GameBoy Advance Flash Advance Linker 2

No_Style · Mar 23, 2003, 01:32 AM

I'm planning to get one of these babies. From the specs I've read, they're worth their money. Does anybody have one? If so, was it a good investment? Is 128 MB Flash memory card good enough? Or 64 MB plenty? I need thoughts and input on this before I decide to purchase it.

~~craig588~~ · Mar 23, 2003, 02:00 AM

I'm gonna get one, ya know for backing up my games and stuff.....
Well once I acctaully buy it (hopefully soon) I'll tell you about it.

No_Style · Mar 23, 2003, 06:50 AM

I checked out the prices. And well...they're way too steep. I'll settle for the basic Flash Linker 1 and 64 MB Card. Again, if there is anything I should know, don't hesitate to post!

~~craig588~~ · Mar 23, 2003, 06:51 AM

Well with the 64mbit model you wont be able "backup" any of the 128mbit games, and the gba has support for up to 256mbit.

No_Style · Mar 23, 2003, 03:05 PM

Ok. So what about the linker itself? Any difference between the original and the version 2 of it?

~~craig588~~ · Mar 23, 2003, 03:07 PM

I dont know, but I think the flash linker 2 has support for saving

No_Style · Mar 23, 2003, 06:31 PM

What do you mean exactly? Support for saving stuff from the memory card? Or allows saving of games inside the memory card?

tigerarmyAFI · Mar 23, 2003, 07:57 PM

i think he means SRAM support (uploading and downloading save files to the cart).

and i'd definitly get the 512mbit cart if you can afford it... the games are getting bigger all the time, and being able to fit many games on one cart is very nice. i use gbxchanger for my gameboy color, i know they're different but its the same idea, and i love it

No_Style · Mar 23, 2003, 08:27 PM

I looked outside and my money tree hasn't grown yet. I'll be waiting til around May though.

tigerarmyAFI · Mar 23, 2003, 09:00 PM

check gamegizmo.com, they have the lowest prices ive seen for such devices.

~~craig588~~ · Mar 23, 2003, 09:32 PM

Yeah, thats where I'm getting mine from.

~~craig588~~ · Mar 28, 2003, 01:49 AM

Well I just bought a 256Mbit flash advance linker 2. I'll review it when it comes.

~~craig588~~ · Apr 2, 2003, 08:44 PM

ARG! its being shipped from Hong Kong, I live in the United States, its gonna take like a month to get here.

~~craig588~~ · Apr 3, 2003, 10:49 PM

So now that I have it does anyone still want me to review it? (sorry about all of the posts, but I need to keep bumping this)

Zardon · Apr 3, 2003, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig588
So now that I have it does anyone still want me to review it? (sorry about all of the posts, but I need to keep bumping this)

sure, lets see what you come up with.

~~craig588~~ · Apr 3, 2003, 11:58 PM

For the people that don't know, the flash 2 advance is a gameboy advance backup device.
Packaging:
In a word: terrible. You get 2 very bland silver boxes. You don't get any printed mauals, its on a burned cd. The flash advanced cart comes with a very flimsy tin box for transport purposes. I wouldn't really count too much agenst it here though, becuase it has no effect on the acctuall use of it.
Speed:
To me it seems slow, but I don't have anything to compare it with so I'll just give you some numbers. For a full 32MB it took about 8 and a half minutes. 8MB took 2 minutes.
Compatability:
I tried both EEPROM and SRAM games and they worked fine. I also tried loading roms of various sizes and they all worked fine. None of the games require patches unlike with the 64/128Mbit models.
Overall:
I think this device is a must have for anyone that owns a gameboy advance. I'll give it a 9 out of 10, the only reason it lost a point was because of the atrocious packaging.
Score: 9/10
Price: $180 from gamegizmo

Mar 23, 2003, 01:32 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	GameBoy Advance Flash Advance Linker 2 I'm planning to get one of these babies. From the specs I've read, they're worth their money. Does anybody have one? If so, was it a good investment? Is 128 MB Flash memory card good enough? Or 64 MB plenty? I need thoughts and input on this before I decide to purchase it. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 23, 2003, 06:50 AM	Thread Starter #3
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	GameBoy Advance Flash Linker with 64 MB Memory card I checked out the prices. And well...they're way too steep. I'll settle for the basic Flash Linker 1 and 64 MB Card. Again, if there is anything I should know, don't hesitate to post! __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 23, 2003, 03:05 PM	Thread Starter #5
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Oh man.. Ok. So what about the linker itself? Any difference between the original and the version 2 of it? __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 23, 2003, 06:31 PM	Thread Starter #7
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Support for saving? What do you mean exactly? Support for saving stuff from the memory card? Or allows saving of games inside the memory card? __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 23, 2003, 07:57 PM	#8
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	i think he means SRAM support (uploading and downloading save files to the cart). and i'd definitly get the 512mbit cart if you can afford it... the games are getting bigger all the time, and being able to fit many games on one cart is very nice. i use gbxchanger for my gameboy color, i know they're different but its the same idea, and i love it __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Mar 23, 2003, 02:00 AM	#2
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I'm gonna get one, ya know for backing up my games and stuff..... Well once I acctaully buy it (hopefully soon) I'll tell you about it.

Mar 23, 2003, 06:51 AM	#4
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Well with the 64mbit model you wont be able "backup" any of the 128mbit games, and the gba has support for up to 256mbit.

Mar 23, 2003, 03:07 PM	#6
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	I dont know, but I think the flash linker 2 has support for saving

Mar 23, 2003, 08:27 PM	Thread Starter #9
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	It's so damn expensive though =( I looked outside and my money tree hasn't grown yet. I'll be waiting til around May though. __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

Mar 23, 2003, 09:00 PM	#10
tigerarmyAFI DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: England Posts: 111 Rep Power: 0	check gamegizmo.com, they have the lowest prices ive seen for such devices. __________________ AMD AthlonXP 1800+ ThoroughBred B JIUHB @ 2137MHz Geforce4 Ti 4200 128Mb @ 310/600 (ASUS V8420) ABIT KX-7 333 v1.1 512Mb Micron PC2700 DDR Creative Live! 5.1 Aircooled (45c Full load)

Mar 23, 2003, 09:32 PM	#11
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, thats where I'm getting mine from.

Mar 28, 2003, 01:49 AM	#12
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Well I just bought a 256Mbit flash advance linker 2. I'll review it when it comes.

Apr 2, 2003, 08:44 PM	#13
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	ARG! its being shipped from Hong Kong, I live in the United States, its gonna take like a month to get here.

Apr 3, 2003, 10:49 PM	#14
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	So now that I have it does anyone still want me to review it? (sorry about all of the posts, but I need to keep bumping this)

Apr 3, 2003, 11:58 PM	#16
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	For the people that don't know, the flash 2 advance is a gameboy advance backup device. Packaging: In a word: terrible. You get 2 very bland silver boxes. You don't get any printed mauals, its on a burned cd. The flash advanced cart comes with a very flimsy tin box for transport purposes. I wouldn't really count too much agenst it here though, becuase it has no effect on the acctuall use of it. Speed: To me it seems slow, but I don't have anything to compare it with so I'll just give you some numbers. For a full 32MB it took about 8 and a half minutes. 8MB took 2 minutes. Compatability: I tried both EEPROM and SRAM games and they worked fine. I also tried loading roms of various sizes and they all worked fine. None of the games require patches unlike with the 64/128Mbit models. Overall: I think this device is a must have for anyone that owns a gameboy advance. I'll give it a 9 out of 10, the only reason it lost a point was because of the atrocious packaging. Score: 9/10 Price: $180 from gamegizmo