#14774 - BitRacer - Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:49 pm
I have a 256M Flash2Advance. I have backup up a few games and I put them on my F2A so I don't have to carry around multiple cartriges. Unfortunately when I try to save my progesss(in a game) it seems to fail.
For example:
Super Mario 4, I just get an error that my save file is corrupt, the game wont even start.
FFTA, My game saves sometimes, but then sometimes gets wiped out, losing all my progress!!!
Can someone explain what I'm doin wrong, does it have to do with the "save location" I set up for the game? How do I know which bank to use for each game?
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BitRacer
#14783 - SimonB - Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:21 pm
If your only having problems with 1 of your games, why dont you just
play with the real cart? Im sure you have enough room in your pockets for one extra cart.
#14786 - BitRacer - Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:30 pm
I'm having tropuble with 2 of my 3 games. Which kinda makes thea cart pointless.
Beyoned that I fear I will continue to have problems with any new games I buy.
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BitRacer
#14795 - tepples - Mon Jan 12, 2004 9:44 pm
That's called copy protection. The programs use the characteristics of the save hardware as a form of attestation that an original copy of the program is present.
Flash carts are intended to be used to develop GBA applications.
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#14799 - BitRacer - Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:08 pm
I understand the concept of copy protection, I also understand if I paid for the game I am entitled to make backups.
What I was really hoping for here was an answer to a question, not a bunch of ranting, or more questions. If you dont' know the answer or the peice of hardware I'm asking about, feel free to *NOT* leave a reply.
Thanks ;-)
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BitRacer
#14820 - tepples - Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:21 pm
Straight answer: You'll need a save patch to use some commercial games with F2A carts.
Some of the newer commercial GBA games use save methods that the maker of F2A carts did not know about when it designed your cart's circuits. Specifically, Super Mario Advance 4 uses a 128 KByte flash chip, presumably to support expansion through the e-reader, while F2A directly supports only games that use smaller flash chips up to 64 KBytes. If those games are patched to work with the older save methods, they may work better with your model of flash cart.
If you are having problems with backing up commercial games to your flash cart, gbadev.org may not be the best forum in which to discuss them. Some cart manufacturers, retailers, and backup scene sites run their own forums.
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#14854 - BitRacer - Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:59 pm
Thank you very much for a constructive reply!