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+ | **todo**: add info about FlashGBX support for Joey Jr, the new hardware GBFlash (which uses FlashGBX exclusively), | ||
===== Introduction ===== | ===== Introduction ===== | ||
- | {{wst> | + | There are numerous tools available for dumping Game Boy / Game Boy Color games. The cheapest tool for dumping carts is a GBxCart RW, followed by the Joey Jr. |
- | 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 | + | The (now discontinued) |
- | ===== Tool Overview ===== | + | {{wst>carts_important_notes}} |
- | | ^ insideGadgets GBxCart RW v1.4 |^ BennVenn Joey Jr V2++ |^ Sanni Cart Reader | + | |
- | | ^ (tested) | + | |
- | ^ Type ^ ROM ^ Save ^ ROM ^ Save ^ ROM ^ Save ^ ROM ^ Save ^ ROM ^ Save ^ ROM ^ Save ^ | + | |
- | | No Mapper | + | |
- | | MBC1 ≤ 512 KB | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC1 > 512 KB | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC1M | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ??? | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC30 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | MBC7 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ (partially) | + | |
- | | MMM01 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ??? | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | M161 | ✓ | – | ✗ | – | ✗ | – | ✗ | – | ✗ | – | ✓ | – | | + | |
- | | HuC-1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | HuC-3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | TAMA5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | NP GB Memory | + | |
- | | GB Camera | + | |
- | | E201264 Dev Cart | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ??? | ??? | ??? | ??? | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | | + | |
- | | Sachen | + | |
- | | Wisdom Tree | ✓ | – | ??? | – | ✗ | – | ✗ | – | ✗ | – | ✓ | – | | + | |
- | | Action Replay | + | |
- | | Xploder GB | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | | + | |
- | | 256M Multi Repro | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | | + | |
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===== Methods ===== | ===== Methods ===== | ||
- | - [[#Method 1 - GBxCart RW|GBxCart RW]] | + | - [[#GBxCart RW]] |
- | - [[#Method 2 - The Joey Jr|The Joey Jr]] | + | - [[#The Joey Jr]] |
- | - [[#Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader|Sanni Cart Reader]] | + | - [[#Open Source Cartridge Reader]] |
+ | | ||
- | ==== Method 1 - GBxCart RW ==== | + | ==== GBxCart RW ==== |
Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing | Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing | ||
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Please see the the page for Lesserkuma' | Please see the the page for Lesserkuma' | ||
- | ==== Method 2 - The Joey Jr ==== | + | Nintendo Power cart dumps will include a .map metadata file - include this in your dump submission. |
+ | ==== The Joey Jr ==== | ||
- | Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing | + | 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:// | For latest official instruction on how to use the Joey Jr, please see the [[https:// | ||
- | ==== Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader ==== | + | You should add " |
+ | ==== Open Source Cartridge | ||
- | The Sanni Cart Reader comes with Game Boy / Game Boy Color dumping capabilities by default. | + | The Open Source Cartridge |
- | [[https:// | + | [[https:// |
+ | ==== RetroBlaster 2.0 + Game Boy Adapter ==== | ||
+ | {{wst> | ||
- | ===== Identifying Game Versions ===== | + | The RetroBlaster software currently only supports Windows and is available |
- | todo: add info on cart/box serials (and non-standard carts if relevant) | + | |
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+ | Make sure the RetroBlaster voltage switch is set to 5V (not the 3V setting). | ||
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+ | Connect the GB/GBC/GBA adapter to the RetroBlaster. To seat the adapter, firmly but gently push the adapter in until the pins are no longer showing. | ||
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+ | Insert the cartridge the adapter, with the label side facing up. | ||
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+ | Open the RetroBlaster software (click Run if you see a security warning about the publisher not being verified) and navigate to the GameBoy/GBC tab. | ||
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+ | Click "Dump ROM." Choose the location and filename for your ROM. | ||
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+ | The activity LED will turn on on the RetroBlaster board. A progress bar will indicate the status of the dump, and information will be displayed on the ' | ||
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+ | You can also dump the SRAM from this same tab, by clicking the "Dump SRAM" button. | ||
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+ | ==== Opening carts ==== | ||
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+ | Unscrew the back of the cartridge with a 3.8mm Gamebit or line head screw driver, carefully separating the bottom half of the cart's shell. Once the screw is removed, gently slide the label side of the cart down to expose the PCB. | ||
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+ | ===== Identifying Game Versions ===== | ||
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===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info ===== | ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info ===== | ||
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- | See [[submission: |