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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 พ.ค. 2020
- In this video, I do a full overview of my experience with receiving and testing out the EZ-Flash Junior Flash Cart for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. I purchased this like anyone else would have right from the front end of the flashcarda website, and had no issues with that process. Honestly aside, from the less than thoughtful shipping packaging, I am generally really pleased with this cart and my purchasing experience.
This cart does absolutely work in the original DMG Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Pocket and pretty much everything right on up to the Gameboy Advance SP console. I was surprised to see it even works with the Super Nintendo Super Game Boy player too. That being said, it will not work with the Nintendo DS or DS Lite.
I use my backlit screen modded Game Boy Color I made in a previous video to show this off, but if you are interested in making your own, you can watch that video here: • The Ultimate Gameboy C...
I purchase this cart from flashcarda, which you can right here: flashcarda.com/home/33-ez-fla...
BUT you can find these on various websites like Retro Modding and Amazon:
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I have bought it and i am very happy with that purchase. Very stable, no graphic or sound glitches, 100% speed! Totally recommended!
Great review. Was doing research and this helped a lot.
That was really useful cheers! I was looking into options for testing Game Boy homebrew development on real hardware and this looks like a good option to have around!
Great review! I ordered one of these a few days ago from Retro Modding and eagerly await its arrival in the mail. Cheers!
i ordered one on sunday it's coming in today thank you for the great review
Thank you mister! Another great video!
This is sick! I wanna buy a GBC to get closer to using the actual OG hardware and these I’d def get!
Thank you for the awesome review sir
I've got one more thing you could test; Space Invaders on GB had an option to switch to its actual SNES version on the SGB. It would be interesting to see if that worked.
Thanks for the review 👍
I appreciate you checking out the video Luke!
One note - Due to variations in the DMG and GBC motherboards, sometimes the EZ Flash won't work with your model. I have an EverDrive too, and that's never had an issue with compatibility, but I have hit one DMG and two GBCs that just refused to recognize the EZFlash cart. I've tested a bunch of others have haven't had issues tho. From the forums, it looks like they are constantly adding support for new variants.
"I can't understand why they shipped it this way."
Because it's cheaper.
Its not any cheaper to ship in a non-padded mailer then a padded mailer, in terms of postage.
@@Restalgia yeah sure if you just ignore the cost of materials yeah, but someones gotta get the bubble wrap or the bubble mailer, and that stuff costs money.
FYI Now it's shipped in a solid polystyrene box
My cart arrived today, even though it didnt want to work in the GBC at the beginning, I applied an update via my DMG GB and now it works just fine on my GB, GBC and GBA SP :)
Great review 😁
Nice and very thorough review. I know the Everdrive GB X7 is a fantastic cart but $130 is a bit steep for only a casual fan of the original Gameboy IMO. I already own a SNES Everdrive and Mega Everdrive because I'm more into those consoles. The load time on this cart is a drag but I guess I expect some compromises on something that costs half as much as the competitor.
this is great info, thank you! do you have any thoughts on what more expensive options there are, and what advantages come with those?
Had sold my GB Everdrive years ago as I just wasn't using it. Fast forward to now and I want a GB flash cart to use with the Super Game Boy. The EZ Flash Junior looks pretty solid for the price. Just ordered one thanks to this review!
@@anon4606 LMAO, it's giving me a black screen. So.. I don't know yet.
@@anon4606 All right, so I actually just found the solution. I was using it on a Super Game Boy and was just getting a black screen. Turns out there's a reset button on the front of the cart.. behind the plastic shell, so it's not super obvious. The button has to be held down on powering up the console, then let go, and then I have to press it again to activate the EZ Flash menu after the Super GB does its thing (should make its usual startup sound and say "Super Game Boy" at the bottom of the screen). Games load fine from there. The front button on the cart will reset back to the flash cart menu, otherwise a power cycle or console reset requires you to go through that process again. I'm not sure how this functionality works on a standard GB or GB Pocket as I don't have any to test with right now.
That’s really shoddy having to do that I won’t be buying
Really good video !
I have two EZ-Flash IV Omega.
But the cartidge can emulate only a limited quantity of GB and GBC games.
