Weird Game Boy cart Motherboard

[Nintega Grafx-16]

Quite interesting and unique. They even made a custom sized protective case for that cart.

I can't imagine playing that extra long cart on an GBA SP. It probably would jab you in the stomach...lol

Yeah it would make you have a rectangular dent in the abs. It'll look like a cartridge slot. lol

[Profoundemonium]

Yeah it would make you have a rectangular dent in the abs. It'll look like a cartridge slot. lol

It actually doesn't work properly on an SP, I'm not sure why. It works fine on the Gameboy Original and the Super Gameboy though. Just to show what a monster it is:

[neuropolitique]

edit - it helps if I look at pics, dang.

[ProgrammingAce]

A lot of times those larger pirate carts don't work on the SP is because the casing prevents the cart connector from making contact.

[Profoundemonium]

There seems to be some sort of contact, since the "Nintendo" screen loads fine, but then the game starts up with a weird monochrome effect only showing certain sprites (though the game can still be controlled). It does the same thing in a Gameboy Color and GBA, though not a Pocket, Original or on the SNES. Maybe the cartridge slots are a slightly different size or something, either way it's pretty strange.

[csgx1]

It actually doesn't work properly on an SP, I'm not sure why. It works fine on the Gameboy Original and the Super Gameboy though. Just to show what a monster it is:

Thanks for posting this pic....I was really curious on how the cart would look in an SP. Kind of reminds me of when I tried using a original Gameboy Game Genie with an SP.....wasn't pretty looking.

Even if it did work properly on an SP, it's definitely not the most comfortable system choice for such a long cart.

[Callin]

It actually doesn't work properly on an SP, I'm not sure why. It works fine on the Gameboy Original and the Super Gameboy though. Just to show what a monster it is:

The edges of the cart seem rounded.

Does it load with the GBA startup or the GBC startup?

The reason I ask is that the advanced models have a small pin in the cartridge slot. An older cartridge will press down on the pin, and it loads in GB/GBC mode. But the advanced cartridges have a small indentation on their edge which does not press down the pin, so it loads in GBA mode. If this cart's edges are rounded, then maybe it's not pressing down the pin, and the gameboy mistakenly loads in GBA mode.

[Profoundemonium]

The edges of the cart seem rounded.

Does it load with the GBA startup or the GBC startup?

The reason I ask is that the advanced models have a small pin in the cartridge slot. An older cartridge will press down on the pin, and it loads in GB/GBC mode. But the advanced cartridges have a small indentation on their edge which does not press down the pin, so it loads in GBA mode. If this cart's edges are rounded, then maybe it's not pressing down the pin, and the gameboy mistakenly loads in GBA mode.

Ah, I wasn't aware of that. I tried it out again anyway and it does load in GB/GBC mode, so I guess that's not the problem. The bottom half of the cart is the same as any regular GB game. I've also noticed that Sachen carts don't work on GBA's either. They wont even work on a Super Gameboy, but they work fine on an original GB. It's quite a mystery.

[Famidrive-16]

Do they use smaller chips for GBC pirates? I have a color pirate which has a transparent design and the chip's pretty tiny.

[Profoundemonium]

Do they use smaller chips for GBC pirates? I have a color pirate which has a transparent design and the chip's pretty tiny.

The GBC pirates tend to have smaller chips, but it's not always the case. I have a cart with an identical case to yours, though the inside is a lot bigger. I love to see how they vary, it's becoming a bit of an obsession..