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List of SD card hack, carts, alternative replacements to CD drive.
opt2not:
--- Quote from: opt2not on July 05, 2016, 03:46:31 pm ---I got my pre-order in for the Everdrive GBA and cannot wait to get it in my hands!
I was running one of the newer EZ-Flash IV's, the version that uses MicroSD and I'm really looking forward to replacing it with the Everdrive GBA. It was fine for being a cheaply priced $35 cart, obviously built in China due to it's cheap plastic case, components and cumbersome software.
From what I've gathered here's a list of upgrades the Everdrive has over the EZ-Flash:
- Better menu interface for selecting games
- No cumbersome writing software needed (EZ-Flash IV requires you to use EZ-Client, which patches roms for the save functions and in some cases the functionality of some games to work)
- Much less power consumption
- Real-time clock support
- Fast Loading (most games load within 1 - 2 seconds (my EZ-Flash takes FOREVER to flash)
- SD, SDHC and SDXC cards are supported. Tested with micro-SD cards up to 64GB -- FAT32 support
- All save types supported, no ROM patching required
- High compatibility. Near to 100% compatibility with GBA game library
- Sturdy plastic shell (unlike the EZ-Flash IV's that feels like it'll crack every time you pull the cart out of your GBA)
The price is much higher though so YMMV.
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Just wanted to mention I've recieved my EverdriveGBA and it has lived up to the hype!
Build quality alone is great, but the functionality of the OS blows the competition out of the water. There has already been a couple firmware updates for better micro-SD card support and bug fixes. I can also confirm the power draw is lower than the EZ-Flash.
I'm really happy with it. Pricier yes, but you get what you pay for.
Howard_Casto:
imho less power consumption and a nicer gui is NOT worth an extra 70 dollars.
thomas_surles:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on September 02, 2016, 03:07:55 pm ---imho less power consumption and a nicer gui is NOT worth an extra 70 dollars.
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Well the real time clock covers the inflating cost of the pokemon games.
opt2not:
YMMV
Personally I don't think spending $100+ on a N64 flash cart is worth it, given that you can count the good games on one hand for that system. But there seems to be some odd rose-coloured fondness for that system for some reason even though most of the library is crapware.
But hey, that just like, my opinion, man.
vwalbridge:
--- Quote from: opt2not on September 02, 2016, 03:28:41 pm ---YMMV
Personally I don't think spending $100+ on a N64 flash cart is worth it, given that you can count the good games on one hand for that system. But there seems to be some odd rose-coloured fondness for that system for some reason even though most of the library is crapware.
But hey, that just like, my opinion, man.
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+1 It baffles me that people like the N64. The system and it's games didn't age well in my mind. And the couple of good games on it have been re-made into better versions today anyway.
I have so much more of a charming connection with Nintendo prior to the N64 era.
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