 | Success-HK Flash Carts Review | |
| | Issue#09 July 29, 2003 |
| In this newsletter, we would like to compare 3 GameBoy Advance hot backup tools: Flash2Advance, XG-Flash2 lite and EZF-Advance. Wanna buy a backup tool for your GameBoy Advance? So please take a look. |
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| | | | | | | | | XG-Flash 2 Turbo Plus Flash Cart | | | | | | Cartridge Size | 256Mb, 512Mb, 1G | 64Mb, 128Mb, 256Mb | 1Gb | 128Mb, 256Mb | 256Mb | 256Mb | 256Mb | 256Mb, 512Mb, 1Gb | 256Mb, 512Mb | 128Mb,256Mb | 128Mb, 256Mb | 512Mb | | PC Connection | USB
Connect to the GBA/GBA SP | USB | USB
Connect to the GBA/GBA SP | USB
Connect to the GBA/GBA SP | USB
Connect to the GBA/GBA SP | USB
Connect to the Cart Writer | USB
Connect to the Flash Cart | USB
Connect to the Cart Writer | USB
Connect to the Cart Writer | USB
Connect to the Cart Writer | USB | USB
Connect to the Cart Writer | | Compatible with GBA SP | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | | GB Bridge* | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | | Game Wallet** | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | | Hardware Save Function | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | | Real Time Clock: | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | | Stable*** | 5 Stars | 4 star | 4 star | 4 star | 3 Stars | 3 Stars | 3 Stars | 5 star | 3 Stars | 2 Stars | 2 star | 1 Stars | | Developer Support | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | Yes, developer has his own programmer and support team | No. Only reliance on Freelancer over the web. Since the original programmer leave the company | No. Only reliance on Freelancer over the web. Since the original programmer leave the company | No. Only reliance on Freelancer over the web. Since the original programmer leave the company | No. Only reliance on Freelancer over the web. Since the original programmer leave the company | | Other Functions and features: | 8M SRAM size.
Real Time Save.
Unique two-button design for "Unlimited Revival", "Slow Motion".
1G capacity allows you to store more games. | Compatible with GB Bridge and Game Wallet which can enhace the gaming experience. | SMS function is embedded in the cart
U-Disk Function, make your cart store normal files, worked as a U-Disk
In ECube, games can be deleted randomly | Play small games no greater than 2M directly via cable,
4-Key reboot to game loader in game | Advanced
version of
EZFA
Mounted with Faster and higher density Flash Chips.
Built-in Super Memory Stick. | Support 5 Key ReBoot.
Support Game Hunter Cheat code function. | Erase and write full 256Mbit card only need 260 seconds
With newest power saving. Flashrom,Saving 60% battery energy. | It can continue playing over 10 hours Build in realtime clock,even support "Our Sun" clock. | Directly support the special games that use 1M flash to save.
Build in 4M GBA Super Memory Stick function for backup game saves. | Use the 4M flash to save the game records, never worry the game saves will be lost. | Build in soft reset function. You can return to XG menu during playing games. | Large Capacity for storing game ROMS. | | |
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| Conclusion:
To sum up - I would highly recommend you to get Flash2Advance Ultra set. Since Flash2Advance Ultra features with large memory size which can allows you to store more games. Then, you do not need to rewrite your flash cart frequently and protect your flash cart. Real Time Save functions is another special feature of F2A Ultra. It allows you save the game progress even the game does not have save function. e.g. action games, shooting games.....etc. Two additional buttons on the flash cart can help you to beat the games easily. Since F2A Ultra comes with lots of useful features, it would be the best choice when you are going to buy a Flash Cart. The second best choice is F2A. Since Flash2Advance compatible with older F2A cards FA Pro and Turbo cards and you need them to work on GBA SP. Besides, it is the only flash card can work with GB Bridge which allow you to play GB and GBC games on your GBA or GBA SP. Actually, EZF Advance 2, EZ Flash 2 Power Star, Extreme Flash Advance and XGFlash2 Turbo link have their own unique features. So, all of them got the same mark. The EZF Advance 2 equiped with faster and higher density flash chips which is essential for a stable game playing environment. The EZ Flash 2 Power Star comes with 5 key reboot function. So, the player do not need to switch off and then switch on in order to change to another game. Software cheat code function allow the player to unlock the secret weapon, character or stage. If you want to a longer game-playing time, Extreme Flash Advance will be your choice. Its newest power saving features can save 60% battery energy. XGFlash2 Turbo Link must be the first choice of RPG fans as it has built-in a 4M Super memory Stick function. This function allows you to backup the game saves for a long time. So, you do not worry about your game save will lose. XG-Flash2 lite linker & card is a good choice for people who to play only GBA games. Actually the functions of XG-Flash2 lite are quite similar with those of EZF-Advance. However, XG-Flash2 lite has support from the great LittleWriter software - something that both Flash2Advance and EZF-Advance lack. On XG-Flash2 lite you can run a special version of PogoShell and so you can play NES roms with it! ....................... Review by Clayton |
| *GB Bridge is an adapter between GBA Flash Advance cartridge and GBA. With it you will be able to play GameBoy and GameBoy COLOR roms on your GBA and use Flash Advance card to play GB and GBC roms on Gameboy, GB Pocket and GB Color. **GameWallet is a game bank for Gameboy Advance which helps you to recharge your Flash cartridge at anytime and anywhere. Supporting SmartMedia card for game storage. *** 5 star got full mark. |
Flash2Advance Ultra
1. SRAM size inside the Cart has been significantly increased to 8M. Compressed RAM DISK management mode is compatible with the latest GBA starting-up program, and handles game saver backing-up and writing between hardware files more smoothly. This technology not just increases the number of savers, and also simplifies the game saver�s saving and backing-up.
