Best way to backup saves from GBC Carts?

[ignare]

What is the cheapest way to extract the .sav from a gameboy or gameboy color cartridge? I have the yellow Megamemory Card, but that can't make the saves into files or connect to a computer.
I also have an Everdrive X7 if that can help at all. It at least means I could digitally backup .pkm files from old pokemon games.

 

[zfreeman]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/4w8xjf/guide_how_to_backup_your_game_save_files/

gbxcart clone that can use the gb card software: https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Flash-...dge-Dumper-Flasher-ROM-USB-Cable/123769755669

official gbxcart: https://shop.insidegadgets.com/product/gbxcart-rw/

 

[KleinesSinchen]

What is the cheapest way to extract the .sav from a gameboy or gameboy color cartridge? I have the yellow Megamemory Card, but that can't make the saves into files or connect to a computer.
I also have an Everdrive X7 if that can help at all. It at least means I could digitally backup .pkm files from old pokemon games.

The Everdrive should help. You will need:

• A Computer with audio input and cable. Most laptops don't have since… years. Would require USB-soundcard. Most desktop computer still have it.
• A Game Boy Color. Not original Game Boy, not Pocket, not Advance Game Boy COLOR
• https://github.com/FIX94/gameboy-audio-dumper

Partially confirmed working from my side:

• Everdrive X7 starts the standalone ROM of the audio dumper
• Hotswap to retail Game Boy game worked
• Makes modem sound for both SRAM and ROM

I'm too lazy to connect the GBC to the computer at the moment, but I did it successfully in the past with the complicated method: Installed the dumper on German Pokemon Gelb (Yellow) cartridge and used it to back up my 100% save from Pokemon Blau and Kristall.

 

[ignare]

The Everdrive should help. You will need:

• A Computer with audio input and cable. Most laptops don't have since… years. Would require USB-soundcard. Most desktop computer still have it.
• A Game Boy Color. Not original Game Boy, not Pocket, not Advance Game Boy COLOR
• https://github.com/FIX94/gameboy-audio-dumper

Partially confirmed working from my side:

• Everdrive X7 starts the standalone ROM of the audio dumper
• Hotswap to retail Game Boy game worked
• Makes modem sound for both SRAM and ROM

I'm too lazy to connect the GBC to the computer at the moment, but I did it successfully in the past with the complicated method: Installed the dumper on German Pokemon Gelb (Yellow) cartridge and used it to back up my 100% save from Pokemon Blau and Kristall.

Wow, this is rather incredible. Thank you.

 

[tech3475]

I know you’ll probably use the sound method, but the methods I’ve looked at/used:

Evil method:

Buy a Retron 5 from Amazon and abuse their returns policy. The Retron can save game saves (not ROMs) to an SD card but need converting.

Note: in my case I actually wanted the Retron 5 as a dumper/writer, but an update bricked it (twice, in warranty) so I wouldn’t recommend this as a long term investment, plus it didn’t support the Gameboy Camera.

More successful method I used (didn’t have a GB flashcart at the time), in case you have them lying around:
N64 with Everdrive 64 v3 and Transfer pack using software I found on this site but can’t remember.

Was a pain though trying to dump the Gameboy Camera, but got it to work in the end.

 

[ignare]

Evil method:

Buy a Retron 5 from Amazon and abuse their returns policy. The Retron can save game saves (not ROMs) to an SD card but need converting.

LMAO good idea as well