GB/GBC Everdrive!

[goombakid]

Starting with this before release and a GB/GBC ED forum opens up.

Updated with links to pics/updates from KRIKzz.


[edit: January 08, 2014]
http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=1090.msg12309#msg12309 Initial prototype in

[edit: February 04, 2014]
http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=1090.msg12919#msg12919 Initial testing

[edit: February 08, 2014]
http://krikzz.com/forum/index.php?topic=1090.msg13004#msg13004 EDGB file explorer.

[edit: March 25, 2014 ]
https://twitter.com/krikzz/status/448507837921370112 Latest status of EDGB

[dvd2vcd]

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[Drakon]

Darn he left the audio pin disconnected.  It looks flash based, I guess that's to save on battery power since loading every time would add to the draw.

[MockyLock]

Darn he left the audio pin disconnected.  It looks flash based, I guess that's to save on battery power since loading every time would add to the draw.

Could you explain for people like me the audio pin matter please ?

[nuu]

No Real Time Clock chip?

[RetroRepair]

Looks like the battery backed RAM could include an RTC. Will have to wait and see.

Omitting the audio pin does seem like a missed opportunity, though would only be mono anyway:

http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/8996/game-boy-expansion-audio/

[KRIKzz]

No rtc or expansion audion, at least in prototype board. Is there any gb/gbc games with expansion audio features? How many games with rtc exist ?

[DBloke]

A bit of interest on this over on Amibay pending on final price (I expect ill be doing another bulk order)

[nuu]

How many games with rtc exist ?

I had trouble finding any lists of what games uses what mappers, but at least seven MBC3 games uses RTC, probably more. There are at least another eight MBC3 games and they also most likely use RTC. There are probably more RTC games than for any other console, except maybe for GBA.

[KRIKzz]

Price will be close to edmd

[goombakid]

No rtc or expansion audion, at least in prototype board. Is there any gb/gbc games with expansion audio features? How many games with rtc exist ?

Some of the Pokemon games (Gold/Silver I thinik?) have RTC on it. There's a really small handful of games that had used a RTC.

As for expansion audio/special sound chips...not sure if there was any.

[ApolloBoy]

No rtc or expansion audion, at least in prototype board. Is there any gb/gbc games with expansion audio features? How many games with rtc exist ?

Some of the Pokemon games (Gold/Silver I thinik?) have RTC on it. There's a really small handful of games that had used a RTC.

As for expansion audio/special sound chips...not sure if there was any.

The Nanoloop cart uses external audio but no games ever did. Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal have an RTC and I'm pretty sure they're the only ones that had one.

[dvd2vcd]

Price will be close to edmd

around £50...that is awesome! compared to drag n derp price tag of around £70 everdrive will deffo be a hot seller!

[lord_raymon]

[butfluffy]

i would prefer to pay whatever extra it would cost to have the rtc function if possible. i know the lack of rtc function for some GBA flash carts supposed to be a pain. would adding the rtc funtion add much to the GB/GBC Everdrive manufacturing cost?