Gameboy Color EverDrive Clone Review. $22 AliExpress Flash Cart

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Does an Aliexpress $22 Everdrive Clone have any merit? Maybe!
Not linking the product reviewed in the video, as it's a clone and supporting the original creator is the only reason these exists.
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@antiKhaos 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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

@RetroBuiltGames 4 ай бұрын

thank you for making and posting the save file!

@JayrosModShop 4 ай бұрын

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

@victorwidell9751 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

helpful tip. thanks for sharing!

@jaredboehm3102 5 ай бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

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

@SuperDwango 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

thank you for this

@SuperDwango 10 ай бұрын

@@RetroBuiltGames No prloblemo.😁

@Justin-do7ll 7 ай бұрын

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.

@konstantine_c Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

thank you!

@usafa1987 10 ай бұрын

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

@victorwidell9751 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

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

@christiancorriveau5069 4 күн бұрын

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

@internetartpaints3465 8 ай бұрын

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 8 ай бұрын

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 4 ай бұрын

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.

@aleckermit Ай бұрын

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 Ай бұрын

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

@theloudstarkirby4203 6 ай бұрын

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 6 ай бұрын

Just add them yourself, it's not hard

@RetroBuiltGames 6 ай бұрын

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

@koolmoedee10000 10 ай бұрын

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 10 ай бұрын

ruined permanently?

@Asfgxff 4 ай бұрын

You've done that more than once?

@humanbeingfromearth 2 ай бұрын

Often?