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--- carts:nintendo:gameboy [2021/09/30 18:22]
hiccup [Submitting Dump Info]
+++ carts:nintendo:gameboy [2022/01/11 15:11]
hiccup [Game Boy / Game Boy Color]
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-====== Game Boy (Color) ======
+====== Game Boy / Game Boy Color ======
+{{wst>see_hardware_page}}
+Link to old page, as this one is WIP: [[https://wiki.no-intro.org/index.php?title=Game_Boy_(Color)_Dumping_Guide]]
 ===== Introduction =====
-Luckily there are numerous tools available for dumping Game Boy (Color) games, so you should be able to find a great dumper that suits your need.
+Luckily there are numerous tools available for dumping Game Boy / Game Boy Color games, so you should be able to find a great dumper that suits your need.
+**Note on the Submodule GB01:** This is not currently recommended, as there is no known way to manually change the dumping settings and the automatic setting detection does not work on some carts.
 ===== Methods =====
-  - The Joey Jr
+  - [[#Method 1 - The Joey Jr|The Joey Jr]]
-  - GBxCart RW
+  - [[#Method 2 - GBxCart RW|GBxCart RW]]
-  - Sanni Cart Reader
+  - [[#Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader|Sanni Cart Reader]]
-==== The Joey Jr ====
+==== Method 1 - The Joey Jr ====
 Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing
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 For latest official instruction on how to use the Joey Jr, please see the [[https://bennvenn.myshopify.com/pages/the-joey-junior-gb-gbc-gba-cart-dumper-and-flasher|official user guide]].
-==== GBxCart RW ====
+==== Method 2 - GBxCart RW ====
 Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing
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 For latest official instructions on how to use the GBxCart RW, please see the [[https://flashcartdb.com/index.php/GBxCart_RW_Manual|official user guide]].
-===== Verification =====
+==== Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader ====
-Description of how to verify that is a dump is correct.
-===== Gathering Dump Info =====
+The Sanni Cart Reader comes with Game Boy / Game Boy Color dumping capabilities by default.
+[[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Reading-a-Game-Boy-rom|Follow the Sanni Cart Reader wiki]] for proper settings, and dumping instructions.
-<code ->
+===== Identifying Game Versions =====
-Dumping tool:
+todo: add info on cart/box serials (and non-standard carts if relevant)
-Dumper:
-Affiliation:
-Dump creation date:
-Dump release date:
-Title:
+{{:carts:nintendo:gb:gb-identifying_game_versions.png?260}}
-Region:
-Edition:
-Languages:
-Language Select:
-WikiData ID:
-Size:
+**SSS**-**(T)GGR**-**V**\\
-CRC32:
+S = System (DMG = Game Boy, CGB = Game Boy Color)\\
-MD5:
+T = Type (N = Normal)\\
-SHA-1:
+G = Game code (e.g. KY = Kirby's Dream Land)\\
-SHA-256:
+R = Region (A = World, J = Japan, E = USA, P = Europe)\\
-</code>
+V = Version (starts at 0)\\
-  * General Note: If you are submitting this info to a person/group in order for them to add it to a database, you can skip the transcription of some things, and leave it to them. But it can make the process smoother if you do the transcription yourself.
+===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
-===== Submitting Dump Info =====
-{{wst>submitting_dump_info_nointro}}
+See [[submission:nintendo-carts|Gathering and Submitting Dump Info for Nintendo carts]]