Gaming (GameBoy Advance) GBA Games Requiring Batteries
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If you have a DS flashcart and a DS, you gan use GBA backup tool to make save backups.
Thanks for your reply 
I have a really old R4 DS if that is any use. Not sure how to see what fw i have but it says software wood akmenu 1.62 hw:00 if that's it.
Is this http://gamebrew.org/wiki/GBA_Backup_Tool
the software you are referring to? And is it the latest version?
From the broken english on that page I'm not sure if it is A or B that will backup the save to SD card and which one will overwrite the cartridge's save from what is already on the SD card. Maybe it will be more clear when i install it.
I'm more worried about my gbc zelda saves to be honest - getting some of those rings is a right pain!
I really need to get a better flash cart for DS or 3DS anyway, cos this R4 cart seems to have slowdown on a reasonable amount of games - is that usual for an original R4 or is it likely the sd card?
I guess I should try and get a better one soon before they become hard to come by.
Thanks!
I have a really old R4 DS if that is any use. Not sure how to see what fw i have but it says software wood akmenu 1.62 hw:00 if that's it.
Is this http://gamebrew.org/wiki/GBA_Backup_Tool
the software you are referring to? And is it the latest version?
From the broken english on that page I'm not sure if it is A or B that will backup the save to SD card and which one will overwrite the cartridge's save from what is already on the SD card. Maybe it will be more clear when i install it.
I'm more worried about my gbc zelda saves to be honest - getting some of those rings is a right pain!
I really need to get a better flash cart for DS or 3DS anyway, cos this R4 cart seems to have slowdown on a reasonable amount of games - is that usual for an original R4 or is it likely the sd card?
I guess I should try and get a better one soon before they become hard to come by.
Thanks!
Ok I just tried it an it's fairly straightforward.
Pressing A overwrites the current .sav file on the SD card that you are highlighting. It doesn't matter if the name of the save isn't the same as the game, it will still overwrite it.
Pressing B will create a new save file based on the metadata for the current rom and name it correctly.
So for each game you will want to press B.
In fact the first time you use it you cannot press A because there are no existing save files on your SD card to overwrite.
I haven't tested the saves it produces but I'm assuming they are okay.
The program also contains an EEPROM backup utility and it says something about that being different which I haven't really bothered to try and understand as I've only backed up the battery backed SRAM saves so far.
Pressing A overwrites the current .sav file on the SD card that you are highlighting. It doesn't matter if the name of the save isn't the same as the game, it will still overwrite it.
Pressing B will create a new save file based on the metadata for the current rom and name it correctly.
So for each game you will want to press B.
In fact the first time you use it you cannot press A because there are no existing save files on your SD card to overwrite.
I haven't tested the saves it produces but I'm assuming they are okay.
The program also contains an EEPROM backup utility and it says something about that being different which I haven't really bothered to try and understand as I've only backed up the battery backed SRAM saves so far.
Gadget Racers uses a battery to save. This battery is still good. I’ve had the game for about 15 years now. Wait, that doesn’t sound right.
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Just wanted to show you guys that Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak, Megaman Battle Network 5 and Kirby and the Amazing Mirror doesn't necessarily use battery save despite some rumors stating that is the case. Here you can see my cartridges of those games and they all use FRAM. But maybe the earlier versions use battery save and these are later versions
Nevertheless I recommend adding "Only some use battery" for Ham-Ham Heartbreak.
But maybe the earlier versions use battery save and these are later versions Nevertheless I recommend adding "Only some use battery" for Ham-Ham Heartbreak.
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