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 ==== GodMode9i ==== ==== GodMode9i ====
  
-If you already have a DS flashcard like R4, dumping GBA games is fairly straight forward with GodMode9i. As DS flashcards 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.+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 === === Tools needed ===
  
-  - A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a slot-1 (DS) flashcard+  - A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a slot-1 (DS) flashcart
   - [[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/GodMode9i/releases]]   - [[https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/GodMode9i/releases]]
  
 === Dumping === === Dumping ===
  
-  - Download the .nds file for GodMode9i from project's releases page to your flashcard and put it in the slot-1 (DS) slot of your DS.+  - Download the .nds file for GodMode9i from project's releases page to 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 and turn on the DS.
-  - Use the D pad to select the GBA game and press A twice to dump it to the flashcard's SD card.+  - Use the D pad to select the GBA game and press A twice to dump it to the flashcart's SD card.
  
 If you have multiple GBA games to dump, you can swap cartidges in slot 2 without rebooting the DS. If you have multiple GBA games to dump, you can swap cartidges in slot 2 without rebooting the DS.
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 === Tools needed === === Tools needed ===
  
-  - A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a slot-1 (DS) flashcard+  - A Nintendo DS or Nintendo DS Lite with a slot-1 (DS) flashcart
   - [[https://gamebrew.org/wiki/GBA_Backup_Tool]]   - [[https://gamebrew.org/wiki/GBA_Backup_Tool]]
  
 === Dumping === === Dumping ===
  
-  - Insert your DS flashcard into slot-1 and run the .nds for GBA Backup Tool+  - Insert your DS flashcart into slot-1 and 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.
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   - Use duplo ([[https://github.com/endrift/duplo]]), here is a prepared build from Whovian: [[https://archive.org/details/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   - This is not needed (and won't work for) for TV series carts, which don't use the Matrix memory chips
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