Gameboy Color EverDrive Clone Review. $22 AliExpress Flash Cart

[@antiKhaos]

Not sure about the GBC one but these Krikzz knock offs often seem to be missing some FPGA special sauce and consume power at almost double the rate on my GBA example

[@RetroBuiltGames]

good point. There's a number of the clone revisions that mention power consumption. Some say "improved low power use", other say "do not use Gameboy with alkaline batteries". the later implying when writing to flash the sudden power demand will brown-out the system as alkaline chemistry isn't great on higher current draw. Krikzz's Everdrive have the magic sauce; the clones are hit and miss.

[@JayrosModShop]

Ayeeeeee, I love that you used my 100% save file! :D Great product review as well. 🥰

[@RetroBuiltGames]

thank you for making and posting the save file!

[@JayrosModShop]

@@RetroBuiltGames Of course, keep up the great vids! 👍

[@victorwidell9751]

I bought mine specifically to run some rom hacks. A few of the roms were botched and soft-bricked the cart. Taking the battery out a few seconds fixed it.

[@RetroBuiltGames]

helpful tip. thanks for sharing!

[@eduardomata4731]

Nice to know, was about to load some romhacks.

[@konstantine_c]

Great overview! Thank you. I have a collection of physical games for GB/GBC, but this would be worth picking up to try some games before buying, or playing some games that are ridiculously expensive, as well as trying some hacks & translations.

[@RetroBuiltGames]

thank you!

[@SuperDwango]

Pokemon g.s.c. rtc feature causes different monsters to be available at different times of day, and certain events happen on certain days of the week.

[@RetroBuiltGames]

thank you for this

[@SuperDwango]

@@RetroBuiltGames No prloblemo.😁

[@Justin-do7ll]

Gold, Silver, and Crystal have patches where you can select the date and time every time you boot up the game. Just figured I'd mention this because it makes these games fully playable as intended on everdrives without a real time clock.

[@eduardomata4731]

@@Justin-do7ll Were can i find those patched roms?

[@internetartpaints3465]

So, does the clock cause trouble with Pokémon since they have a clock? I’m looking at picking something like this up, and can’t afford an everdrive proper.

[@RetroBuiltGames]

not a problem per say, more like a small downside. Some Pokémon games have events that only occur at certain times (tracked by the RTC). You might have issues getting a certain NPC or pokemon to show up because the RTC is not working.

[@Gintch]

You should use a modified rom that allows you to set the time everytime the game turns on again. That way everything works as normal. Only need to set the time each time you play.

[@eduardomata4731]

@@Gintch Do you know were to dowload those roms?

[@jaredboehm3102]

This is actually a clone of the original Everdrive GB from before the X3, X5 and X7. The feature set and firmware are identical.

[@RetroBuiltGames]

thank you. wasnt sure where this landed in the product line

[@usafa1987]

I don’t own a Gameboy. Never have. Never cared. Still watched your video, not sure why. Good job

[@victorwidell9751]

My “Gameboy GB” doesn’t have the option to swap a/b, which is a shame since the weird a-to-cancel default button scheme gets old real fast.

[@RetroBuiltGames]

agreed! first that makes the experience feel clunky when navigation is unintuitive.

[@josedelamora6387]

Are you able to save the game at any point even where there aren’t in game save points with these flash carts?

[@RetroBuiltGames]

no, save state is not available in these low-end versions.

[@joshb6470]

how well does this work with a Super Gameboy?

[@RetroBuiltGames]

Unsure. I do not have one to test; but i expect no issues

[@theloudstarkirby4203]

I got a everdrive max gbc coming soon Will it come with all Pokemon games I really want to play Pokémon when I’m at a plane or long car ride

[@nico-kitten]

Just add them yourself, it's not hard

[@RetroBuiltGames]

if its an official everdrive, it will not come with games

[@koolmoedee10000]

I have had a few of these and it's only been my fault when they stop working. Often I've turned the system off while it's trying to update firmware and it's ruined the cart

[@RetroBuiltGames]

ruined permanently?

[@Asfgxff]

You've done that more than once?

[@humanbeingfromearth]

Often?

[@MasterControl90original]

does it support super gameboy compatible roms and actually enables super gameboy enhancements?

[@RetroBuiltGames]

isnt that more hardware dependent>>> [is running on a super gameboy] ?

[@eduardomata4731]

Will load the games as regular ones, meaning won't be able to support the enhancements.

[@MasterControl90original]

​@@eduardomata4731 already bought one months ago, it does support sgb enhancement on an actual sgb

[@eduardomata4731]

Awesome.

[@NeoTechni]

That arcade is bad-ass

[@RetroBuiltGames]

thank you! i have videos on them

[@camdelg1]

can i upload the roms from a macbook?

[@RetroBuiltGames]

im sure you could

[@Lumen_Blasphemer]

Yeah Pokemon without the clock will not track time and toys and catch half the pokemon

[@jaylils]

Cool 😎

[@BUZZKILLJRJR]

Does this thing actually come with any games on it or did you have to put them on there cuz I have no idea where to find this crap on the internet half the time you're looking to get a virus on your computer it's just a crap show

[@RetroBuiltGames]

it did come pre-loaded with games. but it's more a random mess of games with lots of duplicates and bargain bin titles. Not curated / organized like you'd want.

[@aleckermit]

In my research these AliExpress flashcards simply are not worth the cheaper price. The everdrive X3 will consume less power and load games much faster it only costs $44.00.

[@RetroBuiltGames]

There are now open source Everdrives, so worth second look with the lower cost option available.

[@eduardomata4731]

Sadly not true for latin americans. Shipping + customs would double the cost of a legit everdrive while Ali clones are like 15 to 20 bucks.

[@RogerMaxson]

Alkaline battery in 2023 ? Really ?

[@RetroBuiltGames]

gotta feed those landfills

[@iXien]

Lot of little devices are still using these alkaline batteries, it isn't unusual.

[@humanbeingfromearth]

Literally for a game boy. Which was released in 1989

[@GrooveSpaceArk]

Are you from the future?