Which version to buy for GBA games?

vancity · February 06, 2006, 02:37:25 PM

I can't decide because some people swear CF is better/faster/more consistent without slowdowns and others claim some SD works just as well.

I have a GBA (not a DS) if that makes a difference.

So what version should I get? I prefer no/less slowdowns

thx!

mikesinclair · February 06, 2006, 02:54:05 PM

I have a sd sc and I think it works good. There are gba slowdowns though, but if you remove some of the options it makes the slowdown go away.

"Remove saver patch and enable restart" You can still save your progress using real time save though.

vancity · February 06, 2006, 02:55:47 PM

So it sounds like if you have a decent SD card the slowdowns are related to the Supercard itself?

With the save removed how much of a slowdown is actually noticeable and can I ask what kind of SD card you have what speed X?

Has trying other cards made a difference?

thx!

Keroro · February 06, 2006, 03:19:20 PM

As far as I know, gba roms are written on the SRAM of the SC.
In that case, the CF or SD speed or format doesn't matter.

But once again, flashcarts do better than SC for GBA games (easier saves, no slowdown).
Hope it'll help.

NT · February 06, 2006, 03:21:22 PM

If you want your GBA games to run perfectly, don't get a Supercard. The Supercard has the worst GBA performance of all the currently sold backup devices.

vancity · February 06, 2006, 03:26:01 PM

Thanks, which has the best?

Koji · February 06, 2006, 03:37:56 PM

Quote from: "Keroro"As far as I know, gba roms are written on the SRAM of the SC.
In that case, the CF or SD speed or format doesn't matter.

But once again, flashcarts do better than SC for GBA games (easier saves, no slowdown).
Hope it'll help.

Close, the Supercard writes all GBA roms to RAM. Not SRAM ^_^

As for which is best, most carts have pretty identical compatibility. If you want a GBA cart that uses CF or SD memory, M3 is better for GBA... but it's big and bulky and stands out really bad.

Soooo it's a choice between slowdowns, big huge bulky devices, or small smounts of storage.

vancity · February 06, 2006, 03:59:00 PM

Yes I see now.
I was just reading an M3 review.

I think I'll choose the M3 because of 0 slowdown in GBA and it still uses SD/CF

It sounds like NDS compatibility is also on par with the Supercard?

Koji · February 06, 2006, 04:12:37 PM

Quote from: "vancity"Yes I see now.
I was just reading an M3 review.

I think I'll choose the M3 because of 0 slowdown in GBA and it still uses SD/CF

It sounds like NDS compatibility is also on par with the Supercard?

I believe so but I don't have the devices to compare them.

You should also check the M3 compatibility for GBA though. There are a few games that do not work for it in GBA any more then they work in supercard. You should check to make sure the games you want to play work, or you'll just end up disappointed when you get it.

vancity · February 06, 2006, 04:25:49 PM

Thanks Koji

All compatible GBA games run with no slowdown. No offence but for a difference of $30 why would anyone buy Supercard when M3 plays GBA perfect (assuming it is compatible) and NDS no problems either?

I learned a lot today thx guys!

vancity · February 06, 2006, 04:26:30 PM

One more big thing that M3 doesn't need any bloody patching!

Koji · February 06, 2006, 04:48:12 PM

Personal preference. I don't play GBA games that much, and the slowdowns everyone always whine about is far less of an issue then people make it out. Besides that extra $30 I saved went into a larger SD card ^_^ more storage for videos on moonshell.

MAD2X · February 06, 2006, 05:39:35 PM

And I cant stand how much the M3 sticks out of the DS, it's really ugly and not portable!

ShadowFalls · February 06, 2006, 07:19:06 PM

I don't see why people have been complained, so far I have personally tried near 200 games on my Supercard SD and not one has an issue with slowdowns. The only case I have had was a new game not working, which thanks to the great effort of bubbles, works great.