Please help me with a GBA flashcart! :Ignores groans:

[Crush Crawfish]

Ok, ok....I know there's been a thousand topics on this (and yes, I did search and look at them) but I'm still confused.

Please answer my questions, and tolerate my stupidity.

1. Is this a reliable flash cart to buy? http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=gbaezfa256&Category_code=GBADEVKIT

2. Can I run emulators for the following systems on it? NES, SMS, SNES, Genesis, TG-16

3. If so, where can I get the special emulators needed for this?

4. Can I use the same roms that I use for regular emulators or do you need a special type of rom?

5. Where is the cheapest, most reliable place to buy one?

6. Does it come with all the software I need to use and install the games on the cart?

I'm sorry for asking so many questions, but I want to play Mega Man 1-6, Earthbound zero, Ninja Gaiden, and many other games on my GBA very badly. Please Help!

BTW, If Anyone has a working flashcart for sale/trade, gimme a PM. Thanks.

[Drexel923]

Ok, ok....I know there's been a thousand topics on this (and yes, I did search and look at them) but I'm still confused.

Please answer my questions, and tolerate my stupidity.

1. Is this a reliable flash cart to buy? http://www.jandaman.com/games.mvc?p=gbaezfa256&Category_code=GBADEVKIT

2. Can I run emulators for the following systems on it? NES, SMS, SNES, Genesis, TG-16

3. If so, where can I get the special emulators needed for this?

4. Can I use the same roms that I use for regular emulators or do you need a special type of rom?

5. Where is the cheapest, most reliable place to buy one?

6. Does it come with all the software I need to use and install the games on the cart?

I'm sorry for asking so many questions, but I want to play Mega Man 1-6, Earthbound zero, Ninja Gaiden, and many other games on my GBA very badly. Please Help!

BTW, If Anyone has a working flashcart for sale/trade, gimme a PM. Thanks.

1. Yes

2. I have the cart you linked to and so far I've run a NES emulator and it workd perfectly. I've heard of working SNES, SMS, GB, GBC...don't know about Gen. And of course you can run GBA games.

3. Various places. I can provide links if you get the cart.

4. You need a program that will bundle the emulator and roms into one .gba file. Once again, I can provide if needed.

5. I bought the same one you linked to from that site and it is the cheapest I saw it. Also it came in 2 days.

6. No, you have to download the software and install the drivers on your own...kind of a hassel, but its not that bad if you follow the directions from a certain website.

Send me a PM if you get one and I can provide you with all of the links and software needed.

I think its well worth the money spent. Right now, I have 115 NES games, a 5 minute video clip, and 2 mp3s on my GBA.

[Zach]

I'll second everything that was said about this flash cart. I have the same one, and it's great!

The NES emulator I'm using is called PocketNES, which you can check out at http://www.pocketnes.org/ It's a little confusing for a few minutes, but once you get the hang of it, it's great!

I don't know of any other emulators that'll work on the GBA (I haven't really looked, though!), so if someone knows of something great, please post is here. Is there a version of MAME? And yeah, Sega Master System would be great!

[Pedro Lambrini]

SNES emulation is possible but it's in an embryonic stage just now - slow, low compatibility and a bit buggy - but it is coming on! There is nothing really just now regarding Genesis or Megadrive emulation - but it's only a matter of time. There are rumours going around of one in the works. As for SMS/GG emulation there is a very fast and easy-to-use emu called DrSMS - this works like a dream! There is also a very nice PC Engine emu and a near perfect Spectrum emu if you're interested!

As far as MAME goes there is nothing really at the mo but there are emus for certain arcade machines such as Millipede and Galaxians...Look for a Site called GBAFan it has loads of emus and info on it!

Have fun :)

[robotriot]

Check Zophar (http://www.zophar.net/consoles/gameboy.html) for a couple of emulators.

[Crush Crawfish]

Send me a PM if you get one and I can provide you with all of the links and software needed.

Thanks alot man! I'll give you a PM as soon as I pick one of these up.

[ig88vsbobafett]

I have a Ezflash advance 128mb flash card and it is Very easy to use also it holds 1 to 4 GBA games and about 25 to 50 Nes games