MBC30-Flashcart
MBC30 Version of the MBC3 flashcart for 4MB roms (by HDR)
AGS_LIPO
LiPo adapter for Game Boy Advance SP. Same concept as my AGB adapters: https://github.com/makhowastaken/AGB_LIPO (by makhowastaken)

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MBC30-Flashcart
Posts with mentions or reviews of MBC30-Flashcart.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-03.
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My Toshinao Aoki tribute build!
Shell is cloud gaming store and label is nextstopplease. The board is hdr's design and those are not sellable sorry Link to hdr incase you want to make your own https://github.com/HDR/MBC30-Flashcart
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Got my label printed :)
Indeed. I do have a few other flashcarts like this one from insideGadgets (which I use for Crystal Clear - another Gen 2 ROM hack) and an MBC30 cart designed by HDR that I built (I use this one for Pokemon Coral which is not a finished game yet). But those are expensive and I already had the Japanese carts sitting around so it made more sense to convert one of those for my Prism cart.
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Newly Built HDR Flashcarts In Aluminum Shells
Ebay. These are the 2mb ones. You can spend more on 4mb ones (I used one of these to build an adapter for a crystal cart) but you're probably better off building a mbc30 cart with those.
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Flash Pokémon Crystal hack rom on japanese pcb
I just did this mod using a TSOP adapter. You can also build your own PCB.
- N64-freak Pocket Color build
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Slate Build complete! I am in love with this thing
That version on OSHPark seems to be outdated, newer versions are on github https://github.com/HDR/MBC30-Flashcart
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Not the best at soldering, but I finally got around to replacing the battery on the Pokemon Crystal I got from ebay. Works like a charm.
I removed the original ROM chip and soldered a new AM29F016B (2mb) flash chip to a custom tsop flex adapter I then flashed the new chip using BennVenn’s Joey jr but there’s and compatible flashes out there that’ll do the same job. You don’t have to cannibalise a Jap cart as you can order an MBC30 DIY cart Otherwise you can flash the chip prior to soldering it on the board with a different programmer. Lots of options.
- Use MBC5 instead of MBC3 chip?
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Looking for a DIY MBC1 flashcart project
MBC30:Github Repo
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Help with ordering game cartridge PCB's
Insider gadgets is probably a great company, but way too expensive for what I can afford for a hobby atm (and they don't have any RTC carts available either). I found an open source alternative: https://github.com/HDR/MBC30-Flashcart
AGS_LIPO
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Red battery led showing earlier than expected but with A LOT of juice left
You can always order Makho's pcb yourself and source your own battery assuming you can solder: https://github.com/makhowastaken/AGS_LIPO; might make its total cheaper.
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I redesigned the Game Boy Color from the circuit level - Introducing the CGZ-001 🟪
If you want an example of people making money off of other people's projects, take makho's battery mod for example, https://github.com/makhowastaken/AGS_LIPO multiple stores(ebay and otherwise) have taken that and started selling it without permission (No License does not mean you can do whatever you want with it), this also keeps happening to projects i've upload, take my MBC30 flashcarts for example https://github.com/HDR/MBC30-Flashcart, they are under a non commercial license but people keep trying to make and sell them for profit in spite of the license, this is a large part of why more and more of the work in the community has been closed source, it kills motivation for people who just want to make cool shit.
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Help Game boy advanced battery leaking?
Well, I made this and it's by far the best performer in terms of battery options. The design is freely available for enthusiasts to DIY but the downside is that it does require a little bit of DIY. See my linked github repo for more info and links.
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Help! GBA SP not charging. Still turns on and games work but it suddenly stopped charging. Has a brand new battery so I’m not sure what the issue is. Any help would be appreciated.
I can't see what that could be other than shitty batteries. The best options out there are makho's battery (you can build one yourself by soldering a 603048 battery to makho's custom pcb or you can buy them preassembled from somewhere like Retromodding in USA or Deadpan Robot in UK) and Helder's MegaBat800.
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Anyone know where to buy a better battery for my sp?
Definitely pick up a makho battery. You can assemble one yourself or buy preassembled from Retromodding in NA or Deadpan Robot in UK.
- Semi-related: best aftermarket battery option for a Phat DS (without modding)?
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Best DS Lite battery replacement?
This is probably your best option nowadays https://github.com/makhowastaken/AGS_LIPO Little bit of soldering but having done it on my gba sp it is 100% worth it over those crappy replacements
- No more Dollar Tree AA’s
What are some alternatives?
When comparing MBC30-Flashcart and AGS_LIPO you can also consider the following projects:
GBA-LCD - Reverse engineered documentation on the Game Boy Advance(GBA) LCD Interface
MBC3-Flashcart - My own version of RetroReboot's MBC3 flashcart https://www.retroreboot.net/HTML/projectpage.html, please consider supporting him if you can https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/WadeVillines
CH340C - Details for using the CH340C with a 328p
MBC5-Flashcart - MBC5 Flashcart | 2x2MB or 4MB Flash | 32KB FRAM | Rumble
Gameboy-Camera-Flashcart - Available on PCBWay!
CGZ - A circuit-level redesign of the Game Boy Color, adding modernized features to the original GBC
FLASH-ROM-Adapter-for-GameBoy - AM29F016 or AM29F032 flash memory adapter board to easily DIY a Game Boy flash cartridge

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