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In Topic: DO NOT SIMPLY COPY AN ENTIRE ARTICLE

Yesterday, 11:57 PM

View Postchartube12, on 24 May 2012 - 10:58 PM, said:

I guess I'll find a better forum for my gaming needs. gbatemp has jumped the shark with this new outrageous ruling.

What do you have against humour? You monster :sad:

In Topic: DO NOT SIMPLY COPY AN ENTIRE ARTICLE

Yesterday, 10:55 PM

View Postchartube12, on 24 May 2012 - 10:15 PM, said:

Many forums copy and paste their articles. Long has you post quotes and a link, your not do anything illegal. GBATEMP is already behind with the version of VB they are using. Bet they haven't updated the servers in awhile too and this is a tempt to lower resource usage. Making a new rule of article posting is fine and all, but don't fucking lying about the real reason behind it!

Huh. We're under the latest version of iP.Board, and the servers are in the best shape in YEARS.

But maybe you're right there's a conspiracy, I fe- OH GAWD, PLEASE DROP THAT GUN COSTY, DON'T HURT ME

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

*bang*

In Topic: GBAtemp game of the week #53

Yesterday, 10:15 PM

I remember I had _really_ high expectations for this game. Only to be disappointed to see that it was a SRPG.

Can't remember if it was a good one or not, though. I turned off my DS in rage after I discovered that it wasn't like the first one :creep:

In Topic: Legendary Mr. Flash 64M(GBC) ebay score!

Yesterday, 09:38 PM

View Postalphamule, on 24 May 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

Don't bother with a 'super universal program everything but the kitchen sink with 500 adapters' device programmer. I used to use this ISA-based programmer that came with a long-life UV eraser, but haven't used it in years. It's with the Gameboy stuff, but I'd imagine that you guessed that by now. I'm probably just going to Craigslist/eBay/... most of that junk when I get back down to Texas.

Huh, would like a pic of that! I've searched eBay for one, hoping in something cheap, but it's $150 :P

I just want something practical and with a stable software.

View Postalphamule, on 24 May 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

There are tons of options. Look at Hackaday or the old SNES docs if you want some ideas on how to do it. I just bought a PCI-based Parallel port adapter off of eBay and have buffer chips and MOSFETs sitting around. You can trigger a MOSFET ($1 part) off of a standard 3 to 5V (TTL/CMOS) data line and have it switch 12 to 25V from either the PC or an adapter. I already have some programmers designed for microcontrollers and JTAG devices. A lot of people just use a spare motherboard and hotswap the EPROM. (That's the easiest and cheapest but also riskiest way)

Eh, that would be enough for most 16-bit EPROMs, I guess. Which are the majority of the EPROMs I'd need to flash anyway. If you've got some sites I could use as reference, I'd be really grateful to you. If you've designed it all by yourself, then kudos! :P

As I'm just self-taught, I hope I'll be able to understand how to trigger the MOSFET by reading the datasheet ;)

View Postalphamule, on 24 May 2012 - 07:19 PM, said:

Here's the insides of that cart that I found:
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I censored parts of it because of obvious reasons. I'd rather we be able to still get these unique carts.

1) See the left half of the first picture? That sucker is just a BGA adapter - in theory you can program it using an overhead pin adapter pressed against it! This means that we don't even need to know the programming method, if any, that the ASIC uses. In fact, you could replace that with a socket. :D
2) The back in the second part shows how professional the circuit board is. Those are very well-made lines and holes. The layout isn't too bad, either.
3) Some other views of the Flash memory and also the EPOXIED (!) chip on the board. Reminds me of the old Sharp carts on the NES/SNES.

I didn't include the wire-routing list for that wire-wrapped daughterboard because A) didn't remember B) it's pretty basic if you follow the GMB/GBC docs. All of about 20 wires. The glue has some added advantages. It insulates to avoid static/power rail discharges and shorts. It protects the wires from getting pulled out. It protects your freaking hand from those sharp pins(ouch!). It also keeps the solder from corroding - your hands are covered in salt and acids.

The BGA chip seems to be a 128Mb Flash ROM and 16Mb PSRAM all in one package. There are companies putting multiple chips on one IC carrier, nowadays. In theory, you could use this on a DS but mine is waiting on a cable before I can test it out with GBExploader or such. Annoying: EZFA and eCube software won't detect the saved game memory.

Lovely cart! Heh. I've heard of those multiple components. Really nice.

Well, I guess the EZFA and eCube software won't recognize the savegame because of the fact they're on the BGA chip?

In Topic: Guitar hero 5 issues

Yesterday, 08:55 PM

@user2145
If you want to stay on this forum, you better drop the name-calling habit, the excessive swearing and the attitude.

Also, posting warez is against the rules.

As XFlak said, people have been banned for less than this. Better straighten up.