2. Utilize the latest and most precise hardware technology in the industry, to make sure it 100% compatible with all the saving functions with today�s GBA, including saving 256K SRAM, 512K/1M FLASH, 4K/64K EEPROM.
3. The new F2A Ultra also comes with a new flash writer program (supports Zip archive, Cheat, and with both English and Chinese interface. Further more, now you can add games to the Flash Cart, without rewrite the entire cart from the beginning). And new GBA starting-up program will gradually upgrade into a mini operating system, providing a Windows like interface, so that users can not just use the F2A Ultra playing games, listening music, watching video and eBook, but will be also able to run applications like education software.
4. As using Japan-made ASIC to independently design and produce the mask, F2A Ultra has achieved a complicity, which is far ahead from our competitors who is still using programmable chips, at an amazingly low level of power consuming. It is definitely the most elegant and power cost saving FLASH Cart.
Official Web Site: http://www.flash2advanceultra.com
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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Flash2Advance
Flash2Advance allows data to be transferred back and forth to GBA-Card and PC , To transfer data into the Flash2Advance Card, the only requirements are the Flash2Advance Linker, PC and our customized software. (for GBA). The transfer date included Rom program and save data. High speed USB port connection. No additional power source needed anymore. Cool transparent design. For Gameboy Advance only (cannot be used with GB Color). Tons of free Software available, for Gameboy Advance and for PC Download and upload game saves into/from your original Game Cartridges GBA Procard allow you to emulate the Rom program. 64MBit Rewriteable Flashcard(This product must be used together with Flash2Advance Linker or Flash2Advance Linker II)
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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EZF Advance II
Single USB to GBA link port cable operation, most portable fashion device for your package, GBA and GBA SP compatible. Realtime clock and calendar on, perfect experience for Pokemon and future RTC compatible game, and also ideal for third-party PDA like applications. Fastest data transfer rate in market, only 42s needed for reading or writing a 64M game. Play small game not greater than 2M directly via cable, no cart needed, best solution for developers, FC emu games and ebook applications. ( a best replacement for the MBV cable ) Hardware saver support, perfect support for all kind of current and future saver types, and all games. Faster and higher density flash chips mounted, smooth for all time critical games, no any speed patch needed. The EZFA cable is ready to go for future GBA-Internet interactive applications, more fun you can find with EZFA.
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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EZ Flash2 Power Star
1. Support HardWare Save :
Build in the Flash emulator function, directly support hardware save, so you don�t need to waiting for the new games patch again.
2. Support 5 Key ReBoot :
You can press down the " R+A+B+Select+Start" button in any time during you play the game,it'll return to the menu screen directly but not need to switch off your GBA.
3. Support RealTime Clock :
RealTime Clock and calendar built-in, perfect for Fans of Pokemon and the future RTC compatible games.
4. Support Game Hunter :
You can use your GBA(SP) to search the cheat code by yourself, and you can choose to use these cheat code or not freely. EZ2 can support the EmuCheat's cheat code format as CHT , VBA . 8bit ,16bit ,32bits target the way.
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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Extreme Flash Advance
Small:Using mini USB connect to PC,Internal USB control chip,no need additional writer and not infract the Nintendo Multiboot patent.
Fast:Ultra fast writing speed. Erase and write full 256Mbit card only need 260 seconds. Using the newest power saving Flashrom,Saving 60% battery energy than other first generation flashcard.
Easy:Internal realtime clock, support all RTC titles.Hardware saver support and we are the first flashcard which hardware support 1Mbit Flash save type. (You can write a Mario4 ROM to EFA card and backup it. then compare it with the original ROM, there will no diffrent. other brand flashcard will patch the rom and get some diffrent in compare.)
Official Web Site: http://www.extreme-flashadvance.com
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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XGFlash2 Turbo Link
1. It has been changed the unit block to 4Mbit,so can saving more space.
2. Actived the 1M flash hardware save function,can directly support the special games that use 1M flash to save,not need patch the rom at all.
3. Build in realtime clock,even support "Our Sun" clock.
4. Build in 4M GBA Super Memory Stick function,use flash to backup the game save,and build in 2M SRAM for temporarily save also.
