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FIX94 / gba-link-cable-dumper

A gc and wii homebrew app to get gba bios, roms and saves via the gc gba link cable
MIT License
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Does this work on bootleg games? #14

Open turtleisaac opened 5 years ago

turtleisaac commented 5 years ago

I (sadly) am in possession of two bootleg gba games. They are Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. I know for a fact they are bootleg, due to the internal layout of the pcb and the lack of any Nintendo logo or trademark on the board (I have compared them with a confirmed official cartridge and they are completely different.) My question is, can I dump the ROM and saves from a bootleg cartridge successfully? I know that attempting to trade pokemon from these bootlegs to Pokemon Colosseum or XD: Gale of Darkness usually didn't work and usually corrupted the save, so this is what makes me think this might not work (use of GBA-GC link cable is for both this program and those games.) Please let me know whenever you get a chance. Also, does this work on a cartridge with a custom ROM on it? My brother has a cartridge for Pokemon Victory Fire, a romhack of Emerald, and it would be interesting to try and dump it. Thanks in advance!

FIX94 commented 5 years ago

Well, the ROMs themself probably will get dumped just fine, probably the worst that could happen is that it thinks the ROM is bigger than it is and it overdumps it, for saves though... I remember those bootleg carts may have the ROM itself patched and the save type changed, the dumper relies on the ROM info to determine the save type so it may then try dump a different save type as is on the actual cart, so there is a chance it will just dump as empty/corrupt the save in the process due to using wrong calls to speak to it. Really you will just have to try and see how well it goes, cant promise anything.

turtleisaac commented 5 years ago

Ok, thanks. I’ll try it when I get a chance later