I usually use Lameboy which is incredible, but some games only run correctly with Goomba Color. But I have a problem running the software correctly.

In-game saving doesn't seem to work for me. I'm not talking about savestates/real time save.

I tried using it on an M3 Lite and M3DS Real. Maybe I did something wrong or does it not save at all which I highly doubt. I'm probably just missing something. Do I need to use it in GBA mode?

I tried using Goomba Front but I'm not sure I used it correctly.

Any help is appreciated and thank you in advance! ^^

 

Thank you for your reply!

The built-in M3 emulator seems to work only with gb games. From what I've read online it has Goomba which runs only gb games. If I try to run gbc games I get the message to put goomba.gba in the root directory. Or when I convert the gbc files with the game manager (GM) to the .gba format I get the message that the game pack I'm trying to run is only for use with gameboy color.

So I put goomba.gba in the root directory and try running the game again. I finally got it to save my in-game progress, but the weird thing is that sometimes when I start the game again the saves are gone. Sometimes I can access the sram via the goomba color menu and sometimes not. There must be something I'm doing wrong.

Also I noticed even though I successfully saved my in-game progress there is no save file created on my SD card. Is this normal? Does it save directly in the rom?

This is the exact procedure I used:

1. I put the original goomba.gba file in the root directory of my SD card.
2. I put the original gbc file on the SD card. I tried both the root directory and other folders.
3. I start the game by choosing the gbc file in the menu.
4. I play the game and save in-game after which the sram seems to be accessible in the goomba color menu.
5. When I shut down and restart there is no auto backup that normally takes place after restarting the M3 but some other message appears. The only way to get this M3 save file is if I use the game manager to convert the game to gba but this is only for gameboy games as far as I understand. Or is it that I must convert the gbc file using the GM and use only the .dat save file that is created together whith the gbc rom?

I'll be trying some more things later.

Again thank you for your help! ^^

 

Have a little more confidence in yourself! ;-)

 

can't you use real-time save for gb/gbc games now?

 

Is this still the case? (and why?)
Using Goomba Color with my M3 Perfect now and when I press L+R I'm not able to select Save or Load...
Should I use Goomba instead of Goomba Color then?


Related search results:
http://gbatemp.net/t...r-saving-issue/
http://gbatemp.net/t...color-problems/
http://gbatemp.net/t...-color-4212009/
http://gbatemp.net/t...ith-save-state/

EDIT:
Reading Pocketheaven I read:

Doesn't that mean we should be able to save with Goomba Color?

 

You can save with Goomba Color, just like you could with the actual cartridge, like opening the Start menu and pressing Save or something

Savestates are still only supported in regular Goomba and not Goomba Color

 

32k saves are for Pokemon games and others that store large amounts of data.

Regular save files are your normal in game "save menu" type. Savestates are different, it's where your exact emulation state is remembered.

 

Regular saving consists of going to the in-game menu and saving there. This data is kept in the sram and is not actually saved to your microSD (supposedly). By saving the sram, you move your save data onto a more permanent place, or the microSD, thus the 32KB file. If you don't save the sram, and it is not automatically saved at some point (I have never used goomba color), then you shouldn't end up with any 32KB file as well as not having the save data available when you start the game after a hard reset.

This is in no way anything like a savestate, and saving the sram is more of just a requirement to perform if you wish to play the game as you would on a legitimate game cartridge and retaining the save data across play times.

-edit-
Btw, the sram is a temporary thing. It stays as long as there is energy to keep it there (battery power ftw). Hopefully this clarifies everything.

 

If you have AutoSave 'on' with the M3 Perfect it writes the data to the [gamename].dat file in the GAMESAVE folder when you reboot the GBA or when you go to the main menu via L+R+A+B. Manually you can dump the sram to any .dat file with SELECT when you're in the Game menu.
At least, that's how I understand it.