So i think i will also buy the EZ-Flash Jr to finally play the GB/GBC games that the EZ Flash IV Omega doesn't play correctly.
Many thanks dude !!
Mine came with a clear cartridge and a separate sticker, which of course I decided not to put on for the reason you mention in the video. Maybe they saw your video and took your suggestion.
This may or may not work, but you could try pressing the reset button on the SNES after loading the game, and it might boot into the game, with full SGB support. Or it may just go back to the menu. But worth a shot.
Another great video and right on time again! I have the EZ FLASH Omega myself and lately I've been getting the urge to buy a backlit modded GameBoy Pocket, but I had to remind myself that the Omega wouldn't work on it. Now that this is a thing I guess i can go ahead and get that. Thanks bro!
@Anthony, thanks for continuing to support the channel man. I am happy you are finding my content helpful! Honestly this little flash cart is really awesome, so I really do recommend it.
@@Restalgia No doubt man. Over the past year or so I've been regaining a huge passion for retro gaming. I was looking for the most authentic yet cost efficient way to go about playing a lot of these titles again rather than just PC emulation so I found your channel at the perfect time. Keep it up! I'll be getting this flash cart today.
I just purchased a custom AGB with V2 IPS display. Currently using my Omega with an Onyx AGS 001.
@@RasKetchum I get ya on the economic side of the getting back into it man some carts are really expensive now and all the Chinese fake carts that are floating on market is annoying. At least now I can try some of them to see if I actually want to hunt them down without disappointed.
I have the GBA version. Hands down. Love it. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Where can I buy one?
@@emptyspotlight i had purchased it through ebay. I am sure if you search you can find it. ;)
Didn’t know they still made flash carts for older systems. I bought the gba one like 16 years ago for $200 and obviously they became very popular when the ds was out and much more affordable. I’m looking forward to getting this for my Gameboy
You're gonna blow your mind when you discover everdrives
I LIVE IN BRAZIL AND IT JUST TOOK 2 WEEKS TO ARRIVE ... I AM SURPRISE
These are pretty awesome as a first flash cart. Real easy to use, no issues saving, plays stuff just fine. Make you follow the instructions on the setup though.
I have a crazy question. With both the Omega and the Junior, can you rehome them in an aftermarket cart for color purposes?
Great vid, thanks for sharing your experience with the product. For use with a GBA, would you say this is a better GB experience than playing these games using an EZ Flash Omega or are there no noticeable differences when accounting for hardware?
No noticeable differences, if its for GBA I'd grab the Flash Omega for the form factor
A really good affordable flashcart. I'm using mine to play the Pokemon Crystal Clear romhack and I've yet to notice a single issue, it's been great! Only thing I've had trouble with was getting the sd card into the slot, it's impossible to just push the card in with your finger so I have to resort to using a pencil to get in it or out. Otherwise it's basically perfect for me.
Just ordered one a few hours ago. Hope it works with my early model backlit modded DMG GameBoy
Did it work?
Did it work???
Why wouldn’t it
@@Vagabor123 It ended up working, but the concern was because the older DMGs didn't have the most reliable power supplies, and the combination of adding a backlight + running a flash cart can sometimes be too much for them.
@@Sonikkua what power supply you gave it? Eneloop batteries? Can you tell more about hours of playing and stuff? Thanks!
I will likely get one of these in order to have a cheap way to have a bunch of great games while on the go.
Oh my gosh, thanks for testing wether the plastic flexes. Thats really what i cared about most. Thankfully you went right in there. Priorities man. You got em and then some.
There are versions of ROMs specifically made for the Super Game Boy, you need to use those to see the wallpapers.
What do you think about the Nintendo 3DS cartridge and the improved version of the EZ-Flash IV Omega from the same company ?
Well they can't do anything about the loading tone because the cartridge copy the rom into a memory inside the cartridge (not in the console) were the gb can access, if the rom is bigger, the time will be longer.
A HUGE benefit of this over the X3 Everdrive is with this one you don't have to hit the button on the cart itself to reset it in order to get your save data to save to the cart. This is a huge boon for this flash cart. It really sucks trying to remember to hit the reset button on the cart itself before turning the system off.
