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 ====== Game Boy Advance ====== ====== Game Boy Advance ======
 +{{wst>see_hardware_page}}
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 +{{wst>vgpc_help}}
  
 ===== Introduction ===== ===== Introduction =====
 +{{wst>carts_important_notes}}
 +Luckily there are numerous tools available for dumping Game Boy Advance games, so you should be able to find a great dumper that suits your need.
 +
 +===== Tool Overview =====
 +|                    ^ insideGadgets GBxCart RW v1.4                                     |^ BennVenn Joey Jr V2++                                             |^ Sanni Cart Reader                       |^ Epilogue GB Operator                                            |^ insideGadgets GBxCart RW v1.3                                 ||
 +|                    ^ tested with FW: R36+L7, SW: FlashGBX v3.14                        |^ tested with FW: V2_02_29 Beta Firmware 64K                        |^ untested / source code analysis         |^ untested / according to official website                        |^ tested with FW: L1, SW: FlashGBX v3.14                        ||
 +^ Media Type         ^ ROM                                         ^ Save                 ^ ROM                                         ^ Save                 ^ ROM                              ^ Save  ^ ROM                                       ^ Save                 ^ ROM                                     ^ Save                 ^
 +| No Mapper          | ✓                                           | ✓                    | ✓                                           | ✓                    | ✓                                | ✓     | ✓ (some exceptions)                       | ✓ (some exceptions)  | ✓                                       | ✓                    |
 +| GBA Video          | ✓                                           | –                    | ✗                                           | –                    | ✗                                | –     | ???                                       | –                    | ✓                                       | –                    |
 +| 8M FLASH DACS      | ✓                                           | ✓                    | ✗                                           | ✗                    | ✗                                | ✗     | ???                                       | ???                  | ✓                                       | ✓                    |
 +| 2048M Multi Repro  | ✓                                           | ✓ (embedded in ROM)  | ✓ (separated parts)                         | ✓ (embedded in ROM)  | ✗                                | ✗     | ???                                       | ???                  | ✓                                       | ✓ (embedded in ROM)  |
 +| 1M SRAM Repro      | ✓                                           | ✓                    | ✓                                           | ✗                    | ✓                                | ✗     | ???                                       | ???                  | ✓                                       | ✓                    |
  
-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. 
  
 ===== Methods ===== ===== Methods =====
  
-  - [[#Method 1 - The Joey Jr|The Joey Jr]] +  - [[#Method 1 - GBxCart RW|GBxCart RW]] 
-  - [[#Method 2 - GBxCart RW|GBxCart RW]]+  - [[#Method 2 - The Joey Jr|The Joey Jr]]
   - [[#Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader|Sanni Cart Reader]]   - [[#Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader|Sanni Cart Reader]]
 +  - [[#Method 4 - DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (Normal Carts)|DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (Normal Carts)]]
 +  - [[#Method 5 - DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (GBA Video Movie Carts)|DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (GBA Video Movie Carts)]]
  
 +==== Method 1 - GBxCart RW ====
  
-  - DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (Normal Carts)+Supports: GB/GBC/GBA, Game Boy Camera, and Nintendo Power Carts and Bootleg flashing
  
-  - DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (GBA Video Movie Carts)+Please see the the page for Lesserkuma's open-source software for the GBxCart RW, [[https://github.com/lesserkuma/FlashGBX|FlashGBX]].
  
-  - GBA + GCN-GBA Link Cable + Homebrew-enabled GCN/Wii +==== Method 2 - The Joey Jr ====
- +
-  - Homebrew-enabled GCN + Game Boy Player + SD-GCN Memory Card Adapter +
- +
-  - BennVenn Joey Joebags +
- +
-  - BennVenn Joey Jr. +
- +
-  - GBxCart RW +
- +
-==== Method 1 - 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]]. 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 2 - GBxCart RW ==== 
- 
-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]]. 
  
 ==== Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader ==== ==== Method 3 - Sanni Cart Reader ====
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 [[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Reading-a-Game-Boy-rom|Follow the Sanni Cart Reader wiki]] for proper settings, and dumping instructions. [[https://github.com/sanni/cartreader/wiki/Reading-a-Game-Boy-rom|Follow the Sanni Cart Reader wiki]] for proper settings, and dumping instructions.
  
