HELP GBA Flash Cards....

[Karuikane]

I'm also new to this thing and my main concern is to play GBA games, nowadays most cards don't have Real Time Clock functionality anymore except M3 perfect (from all the reviews I've read so far).

However my question is: Are there many GBA games that require RTC functionality (except for the Pokemon games)? If not I will buy a cheaper one.

Another thing: If there are a lot of GBA games which require RTC how long does the battery of the M3 Mini SD last?

Thanks for helping out.

[DanTheManMS]

The Pokemon games are the only ones I know of that use it.

[Accordon13z]

Ok, Where can I buy the M3 Perfect for my GB Micro at the cheapest price? Or is there anything better for GB Micro... I think the M3 Perfect is...well...perfect but EXPENSIVE. I'm just looking to load it with a ton of games... slip it in my GB Micro and just keep it close in case of a boring moment.

[DanTheManMS]

The cheapest place I've seen is Gameyeeeah. You could also see if DealExtreme carries them.

[Accordon13z]

Whats the difference between the M3 Perfect and the M3 Professional? Which M3 Adapters work with GB Micro (GBA)?

[DanTheManMS]

The M3 Pro is cheaper because it has most of its RAM removed. This makes it nearly worthless for GBA gaming, as only GBA binaries up to 4 MB in size will run on it.

[Karuikane]

Thank you for answering my question on RTC GBA games DanTheManMS. By the way do you know:
1 - The battery life of the M3 MiniSD slot 2 adapter?
2 - If the battery of the M3 MiniSD slot 2 adapter can be replaced when empty if so what battery and how to replace it?

Once again my thanks for answering.

[bah]

As for the sizes (wikipedia):A megabyte is a unit of information or computer storage..... It is commonly abbreviated MB (not to be confused with Mb, which is used for the megabit).

b = bits, B = Bytes. The companies that make/sell these things are dodgy with the way they label them, using M, G or some other incorrect abbreviation.

Game carts seem to historically be given in Mb. Normally its bytes for storage and bits for transfer speeds.

*shrug* probably just marketing BS to make things appear bigger.

[DanTheManMS]

I don't know much about the battery life of anything, sorry. I know that my Supercard has pretty bad battery life (4-5 hours max), but I've heard that the M3 Perfect is better.

[Karuikane]

IC well since the battery is only needed for RTC games (as far as I understand from the reviews) and if Pokemon games are the only games that need RTC, which would you recommend me to buy for Advance gameplay:
1 - The MP3 perfect MiniSD or the EZ-flash IV?
2 - And for DS gameplay I am not sure if R4 has the earlier software update or M3 Simply (I read in reviews they are both from the same manufacturer).

Thanks again.