GBA Union?

Critz · December 22nd, 2007

Does anyone know is it possible to emulate GBA cartridge insertion with NDS games on no$gba.

Some NDS games can link with GBA games to unlock/transfer certain stuff (like Pal Park in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl).

I want to know, does it is possible to do with GBA rom and NDS rom (clean dump)...

RockmanForte · December 22nd, 2007

No, you won't. It is not supported yet. Please read the changelog, ok ?

maximumrisk2004 · December 22nd, 2007

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Originally Posted by RockmanForte

No, you won't. It is not supported yet. Please read the changelog, ok ?

But you have to admit that not everyone can understand whats written in there.

RockmanForte · December 22nd, 2007

Oh, true. Sorry about that.

hickname · December 22nd, 2007

Will hope that keyword is 'yet' and this will be realised sooner or later.

maximumrisk2004 · December 22nd, 2007

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Originally Posted by hickname

Will hope that keyword is 'yet' and this will be realised sooner or later.

Well, Martin included a Build-In Sunlight Sensor for GBA games and the lid closing for DS Games. Not many games use those features, but it is the only emu so far that has those things. I am pretty sure that he will include it in a future release.

Dualscreenman · December 23rd, 2007

That sounds like something he'd need some technical readouts/pre made documentation or hardware that he could use to reverse-engineer how the feature works.

**shashClp** · December 23rd, 2007

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Originally Posted by Dualscreenman

That sounds like something he'd need some technical readouts/pre made documentation or hardware that he could use to reverse-engineer how the feature works.

Afaik, DS accessing to the GBA slot (Slot 2) is already documented/known, otherwise the backup systems based on Slot 2 wouldn't be able to work. I mean, they are able to run in DS mode reading from Slot 2, which should, otherwise, only be accesed when GBA mode is active (those two are different). I can't give proper references (at least, as of now) as that would involve a some investigation, but seems logical :P

Dualscreenman · December 23rd, 2007

Yeah, from what research I've done (mainly with GBAtek, heh), the GBA cart is mapped to 0x08000000 in DS mode. (Not sure if the location is the same for GBA mode) Then, in theory, the game should just have to throw a few reads in the direction of the cartridge header to determine what game is in slot 2 and unlock the extra content already on the DS game card. But then, I wonder, how are things such as Pokemon accessed from the flash on the GBA cartridge? Is the flash memory on the GBA cart mapped too?

December 22nd, 2007	#1 (permalink)
Critz Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Poland, Gorzow Wlkp Posts: 1	GBA Union? Does anyone know is it possible to emulate GBA cartridge insertion with NDS games on no$gba. Some NDS games can link with GBA games to unlock/transfer certain stuff (like Pal Park in Pokemon Diamond/Pearl). I want to know, does it is possible to do with GBA rom and NDS rom (clean dump)...

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RockmanForte Rockman fan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Earth! Posts: 3,804	No, you won't. It is not supported yet. Please read the changelog, ok ? __________________ CASE: EagleTech Sidewinder Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black OS: Windows XP Professional X64 CPU: Intel core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) Processor Cooling: Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video Memory: 2048GB [1024GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

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RockmanForte Rockman fan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Earth! Posts: 3,804	Oh, true. Sorry about that. __________________ CASE: EagleTech Sidewinder Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black OS: Windows XP Professional X64 CPU: Intel core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) Processor Cooling: Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video Memory: 2048GB [1024GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

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December 22nd, 2007	#5 (permalink)
hickname Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moscow Posts: 38	Will hope that keyword is 'yet' and this will be realised sooner or later.

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Dualscreenman DS Cheat Code Hacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 677	That sounds like something he'd need some technical readouts/pre made documentation or hardware that he could use to reverse-engineer how the feature works.

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Dualscreenman DS Cheat Code Hacker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 677	Yeah, from what research I've done (mainly with GBAtek, heh), the GBA cart is mapped to 0x08000000 in DS mode. (Not sure if the location is the same for GBA mode) Then, in theory, the game should just have to throw a few reads in the direction of the cartridge header to determine what game is in slot 2 and unlock the extra content already on the DS game card. But then, I wonder, how are things such as Pokemon accessed from the flash on the GBA cartridge? Is the flash memory on the GBA cart mapped too?