So you can grab your 'Super Mario Land.gb' rom file, use a patcher program, download a patch, and produce a 'Super Mario Land.pocket' rom file that can played on the Pocket using an SD card. Also lucky for us, various hard working people out there like JoseJX and BestPig have been producing patches that do those conversions. Lucky for us, retail ROMs can be converted to this format (manually, one at a time), tricking the Pocket into playing them. The Pocket has support for ROMs made using a program called 'GB Studio'. No need for a jailbreak to play GB/GBC games from an SD card! This includes linking to sales/trades happening outside r/AnaloguePocket and asking someone to contact you privately. We believe enabling these posts sets a dangerous precedent for the seller, buyer and the reputation of the wider community. To clarify, ROM hacks are fine, as long as you're linking to the patch file exclusively, rather than a pre-patched ROM. ISO, BIN/CUE, BIOS etc.) download information. Please don't ask for, or share, ROMs (incl. Don't direct people to the search bar or Google if you can answer their question. Be friendly and helpful wherever possible. Please remember that everyone's experience levels are different and that's okay. Completely engineered in two FPGAs.īe respectful and helpful. Pocket works with cartridge adapters for other handheld systems, too.

Out of the box, Pocket is compatible with the 2,780+ Game Boy, Game Boy Color & Game Boy Advance game cartridge library. A digital audio workstation with a built-in synthesizer and sequencer. It would be more possible with GBA carts because all GBA games use a cookie cutter save routine which is easy to spot with a simple string search.A multi-video-game-system portable handheld. You'll also need to add SRAM load code right at the start.īecause of all this, I doubt there will be a universal patch program. You'll have to experiment with it in an emulator to find a safe area of ram. This is the hardest part as with many games, if you overwrite the ram area with code, it'll crash the game engine. The save code needs to copy itself to ram and execute from there while it is writing the save to flash. Now comes the hard part! You need to find the save routine in the game, then redirect it to the new save code. This will usually be just after the game code. Now, for the batteryless saves.Ĭopy the code from an existing battery save cart.

Exactly this! However some carts will need diodes added if you want to make them save to batteries.

Rom patching slot my boy