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| ===== 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 with FW: R36+L7, SW: FlashGBX v3.14 |^ tested with FW: V2_02_29 Beta Firmware 64K |^ untested / source code analysis | + | |
| - | ^ Media 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]] |
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| - | ==== 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 | ||
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| + | The Open Source Cartridge Reader (OSCR) comes with Game Boy / Game Boy Color dumping capabilities by default. | ||
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| + | ==== RetroBlaster 2.0 + Game Boy Adapter ==== | ||
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| + | The RetroBlaster software currently only supports Windows and is available on the [[https:// | ||
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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 ==== | ||
| - | The Sanni Cart Reader comes with Game Boy / Game Boy Color dumping capabilities by default. | + | Unscrew the back of the cartridge |
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| ===== Identifying Game Versions ===== | ===== Identifying Game Versions ===== | ||
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| ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info ===== | ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info ===== | ||
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| - | See [[submission: | ||