Pressing the reset button to save?... Just bought one and this confused me. Please help 😁
@@welcomecreator7653 The cart itself has a reset button inside. If u press on the front of the cart it'll depress the button & reset the system back to the main menu. U have to do this for it to save the save file to the MicroSD card before shutting the power completely off. Aka for games with save support like Link's Awakening or something.
3:22 OH YEAH! eject spring
i hated that with the gba ez flash! :D
In the Super GameBoy you can access the to the borders of the games by hitting the reset button without the Micro SD card 😉 so just load a game to the memory of the cart, then take out the game and the micro SD or hit reset
I've got an El Cheapo flash cart. When I use it in the Super Game Boy I just load a game and then reset the Suoer Nintendo, and the custom borders and so on appear
@@theguaable Yep i have an Everdrive GB clone from Aliexpress and it´s the same, i just have to reset the console, press start and the borders appears
When you say save states do you mean carts that saved originally or can you load and save any game at any time?
This device can't do actual save states, rather it saves the game like an original cart would.
is there a compatibility list some where? i searched the comments and didnt see this discussed. thanks
The only downside I found was the massive battery hit, I'm wondering now if the Everdrive has better power consumption
I tend to counter that with Rechargeable Double As with a charger for them, they are more pricy then disposables on the offset but if your gonna be using a GB, GBC, or GBA often, they are very helpful and a very wise investment get a pack of 4 to 8 of them with a charger and youll have plenty of play time and when your not using it you can charge the batteries so you have them for a trip for later. Also another advantage to the GBC, and GB over the GBA is if you have the plug for it you can plug the GB/GBC directly into the mains with a DC charger completely eliminating that problem all together when your at home.
Hey, great vid, it was nice and concise, i bought this cart and im still waiting for it to arrive, but I have a question i cant seem to find on any reddit or mod forum about this cart;
Where does the cart keep saved game data? does it save them in that "Saver" folder in your root directory? and do I have to make a "Saver" folder or will the cartridge make the folder by itself? I'm wondering because I want to transfer saved data from an emulator if possible, I've never bought a flash cart before, so thanks for the vid!
Yes that saver folder is created when you save your first game. I am not 100 percent sure if a save from a pc emulator will work or not, if it doesn't save the data in the same way, but you can certainly give it a shot.
@@Restalgia Thanks G, I'm clickin that sub button
@@superflopp thanks man, i very very much appreciate it!
Hi. Save files from PC an Android emulator works pretty good. I use my old boy for Android and VBA for PC and both save files work.
Regards
This is exactly what I was looking for, thanks.
Thanks for the Video.😉👍😊 can you post your game list?😉
From which website do you guys get your roms when you don't have back-ups from your original GBC games?
They must have seen this review because mine came with the sticker separate from the device.
Here’s only hoping that Super Game Boy support gets added in the future someday.
Can you save as usual and does it load up at the saved state?
I got this cart for a specific purpose only but realized really quickly that while I am not using it for that purpose, I have more than enough space to dump some of my games on it as well.
I did notice the sticker on it was, as you said, cheap, and seemingly just thrown on there as my carts sticker didn't even line up with the concave edges it was supposed to be set within. With that in mind, I wasn't even planning to keep the sticker there and had already purchased a sticker for my specified purpose to replace it anyway. Other than that, the card is very solid and easy to use. I have had no problem with it so far, granted it being a few weeks in my ownership but yeah. And the reset button on the cart itself I find handy as well. I went ahead and hid the 2 files needed to run it and update it on my desktop so they wouldn't show up on my screen in the gameboy at all to make it look that much cleaner, it still works as intended since the files are hidden, they are still there but do not show and I like that.
I had already figured out what I needed for it before watching this video but wanted to say thank you anyway. Your other videos have done me a favor in knowing what the next purchase is going to be so those were especially helpful for that when the time comes.
how did you hide the files? and is ur flash cart holding up? I've heard people have save issues so I'm worried about using it
@@TJ-qm7ljfor the most part it still works, there has been some data corruptions and all but I think that might have come from the conditions I left that cart in. Maybe also the dry battery.
Now to answer your question question; there’s an option with in windows folders that allows you to hide items within that folder. By right clicking and going into properties, there should be the ability to “hide files”. I am not currently at my pc but I can tell you exactly how to do it when I get back.
