[Other] From ROMs to Cartridges

[SquirrellyNate]

Hello everyone! I recently indulged myself with the GBA, and have been really excited about it. I recently had the want to upload popular rom hacks onto cartridges and play them for myself on my GBA. I would like to know what the easiest way to do so is, and without just buying those hacks on the internet.

 

[camthesaxman]

Well, the only way to do that is to use a GBA flash cart. I don't know much about these, but I think the best ones are the EverDrive GBA and the EZ-Flash IV. Alternatively, you can run GBA rom hacks on a 3DS via emulation using mGBA, which doesn't require any extra hardware, just a bit of softmodding.

 

[PiaCRT]

I know more about GB/C bootlegging than GBA, but I assume its the same process. You'll need a writer, which I believe are sold on the chinese equivalent of Ebay (dhgate), you'll need a board from one of those flashcart sites and then you'll need a shell (also sold on dhgate frequently).

It's a lot easier to just buy a flashcart and put ROMs on an SD, though. But I get the appeal of having a pretty cart with a label and everything.

 

[SquirrellyNate]

Ok thanks, I will see what I can do with that.

 

[SquirrellyNate]

I know more about GB/C bootlegging than GBA, but I assume its the same process. You'll need a writer, which I believe are sold on the chinese equivalent of Ebay (dhgate), you'll need a board from one of those flashcart sites and then you'll need a shell (also sold on dhgate frequently).

It's a lot easier to just buy a flashcart and put ROMs on an SD, though. But I get the appeal of having a pretty cart with a label and everything.

Could you give me some links? I can find the shells but not the boards or writers.

 

[PiaCRT]

Unfortunately no, they appear periodically but I suggest you ask on GBATemp forums as I'm sure they could help you much better than I could, someone there might even be willing to sell you one.