GBxCart RW (Gameboy/GBC/GBA Cart Reader/Writer)

Name: GBxCart RW (Gameboy/GBC/GBA Cart Reader/Writer)
SKU: 9122
Price: 36.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.86 (21 reviews)

(21 Reviews)

A device for backing up GB, GBC and GBA cart’s game ROMs & save games, restoring saves and writing ROMs to supported Flash carts

Designed by insideGadgets in Australia

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A device for backing up GB, GBC and GBA cart’s game ROMs & save games, restoring saves and writing ROMs to supported Flash carts

This product is build to order, usually within 2-5 days GBxCart RW (www.gbxcart.com) – A device for GB, GBC and GBA carts so you can backup your game ROMs, backup/restore save games and write ROMs to…

Software

FlashGBX for Windows

FlashGBX for Linux/Mac – Read the Install instructions

(made by Lesserkuma)

Features

Backup games ROM to your PC
Backup save games to your PC
Restore save games from your PC
Write ROMs to supported Flash carts
Backup GB Camera images
Supports Gameboy, Gameboy Colour, Gameboy Advance cartridges
Supports SRAM/Flash/EEPROM for Gameboy Advance cartridges
GUI or console interfacing programs

Gameboy Flash Cart/Chips supported/tested (check out flashcartdb.com for the latest supported carts)

Catskull / DIY 32K (AM29F010B, SST39SF010A, AT49F040) [Audio or WR as WE pin] – 32KByte
SST39SF040 – 512KByte
ES29LV160 (0883_DRV PCB) – 1MByte
Catskull / BV5 / M29W160EB / ES29LV160FT – 2MByte
AM29LV160DB / 29LV160CTTC / 29LV160BTTC / 29LV160TE – 2MByte
AM29F016B – 2MByte
M29W640 / 29DL32BF / GL032A10BAIR4 – 4MByte
256M29 / M29W256 – 32MByte (4x 8MB Banks)
Nintendo 1MB Power Cart
insideGadgets 32KB/2MB/4MB/64MB Flash Carts

Gameboy Advance Flash Carts supported (check out flashcartdb.com for the latest supported carts)

MX29LV320 – 4MByte
MSP55LV128 – 16MByte
MSP55LV128M / 29GL128EHMC / 29LV128DTMC / MX29GL128ELT / M29W128 / S29GL128 – 16MByte
M36L0R706 – 16MByte
256L30B – 32MByte
256M29EWH – 32MByte
4455LLZBQ0 – 32MByte
4000L0YBQ0 – 32MByte

Please note: If the game you are looking to flash saves to an EEPROM, then it won't work on any of these carts unless you patch it to use SRAM. If the cart you have doesn't have a spot for a battery, then you will need to patch that game to save back to the flash. (Check what save type your game is here.)

Requirements

USB-C data Cable

OS Compatibility

Windows XP or higher
Linux / Mac

How to use:

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Most of our products are build to order which are built within 2-5 days and then are shipped within 2-3 business days. We will let you know when your order has been shipped. We ship overseas all around the world – America, Europe, Asia, etc.

The usual delivery time is 3 to 5 weeks for Australia Post Tracked or 4-7 days using DHL.

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Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.95)

Documentation: (4.62)

Shipping: (4.90)

Communication: (4.95)

Tyler | Jan. 28, 2023

GBxCart RW works great!

I recently purchased the GBxCart RW and I am very pleased with my purchase. The product itself is well-made and functions as advertised. I am able to backup and write roms and saves with ease. The product arrived in good condition and I am satisfied with my purchase!

Leonel | Sept. 5, 2021

Great Product - works fantastically!

A must have for your back-up needs. You do not have to worry about losing your game files you have worked so hard to build.

Lucas | Nov. 17, 2020

Excelent gameboy catridge programmer

Works really good and has opensource firmware which helps a lot! Tested with both GB and GBA catridges and also tested with both original and clones. Its great and helpfull!

Mike | Sept. 20, 2020

Works great for flashing GB/GBC carts

I’m using it for GB homebrew. Mostly using the command-line apps, it’s really great that they are open source. So far I have flashed a few Pokémon clone carts. I’ll probably make a case for it soon because having the bare PCB sitting on my desk feels a little sketchy.

Sandro | Aug. 20, 2020

Really a great product!

Nothing to report on this Dumper/Flasher.
Also compatible with the most popular Chinese production cartridges.

Thomas | March 4, 2020

Fast shipping, works great

Fast shipping from Australia to Europe. Works great for dumping original GB/GBC/SGB and GBA games (tested using the Windows GUI) as well as writing flash carts with my own homebrew (flash carts from the same Tindie store). Thanks!

Mirleis | Feb. 5, 2020

Took a While to Get Used To

The writer is really good but it did take me a while to figure out even when i read the instructions. The flasher id checker really did help a lot so that was neat. I highly encourage folks to read the instructions carefully and try seating the flash cart differently like i did to find the sweet spot. 10/10.

Nikita | Oct. 4, 2019

Good.

Their site doesn't work at the moment, so I had to google a bit just in order to download at least an older version of the coftware to use the device! It works well.
Why should I rate the communication if there was no communciation?