@@TJ-qm7ljokay, to confirm. Right click, properties, at the bottom of the properties window there’s “Attributes” read-only and hidden, I just checked the box and it disappears.
Side note: I’m curious as to what things you heard that has you worried about it.
Nice video! Can I save state GBC games on this cartridge?
Hello , the link câble is compatible with EZ Flash junior ? And the saves games they are on sd card or on battery save ? Thank you
If I save a game does it dump a .sav file into the sd card that I would be able to export to an emulator on my pc or is it more complicated?
Possible to change colors on GB games if I will play on GBC like on real cartriges?
Do you know if this flash cartridge or any FC could be used with the Transfer Pak, and use your Pokémon in Pkmn Stadium?
I believe it doens't work, I remember I saw in a video.
Hi! Almost a year since my last comment giving an off-hand suggestion for how to solve the SGB issue. This time I've actually figured out a solution. I've modified EZ Flash's kernel to make it work. You can find it by searching for nitro2k01's SGB Enabler for EZ Flash Jr. (Assuming Google has indexed the page already.)
Can you try Super Gameboy Enhanced Gameboy games? Such as Donkey Kong, for example. I really would like to see if it has the options.
Yes it does
Great comprehensive review. Personally think the comments about the box/packaging and cart sticker are a bit it picky. The cart itself is cheap and works.
Thats fair, I guess I look at it like any other video game. If I ordered a ps4 or Nintendo switch game, and it was shipped to me but the case ended up cracked or broken id be upset, even if the game inside was fine.
Restalgia - that is also a very fair reasoning.
Worth buying for the Super Gameboy.
Any more tips to get this cart to play on the super gameboy? I can't get it to work after several resets on the cartridge.
Ive noticed that you had resident evil gaiden on your card i was hoping you could tell me how well it run on gba or gba sp with that card
How does the battery life compare to a regular cartridge? I own an EZ Flash Omega and it drains the battery on my SP quite atrociously
I mainly collect original games, but it would have been great to copy my own original rom and save files and put them on a flash cart like that.
How do this and the omega perform on the Gameboy player?
How is the power consumption on a GBC?
What is the difference between the ez flash Jr and the Chinese flashcard? (Besides the price)
I hope we see the pc engine mini hack soon?
Load times are a big whatever to me, just gives me a reason to take a drink while it loads for me
Price-point aside, would you recommend the everdrive brand counterparts to the EZ-Flash?
Honestly I haven't tried the ever drives for the handheld systems. I'd probably pick everdrive for consoles, but these flash cards are really great value for the hand helds. This is something like half the price of the everdrive with all the same features.
@@Restalgia From what I know, the EverDrives also have the easy-to-replace clock battery and are touted to have great firmwear.
I would recommend the Everdrive for the Gameboy Advance. You buy it, you download 2 small sized zip files: GBASYS. Goomba from www.dwedit.org/gba/goombacolor.php you can play three different systems on one system. Great bargain1
Honestly not one is better than the other. They do the same thing and accomplish a goal at the same time frame
Does it work on GBA as well? I use the EZ Flash Omega on the GBA and it works perfect... but as you already mention the EZ Flash Omega emulates the BG/BAC games and it always scres up my savegames. I'm wondering if EZ Flash Jr. can handle it on a GBA. Do you know anything about this?
Yes, the jr works in gba
does it work with prototypes, hacks and homebrew etc?
Does this drain the battery fast like the ez flash omega does?
My Super Famicom, Super Gameboy, results in a black screen inside the gameboy boarder. I’ve tried about 30 times taking the cart in/out, resetting, waiting ect to no luck. Anyone have this working an a Japanese Super GB?
I installed an emulator of an snes on a vm and running an emulation of the ez flash super gameboy on the emulation in the virtualization and now somehow a lightning struck my transformator when the clock striked midnight and I am stuck in something that looks like tron. Help?
His hands look like hes a few frames into a movie wolfman transformation, like not quite wolfman yet
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How long does it take for street fighter alpha to load?
so you can save anywhere and can you use cheats ? Is there a way to enter cheats?
Does this work on the gamecube gb player ?
