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DS Flash Equipment > noob question about RAM cartridge!

#151512 - SG1anubis007 - Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:42 am

Can I make my own RAM cartridge out of an old gba game by formating it by running some sort of program from my r4ds. If so how much memory would I get out of an old GBA game. May sound like a really stupid question and that I may not know what i'm talking about but i'm just curious.

Also if I could do this what would be the functions and limitaions of a RAM card this size?

#151513 - tepples - Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:45 am

SG1anubis007 wrote:
Can I make my own RAM cartridge out of an old gba game by formating it by running some sort of program from my r4ds. If so how much memory would I get out of an old GBA game.

About 32 kilobytes or so, and it wouldn't be bootable. PocketNES is known to do this for "SRAM cannibalism."

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#151515 - eKid - Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:48 am

"SRAM cannibalism" ...rofl