Hardware RTC and Slot 2

[geminisama]

Hey, are there any Slot 2 cards that support Real Time Clock? I'm asking, as I'd like to play Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, with the real time clock function. I've read they have a patch for the clock to function WHILE you play, but I'd like it to run all the time.

If so, would the card work with my iTouch?

If anyone can answer, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Oh, and this can be a Slot 2 card that's operated from a Slot 1 card, or it can be one of the old school Slot 2's, as long as it supports RTC.

 

[how_do_i_do_that]

There is only 1 cart left on the market you can get:
http://www.ishopvideogame.com/m3-perfect-lite-p-1610.html

Everthing else is only going to be second hand and will probably cost more that what I listed above.

 

[Ryupower]

Ruby/Sapphire can get RTC on most slot-2 cards
just use gbata to patch them

Emerald there no fix for, that i can think of

 

[how_do_i_do_that]

people that WANT RTC usually DON'T wan't to patch anything.

 

[geminisama]

From the GBATA readme;
10.Clock fix
With this funtion you can make the Real Time Clock runs during play time, it is for the hardware that doesn't support RTC.
Note: It is for Pokemon sapphire & ruby series only

I believe this means only when I'm playing. So if I play and the gametime is 10pm, if I turn it off and play tommorow, it won't be for example, 1pm. It will still be 10pm. And if I play 2 hours, it will be 12am, til I play again.

If I understood this wrong, can someone tell me?

Also, that flashcard looks perfect for what I want, BUT HOLY SHIT, 65$? IS THIS IN USD??

 

[DanTheManMS]

Yes, that's what the patch does, and yes that's $65 USD.

I still don't understand why people put price as a serious consideration for something they're going to use to play hundreds of dollars worth of games for free, but whatever.

 

[geminisama]

I get what you mean, I just assumed a slot 2 card would cost much less. I expected it to be like, 30$, hence my shock.

 

[how_do_i_do_that]

RTC is what makes it cost more and 65 bucks IS cheap.

 

[Joe88]

RTC is what makes it cost more and 65 bucks IS cheap.

thats not why it costs that much
it because of the price of the RAM it uses, same as the GBA
has its own firmware and storage system

these new expansion paks today just use volatile memory
it depends on a slot-1, without it the cart is useless

 

[geminisama]

Thanks for explaining why it's so "costly." I'll look into getting it whenever I have ~70$ again, as I just bought RE5.

Thanks HowDoIDoThat for showing me exactly what I asked for. :]

 

[geminisama]

This is a tab bit late, but I wonder. That cart claims it has a built in emu for GBC, does it run something like Gold/Silver perfectly, or is it jumpy and laggy like it is in Lameboy?

 

[how_do_i_do_that]

it is like any other emulator (even those integrated), it comes with some bugs.

I think it uses the same code base as goomba to run gbc files, so you will have some issues.

 

[geminisama]

Ahh, okay. I'll just play Gold/Silver on my comp then.

 

[DanTheManMS]

Its "built-in" GBC emulation is really just using Goomba Color. You add a GB/C game with the Game Manager, and it tacks it onto the end of the emulator core and puts the new *.gba file on your card. You launch that to play the game.

I don't know how well the Pokemon games run in Goomba Color, but it's easy enough to download and create a compilation to test in VBA to get a general idea.

 

[Pliskron]

You could also buy the M3 Real. The real expansion pack does have a RTC. There are also EZ-Flash III cards on teh used market. I just scored one on ebay.