GB Advance Cartridge Reader

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GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by MP98n » Mon Jul 18, 2016 5:20 pm

Hi! I have ordered the parts to build my GB Zero :D but I couldn't find any faulty GBs (there was one, part of a mix of 5 different consoles including a DS for £50). I'm now wondering if I can use a GB Advance card reader instead. If I can play original Gameboy games in an advance can't I just use that reader? Has anyone tried this?

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Mark
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Re: GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by jermzz » Mon Jul 18, 2016 8:06 pm

The reader itself will work, would just be connecting the pins accordingly. People use the original gb reader because it fits. I don't know if the gba reader would fit and how the cartridge would fit. Plus there's no cool pcbs for it like there is for the original gb reader.

You should be able to find a broken gb, I've already bought 3 on ebay. But if you absolutely cannot, and you find the gba reader won't work either, you could always just get a sd card breakout board and attach it to the inner lip of the reader so the card is exposed.

Or honestly for the next one I'm making for a friend, since I already have all the roms loaded and ready that you could possibly need, I just may leave the sd in the Pi inside the gbz and not even worry about a reader. Then just have a custom sticker made and pop it on an old game and leave it in the gbz for looks.

Hope this helps.

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Re: GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by Ganreizu » Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:00 pm

The nintendo DS's gameboy cartridge reader is confirmed to fit i believe.

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Re: GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by MP98n » Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:08 am

Thanks guys. I'll keep looking for a Gameboy cartridge reader but it's good to know I can use the ds one at least.

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Re: GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by Kilren » Wed Jul 20, 2016 11:43 am

Ganreizu wrote:The nintendo DS's gameboy cartridge reader is confirmed to fit i believe.
I second this statement. I used one in my build and was successful.

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Re: GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by MP98n » Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:30 am

I now have a GB cart and the DS reader but the cart doesn't seem to fit. Do i need to make any modifications to the reader/cart or am I just being stupid?
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Re: GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by FreddySalted » Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:33 am

The DS reader was narrowed at the back so that GB carts wouldn't fit as they ran at 5v instead of the 3.3v the GBA carts used. You just need to remove some plastic at the back of the reader where the corners turn in before the edge of your cart

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Re: GB Advance Cartridge Reader

Post by MP98n » Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:11 am

The reader arrived today and I've removed the bits of plastic. The cart fits perfectly!

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