Hacking So, Who Has an Omega?
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Got mine yesterday from shop01media.
Last flash cart I had was for my Micro 12 years ago and could hold something like maximum 10 games so I have little to compare with.
But what I've tried so far it has worked very well and played anything I've thrown at it (NES, GB, GBC, GBA).
Running it on a SP ags101 and with a 32GB card.
Last flash cart I had was for my Micro 12 years ago and could hold something like maximum 10 games so I have little to compare with.
But what I've tried so far it has worked very well and played anything I've thrown at it (NES, GB, GBC, GBA).
Running it on a SP ags101 and with a 32GB card.
just been trying mine out working really well on GBA, GBC and GB. Realtime saves really good and so far everything loading nicely and super quick (once a real time save file has been created) < 3 sec.
I did have a crash on yoshi island not sure why as when I reloaded and played it again it was fine. The card is still a little to big so very stiff to get in and out but I havent tried a reform so not sure if its improved or not.
Overall it seems perfect, how just need my AGS101 screen to arrive so I can mod my GBA ;-)
I did have a crash on yoshi island not sure why as when I reloaded and played it again it was fine. The card is still a little to big so very stiff to get in and out but I havent tried a reform so not sure if its improved or not.
Overall it seems perfect, how just need my AGS101 screen to arrive so I can mod my GBA ;-)
Mine came in yesterday from NDS-Card (I sprung for the express shipping) and so far I'm LOVING how fast games load compared to the EZ-Flash IV/Reform. Having PocketNES and Goomba Color baked in is nice too.
Still waiting on a proper GBATemp review before I bite.
Coolio. All in all, sounds like it works like it's supposed to. 
Are PocketNES and Goomba special builds or are they the same as the stand alone releases?
Pay day seems like a million years away!
Are PocketNES and Goomba special builds or are they the same as the stand alone releases?
Pay day seems like a million years away!
They're the same as the standalone releases.Coolio. All in all, sounds like it works like it's supposed to.
Are PocketNES and Goomba special builds or are they the same as the stand alone releases?
Pay day seems like a million years away!
I've been holding off on publishing my review, but I think it's good enough as it stands for now. Long-term, the score will probably have to modified.
EZ-Flash Omega
EZ-Flash Omega
Yea, that's one of the reason I've been holding off. Each new firmware has been an improvement, but at the moment the firmware is what it is. People want a review of what the EZ-Flash Omega is now to know if right now it's worth it to buy. I'd tend to say yes, even given my current score.
I'll almost certainly write a follow-up review in the coming months, though, to address my various concerns and how new firmwares flesh out those concerns.
I'll almost certainly write a follow-up review in the coming months, though, to address my various concerns and how new firmwares flesh out those concerns.
Thanks for the fast review kuwanger.
The one thing that I found annoying testing it out yesterday was the fact that it sorted items after time it was added to the sd.
The one thing that I found annoying testing it out yesterday was the fact that it sorted items after time it was added to the sd.
I have similarly been waiting on updates as they seem to be sorting issues which might make a full review written right now redundant. I don't mind going back for a game but for a flash cart that is likely to stand for many years it is harder to want to make the leap.
Even as it stands though it is definitely a top tier GBA flash cart, and if the updates keep coming it would probably be the pinnacle of them. GBA flash carts, other than supercards and their clones, have always been "good" as far as being able to play the library -- compared to almost all other cart based consoles of that vintage or older then basically any GBA flash cart could play just about any game and if its default software did not do it then the fix was trivial, no major gaps in compatibility lists and so on and so forth.
Even as it stands though it is definitely a top tier GBA flash cart, and if the updates keep coming it would probably be the pinnacle of them. GBA flash carts, other than supercards and their clones, have always been "good" as far as being able to play the library -- compared to almost all other cart based consoles of that vintage or older then basically any GBA flash cart could play just about any game and if its default software did not do it then the fix was trivial, no major gaps in compatibility lists and so on and so forth.
It was seen early on, kuwanger reminding us all of the http://funblog.themeparks.de/tag/mp3dirsorter/?frommp3dirsorter program that can handle it. I don't imagine that will change too soon as having to parse a file system, much less a massive one if people are going to do a sizeable chunk of the GBA library, was part of the reasons for slowdowns on the EZ4 (and several other devices, most notably the MP3 players that the program above was designed to handle things for) at times.
Can be worked around with DriveSort. I use it for my Gateway since that doesn't sort the files properly either.
Thanks for the review. I'm a little concerned with the "five second" wait thing when it comes to saving, and also the potential to corrupt the filesystem. An LED on the cart that displayed the save writing activity would've been nice.
Maybe you're the wrong person to ask, but since the cart already has a battery (for RTC), is it not possible for the devs to implement a feature where we can have a choice between battery saving and the new direct saving?
Or is this a hardware limitation with the new device?
They sound like they're going to introduce some sort of notification to let you know what saves complete, but only "Boot with Addons" as enabled. For "Clean Boot" it'll be the same as it is now. I've no idea if they could implement your suggestion, but you could ask in that thread. What I can say is that on FAT32 I've had virtually no file corruption issues*. 99% of my problems were on ExFat, so I'm not sure what the problem was.
* It's really not that hard to have a habit of waiting a couple seconds to reset/power off, but yes, there's always that risk. Not to downplay it, but I'm a lot less concerned now than I was during testing when I basically was trying to break it.
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TwoSpikedHands:
yall im torn... ive been hacking away at tales of phantasia GBA (the USA version) and have so many documents of reverse engineering i've done -
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TwoSpikedHands:
I just found out that the EU version is better in literally every way, better sound quality, better lighting, and there's even a patch someone made to make the text look nicer
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TwoSpikedHands:
Do I restart now using what i've learned on the EU version since it's a better overall experience? or do I continue with the US version since that is what ive been using, and if someone decides to play my hack, it would most likely be that version?
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Sicklyboy:
@TwoSpikedHands, I'll preface this with the fact that I know nothing about the game, but, I think it depends on what your goals are. Are you trying to make a definitive version of the game? You may want to refocus your efforts on the EU version then. Or, are you trying to make a better US version? In which case, the only way to make a better US version is to keep on plugging away at that one -
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Sicklyboy:
I'm not familiar with the technicalities of the differences between the two versions, but I'm wondering if at least some of those differences are things that you could port over to the US version in your patch without having to include copyrighted assets from the EU version
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TwoSpikedHands:
@Sicklyboy I am wanting to fully change the game and bend it to my will lol. I would like to eventually have the ability to add more characters, enemies, even have a completely different story if i wanted. I already have the ability to change the tilemaps in the US version, so I can basically make my own map and warp to it in game - so I'm pretty far into it!
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TwoSpikedHands:
I really would like to make a hack that I would enjoy playing, and maybe other people would too. swapping to the EU version would also mean my US friends could not legally play it
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TwoSpikedHands:
I am definitely considering porting over some of the EU features without using the actual ROM itself, tbh that would probably be the best way to go about it... but i'm sad that the voice acting is so.... not good on the US version. May not be a way around that though
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