If you're playing older gens tho, it's still insanely difficult. If you're playing on original hardware older consoles, games, and their peripherals are getting harder to find. Flashcarts and/or tools to dump savefiles are also expensive.
October 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you're playing older gens tho, it's still insanely difficult. If you're playing on original hardware older consoles, games, and their peripherals are getting harder to find. Flashcarts and/or tools to dump savefiles are also expensive.
Ruby & Sapphire Egg Token v2 has been uploaded! Not sure what happened but revisions 1 and 2 weren't loading properly.
Files uploaded for both flashcarts and emulation up on GitHub:
github.com/cilerba/erea...
Files uploaded for both flashcarts and emulation up on GitHub:
github.com/cilerba/erea...
September 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Ruby & Sapphire Egg Token v2 has been uploaded! Not sure what happened but revisions 1 and 2 weren't loading properly.
Files uploaded for both flashcarts and emulation up on GitHub:
github.com/cilerba/erea...
Files uploaded for both flashcarts and emulation up on GitHub:
github.com/cilerba/erea...
nice.
How did this anti-piracy work? Clearly, emulators and flashcarts have overcome this, but I personally haven't booted the game 69 times in a row to check.
How did this anti-piracy work? Clearly, emulators and flashcarts have overcome this, but I personally haven't booted the game 69 times in a row to check.
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
nice.
How did this anti-piracy work? Clearly, emulators and flashcarts have overcome this, but I personally haven't booted the game 69 times in a row to check.
How did this anti-piracy work? Clearly, emulators and flashcarts have overcome this, but I personally haven't booted the game 69 times in a row to check.
I think flashcarts/ODE are the best happy-medium between original carts and emulation. You’re not paying the price for, and dealing with any issues with the original games and the actual gameplay is 1:1.
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
I think flashcarts/ODE are the best happy-medium between original carts and emulation. You’re not paying the price for, and dealing with any issues with the original games and the actual gameplay is 1:1.
Can you send me on discord a link to what all that is because that sounds pretty good.
Also flashcarts and what have you are a good investment because these consoles usually aren't Too Expensive these days.
Also flashcarts and what have you are a good investment because these consoles usually aren't Too Expensive these days.
June 30, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Can you send me on discord a link to what all that is because that sounds pretty good.
Also flashcarts and what have you are a good investment because these consoles usually aren't Too Expensive these days.
Also flashcarts and what have you are a good investment because these consoles usually aren't Too Expensive these days.
Do they really not sell original GameBoy flashcarts anymore? That’s surprising.
September 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Do they really not sell original GameBoy flashcarts anymore? That’s surprising.
Honestly I think a toxic new trend the retro gaming and homebrew scene should crack down on is calling flashcarts "development carts", because you know 90% of people are not going to use it for that and it only hurts people who do want to develop homebrew for old systems
November 3, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Honestly I think a toxic new trend the retro gaming and homebrew scene should crack down on is calling flashcarts "development carts", because you know 90% of people are not going to use it for that and it only hurts people who do want to develop homebrew for old systems
Since I started modding my old consoles/getting flashcarts instead of buying old games, I’ve pivoted to keeping an eye out for guides and magazines and stuff.
February 8, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Since I started modding my old consoles/getting flashcarts instead of buying old games, I’ve pivoted to keeping an eye out for guides and magazines and stuff.
If i had to choose, i would go for MSX, the Homebrew comunity is way more active and there are a lot of devices to help out when it comes to playing games on it, like Flashcarts and such, and a good chunk of it's library is in English or has Translation patches for more important japanese titles.
November 2, 2024 at 9:31 PM
If i had to choose, i would go for MSX, the Homebrew comunity is way more active and there are a lot of devices to help out when it comes to playing games on it, like Flashcarts and such, and a good chunk of it's library is in English or has Translation patches for more important japanese titles.
FPGAs are fine for battery life, if implemented well. gekkio.fi/blog/2021/po... shows data proving both CPLD- and FPGA-based flashcarts can have only slightly higher power consumption than the base system.
But the scuffed-up chips are concerning.
But the scuffed-up chips are concerning.
Power consumption of Game Boy flash cartridges - gekkio.fi
gekkio.fi
April 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
FPGAs are fine for battery life, if implemented well. gekkio.fi/blog/2021/po... shows data proving both CPLD- and FPGA-based flashcarts can have only slightly higher power consumption than the base system.
But the scuffed-up chips are concerning.
But the scuffed-up chips are concerning.
I want a battle network cartridge for my DS SLOT-2 since I like the AGS-001 a little more for GBA games & oem cartridges save more battery life compared to flashcarts so my DS will have better battery life
Probably will buy BN6 Falzar but idk if i want to play gba or ds bn5
Probably will buy BN6 Falzar but idk if i want to play gba or ds bn5
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I want a battle network cartridge for my DS SLOT-2 since I like the AGS-001 a little more for GBA games & oem cartridges save more battery life compared to flashcarts so my DS will have better battery life
Probably will buy BN6 Falzar but idk if i want to play gba or ds bn5
Probably will buy BN6 Falzar but idk if i want to play gba or ds bn5
flashcarts woooo
December 22, 2024 at 11:02 AM
flashcarts woooo
After looking at the manual in the SDK I think I can make a standalone version that works with flashcarts instead of requiring the IS-AGB-EMULATOR.
