DIY RTC Game Boy Flash Cart!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- How to:
Convert a Japanese Pokemon Gold or Silver GB/C cart into a re-usable Flash Cart with a working Real Time Clock! Essential for the many Pokemon hacks including Prism.
Parts and pre-built units are available in my store BennVenn.com
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I’d use more flux. Probably cuz I’m a Rossman fan.
Ayyy. I was thinking the same thing. Rossman loves him some flux.
If the pins aren't submerged in flux you're not doing it right. - Things I've learned from Louis Rossmann's videos
btw you spelled his name wrong :P
Drag soldering is crazy. I really need to get some flux.
@2:35
Him: And apply the hot air again.
Dog: Hooman peas feed me😢
Soldering Level 100
I normally go with castellated pads for stuff like this, and I've seen your final version of this PCB which also has castellations but I have to say I've never thought of this nor have I seen it done this way but I really like like it.
Oh, you're on youtube now, awesome :D
Really enjoyed watching you mod this cart. You make surface mount soldering look really easy. I wonder whether the cost of sacrificing a Pokémon cart would make it cheaper to buy an after market flash cart?
2:32 did you just fart?
Lmao 😂
wow your soldering skills is good.and flawless
Nice, im also actually in Japan for 2 more weeks .. and i now will grab some pokemon Editions .. i got all GB/GBC Versions so far for my Collection .. but now i will grab some more to get some spare parts for the convertion to putting the german roms on it .. they are cheap here .. between 550 and 880 yen per Card.
What temperature do you have your hot air gun at ?
Do you also have a clip on how to prepare and flash the rom to the card?
tom kennes Search for “Makho” on TH-cam
I dont understand where the New Chip is coming from, that you solder on
Rolf Müller do you still need an answer?
@@TuncayAyhan Not rolf but yes
@@TuncayAyhan makho is the most helpful DIY gameboy channel ive ever seen
edit Bennvenn is good too!!
nyrbsamoht I totally agree. I’ve made his Sanni GB cart reader v1.2b and 3 flashcards from Japanese Pokémon games with RTC with the help of Makho & BennVenn
Kinda bummed that they have beef right now because they had there differences. Hope they can get along again.
this, does anyone know? the video is not very clear.
i have 1 of these but i cant figure out how to flash this with the joebagg gen 3. how do i flash this?
Are the parts not on your website anymore?
does anyone know where to find one of these adapter boards anymore?
Osh my man
oshpark.com/shared_projects/5S5OQRXm
different soldering setup though
www.jrodrigo.net/wiki/how-to-diy-a-gameboy-flash-cartridge-with-a-rom-adapter-board/
@@ethanquinn1477 thank you
Seeing this now hurts my soul
where do i get the EEPROMs
When will your store restock the conversion board?
Is there an equivalent of this for GBA carts?
No, the original ROM in a GBA has decoding logic which isn't in your typical flash IC
So if i turn a .gbc file to text and code these to it will it turn to the gbc game i coded?
yes
what flash chip do i need? for making this flashcart with pokemon silver japan version i know that you can a AM29F016 and an adaptor with pokemon crystal version
will this work with non jp carts? i have an australian model somewhere that i want to convert
it should but english carts have a much higher demand so you'd be a total asshole to mod one
Sell it and buy another MBC3 game
@@slugmilk4063 the cart is dead
(The actual rom chip has had something dropped on it, and it's cracked)
Edit: clarification
Isn't that flash ic 3v? Would that be safe to use since the Gameboy is 5v?
I have some MBC3 carts (Mary Kate & Ashley Pocket Planner and Tottoko Hamutarou) Would these be suitable for rom hacks like Prism?
Yes! MBC3 is the only unique component of an RTC-enabled GBC cartridge. Everything else, as long as the wiring is done properly, is completely fine as long as its similar data sizes, which a mod like this should be more than enough
hi mate im in Perth, are you posting from aus? and what do i need, in order to put roms on a diy flash cart? i have pokemon silver. do i need a skookum kaart programmer?
hey mate use a GBxCart RW from insidegadgets.com its an australian site too which is good cause we both aussies
after that,how do we program it with the game?
and how to we play pokemon rom hacks with it i mean wheres the sd card
Retro Dario Gaming You don’t have a SD card. You flash the card as a whole with a new rom. Search for “Makho” on TH-cam
can the wires be removed after flashing the new rom chip?
for that pcb type, you need to leave the wires there
@@bennvennelectronics what about for pokemon Crystal? I'd like to remove the wires after it's flashed.
