#115791 - C64CODER - Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:03 am
Well I just want to say that having someone beat me to buying that Dev kit, was a real blow!.
I have decieded that I will find another Intelligent Systems Dev kit for sale withing 4 weeks! One thing is sure that there is another of those GB Advance Dev kits for sale in the UK,Europe or elsewhere right now. And my search is on for that Hardware. If you know of one for sale or for loan, please send me pm.
The reason I wanted this kit, is because I want to release a GB Advance game this year which will be something special and really show what the GB Ad is cabable of. Yes that is possible as there are at least 4 publishers world wide that would release a 3rd party programmed GB Advance game (non-Tie-in) original and really good, but it has to be a completely finished product and like I said something special. It then takes alot of work to put a deal together with one of the open minded 4 world wide publishers.
From developing (one of the last) commercial GB Advance games I then want to goto Nintendo and go for a License, by that time I will have a team of 4 and will go and pitch Nintendo with paperwork etc etc.
By the way I just wanted to say this is an excellent site for GB Dev, and the level of technical knowledge is outstanding from the members here, with the quality of demos and games upto a very high standard.
This is what the Intelli Sys Kit consisted of:
Debug/Capture Unit
GameBoy Advance Test Unit - does not use batteries, but runs off the power of the main debug unit through wires that run from where the battery compartment would normally be found
GameBoy Color Test Unit - works as the GBA Test Unit does, through the power of the main debug unit
GameBoy Advance Test Probe Cartridge - as shown inside the Test GBA unit in these photos. Cartridge can be detached and removed from unit.
GameBoy Color Test Probe Cartridge - like the GBA Test Probe Cartridge, this can be detached and removed from unit.
32M Flash Cartridge - genuine Nintendo-made flash cartridge for GameBoy Color
Nintendo CD-ROM Discs x 6 - multiple revisions of official GameBoy Advance (AGB) and GameBoy Color (CGB) development discs, provided by Nintendo to licensed developers
AC Adaptor and all cables
Oh by the way has anyone used this kit before or a DS Nitro kit, as I know there are a few programmers on the forum who work for publishers.
So although I don't need one to do a GB Advance title, I really would prefer the Official Kit as will be easier to make sure when debugging I presume and other things.
I have decieded that I will find another Intelligent Systems Dev kit for sale withing 4 weeks! One thing is sure that there is another of those GB Advance Dev kits for sale in the UK,Europe or elsewhere right now. And my search is on for that Hardware. If you know of one for sale or for loan, please send me pm.
The reason I wanted this kit, is because I want to release a GB Advance game this year which will be something special and really show what the GB Ad is cabable of. Yes that is possible as there are at least 4 publishers world wide that would release a 3rd party programmed GB Advance game (non-Tie-in) original and really good, but it has to be a completely finished product and like I said something special. It then takes alot of work to put a deal together with one of the open minded 4 world wide publishers.
From developing (one of the last) commercial GB Advance games I then want to goto Nintendo and go for a License, by that time I will have a team of 4 and will go and pitch Nintendo with paperwork etc etc.
By the way I just wanted to say this is an excellent site for GB Dev, and the level of technical knowledge is outstanding from the members here, with the quality of demos and games upto a very high standard.
This is what the Intelli Sys Kit consisted of:
Debug/Capture Unit
GameBoy Advance Test Unit - does not use batteries, but runs off the power of the main debug unit through wires that run from where the battery compartment would normally be found
GameBoy Color Test Unit - works as the GBA Test Unit does, through the power of the main debug unit
GameBoy Advance Test Probe Cartridge - as shown inside the Test GBA unit in these photos. Cartridge can be detached and removed from unit.
GameBoy Color Test Probe Cartridge - like the GBA Test Probe Cartridge, this can be detached and removed from unit.
32M Flash Cartridge - genuine Nintendo-made flash cartridge for GameBoy Color
Nintendo CD-ROM Discs x 6 - multiple revisions of official GameBoy Advance (AGB) and GameBoy Color (CGB) development discs, provided by Nintendo to licensed developers
AC Adaptor and all cables
Oh by the way has anyone used this kit before or a DS Nitro kit, as I know there are a few programmers on the forum who work for publishers.
So although I don't need one to do a GB Advance title, I really would prefer the Official Kit as will be easier to make sure when debugging I presume and other things.