of help should you run into any issues. Since much of it is developed outside of the US, the English menus will generally not be especially user-friendly. European homebrewers may wish to check out, which is based in the UK and sells both sizes of the EFA-Linker to all customers domestic and international.Įach type of linker hardware will ship with its own software.
#GBA FULL ROMSET ARCHIVE#
Luckily, the diligent folks at the GBA development community, in addition to maintaining an archive of GBA homebrew projects, FAQs, and other information, have a section on their forum that features customer feedback on sites that sell flash equipment.Īs of this writing, retailers with recent positive feedback on the forum include, which sells both versions of the EFA-Linker, which sells the EZFlash Advance and EZ-Flash II in many different sizes and, a Canada-based site that sells the EFA-Linker and SuperCard. It’s hard to tell whether a flashy looking web site is reliable or whether the owners will simply take your money and not deliver on their promises. Web vendors who sell third-party Game Boy development products like flash linkers and carts tend to come and go like the wind. Simply write the software to a CompactFlash card, insert it into the $60 SuperCard, and plug the entire apparatus into your GBA.
Another interesting alternative for GBA gameplay is the SuperCard, which uses standard CompactFlash memory media. Available sizes and prices are similar to the EFA-Linker. Other USB devices, like the EZ-Flash II, shown in Figure 4-37, do feature an external writer. 256 Mb and 512 Mb versions are available for around $80 and $130 each. They use a USB cable, which plugs into a mini-USB port on the flash cart itself, then attaches to an open USB port on your computer, eliminating the need for a large external writing device. Such devices include GBA X-ROM, EFA-Linker, and EZFlash Advance.
#GBA FULL ROMSET PRO#
Nowadays, the Flash Advance Pro Linker has been replaced by USB devices that are faster and smaller. But the device worked flawlessly (if you didn’t mind giving up your printer port to connect it, or the slow-as-molasses write speed). No manufacturer’s name or information could be found on the box or manual. The software, FA Writer, was included on an unmarked 3.5 inch floppy disk. A few years ago, the most popular flash linker was called the Flash Advance Pro Linker, which was a bulky device that ran on six AA batteries and plugged into a computer’s printer port.