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GBxCart RW v1.2

A device for backing up GB, GBC and GBA cart’s game ROMs, save games and restoring saves from your PC.

(8 Reviews)

Designed by insideGadgets (Morningside, Australia)
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A device for backing up GB, GBC and GBA cart’s game ROMs, save games and restoring saves from your PC.

Stock status: In stock Comes assembled, no soldering required. Each unit is assembled in house and is tested with a Gameboy and Gameboy Advance game (reading ROM, saving RAM and writing RAM). Lates...

Features

Backup games ROM to your PC
Backup save games to your PC
Restore save games from your PC
Supports Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, Gameboy Advance cartridges
Supports SRAM/Flash/EEPROM for Gameboy Advance cartridges
GUI or console interfacing programs

Other Features

Backup GB Camera (active images) to BMP with a one click program called GB Camera Saver
GB Sachen ROM mapper reading support
GBA “24-in-1” Flash cart ROM mapper reading support (may not work for all flash carts)

Gameboy Flash Cart/Chips supported/tested

Catskull / DIY 32K (AM29F010B, SST39SF010A, AT49F040), Audio/WR pins – 32KByte
Catskull / BV5 – Gameboy 2MByte
ES29LV160 (0883_DRV PCB) - 1MByte
AM29LV160DB / 29LV160CTTC - 2MByte
AM29F016B - 2MByte

(Check if your cart matches by checking board pictures here)

Gameboy Advance Flash Carts supported

MSP55LV128 – 16MByte
MSP55LV128M / 29GL128EHMC / 29LV128DTMC / 256M29EWH – 16MByte

(Check if your cart matches by checking board pictures here)

Read/Write Speeds (Windows GUI)

Gameboy

1MByte ROM Read - 16s

32KByte SRAM Read/Write - 3s

32KByte Flash Cart Write - 5s

2MByte Flash Cart Write (writing 2MB) - 3m

Gameboy Advance

8MByte ROM Read - 2m

256Kbit SRAM Read/Write - 3s

512Kbit Flash Read - 3s

512Kbit Flash Write - ~8s

64Kbit EEPROM Read - 3s

64Kbit EEPROM Write - 13s

16MByte Flash Cart Write (writing 16MB) - 20m

Requirements

Micro USB Cable (v1.2 board) or Mini USB Cable (v1.1 board)

OS Compatibility

Windows XP or higher
Linux (console version)

Delivery

We usually ship within 2-4 business days and will let you know once shipped. We ship overseas (all around the world - America, Europe, Asia, etc) and to reduce shipping costs we send via the Airmail letter service for $3. The usual delivery time is 7 - 12 working days (however it sometimes can take 20 working days depending on your location); we ship via Australia Post. Unfortunately there is no tracking number available for this Airmail letter service.

If you are looking for faster delivery times, please contact us for a quote, please note that shipping prices can start from $36 for 2-3 days delivery to the US (via DHL).

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Rates to United States

Shipping Rate	First item	Additional items
Australia Post: Standard	$3.00	$1.00

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (5.00)

Documentation: (4.38)

Shipping: (5.00)

Communication: (5.00)

Mark | Feb. 22, 2018

Brilliant AND Cheap!

I'm in the process of backing up all my games for archival purposes (don't want to lose my hours spent on pokemon blue!/advance wars).

I have a usb GBA flashing tool from back in the day. I thought this would do the job, but doesn't have 64-bit compatible drivers, is flakey in modern Windows and can't help with my original DMG games.

As a replacement this really hits the sweet spot of features and price. Usage was completely effortless with the included instructions.

2 really minor niggles to make this the perfect product...

1) consider changing "3.3v"/"5v" label to "GBA" /"DMG" respectively.
2) fit a power switch to the board. Most users will be bulk backing up and run the risk of complaining if they unseat the micro usb connector when re-plugging (you must remove power from the board when changing carts) . Inline usb switches that carry data and power are very rare. I think the price point now is keen enough to cover any increase in cost caused by this part.

Just to be clear, these are very minor points and shouldn't detract at all from the item!

Any chance of a similarly priced dumper for my game gear and or master system?

Miranda | Feb. 9, 2018

Does as I needed it to.

A much cheaper alternative to some of the more expensive rom/save reader/writers out there, this device functions precisely as I needed it to--taking Pokemon Crystal Virtual Console saves from my 3DS and putting them onto my physical Crystal cartridge. (With the PC as the middle man, of course) Now I have a permanent backup of my Crystal save on my computer, to simply put back into the cart every time I have to replace the battery.

Bart | Feb. 7, 2018

Neat little device! Ideal for Game Boy Camera photo back ups

Works like a charm. Easy to use. And probably the most ideal way to quickly and easily transfer your GB Camera photos to your computer.
Few extra's for the future could be a simple acrylic box so I could just store it anywhere without the possibility of damaging the device. Or a few extra available options like being able to set a custom folder for the downloaded files.
But hey, I'm not complaining :-) Great device.

David | Jan. 9, 2018

Awesome device with a small downside

I needed this device for extracting roms and savegames (especially for pokemon). Everything went well with me yellow pokemon. I could extract the game and the save so I can now play it an emulator. But sadly it killed my savegame from pokemon red on my first attempt to extract it. Later I found out that my red was a chinese clone. Maybe it didnt work because of that. Device is super easy to use and so far compatible with every game I tried ( except the ram of pokemon red of course).

Artur | Nov. 10, 2017

Easy to use at a good price

The device works perfectly. I was able to finally back up savegames and Game Boy Camera Photos. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anybody that wants to do the same without much hassle.
No problems with shipping either.