EZ-Flash IV GBA Flashcart - Roms And Homebrew - Nintendo Game Boy Advance

[@dude_1983]

Nice! Only problem is I'm having a very hard time finding one to buy online. Ebay included. No one seems to have them. Where could I buy one today?

[@Kaecyus]

Just ordered one of these after watching your review. To be honest, a fellow Brit saying it's good sealed the deal. Bought mine from Germany through PayPal to be safe. And I am /so/ glad someone else shares my views on downloading ROMs for old-gen consoles. The only people making money are the scalpers or ex-collectors that bought them all up. Still trying to get a cheap Blood Omen 1 legit though.

[@toshineon]

I got it from a company in Hong Kong called Realhotstuff. You can probably find their site by Googling it. They ship pretty fast, so I'd recommend them.

[@toshineon]

I ordered one of these of the internet, with a dark blue Gameboy Micro, can't wait for them to arrive :D

[@RetroGameTech]

Thanks, dude! I got the EZ from a Chinese site called ebluar. Although It seems to be down right now. The GB USB I bought from Kitsch Bent in the US. Both sources are very reliable :) (in my experience).

[@RetroGameTech]

I mention Goomba in the video. But you'll never get a game like Shantae to run properly on the GBA via emulation. The PSP and Wii can't even run that game properly! :P I bought the GB USB cart to run my GB/GBC games on the SP.

[@techtrashing]

I never do this, but 1st view and 1st comment... I always look forward to your shows. Thanks

[@RetroGameTech]

Sweet, I'll need to check that out. I've mostly just been messing around with GBA roms so far.

[@scissormon]

Best for having a bunch of your favorite gba games on one carterage really.

[@SoftOtaku]

Nice, informative video. Now to find one of these things!

[@coolguygrant77]

the reset option is good so you can save your game even if the battery is dead

[@CanOfCake81482]

I'm guessing that you can get the ROMs off website like CoolROMs?

[@HouseOfFunQM]

I'm personally enjoying the sneaky Sega Channel in the background...

[@KevinTwiner]

You have the coolest shit Man...Bravo on a great new tech I had no idea that it existed!thanks Bro. :)

[@TheAppyman]

really like the videos any update on the 3 old game boys you bought keep up the good work

[@toshineon]

I'm definitely picking one of these up, along with a Gameboy Micro :)

[@VjMavdog]

I've got one of those GB 64m USB cards it's great, so handy if it wasn't for that I'd not be able to use my DMG-1 to make chiptune music with LSDJ, which the rom I bought from the dev but I totally agree with your view on rom games, buying from places like ebay doesn't make the dev any money if that's the only place you can find it and playing on the original machine is best.

[@airrunner85]

I agree, the gameboy games run flawlessly. The odd game like Shantae may not work but the vast majority will run perfect on the ez flash 4. Better than purchasing another flashcart for sure.

[@rattyocaster]

Is there a device for a Sega Megadrive which works the same way?

[@RetroGameTech]

Yes, search for EverDrive. You can get them for most retro consoles :)

[@RetroGameTech]

No, not as far as I'm aware. The pinout of GBA and GBC carts are different. I believe this is how the console distinguishes which type of game you've inserted. To have a true, all in one cart I think you'd need some sort of external switch to "trick" the console. Otherwise, you can emulate GBC/GB games on the GBA using Goomba. However games such as Shantae will not run at full speed. This is a limitation of the GBA hardware.

[@RetroGameTech]

I own the original and have also tested it with the EZ-Flash. Doom runs flawlessly :) . It's not emulating the games so every title should work the same as if you had the real cartridge plugged in.

[@bears9cartoons]

Thanks for the heads up on this device

[@Command37]

I've been wanting one for months. Where can I find one?

[@RetroGameTech]

I wouldn't recommend the Supercard Mini SD. It has issues with causing slowdown in many games because of its on the fly save system. There's a video here on KZbin showing the problems it has playing games like Contra. The EZ-Flash has no such issues :)

[@RetroGameTech]

Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX. The Supercard has very noticeable issues when you pick up the spread shot gun. Street Fighter is another game that has problems. If you do a search here on YT it's the first vid you see. It's a comparison between the two cards. As for GBC emulation I was really hoping games like Shantae would work well. It does run but at a horrible framerate. I've not tested others but that's why I got the GB USB Smartcard :P

[@rehnai]

I also have the EZ4. I even installed the same theme you got. It's the most amazing purchase I've made for my GBASP. But I've read somewhere that you shouldn't use micro SD + converter in it, supposedly some people lost their save files after a couple of months. So I tracked down a mini SD card (non-SDHC), and I've got to say, it wasn't easy to find one. EZ4 has some flaws though, e.g: you can't put lots of roms in the same directory, it won't show them on the screen, so you have to use folders.

[@xeximaxi]

I buyed one one year ago.Very nice...

[@sailingwhisper149]

Alrighty. Thanks for being so helpful :D

[@Zibang]

I used to have a GBA with a flashcart but nowadays I use a modded PSP, the battery lasts way longer than the almost dead battery of my GBA, and the game compatibility is actually better, not to mention all the other consoles I can also play with it.

