carts:nintendo:gameboy [dumping.guide]

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====== Game Boy / Game Boy Color ======
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===== Introduction =====
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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 =====
  - [[#Method 1 - GBxCart RW|GBxCart RW]]
  - [[#Method 2 - The Joey Jr|The Joey Jr]]
  - [[#Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader|Sanni Cart Reader]]

==== Method 1 - GBxCart RW ====

Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing

Please see the the page for Lesserkuma's open-source software for the GBxCart RW, [[https://github.com/lesserkuma/FlashGBX|FlashGBX]].

==== Method 2 - 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]].

==== Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader ====

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.

===== For Reference: Identifying Game Versions =====
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**SSS**-**(T)GGR**-**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 (A = World, J = Japan, E = USA, P = Europe)\\
V = Version (starts at 0)\\

===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
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