Hi guys, I've recently found an old gba sp, and want to mod it. Actually my first mod. Assuming I'll use a flashcart (still undecided whether to get an EZ DE or an Everdrive, help me to decide pls), what is the standard battery life with an IPS screen and a 950mah battery? Can I expect at least 6-7 hour of playing before put the gba on charge?
If it's possible to function test the hardware, do that before spending money on "mod" parts. The shoulder buttons on the SP's are not as robust as on regular GBA's, and the replacements you can buy are not good. If the shoulder buttons on the SP you got aren't working, you might want to try again, or trade it for a regular gba.
Fortunately with funnyplaying making/selling their fpga Gameboy Color mobo, I figure it's just a matter of time before a GBA version comes along.
Fortunately with funnyplaying making/selling their fpga Gameboy Color mobo, I figure it's just a matter of time before a GBA version comes along.
I prefer Makho's battery mod from RetroModding.
I have a V5 IPS in my SP with this exact battery, and it runs great.
I have a V5 IPS in my SP with this exact battery, and it runs great.
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TwoSpikedHands:
yall im torn... ive been hacking away at tales of phantasia GBA (the USA version) and have so many documents of reverse engineering i've done -
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TwoSpikedHands:
I just found out that the EU version is better in literally every way, better sound quality, better lighting, and there's even a patch someone made to make the text look nicer
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TwoSpikedHands:
Do I restart now using what i've learned on the EU version since it's a better overall experience? or do I continue with the US version since that is what ive been using, and if someone decides to play my hack, it would most likely be that version?
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Sicklyboy:
@TwoSpikedHands, I'll preface this with the fact that I know nothing about the game, but, I think it depends on what your goals are. Are you trying to make a definitive version of the game? You may want to refocus your efforts on the EU version then. Or, are you trying to make a better US version? In which case, the only way to make a better US version is to keep on plugging away at that one
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Sicklyboy:
I'm not familiar with the technicalities of the differences between the two versions, but I'm wondering if at least some of those differences are things that you could port over to the US version in your patch without having to include copyrighted assets from the EU version
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TwoSpikedHands:
@Sicklyboy I am wanting to fully change the game and bend it to my will lol. I would like to eventually have the ability to add more characters, enemies, even have a completely different story if i wanted. I already have the ability to change the tilemaps in the US version, so I can basically make my own map and warp to it in game - so I'm pretty far into it!
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TwoSpikedHands:
I really would like to make a hack that I would enjoy playing, and maybe other people would too. swapping to the EU version would also mean my US friends could not legally play it
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TwoSpikedHands:
I am definitely considering porting over some of the EU features without using the actual ROM itself, tbh that would probably be the best way to go about it... but i'm sad that the voice acting is so.... not good on the US version. May not be a way around that though
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