It's already in the works.
It's already in the works.
June 16, 2025 at 6:49 AM
After looking at the manual in the SDK I think I can make a standalone version that works with flashcarts instead of requiring the IS-AGB-EMULATOR.
It's already in the works.
It's already in the works.
Also, if you have a DSi, 3DS, or PSP, you’re an SD card and a simple step-by-step guide away from having unfettered access to any game you want on those platforms. No flashcarts or physical mods required!
And boy howdy are there some amazing games among those libraries.
And boy howdy are there some amazing games among those libraries.
Nice thing about the boom of emulation handhelds is tons of people realizing old games are free
Its hilarious you can just go on amazon and spend $50 on a handheld with 5000 roms on it or whatever (its cooler if you steal them yourself tho)
Its hilarious you can just go on amazon and spend $50 on a handheld with 5000 roms on it or whatever (its cooler if you steal them yourself tho)
May 13, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Also, if you have a DSi, 3DS, or PSP, you’re an SD card and a simple step-by-step guide away from having unfettered access to any game you want on those platforms. No flashcarts or physical mods required!
And boy howdy are there some amazing games among those libraries.
And boy howdy are there some amazing games among those libraries.
Nintendo Wins $2 Million Settlement Against Seller of Switch Modchips and Flashcarts
twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-win...
twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-win...
Nintendo Wins $2 Million Settlement Against Seller of Switch Modchips and Flashcarts
Nintendo has won a $2 million judgment and permanent injunction against Ryan Michael Daly, who sold Switch modchips, flashcarts, and pirated games under the name Modded Hardware.
twistedvoxel.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Nintendo Wins $2 Million Settlement Against Seller of Switch Modchips and Flashcarts
twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-win...
twistedvoxel.com/nintendo-win...
Honestly I'm probably gonna do it - I think there's good potential with arcade cores, handhelds, and some of the consoles I don't have flashcarts for. (Also, if any more consoles come out, I will no longer have space under my TV for all of them!)
February 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Honestly I'm probably gonna do it - I think there's good potential with arcade cores, handhelds, and some of the consoles I don't have flashcarts for. (Also, if any more consoles come out, I will no longer have space under my TV for all of them!)
Well if you have the real hardware hooked up ready to go & you have good controllers & nice rgb or hdmi cables, possibly upscalers & ode or flashcarts... Then there is not much additional value. Still more exotic consoles and arcade stuff could be very interesting. Small device, tons of games.
January 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Well if you have the real hardware hooked up ready to go & you have good controllers & nice rgb or hdmi cables, possibly upscalers & ode or flashcarts... Then there is not much additional value. Still more exotic consoles and arcade stuff could be very interesting. Small device, tons of games.
I just use flashcarts at this point it's so fucked up how inflated the market it
March 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I just use flashcarts at this point it's so fucked up how inflated the market it
I can't really say, I wasn't familiar at all with handhelds for most of my life - in general Nintendo home consoles were quite rare in Croatia (N64 had to be imported so I don't even know anyone who owned it, for example) but handhelds were easily equipped with flashcarts so people had them I'm sure
February 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I can't really say, I wasn't familiar at all with handhelds for most of my life - in general Nintendo home consoles were quite rare in Croatia (N64 had to be imported so I don't even know anyone who owned it, for example) but handhelds were easily equipped with flashcarts so people had them I'm sure
You actually can. Repro carts and getting better and better. Also official hardware + flashcarts are always good.
December 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
You actually can. Repro carts and getting better and better. Also official hardware + flashcarts are always good.
would you still love me if i showed you my collection if GBA flashcarts
May 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
would you still love me if i showed you my collection if GBA flashcarts
I definitely remember a lot of DS flashcarts specifically. I should've grabbed one. I could be playing Cooking Mama 3 right now.
October 29, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I definitely remember a lot of DS flashcarts specifically. I should've grabbed one. I could be playing Cooking Mama 3 right now.
it was never really about playing games. roms and emulators exist for that, I know many collectors who also have loaded flashcarts of roms.
it's about collecting just for the novelty of it. yes, the retro game market is negatively impacted by it, but the collectors shouldn't be at fault.
it's about collecting just for the novelty of it. yes, the retro game market is negatively impacted by it, but the collectors shouldn't be at fault.
December 30, 2024 at 8:48 PM
it was never really about playing games. roms and emulators exist for that, I know many collectors who also have loaded flashcarts of roms.
it's about collecting just for the novelty of it. yes, the retro game market is negatively impacted by it, but the collectors shouldn't be at fault.
it's about collecting just for the novelty of it. yes, the retro game market is negatively impacted by it, but the collectors shouldn't be at fault.