Hacking Guide - How to convert YouTube videos to Game Boy Advance ROM files

[7seven7]

I did, and now I'm getting Input File Error Unspecified error

 

[Sterophonick]

Then, i really don't quite know. I use ConvertInMP4 for downloading the Youtube videos

 

[MrHuu]

English translated Meteo 1.4 is available for download here: http://sozoryoku.us/down.htm

 

[Deleted User]

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1_XdncpKP6zAmloLGFGlbZYzrQDZg-Tyi
lol i made my own

 

[kauehenrique]

my first converted Youtube Video in gba ROM

 

[supereggman64]

Hello GBATemp!

Today I have a guide on how to watch YouTube videos on your Game Boy Advance, using some old, old software!

Step 1: Download the video of your choice in mp4 format using the method of your choice.
Step 2: Use the site linked here to convert that mp4 video to a properly formatted AVI video.
Step 3: Download the tools that I have linked here.

Step 4: Launch the meteo.exe application. You should see a very dated looking interface. Drag the AVI video file into the box that is labelled "Movie File."

Step 5: On the box labelled "GBA ROM File," click browse and select the destination of your GBA ROM.

Step 6: On the box labelled ROM Title, give the ROM an internal name. This is optional.

Step 7: Click the option labelled "Manual Settings" and you will be given access to a bunch of other options. To make this simpler, I have some "Sweet Spots" for compression.

Great quality: This is the best way to view trailers and clips, but only allows one on a 256 MBit cartridge
Bitrate: 60
Framerate: 15 fps
Settings: No trim, manual resize 240x160, 4x dither
Average maximum amount of minutes: 8 minutes

Hello GBATemp!

Today I have a guide on how to watch YouTube videos on your Game Boy Advance, using some old, old software!

Step 1: Download the video of your choice in mp4 format using the method of your choice.
Step 2: Use the site linked here to convert that mp4 video to a properly formatted AVI video.
Step 3: Download the tools that I have linked here.

Step 4: Launch the meteo.exe application. You should see a very dated looking interface. Drag the AVI video file into the box that is labelled "Movie File."

Step 5: On the box labelled "GBA ROM File," click browse and select the destination of your GBA ROM.

Step 6: On the box labelled ROM Title, give the ROM an internal name. This is optional.

Step 7: Click the option labelled "Manual Settings" and you will be given access to a bunch of other options. To make this simpler, I have some "Sweet Spots" for compression.

Great quality: This is the best way to view trailers and clips, but only allows one on a 256 MBit cartridge
Bitrate: 60
Framerate: 15 fps
Settings: No trim, manual resize 240x160, 4x dither
Average maximum amount of minutes: 8 minutes

Nice quality: These settings are best to store multiple trailers and clips, yet still having very nice quality
Bitrate: 28
Framerate: 12 fps
Settings: No trim, manual resize 216x144, 4x dither
Average maximum amount of minutes: 15 minutes

Lesser quality: These settings can hold most episodes, and still looking great for such a long movie
Bitrate: 12
Framerate: 7.5 fps
Settings: No trim, manual resize 204x136, 4x dither
Average maximum amount of minutes: 25 minutes

Compression quality: The longest recording time with still acceptable video
Bitrate: 8
Framerate: 6 fps
Settings: No trim, manual resize 192x128, 4x dither
Average maximum amount of minutes: 31 minutes

Step 8: After converting your file and there are no errors, then drag the created ROM file on top of the "gbafix.exe" program that I included with the meteo.exe file. This will allow the ROM to be able to run on hardware.

Note: You can include longer videos but it would look crappy, and your friends will laugh at you because it looks so pathetic.

Other Note: There are no seat controls. All buttons restart the video.

Other Other Note: If you get the error "Input File Error" after the video is done, then the ROM has reached over the 32MB limit and you need to try again with more compressed settings.

Credits: DarkFader, and gameboy-advance.net

A demo is included here t

Did you use the site I told you to (to convert the mp4 to avi)?

That is the only one that I know for sure works properly. Make sure you set the video codec to msmpeg.

when i tried it it said this

imput file error
no combination of intermediate filters could be found to
make the connection

 

[Sterophonick]

wut

 

[Davey159]

Thanks for the info... Why don't people show ROM hacks for the 3ds?

 

[Localhorst86]

Thanks for the info... Why don't people show ROM hacks for the 3ds?

what does that have to do with this topic?

 

[jamespoo]

thank you

 

[PROTOBOY]

I remember back on my gba supercard mini sd days, I used to use this software a lot..

 

[jack_the_reatrd]

so.. for something like a super card sd for gba you cant really play a video on it?

 

[Sterophonick]

so.. for something like a super card sd for gba you cant really play a video on it?

I don't have a SuperCard but I assume they work mostly fine.

 

[Shadow#1]

so.. for something like a super card sd for gba you cant really play a video on it?

probly not because it even has slowdowns in even playing gba games

 

[HeartfeltDesu]

Not to be a debby downer, but I can't think of any practical reason to do this besides the sheer novelty, except maybe pretending to play Smash Ultimate on the GBA with gameplay footage or something as a prank. Did you have anything in mind?

 

[Sterophonick]

Not to be a debby downer, but I can't think of any practical reason to do this besides the sheer novelty, except maybe pretending to play Smash Ultimate on the GBA with gameplay footage or something as a prank. Did you have anything in mind?

I didn't really have anything on mind other than the novelty or pranks.

 

[FAST6191]

Not to be a debby downer, but I can't think of any practical reason to do this besides the sheer novelty, except maybe pretending to play Smash Ultimate on the GBA with gameplay footage or something as a prank. Did you have anything in mind?

Practical value today? Yeah not so much.

Back when. You could get a bus ride of animation on a fairly conventional flash cart and portable video players were either DVD players or those weird things for kids that had maybe 5 crap cartoons. Had a few skateboard video sections as well which were fun to watch.
I replaced it all with moonshell on the DS as soon as moonshell got good but for what it is it was not without merit.

 

[Hambrew]

i can't wait to watch 50 MORE WAYS TO BREAK A NINTENDO SWITCH on my GBA!!!
i don't even have a GBA; i have it on my 3DS

 

[Kikato-kun]

is still online there?

here's my GBA Video that i made

 

[GBAVideoProducer123]

So I tried using Meteo but it stopped processing the ROM at 1% with no error message. What do I do?

 

[GBAVideoProducer123]

I also got an input file error before the video started processing.

 

[GBAVideoProducer123]

I have noticed that sometimes audio will cut out at random points of longer videos. Does anybody else have this issue?

I have this issue. When I tried making a GBA ROM of the 2nd VeggieTales video the audio cut off a quarter through the Forgive-O-Matic skit.