Looking for a GB/GBC Flash card

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Hi,

I'm currently looking for a GB/GBC flash card that would allow me to read the header of a game (retrieving the title) and saving/restoring save games. I've found a couple of guides on how to make your own, but they are a bit too difficult and I also have a hard time to find the components such as the cartridge slot.

Does there exist any readers/writers that are still being sold? Or maybe some of you have experience building your own? :)
 

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I'm not exactly sure what you mean but personally i have the smart card 64.
It does the job but you can have 1 save each time. (there is a workaround for it though)
Also it'll be easier to setup virtualbox with windows xp in order to flash games/saves into it.

If you have the money then you can check the everdrive gb by krikzz.
It has microSD so it's drag 'n' drop.

None of them have RTC.
 

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Ah i see. You could try building one but i wasn't really able to figure out where each pin from cartridge would connect to the processor.
That black thick line isn't really helpfull. :P

You can use a gba (well ds slot-2) for the cartridge header.
https://blog.thijsalkema.de/blog/2013/05/14/game-boy-cartridge-dumping-on-a-raspberry-pi-part-1/
http://www.insidegadgets.com/2011/0...ed-gameboy-cart-reader-–-part-1-read-the-rom/
http://douevenknow.us/post/68126856498/arduino-based-gba-rom-dumper-part-1
 

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GBC: if you have an N64 and an Everdrive 64 you can use the Transfer pak to read savegames and dump romps from GB/GBC carts using a homebrew app.

GBA: if you have an NDS and an R4 flashcart, you can use a homebrew app called GBA Backup Tool to read GBA savegames and dump GBA Roms
 

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