Roland | June 12, 2019

Wonderful addition to any Gameboy fan

The GBxCart arrived even faster than I thought. I live in the US, and it arrived a little over a week. As for the device itself, it works flawlessly. Everything was documented well, the GUI interface is easy to use as well. It reads and writes fast, and works fantastic for backing up GBCamera photos and saves. Perfect for when you want to replace the batteries. Can't recommend this enough.

Conor | Jan. 8, 2019

Great Product Amazing Dev

Very cheap, arrived in a few days (though I am in Australia)
Had numerous issues with compatibility with macOS, which Alex hadn't been able to test as he did not have access to it himself, but after a long email exchange, testing various iterations and such, Alex was able to solve every problem I had.
I can't compare to other products, but the developer of this one is very responsive. It supports macOS and Linux and all the software is open source, plus this is one of the cheapest gba writers on the market already.
Highly recommend.

Blake | Oct. 1, 2018

Awesome

I just wanted to reach out and let you know I received my GBxCart yesterday in the mail and it worked perfectly for backing up both my GB and GBA ROMs and save files. My childhood Pokémon progress is finally backed up and safe. I was even able to demonstrate using an open source mGBA emulator version 0.7-beta1’s “alternative save” feature to read and write the save file on the PC and write back to the cartridge. Super fun to be able to play a game with the Gameboy on the go and be able to pick up where I left off on the PC and write new progress back to the cartridge.

Thank you for the opportunity!

Josip | Aug. 29, 2018

OH YEAH, DUMPED MY GAMEBOY SAVES

OH YEAH, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO DUMP YOUR GAMEBOY CARTRIDGE THEN YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE, THIS THING IS LIT AF, JUST DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM, CONNECT THE CABLES, SLOT IN YOUR CARTRIDGE, AND YOU DUMPIN'.

Devon | June 9, 2018

Bought for Pokemon

Was able to dump a Pokemon Yellow save, add Mew to it, and re-flash it back onto my cartridge successfully. I think this will be very handy for when I change cartridge batteries and also if I want to play a game on PC. There was a small problem where the switch wouldn't switch to 5V, it's a bit sensitive but you just need to fiddle with it a bit and it works fine.

Mark | Feb. 22, 2018

Brilliant AND Cheap!

I'm in the process of backing up all my games for archival purposes (don't want to lose my hours spent on pokemon blue!/advance wars).

I have a usb GBA flashing tool from back in the day. I thought this would do the job, but doesn't have 64-bit compatible drivers, is flakey in modern Windows and can't help with my original DMG games.

As a replacement this really hits the sweet spot of features and price. Usage was completely effortless with the included instructions.

2 really minor niggles to make this the perfect product...

1) consider changing "3.3v"/"5v" label to "GBA" /"DMG" respectively.
2) fit a power switch to the board. Most users will be bulk backing up and run the risk of complaining if they unseat the micro usb connector when re-plugging (you must remove power from the board when changing carts) . Inline usb switches that carry data and power are very rare. I think the price point now is keen enough to cover any increase in cost caused by this part.

Just to be clear, these are very minor points and shouldn't detract at all from the item!

Any chance of a similarly priced dumper for my game gear and or master system?

Miranda | Feb. 9, 2018

Does as I needed it to.

A much cheaper alternative to some of the more expensive rom/save reader/writers out there, this device functions precisely as I needed it to--taking Pokemon Crystal Virtual Console saves from my 3DS and putting them onto my physical Crystal cartridge. (With the PC as the middle man, of course) Now I have a permanent backup of my Crystal save on my computer, to simply put back into the cart every time I have to replace the battery.

Bart | Feb. 7, 2018

Neat little device! Ideal for Game Boy Camera photo back ups

Works like a charm. Easy to use. And probably the most ideal way to quickly and easily transfer your GB Camera photos to your computer.
Few extra's for the future could be a simple acrylic box so I could just store it anywhere without the possibility of damaging the device. Or a few extra available options like being able to set a custom folder for the downloaded files.
But hey, I'm not complaining :-) Great device.

David | Jan. 9, 2018

Awesome device with a small downside

I needed this device for extracting roms and savegames (especially for pokemon). Everything went well with me yellow pokemon. I could extract the game and the save so I can now play it an emulator. But sadly it killed my savegame from pokemon red on my first attempt to extract it. Later I found out that my red was a chinese clone. Maybe it didnt work because of that. Device is super easy to use and so far compatible with every game I tried ( except the ram of pokemon red of course).

Artur | Nov. 10, 2017

Easy to use at a good price

The device works perfectly. I was able to finally back up savegames and Game Boy Camera Photos. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anybody that wants to do the same without much hassle.
No problems with shipping either.

Daniel | Nov. 2, 2017

Very happy with the product

A perfect product. I was able to save my old Game Boy Color savegames. Easy to use and at a great price. I am very satisfied with the purchase and I recommend it to everyone.

Andy | Aug. 11, 2017

What I needed to backup my GB and GBA Cart SRAM saves.

I wanted something to be able to backup my old game saves especially with my old GB games before the battery completely fails in them and this did what I needed, I was also was able to backup my Game boy camera to my computer with no issues. Thank you!

Nicola | July 10, 2017