The "Nintendo" would become a black rectangle* due to correctly decompressing different data (from the open bus read), the "®" and the "Game Boy" come from the console, in any case something gets displayedFor that reason, if the switch is held down and the system is powered on without a cartridge, wouldn't this screen not be able to appear?
Dunno, should be a bit like this:The first one is sticking out the farthest and is in kind of a C shape. is that normal?
Hey, thanks for the reply. That drawing looks just like the pin in the slot. If the Game boy logo is suppose to be contained in the slot, doesn't that mean one of the pins has a short?The "Nintendo" would become a black rectangle* due to correctly decompressing different data (from the open bus read), the "®" and the "Game Boy" come from the console, in any case something gets displayed
* talking about GB/C mode of course, GBA modes usually hides the loaded logo and the ® when no card is inserted but I don't know the specific details
Dunno, should be a bit like this:
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But certainly they should all look the same - at the same time, due to the above, it seems the slot is not the only or even the main problem...
As for the switch I don't remember the exact pinout but it should be on gbatek
No, the "GAME BOY" comes from the bootrom which is inside the processor...If the Game boy logo is suppose to be contained in the slot
So could the processor be what's malfunctioning if it can't display the proper graphics on screen?No, the "GAME BOY" comes from the bootrom which is inside the processor...