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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by sharatvir on Monday December 28, 2020 @09:21PM (#25565981)
The DS Lite edges it for me. You could get a microsd ds cartridge adapter as well as an expandable flash cartridge for the GBA slot and store all of your home brew games on the microsd.

Back then, it felt so futuristic to have an entire library of games in one cartridge on the go.

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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by dleslie on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @12:27AM (#25567025)
You can get microsd gba carts nowadays.
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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by gambiting on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @02:31AM (#25567613)
You can, and they are weirdly expensive! Last I checked a recommended one that supports all features is about £100!
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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by dleslie on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @03:43AM (#25567927)
Not so weird; the demand fell away and so they're becoming scarce. They're growing to be priced similarly to sdcard carts for other old and far out of date systems.

Just have a look at what a decent cart for a Genesis, SNES or NeoGeo will cost.

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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by GrantSolar on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @05:13AM (#25568424)
I bought an EZ Flash IV last year for around £35.
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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by gambiting on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @06:37AM (#25568846)
Yeah, from my research the EZ Flash IV has some limitations(like max 2GB card support and miniSD only??), so the EverDrive X5 is recommended.....but that's £130 apparently??

https://www.deadpanrobot.co.uk/everdrive-gba-x5-mini-for-gam...

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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by joshvm on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @08:47AM (#25569661)
It's expensive because of economy of scale. EZ Flash sells way more devices. However, it's more power efficient than the EZ Flash I believe due to better use of the FPGA. The Omega looks good though, and it also supports save states (nice for games like Harvest Moon FOMT where it's basically impossible to get all the best items without save scumming).
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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by saagarjha on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:54AM (#25579309)
The design was great too.
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Re:Architecture of the Game Boy Advance by enshake on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @12:26AM (#25567021)
An R4DS!
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