[@falconpunch94]

I bought an EZFlash IV last year to play the Mother 3 translation and Rhythm Tengoku, deffiently worth it, though it can be kind of hard to remove the Mini SD so using a Micro SD card with an adapter was probably a good idea.

[@MrKitJ32]

I have this flash cart and I love it.

[@Gamerzwarz]

your videos are epic please make more =D but do you agree with DLC/ADD ONS shouldn't all the content be in the game when you buy it? why do you have to buy extra content that should already be in the game?

[@BCProgramming]

Great video, as usual :D I seem to remember hearing a rumour or something that there were these sorts of devices for other systems, like the NES and SNES (A quick google confirms this) Any chance you've made or will make videos to cover those as well?

[@zahidyeah]

Got one of these a while back, nice review on it! What's the name of the plain theme you replaced the star wars one with? tia

[@ThereminHero]

Hi. Just a word of warning with using a microSD with adapter on the EZF-IV. I was looking into buying one of these and it seems loads of people have had problems using a microSD + adapter instead of a miniSD (corrupted saves etc). google for 307089-ez-flash-4-problems and look at the bottom 2 posts.

[@a3HeadedMonkey]

I was aware of SFII, but just thought all these flash cards had these sort of issues. Will the EZ Flash play Monkey Ball Jr? I have never seen that game emulated correctly. Also, will the GB USB smart card work in a Micro? Really, the only reason I bought a Supercard was because I had a dinky little Micro, & I wanted everything all in one small portable handheld & no extra carts. I always wanted the Micro to be backwards compatible with the GB/GBC anyway, smooth NES emulation was just a bonus.

[@null1023]

I got my miniSD -> microSD converter stuck in mine. I'm still able to remove the microSD card inside, but I cannot get the converter out at all. Rather nice flashcart, software was fairly easy to use, etc. Make sure you don't skip the starting saver bit because that is it reading back from the SRAM and writing that to the SD card, it doesn't do direct to SD writes in game. If you skip it, next game you load will overwrite the SRAM. Where did you get that GBC one though?

[@RetroGameTech]

Just tested Monkey Ball Jr and works perfect :) . The GB USB Smart Card won't work with a Micro, sadly. The GBC/GB carts won't physically fit in the Micro anyways.

[@courtz1ace]

@Retrogametech Cool flash cart martin, can it be used on DS Lite?

[@sabakunokiba]

Correct ;) you can play any game that an emulator can. (sorry the bad english)

I have a SuperCard Mini SD. Not as good as EZ Flash, but it does get the job done.

[@PowerHourShow]

I do not have this, so I cannot say for sure, but it should be perfect, as it is not emulation. It is running them nativly, so everything should be 100% perfect

[@emergelife]

Cool, thank you for the advice! Just a question, is the EZ-Flash program working under windows 7? What are the OS requirements? Thank you

[@markistheone]

If memory servers correctly down by the cartage contacts there is a little switch that gets hit when you put in a normal Game Boy game, when a GBA game is put in the switch is not pushed down and the system goes in to GBA mode. I wonder if you could put in a ROM for a normal Game Boy and have something push the little switch down to make the GBA start in GB mode.

[@RetroGameTech]

Did you transfer the roms to your memory card with the EZ-Flash software using a PC? The ROMS need to be patched and the EZ-Client software also has to create a special folder with save files etc.

[@OldsXCool]

I have almost 40 games for my GBA and hauling them all around with me really sucks because the case is about the size of a small purse. I feel ridiculous carrying it around with me. With this thing I can have all the games I own and don't own in one cart and leave all the other physical games at home. Having tons of cartridge games really destroys the portability of a console. I need one of these.

[@Noahsixtyfour]

yes, there is, it's called the everdrive 64, unfortunately they are even more expensive than this thing, just for the board it's (US Dollars) $100 on the nose, in european money (sorry cant remember what they are called) is exactly 77.18

[@homieson89]

thanks for this !!!!!

[@JohnPortfolio2010]

I managed to figure the issue out. It seems you have to send the games to the mini sd instead of sending them some place on the desktop. If you don't send it to the mini sd, it doesn't create the saver folder with the saved states inside. Thanks again for posting this video, i guess my disappointment is gone.

[@sailingwhisper149]

Yes, I realized that, but I was wondering if there were a combination of the two flash carts for more convenience. If there isn't, then I could get both, oh well.

[@JohnPortfolio2010]

I went out and bought this the day you posted this video. Super excited for it finally came in the mail and sort of disappointed. I can figure out how to get this thing saving. in configuration it has 'save mode' and it says 'auto' and 'forced' I tried both but it doesn't keep any saves. I save in game, I quit. I start another game save that. come back to the first game, no more saved data... Any help?

[@DylanTheDude1]

I plan on getting one of these for the much harder to track down/pricey games -cough-mother-cough

[@RetroGameTech]

Did you use EZ-Client to physically transfer the ROMs from the PC to the card? You need to tell EZ-Client to place the patched ROM and dummy save file directly onto your memory card and not the PC.