5. It can continue playing over 10 hours (GBASP,open the backlight and max sound), from beginning to the power LED light turn to red: 9 Hours 5 Minute total, from beginning to the SP turn off: 10 Hours 20 Minute total.
Official Web Site: http://www.xgflash2.net
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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XG-Flash 2 Turbo Plus 512Mb Flash Cart
The XG 2 Turbo is the latest backup kit to move from the old linker set up to a direct cable to cable connection, which has its advantages in ease of use and wear and tear on the cart is reduced.
The cart is normal GBA sized and supports all the usual extras, pogoshell, saves, emulators, realtime clock etc. and also has the advantage of hardware save storage in the unit itself, this is unique to this unit and means you can steal friends saves with ease
The software is highly advanced and has many features but is slower than other writers, this is apparently because it verifies the writes so it is 100% error free, its easy to get going as long as you follow the instructions and of course offers excellent value for money - it is the best value kit you can get.
Features:
1. More saving space available. The unit block increases to 4Mbit.
2. Special games that use 1M flash for saving is support. No patch is needed.
3. Build in realtime clock,even support "Our Sun" clock.
4. Build in 4M GBA Super Memory Stick, use flash to backup the game save,and build in 2M SRAM for temporarily save.
5. It can continue playing over 10 hours (GBASP,open the backlight and max sound).
Official Web Site: http://www.xgflash2.net
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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XG-Flash
1. Support ALL saving format.
2. Support play the GB/GBC game on GBA directly.
3. You can rename the GBA file before burn it to XG Flash.
4. Replace the battery and SRAM saving method, use the 4M flash to save the game records, so never worry about the battery is low then cause the game record lose.
5. Build in the real time counter ,can support any game that need the real time support.
Official Web Site: http://www.xgflash2.net
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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XG-Flash2 lite
The XGflash 2 lite is yet another addition to the growing Gameboy Advance development scene. The XGflash 2 lite Card is the same size as an original GBA Card and it is also hyped by the manufacturer as the smallest and fastest in the world. One of the better features of the XGflash 2 lite is that it can be upgraded simply by the software and therefore it appears to never be out-dated.
Features:
1. Support ALL saving format.
2. You can rename the GBA file before burn it to XGflash2 lite.
3. Replace the battery and SRAM saving method, use the 4M flash to save the game records, so never worry about the battery is low then cause the game record lose.
4. Build in Hardware save function, so it is no need to install flash save patch anymore.
5. Build in soft reset function. You can return to XG menu during playing games(some games do not support this function).
Official Web Site: http://www.xgflash2.net
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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Flash Advance Xtreme
Can be used via USB or via printer port, Next generation software support,Faster transfer speed, No batteries required, If used in USB mode no power supply is required, Energy saving idle mode, Tri-state status indicator, Smart Cartridge auto detection, Backward compatible to older Flash Cards,Auto repair/restore/erase functions,Download and upload gamesaves into/from your original Game Cartridges! Tons of free Software available, for Gameboy Advance and for PC, Flash Advance Card Xtreme 128M, 128MBit Flash Memory, Rewritable & Multi-Game support (one card holds many games/programs),Intelligent savegame handling for SRAM, Flash and EEPROM (now stores a savegame for EVERY game!)
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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EZF Advance
EZFA is compatible with GBA and GBA SP. It is a user-friendly GBA Flash Cart for all users. It has equipped with Realtime Clock and Calendar which perfectly support Pokemon games and other RTC compatible games in the future. Also this function is ideal for third-party PDA like applications.
You can play games which are not greater than 2M directly via the EZFA cable. It is best equipment for game developers, FC emu games and ebook applications.
Support Hardware Save. It is perfectly support for all kinds of game save format.
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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ECube
1. Operates on a single USB to GBA link port cable, the most portable fashion device for your package, GBA and GBA SP compatible
2. Realtime clock and calendar built-in, perfect for Pokemon and future RTC compatible games, and also ideal for third-party PDA-like applications
3. Play small games no greater than 2M directly via cable, no cart needed, best solution for developers, FC emu games and ebook applications
4. Hardware saver support, perfect support for all kinds of current and future saver types, and all games
5. 4-Key reboot to game loader in game; software reboot after burning finished, avoid to turn GBA off and on frequently
6. ECube use the same cable as EZFA .The download cable is ready to go for future GBA-Internet interactive applications, more fun you can have with your ECube
7. 4-key reboot to current game will be supported
8. SMS function is embedded in the cart. Total saver size is only limited to the volume of cart. And game saver is backuped to Flash automatically. Users donˇŚt need to worry about saver lost during battery power lose
9. U-Disk Function, make your cart store normal files, worked as a U-Disk. With the future zip processing, it could be a big-volume U-Disk
10. In ECube, games can be deleted randomly. Not like previous flash cart, you can delete games freely
11. Logo image update is supported.
Where to Buy?
www.superufo.com
www.linker4u.com
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