GB Operator: Working with Flashcarts and Identifying Bootlegs

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2 жыл бұрын

Finally, I have two flash carts to show you working with the GB Operator! Let's see how bootleg carts might be seen in Epilogue's GB Operator cartridge device on your PC - and then we'll show you what happens if your flash cart is misidentified (as either too small or too large).
Let's do it!
GB Operator
www.epilogue.co/product/gb-op...
Cool Spot Games
www.coolspotgaming.co.uk/
4MB Flash Cart
www.coolspotgaming.co.uk/prod...

Пікірлер: 42

@Thrashbog 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly the video I needed, thank you for all the information presented here!

@Darkuni 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad this helped you out!

@sinistermoon 2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool! I wouldn't mind having one.

@davsavchav 2 жыл бұрын

Plot twist - the GB Operator itself is bootlegged. Disclaimer: Joking! Just got one of these myself.

@lisen882 2 жыл бұрын

got a bootleg cart on aliexpress. It does not operate with GB operator, hopefully software update will add it to their list. ps, do you know where to check their list of compatible gb carts?

@Darkuni 2 жыл бұрын

You can check their FAQ. You can open the cart and send them a pic of the board and they may be able to add compatibility for you.

@SeaSlug Жыл бұрын

can this do GBA ? would be better than buying 4 of each game for 4 player link cable games

@Darkuni Жыл бұрын

I don't THINK so. But I do not know what GBA re-writeable carts are supported (if any). If you end up trying it out, get back to us!

@wesmagyar 2 жыл бұрын

my issue is i accidentially bought a few Repro carts thinking they were legit. and the Operator wont read the Save Games from them :(

@Darkuni 2 жыл бұрын

That sucks...

@wesmagyar 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkuni do you know of anyway to get them to work? I’ve seen a few videos about adding batteries but all the ones I’ve seen have different pcb layouts

@Darkuni 2 жыл бұрын

@@wesmagyar afraid I'm not a expert on this one ...

@wesmagyar 2 жыл бұрын

@@Darkuni no worries. Bought it off a guy on Facebook marketplace. That was my first mistake ;)

@teamdoubleR 2 ай бұрын

@@wesmagyar there are some bootleg save extractors/injectors around on the project pokemon forum. i have had only a couple of times succes with putting the edited rom back on the cartridge, not sure why :/

@mitchelllittle6761 Жыл бұрын

Hey every game I flash onto any repo cart won't save anymore, even when I put the original games back on, do you have any solution for this?

@Darkuni Жыл бұрын

Hmmm... You're talking about battery-backed up saves on the cart? That kind of save? I've really only used the carts I bought to do these videos. I'm not 100% sure how long those work/last. Perhaps a battery replacement is needed?

@TychiBalls 2 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn’t they just sell the 8MB version so you can write any game you want all the time? The 2MB and 4MB seems kind of a waste as you won’t have full access to the entire library of Gameboy games to write with. Do they even sell an 8MB flash cart or is it impossible to make and that’s why they have these 2-4MB carts?

@Darkuni 2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing it is price prohibitive ... I dunno. How many 8mb games are there? Maybe it is more of a demand thing? Dunno.

@jrizzo0413 Жыл бұрын

@@Darkuni I think the only 8mb game is Densha De Go 2

@mrepicpony2565 Жыл бұрын

If you got a fan game and it was on a cartridge would it work on the gb operator ??

@Darkuni Жыл бұрын

I have no reason to believe it wouldn't.

@Darkuni 2 жыл бұрын

For some reason, one of my viewers posted and it isn't showing up. Here is a copy. I tried it and it did work. The image itself causes an "integrity check" failure, but the game still runs. JWG . LLC I made a Demake of friday the 13th the game. It plays on any gameboy or gameboy color emulator. It also runs on real hardware in an everdrive of burned cart. 2021 archive.org/details/friday-the-13th-the-gameboy-game

@Swampert_Tube Жыл бұрын

Can you try an ezflash omega?

@Darkuni Жыл бұрын

Only Flash memory based carts will work - not "SD card" based cards.

@Cobaltstarfish Жыл бұрын

Are you able to move a false cartridge file to a official one?

@Darkuni Жыл бұрын

An official cart isn't "reflashable". So when you buy a "flash cart" it is "false". You can write SAVE data to an official cart though - if it is volatile RAM.

@Cobaltstarfish Жыл бұрын

@@Darkuni Oh ok thanks.

@Omegavirus94 11 күн бұрын

i have a unofficial cartridge...but everytime i try to flash a game on it with GB Operator it fails. its a Pokemon yellow repro cartridge

@Darkuni 11 күн бұрын

Yeah, it doesn't work with EVERY rewriteable cartridge. I had to order one from the UK to make sure I abided by the recommended list.

@Omegavirus94 11 күн бұрын

@@Darkuni Okay I have a SD007_BV5_V3 board its in your video does this one dont work ?

@Darkuni 11 күн бұрын

@@Omegavirus94 I'd reach out: support.epilogue.co/hc/en-us/articles/360018475320-Does-the-GB-Operator-offer-support-for-flashcart-rewriting

@wingedshuffler 2 ай бұрын

I know this is old but will it write GBA games as well?

@Darkuni 2 ай бұрын

I do not believe so.

@noneofyourbusiness3096 Ай бұрын

@@Darkuni It can with knockoff, rewritable GBA carts. Mugicha Boy has a video demonstrating it.

@Darkuni Ай бұрын

@@noneofyourbusiness3096 Thanks for that info!

@davsavchav 2 жыл бұрын

I have a question as I don't have legit cartridges... Can legit cartridges be re-written? E.g. Add Danny-E33's overworld and sprite update to Pokemon Red and Blue (to match with Gold and Silver)...

@Darkuni 2 жыл бұрын

All legit carts I've put in there are shown as "read only". So I assume the answer is no..

@Hex9876yugioh 7 ай бұрын

I did a fake emerald and it broke the fake cart

@Darkuni 7 ай бұрын

Wow, you should report this to the Epilogue people. To my knowledge, the polling of data from the cart to make that determination is non-destructive and is "read only". They would want to know about this.

@Call.me.honest 4 ай бұрын

heey, it is possible to switch pokemon with two connected operators on my computer?

@Darkuni 4 ай бұрын

I don't THINK so. There are certainly no provisions for it in the software. However, nothing is stopping you from dumping the game/saves and opening them up in a pair of emulators that can communicate with each other (does such a thing exist?) and then re-up the saves back to the carts. A lot of work though ...

@DEman495 Ай бұрын

You can…. Ive done it with a different program tho. Not GB operator.