The WE pad you can connect to 5v, you can't leave it disconnected. The upper Address line must be connected if using more ROM than the cart originally supported. If you're not using more, that too can be connected to GND, but don't leave it disconnected.
But how do you even flash these things?
BennVenn's Joey
How does that work? Is that a flash-prom?
リリー yes, it is flash. It can be reprogrammed with compatible hardware like my Joey
I wish there were flash chips with wi-fi built in so you could remotely access them to put roms in them.
Esp32 i would say or an esp8266
Hey good night, how do you record the room on this new chip?
BennVenn sells the Joey Dumper/Flasher, works with mods like this and a large variety of Chinese bootlegs as well
@@nine1690 well I went to his BennVenn website, there’s nothing else, we’re looking to make changes but there’s nothing you don’t have anyone else to do as a recorder for gbc and gb?
Is there a way to make a readable / writable flash cartridge with a Japanese Pokemon crystal?
Super Saiyan Machoke does it use the same PCB type?
BennVennElectronics yeah, but the Rom chip is a 44 pin instead of 32, also it uses the mbc30 mapper chip
Super Saiyan Machoke ahh the fine pitched rom. I've got a board board designed but due to the fine pitch it isn't very diy friendly. I'll do a small run and see how popular they are. The crystal PCB design would make it worth the effort IMO
BennVennElectronics do you know anything about the mbc30 mapper? I've been searching and can't find anything. I think pocket monsters crystal is the only one that uses it and can't find how it differs from mbc5
BennVennElectronics from what I gathered the mbc 30 supports the RTC that the mbc3 does and at the same time supports the ram size the mbc5 does. Kind of a hybrid of the 2, I think
I don’t see these on the shop. :(
Apparently even the parts to make the damn thing aren't in stock.
IoI xD Yep. Very frustrating. :(
Is there anyway to do this on gbc games I’d really like to do it on Pokémon crystal?
Was wondering if u figured out how to do this on crystal? I would like to do the same
You can, but you need a different chip underneath. Search for TSOP 44
Where can I buy this chips?
we no longer sell them in our store but I believe there are other people still making similar boards.
@@bennvennelectronics I live in Brazil, so it is a little hard for me to find a product that ships to me. Do you happen to know any of these cards selling on ebay?
@@giovannig.624 You could try search for HDR cart?
@@bennvennelectronics Tried... no success hahahaha
Can this be done with English versions too?
Is there a way to do this with US carts for like red/blue. I have several copies of blue.
If you have several copies I'll trade one of these carts for a good english copy of blue
What flux product are you using?
Any half decent quality tacky flux in a syringe will do. MG chemicals, Amtech, Chipquick, etc.
and it works?? the game I say
Couldn't be a bad game? Do we HAVE to use a Pokemon cartridge? 😟
These were the cheapest and most plentiful mbc3 cart available. Usually less than $2 each delivered from Japan.
where do you buy them from? I looked up prices of pokemon red on the japanese amazon and they were over 10k yen/100 usd
edit: I know it wasnt red in the video but I thought for some reason that red was the same generation as the one shown in the video so I thought it'd be fine eventhough it is said in the video to only use silver or gold my bad
@@meowow7518 it's not red, look for gold or silver on eBay.
@@meowow7518 if you look on amazon it's prolly a different story. I never use amazon for games prior to 7th gen
Just use ebay or something like PlayAsia that imports games
Eeeeeeh. This is cool and all but you can just buy a GBC flashcart without destroying a rare game.......
Why is it rare?
Japanese Pokemon games aren't rare. English versions are way more rare. I buy all of my legit Japanese games from a flea market and they sell every game for about $5.
Some people just want "authentic" cartridges for their romhacks/mods
> 3rd best selling game on original gameboy and the 1st best selling game on the gameboy color
> rare
lel
[Edit] Actually, most gbc flashcarts that use rtc ARE made out of modified japanese gold/silver carts already, meaning that if you buy one you're still supporting "destroying ""rare games""" 🤔
@@rolfmuller3345 it's not for authenticity, it's for the Real Time Clock function
that's why JP gold and silver are always used for this mod, they're the cheapest and most common game to use the RTC