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8141567 No.8141567 [Reply] [Original]

I've just emulated GBA games up until now, but I like the idea of having a portable option with my DS Lite. I keep hearing people say these things will corrupt your save files. Is this actually a thing or is it just retards not waiting 5 seconds before shutting the console off after saving?

>> No.8141716

Dunno, I’m not poor so I went for the Everdrive and don’t have any problems.

>> No.8141754
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8141754

I just have the regular omega, not the DE edition. So far I've played through the Castlevanias and Advance Wars and nothing bad happened. I do wait 5 seconds before shutting it off.

>> No.8141774

>>8141567
I've never had a problem

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>>8141567
I've never had it happen on an older ever drive I got but honestly I'd reccomend getting any model of 3DS for this as if you go looking in pawn shops and such you can find them for around the same price or cheaper than these options. 3DS natively run GBA games too if its injected (easy to do) so you won't have to deal with emulation.

>> No.8143034

>>8141567
>is it just retards not waiting 5 seconds before shutting the console off after saving?
It's this.

but seriously just pay the extra $10 for a definitive edition.

>> No.8143103

>>8141567
oh NOW easy flash is in a nice cartridge and probably works much better

mine is such a piece of shit i have to leave it in the GCP because of how finicky the contacts are

no flashcart for the micro but all i spam is pokemon anyway

as for file corruption
you can back up your save files via sd
who cares - ive only ever had one fuckup and its probably due to the issues i mentioned earlier

>> No.8143116

Don’t bother with a flash cart. Get a 3ds instead, install CFW and homebrew, then you can run gba games natively.

>> No.8143118

>>8143116
>>8141910
Don't get a 3ds. It's total dogshit. J can't even tolerate playing 3ds games on it much less Gba games.
Get a DSLite or a GBA SP. Far happier purchases

>> No.8143123

>>8143116
That's a good option for poorfags or people who primarily value convenience, but GBA games look fucking ugly on the 3DS and the controls are not well suited for it. I prefer using my DS or GBA for DS and GBA games.

>> No.8143127

>>8143123
You’re fucking retarded. Hold down select when launching a gba game and it’ll play in its native resolution, exactly like a ds or gba.

>> No.8143131

>>8143127
Doesn't help the dogshit screen and controls.

>> No.8143138

>>8143127
Yeah and then the image is the size of a postage stamp. And everything's still way too oversaturated.

>> No.8144125

>>8141567
nah, ezflash just changed it to the more expensive FRAM in the DE from SRAM because it totally worked awesomely in the normal edition LOL

>> No.8144130

>>8141567
Just get the definitive edition. It fixed the saving thing.
https://retrogamerepairshop.com/collections/gba-accessories/products/ez-flash-omega-definitive-edition?variant=37738821517484

>> No.8144135

>>8144125
The only problem with Definitive is it doesn't give you the option of the smaller DS lite form factor, so it'll stick out.

>> No.8144260

>>8144135
If you're using a DS Lite, try and track down one of those ancient expansion packs and use it with a DS flashcart. Much comfier.

>> No.8144315

Thanks everyone for the input. I'll probably just spend the extra $10 for the newer one. Losing out on the flush cartridge kind of sucks but it's not the end of the world.

>> No.8144329

>>8144315
If it's for a DS, DE is worth it since most of its additions are DS/GBA link functionalities like the pokemon titles. Which makes the loss of ds lite form factor more ironic, but what you gonna do.

>> No.8144337

>>8144315
I'm pretty sure DE is flush in GBAs and the original DS.

>> No.8144387

>>8141567
I use the "3 in 1 Expansion Pack for EZ-Flash V" on my DS lite for many years and I never had any issues with save.

>> No.8144408

>>8144387
The 3-in-1 and EZ Flash IV use a different method of writing back saves to the Omega and Omega DE.

>> No.8146440

enjoy the battery-drain

>> No.8146762

i have one and while i never had save issues i had crashes and graphical/audio glitches on rare occasion. but i also have a fully modded GBA, so who knows, maybe some of the components are shit or i modded them in shit. idk
also this >>8146440

>> No.8147287

>>8146440
if you use nor it doesn't drain as fast