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--- carts:nintendo:gba [2022/11/17 19:11] – hiccup
+++ carts:nintendo:gba [2022/11/18 00:55] – hiccup
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 === GBA Backup Tool ===
-GBA Backup Tool is a commonly used tool, though it hasn't seen any updates since 2008.
+GBA Backup Tool is a commonly used and well-tested tool, though its closed-sourced and hasn't seen any updates since 2008.
 == Tools needed ==
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 == Dumping ==
-  - Insert your DS flashcart into slot-1 and run the .nds for GBA Backup Tool
+  - Insert your DS flashcart into slot-1, turn on the ds and boot up the flashcart.
+  - Run the GBA Backup Tool .nds
   - 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.
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 === GodMode9i ===
+GodMode9 is open source, but is less well-tested at dumping GBA carts as GBA Backup Tool.
-If you already have a DS flashcart like R4, dumping GBA games is fairly straight forward with GodMode9i. As DS flashcarts were manufactured in large quantities, this is perhaps the cheapest and easiest accessible method for dumping GBA games. GodMode9i is a free/open source preservation tool inspired by GodMode9 for the Nintendo 3DS.
 == Tools needed ==
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 == Dumping ==
-  * Download the .nds file for GodMode9i from [[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/GodMode9i/releases|project's releases page]] to your flashcart and put it in the slot-1 (DS) slot of your DS.
+  * Download the .nds file for GodMode9i, put it on your flashcart and put it in the slot-1 (DS slot) of your DS.
-  * Insert the GBA cart into slot 2 and turn on the DS.
+  * Insert the GBA cart into slot 2, turn on the DS, and boot up the flashcart
+  * Run the GodMode9i .nds file.
 {{:carts:nintendo:godmode9i_1.png|}} {{:carts:nintendo:godmode9i_2.png|}}
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 === Duplo ===
+Duplo can dump GBA Video Movie Carts (which use Matrix Memory chips) unlike other dumping tools, but it cannot dump normal carts (which include the GBA TV show carts).
-Duplo can dump GBA Video Movie Carts, unlike the others, but it cannot dump normal carts.
+== Tools needed ==
+  * A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a slot-1 (DS) flashcart
+  * [[https://github.com/endrift/duplo/releases]]
-  - Use duplo ([[https://github.com/endrift/duplo]]) - download a pre-built copy [[https://archive.org/details/duplo|here]].
+== Dumping ==
-  - This is not needed (and won't work for) for TV series carts, which don't use the Matrix memory chip
+  * Download the .nds file for duplo, put it on your flashcart and put the flashcart in the slot-1 (DS slot) of your DS.
+  * Insert the GBA cart, turn the DS on and boot up the flashcart
+  * Run the .nds file - it will start dumping the ROM to a file on the root of the SD card automatically.
 ===== Opening carts =====