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--- carts:nintendo:gameboy [2021/10/03 15:12]
hiccup [Identifying Game Versions]
+++ carts:nintendo:gameboy [2022/09/28 22:10]
hiccup [Gathering and Submitting Dump Info]
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-====== Game Boy (Color) ======
+====== Game Boy / Game Boy Color ======
+{{wst>see_hardware_page}}
+{{wst>vgpc_help}}
 ===== Introduction =====
+{{wst>carts_important_notes}}
+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.
-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.
+**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.
-===== Identifying Game Versions =====
-todo: add info on cart/box serials (and non-standard carts if relevant)
-{{:carts:nintendo:gb:gb-identifying_game_versions.png?260}}
-**SSS**-**(T)GG(R)**-**V**\\
-S = System (DMG = Game Boy, CGB = Game Boy Color)\\
-T = Type (N = Normal)\\
-G = Game code (e.g. KY = Kirby's Dream Land)\\
-R = Region (J = Japan, E = USA, P = Europe)\\
-V = Version (starts at 0)\\
 ===== Methods =====
+  - [[#Method 1 - GBxCart RW|GBxCart RW]]
+  - [[#Method 2 - The Joey Jr|The Joey Jr]]
+  - [[#Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader|Sanni Cart Reader]]
-  - The Joey Jr
+==== Method 1 - GBxCart RW ====
-  - GBxCart RW
-  - Sanni Cart Reader
-==== The Joey Jr ====
 Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing
-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]].
+Please see the the page for Lesserkuma's open-source software for the GBxCart RW, [[https://github.com/lesserkuma/FlashGBX|FlashGBX]].
-==== GBxCart RW ====
+==== Method 2 - The Joey Jr ====
 Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing
-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]].
+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]].
-===== 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 ->
+===== For Reference: Identifying Game Versions =====
-Dumping tool:
+{{:carts:nintendo:gb:gb-identifying_game_versions.png?260}}
-Dumper:
-Affiliation:
-Dump creation date:
-Dump release date:
-Title:
+**SSS**-**(T)GGR**-**V**\\
-Region:
+S = System (DMG = Game Boy, CGB = Game Boy Color)\\
-Edition:
+T = Type (N = Normal)\\
-Languages:
+G = Game code (e.g. KY = Kirby's Dream Land)\\
-Language Select:
+R = Region (A = World, J = Japan, E = USA, P = Europe)\\
-WikiData ID:
+V = Version (starts at 0)\\
-Size:
-CRC32:
-MD5:
-SHA-1:
-SHA-256:
-</code>
-  * 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>see_submission_page}}
-{{wst>submitting_dump_info_nointro}}