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--- carts:nintendo:gameboy [2023/03/10 23:41] – hiccup
+++ carts:nintendo:gameboy [2024/07/14 23:55] (current) – [Game Boy / Game Boy Color] hiccup
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+**todo**: add info about FlashGBX support for Joey Jr, the new hardware GBFlash (which uses FlashGBX exclusively), and the official JoeyGUI software for Joey Jr
 ===== Introduction =====
 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.
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 Please see the the page for Lesserkuma's open-source software for the GBxCart RW, [[https://github.com/lesserkuma/FlashGBX|FlashGBX]].
+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://bennvenn.myshopify.com/pages/the-joey-junior-gb-gbc-gba-cart-dumper-and-flasher|official user guide]].
+You should add "NPC" as a line in MODE.TXT, so that it dumps the .map metadata file from Nintendo Power carts, which you should include in your dump submission.
 ==== Open Source Cartridge Reader ====
 The Open Source Cartridge Reader (OSCR) comes with Game Boy / Game Boy Color dumping capabilities by default.
-[[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Reading-a-Game-Boy-rom|Follow the OSCR wiki]] for proper settings, and dumping instructions.
+[[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Reading-a-Game-Boy-rom|Follow the OSCR wiki]] for proper settings, and dumping instructions. If it is a Nintendo Power cart you are dumping, also select the "Read Mapping" option to dump the .map metadata file, which you should include in your dump submission.
 ==== RetroBlaster 2.0 + Game Boy Adapter ====
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