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https://www.retzone.com/products/retromini-gba-handheld-player
I got one of these used on eBay and I found it can run GB and GBC games if you link them with goomba_save32.gba or goomba_mb.gba using goombafront.exe. I'm not sure what is different about these goombas compared to goomba.gba.
Anyhow, I can get goomba-linked GB(C) games to work but there is no way to pop up the goomba menu: holding L and R on the "Retro Mini" does nothing. I checked the roms on an emulator on my PC and holding L and R works there, so it must be some quirk of the "Retro Mini." I used,uh, some random youtube guy's goomba found under "SHOW MORE" here.
Speed is tolerable but not full for most GB games I've tried. Pokemon games work ok, except for Prism (patch 226) which is very slow.
For some reason, a bunch of goomba GBAs I had made for my easy flash will not work on the "Retro Mini." I used the "exit_patched_8-29-16" version of goomba available on gbatemp. Maybe something to do with "exit patching." (Does "exit patched" mean it is patched to cause a reboot (and copying of SRAM to SD card file) when certain keys are pressed (L+Up+B+A)?) Not really sure what is different about this goomba vs. youtube guy's goomba.
I got one of these used on eBay and I found it can run GB and GBC games if you link them with goomba_save32.gba or goomba_mb.gba using goombafront.exe. I'm not sure what is different about these goombas compared to goomba.gba.
Anyhow, I can get goomba-linked GB(C) games to work but there is no way to pop up the goomba menu: holding L and R on the "Retro Mini" does nothing. I checked the roms on an emulator on my PC and holding L and R works there, so it must be some quirk of the "Retro Mini." I used,uh, some random youtube guy's goomba found under "SHOW MORE" here.
Speed is tolerable but not full for most GB games I've tried. Pokemon games work ok, except for Prism (patch 226) which is very slow.
For some reason, a bunch of goomba GBAs I had made for my easy flash will not work on the "Retro Mini." I used the "exit_patched_8-29-16" version of goomba available on gbatemp. Maybe something to do with "exit patching." (Does "exit patched" mean it is patched to cause a reboot (and copying of SRAM to SD card file) when certain keys are pressed (L+Up+B+A)?) Not really sure what is different about this goomba vs. youtube guy's goomba.