#102144 - Karatorian - Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:42 am
I'm a Linux user and I'm interested in writing some GBA programs, so I was wondering which flash cart to get. My interests are in writing an RPG and running other people's hombrew code. I'm not interested in piracy, so compatibility with commercial code is of low priority, although, as a learning experiance, it could be useful to develop on a cart similar to what the professionals use. (Who knows, maybe I could sell my game. Yeah, I know, it's a pipe dream).
I want an actual flash cart, I'm not interested in a multiboot only type of setup. I remember reading (a while ago, so I forget the details) that there are two sorts of save game setups. Which do I want? (RPGs often have large ammounts of data to store in saves.) Can I get a card that does both? (So as to learn both methods and play a wider variety of homebrew.) A real time clock would be handy and open up intersting avenues of gameplay, but it's not a priority.
Price is not a major concern. Value for price is more important than getting bottom dollar. I want a quality system that'll handle lots of rewrites. In case it matters (I doubt it does), my GBA is a Micro. So which cart will serve my needs best?
I want an actual flash cart, I'm not interested in a multiboot only type of setup. I remember reading (a while ago, so I forget the details) that there are two sorts of save game setups. Which do I want? (RPGs often have large ammounts of data to store in saves.) Can I get a card that does both? (So as to learn both methods and play a wider variety of homebrew.) A real time clock would be handy and open up intersting avenues of gameplay, but it's not a priority.
Price is not a major concern. Value for price is more important than getting bottom dollar. I want a quality system that'll handle lots of rewrites. In case it matters (I doubt it does), my GBA is a Micro. So which cart will serve my needs best?