I traded 2 500 GB HDDs for one with a broken button! lol
Also, I had a reform, which is older than the omega, that has a removable battery. Strange.
I actually think the battery on them is even a rechargeable anyway, my EZ-Flash IV Micro SD has sat unused for a long while, it complained about the last save being corrupted (of course, since it sits on the RAM and only gets saved on the next boot), but after leaving the GBA turned on with the charger for like 6h, it didn't complain anymore about that. There are rechargeable button cells after all.
the thing holding the battery looks like the pokemon Mew
I'm on the latest firmware as of January 2023. Rayman loaded in 5 seconds.
Anyone know if this is compatible with a mega memory card?
I'm thinking about getting one of these myself, but before then, I have a question. Is this flash cart capable of running ROM hacks and prototypes? The reason I'm asking, is because there was an error message that popped up in an emulator that I use. The message said that while the emulator in question is capable of running these ROMs, they would not work on an actual Game Boy.
Hi. Yes it can run romhacks. I am playing Pokemon romhacks now. Regards
@@eduardosanchez5255 how did you get the rom hacks?
so when i replace the battery i wont loose my data? saves?
Great movie. It is a pity that I only watched it today :( I ordered the "GAME COLOR" card from alliexpress, I already know that there is no RTC what makes me sad. I am asking if someone can write to me or in "Game Color" can change batteries without "soldering"?
can i load gameboy advance game like pokemon ruby to this and play on gbc ?
I guess won't work with a transfer pack and Pokemon stadium?
Strange, I've tried it with the super gameboy and it didn't work, didn't even show the start menu. Also from 82 games that I've loaded on the memory card, only 76 games work on my gameboy. For example Super Mario land 1,2 and 3, kirby's dreamland 2 and a few others don't work, but most others do work. I wonder why this is.
How do you download games tho?
Thanks, that was useful.
I'm not sure why you'd talk about the flex of the plastic and the quality of the sticker before confirming whether or not it actually functions as a reliable flash cart, though. Most people will just want to know if it runs without glitches at full speed, and whether or not it will save your games. It's all useful information, but maybe a different order would be better.
Good vid
What's the difference of emulating on like a GBC game on a ez flash omega or playing the original hardware?
omega uses goomba emulation to run gbc/gb games, and for me personally, the save files always get deleted randomly
So by using ez jr which runs the rom natively and not emulation, ive not had my save files deleted anymore
First! Also, Sweeeeeet! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😃 I luvs me sum flash carts. 😊
Mine came with the sticker seperate.
Got a friend who paid 28 bucks for 280+ game gba multicart 6 months ago - he's been playing it practically every day. I promised him the thing wouldn't save - it does, I said it wouldn't last, but it just keeps on ticking!
I know you said it as saves but is that only for games with saves or dose it do have a save state feature
Just normal save functions
@@Restalgia thank you
Theres no save state but you can hack the rom to allow certain button combination that allow for save states. Search for mattcurrie save state.
@@TheMushMe cool thank you
I think you missed one of most important points about these cheaper flash carts. Battery drain. The battery drain on EZ flash carts is crazy compared to say Everdrive and after only a small amount of use I'd say Everdrives pay for themselves. In some cases battery drain on EZ flash is 100% more than Everdrives which is insane. If you're on a budget and especially if you don't use Eneloops, save up and invest in an Everdrive. Otherwise you're potentially spending a huge amount on batteries.
Love his "consumers" approach!
#Liked
Hello, my EZ Flash jr came without a SD card. Do you know which SD cards it supports?
Ah nevermind, seems like it supports up to 32GB.
My ROMS aren’t showing up at all and the update worked just fine.
Has anyone else has this issue? I’ve formatted the SD card to be what it needs to, but the files aren’t loading.
Make sure you place them in directories with no more than 90 games in each (less is better).
@@maybug I ended up resolving the issue. Weirdly enough, my cart didn’t want to work with directories; all the ROMs finally appeared if I just put them on the root of the SD card.
Great device although i wasn't able to run some games through it.
If anyone else can confirm IF Game Boy Wars 2 was working on this device? I had no luck.
Where did you download games?
I think a class 10 sd card would shorten the load time of games