[@frotz661]

I'm another person who can't get saves to work... Do you have or know of a step-by-step guide for doing this that works? I have a directory named "saver" in the root of the card and ran the roms through the EZ-Client software, but it still won't save.

[@google0p]

nice xbox in the background

[@xLOLUSxMACOSx]

very cool, thx :)

[@Taintedg0d]

thumbs up for background

[@RetroGameTech]

I was wondering what the battery was actually for? It saves games to the SD card so it kinda made me wonder.

[@JohnPortfolio2010]

I did it through the EZ-Client Software. And I made sure the 'add save patch' was checked. It almost seems like the card doesn't know how to load. I have a folder called 'SAVER' on my stick. and inside that folder, I have kirby.git and megaman.bat both have a size of zero. So it looks like its saving maybe (unsure since the file size are zero) and the cart isn't loading it?

[@MuggedMelon]

Will It work with Pokemon chaos black

[@a3HeadedMonkey]

Which version of Contra? Because my Supercard plays the NES version flawlessly using the built in NES emu. The GBC & GB emus also work great, which was half the appeal for me, because I was using it with a Micro. I don't have it anymore. I sold it & got an Xperia Play. Still can't play Monkey Ball Jr on it though.. GODFRKNMTHADFDGFH!!!

[@obliviousmode575]

He shows in the video that it does!!

[@ArmorOfGod7]

Been wanting to get one of these for a while. I was really disappointed to hear you say that it doesn't support GB/GBC games, I've been thinking that it did all along. Has this changed? Is there another GBA flash cart that supports them? The GBA plays regular GB/GBC games fine, why wouldn't the ROMs work?

[@TheGameManDan]

Thats cool man. How much does it cost?

[@houstoncr]

do you own a open pandora ? thats really good for emulation :p

[@xS3NTRYx]

I live in the USA, is there any place online I can buy one of these? And Do they play all GBA games including Japanese Imports?

[@oswaldnine]

Where did you get your cart from? I'm also in Scotland but can't find a UK retailer that has them in stock.

[@ChefSlappy]

Do you ever do anything with newer systems? Like 3ds?

[@msi411]

Hey I've been looking for these for a while now, any chance you can tell me where I can get it? I'm planning to get one before I leave UK next weekend. Thanks =)

[@maximilianosilva2888]

Would you say that emulation is perfect with this card? have you had any problem with some game?

[@jsimav8r]

do you have a link for the custom skin you installed? thanks for the helpful vid

[@metasynthesis]

why don't you mod your agb to backlight?? good vid

[@crx5555]

how long after it out of production is it consider abandon ware?

[@ruffnutts]

So is that the brighteer screen GBA like AGS-101 or did you mod it?

[@ReikazeRambles]

Where did yo get it? I was thinking of downloading mother 3 and playing it that way, but I can't find a site.

[@WilliamMurphy-wp79]

What is going on with that Xbox in the background and where can I get one please.

[@Flaaf]

i modded my ds lite so it only has a bottom screen. do you think it can run a snes emulator on this flash cart?

[@rich35ukuk]

Hi mate richard here that cart in your gba are u selling it i have a ds light and.just ordered a r4. Cart for ds games but want one to play the gba games on the ds gba slot

[@nanodala]

Love Klonoa

[@AirDyran]

I need dis.

[@mllarson]

Looks like your OCD about the blue GBA cases led you to buy more white ones eh? This card looks pretty cool, but it obviously wouldn't let you play things like Boktai or other games that have special hardware in them.

[@hibarikyoya45]

Can this work in gameboy player on gamecube

[@jcrowley1985]

I'm surprised you found any on ebay. Ebay is very strict about anything that could allow piracy or copyright infringement.

[@TheDrunkardHu]

i'm so jelly.

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

Eeeek!! I don't remember ever using a converter with my EZFlash 4 cart but the games play, save and reset to menu just fine! However, I never figured out how to get rid of the awful Star Wars theme!

[@markethillunboxings]

does it work in the gameboy player for gameube

[@Northwind000]

I live in the US and I searched for "gba flash" and found only 3 but they either have no reviews or bad ones. UGHGAA!!!

[@expertnoobFTW]

dear santa...

[@sabakunokiba]

I've used it in windows XP, 7 and 8 without problems.

[@JetStorm17277]

why a save battery if it's flash memory?

[@JohnPortfolio2010]

does that software work on mac os x? Or only windows eh?

[@DonDonTheTeen]

Could i use this to play snes on my GBA?

[@MsYellowhippy]

I can't find my SD card from the EZ4 client. Any help?

[@Ghakimgamer]

can you tell me how to put cheat using usb or something

[@Yodagamer1]

Does it work for the gamecube gameboy player

[@PedroHenrique-nf1wl]

where can i buy the ez flahs?

[@techtrashing]

yeah.

[@sailingwhisper149]

Does anyone know of something like this but it also plays GBC and original GB games? I would love to have one for my DS.

[@MrGameTesterXD]

where can i buy one