Gameboy games on Nintendo DS

[tomyboy247]

Hi everyone! I'm new and I need some help. I want to copy my gameboy game so that I can play it on my Nintendo DS. What do I need? What do I need to do? Thanks for any help!

[TheLostProphet]

People aren't very helpful huh? Lol. Yeah I'm looking for the same. You'll need 2 devices, a slot-1 and a slot-2 to play anything other than DS roms.

As for which ones to get and where, I have no idea. I THINK the supercard and ez5 might be a good combo, but as you've seen in my thread, no one has verified.....

[tomyboy247]

People aren't very helpful huh? Lol. Yeah I'm looking for the same. You'll need 2 devices, a slot-1 and a slot-2 to play anything other than DS roms.

As for which ones to get and where, I have no idea. I THINK the supercard and ez5 might be a good combo, but as you've seen in my thread, no one has verified.....

Thanks! So, I will need both devices? Also, I've read about linkers; will I need one? Will instructions come included with the products?

[DanTheManMS]

For just playing back GB and GBC games, all you need is a slot-1 device. Launch Lameboy from that and choose the game to play. For GBA games you must use a slot-2 device of some sort, the most popular of which being the EZ-V 3in1 expansion pack.

[tomyboy247]

Thanks! Should I buy a supercard then? Is this one ok: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Edeal-SuperCard-DSone-SDHC-Nintendo/dp/B001F60KXK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1223227280&sr=1-2?

[DanTheManMS]

That should be enough for GB and GBC games, as long as you don't get a unit with a PSRAM error (which has become more common in the past month or so).

[tomyboy247]

That should be enough for GB and GBC games, as long as you don't get a unit with a PSRAM error (which has become more common in the past month or so).

Thanks! I've now got a DSTT. What do I do now?

[DanTheManMS]

Download Lameboy, put it on your card along with your *.gb and *.gbc files, launch Lameboy, and choose the game to play. Be sure to read up on how exactly to save games with Lameboy.

[tomyboy247]

Download Lameboy, put it on your card along with your *.gb and *.gbc files, launch Lameboy, and choose the game to play. Be sure to read up on how exactly to save games with Lameboy.

How do I put my gameboy file onto the card? I found a guide to Lameboy 0.11 on Youtube but it doesn't have anything about copying gameboy files.

[DanTheManMS]

Sorry for the late response.

I have a feeling you're expecting something a bit more complicated than it actually is. Just put the microSD card in your card reader, open it up with Windows Explorer, and copy and paste games into it. If you don't have the *.gb/c files in the first place, you'll need to get them. Due to forum rules we cannot tell you where to get them.

[tomyboy247]

Thanks! I don't think I've explained my situation clearly. My gb file is on another card. Sorry for the confusion.

[DanTheManMS]

Thanks! I don't think I've explained my situation clearly. My gb file is on another card. Sorry for the confusion.

Define what you mean by "card". If you mean another microSD card, just hook it up to your computer with a card reader, copy the *.gb/*.gbc files to your computer, hook up the other microSD card, and copy them from your computer to the card.

[tomyboy247]

I mean an actual commerical Gameboy cartridge. Will I need a card reader?

[DanTheManMS]

That's not going to really be possible without specialized GBC flash equipment, which is both incredibly hard to find and rather expensive. It would not be worth the effort.

Just obtain the *.gb/*.gbc files from other sources. Such as the Internet. That's about as far as I can go without breaking forum rules.

Yes, this means you'll lose the progress you got on the actual cartridges. Without the GBC flash equipment, there's no way to get the save data off the cartridges.

[tomyboy247]

Ok, thanks for all your help!!


Yes, this means you'll lose the progress you got on the actual cartridges.

That doesn't matter! I didn't get very far on the game anyway!!