 +==== Method 4 - DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (Normal Carts) ====
  
-==== DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (Normal Carts) ==== +=== Tools needed ===
-=== Tools ===+
   - A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a flashcart   - A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a flashcart
-  - [[https://gbatemp.net/download/gba-backup-tool.3228/|GBA Backup Tool]]+  - [[https://gamebrew.org/wiki/GBA_Backup_Tool]]
  
 === Dumping === === Dumping ===
   - Run the .nds for GBA Backup Tool   - Run the .nds for GBA Backup Tool
   - Ensure that your GBA cart is inserted, then press A on the pop-up.   - Ensure that your GBA cart is inserted, then press A on the pop-up.
-  - By default, GBA Backup Tool is in Save Backup mode. Press R twice to go to rom backup mode.+  - By default, GBA Backup Tool is in Save Backup mode. Press R twice to go to ROM backup mode.
   - Press B to make a new backup, then hit A to confirm. Your rom will be dumped to your SD card.   - Press B to make a new backup, then hit A to confirm. Your rom will be dumped to your SD card.
  
-==== DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (GBA Video Movie Carts) ==== +==== Method 5 - DS + DS Slot-1 Flashcart (GBA Video Movie Carts) ====
-use duplo (https://github.com/endrift/duplo)+
  
-here is a build from Whovian: https://archive.org/download/duplo +  - Use duplo (https://github.com/endrift/duplo), here is a prepared build from Whovian: https://archive.org/details/duplo 
- +  - This is not needed (and won't work for) for TV series carts, which don't use the Matrix memory chips
-not needed (and won't work for) for TV series carts ,which don't use the Matrix memory chips +
- +
-==== GBA + GCN-GBA Link Cable + Homebrew-enabled GCN/Wii ==== +
-=== Tools === +
-  - A Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP +
-  - A GameCube GBA Link Cable +
-  - A Wii or a GameCube with some way to load .dol files (e.g. the Homebrew Channel for the Wii). +
-  - The [[https://github.com/FIX94/gba-link-cable-dumper/releases|GBA Link Cable Dumper]] +
- +
-=== Dumping === +
-  - Load the .dol with Homebrew Launcher or via Swiss on GameCube. +
-  - Attach your GBA to the system in port 2 **without** a game in, leaving your gamecube controller attached to port 1. +
-  - Turn on your GBA and wait for the dumper to be sent. After a moment, you should see the screen on your GBA change. +
-  - Insert a cartridge into your GBA. Press A on the gamecube controller to continue in the menu, then press A again to dump. +
-  - Remove the SD card and insert into your PC. the gba file will be placed in the dumps folder. +
- +
-==== Homebrew-enabled GCN + Game Boy Player + SD-GCN Memory Card Adapter ==== +
-=== Tools === +
-  - A GameCube with some way to load .dol files +
-  - A GameCube Memory Card to SD Adapter. +
-  - A Game Boy Player. +
-  - The latest [[https://files.extremscorner.org/gamecube/apps/gbi/latest|GBI]] - You only need GBI.DOL, none of the others. +
- +
-=== Dumping === +
-  - Load GBI.DOL with no cartridge in your Game Boy Player. A menu should appear on screen, and some screen options will appear. +
-  - Press B to hide the screen options, then insert your cartridge. Navigate to "Dump ROM" and hit A. +
-  - Text showing progress will appear. Once done, hold reset, eject your cartridge and release. Upon the restart, you can power off. +
-  - Remove your SD Card. the .GBA file will be on the root of your SD, named by serial which you can find on the bottom right of your cartridge's label. +
- +
-===== Verification ===== +
-Description of how to verify that is a dump is correct.+
  
 ===== Identifying Game Versions ===== ===== Identifying Game Versions =====
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 ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info ===== ===== Gathering and Submitting Dump Info =====
  
-See [[submission:nintendo-carts|Gathering and Submitting Dump Info for Nintendo carts]] +See [[submission:general|Gathering and Submitting Dump Info (Basic)]]
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