Analogue Pocket and Retro Gaming

In this video I will talk about an update that has come to the Epilogue GB Operator and how it has effected single use Flash Carts ============================================= Links Game Boy 2MB, 32KB FRAM MBC3 with RTC Flash Cartridge by HDR $59.99: https://retrogamerepairshop.com/products/game-boy-2mb-32kb-fram-mbc3-with-rtc-flash-cartridge-by-hdr?variant=40144623927468 J.Rodrigo's Pre-Modded Flash Cartridge with MBC3 + RTC (Timer) $39.95: https://www.tindie.com/products/jrodrigo/pre-modded-flash-cartridge-with-mbc3-rtc-timer/ GB Operator: https://www.epilogue.co/product/gb-operator

In this video I want to do a quick instruction on how to set up openFPGA for both the GBC and GBA. All credits go to spirtualized1997 for gifting the world with his openFPGA-GBA & GBC data. The below instructions are pulled from spiritualized1997's github page. ============================================= Installation To play Game Boy Advance on your Pocket follow these instructions. Download and install the latest Pocket firmware here https://analogue.link/pocket-firmware Unzip the contents onto the root of your Pocket SD Card in the appropriate folders. You will need to add a GBA bios to your sd card. Name the gba bios file "gba_bios.bin" and place it in the assets/gba/common folder. Place rom files in the assets/gba/common folder. Power on Pocket and select openFPGA to run the core. One thing I forgot to mention if you want to use Black and white instead of the GBC colors when playing a GB game. Just hit and hold Left + B when the Game Boy logo appears. ============================================= Installation To play Game Boy and Game Boy Color on your Pocket follow these instructions. Download and install the latest Pocket firmware here https://analogue.link/pocket-firmware Unzip the contents onto the root of your Pocket SD Card in the appropriate folders. You will need to add a GBC bios to your sd card. Name the gbc bios file "gbc_bios.bin" and place it in the assets/gbc/common folder. Place rom files in the assets/gbc/common folder. Power on Pocket and select openFPGA to run the core. ============================================= Links spiritualized1997 github page: https://github.com/spiritualized1997 Spiritualized GBA: https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GBA https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GBA/releases/tag/v1.0.0 Spiritualized GBC: https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GB-GBC https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GB-GBC/releases/tag/v1.0.0

Here is my part two and its probably my faviort part of the update. All credits go to spirtualized1997 for gifting the world with his openFPGA-GBA & GBC data. This is huge and really be begs the question if a Jailbreak is need especially if someone brings SNES via openFPGA to the pocket. ============================================= Links Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6k2_B6I8l8 spiritualized1997 github page: https://github.com/spiritualized1997 Spiritualized GBA: https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GBA https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GBA/releases/tag/v1.0.0 Spiritualized GBC: https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GB-GBC https://github.com/spiritualized1997/openFPGA-GB-GBC/releases/tag/v1.0.0 Library Images: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogueInc/comments/wbcvpp/analogue_pocket_library_image_set/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

Let me tell you this update really good and got me hyped for the future of the Analogue Pocket. This device has so much protentional for being a quality retro handheld. I cant wait to share with you all my thoughts. This video will be in two parts since openFPGA needs its on video now that it can play GB/GBC/GBA games. ============================================= Links Analogue Pocket Update 1.1beta https://www.analogue.co/support/pocket/firmware/1.1-beta Analogue Pocket Development Schedule: https://twitter.com/analogue/status/1553032946910650368/photo/1 Development Schedule 2022 Ongoing openFPGA Features August DAC Support September Full Button Mapping September Library September Memories September Screens hots September GB Camera Image Saving September New Original Display Modes October Tracking Tools October

In this video I want to talk about the link cable feature on the Analogue Pocket while I wait for the new update. I'll be tested it out on different type of carts from EZ Flash to Everdrive and authentic carts. ============================================= Links Analogue Pocket https://www.analogue.co/os =============================================

In this video I want to talk about the save state feature on the Analogue Pocket while I wait for the new update. I'll be tested it out on different type of carts from EZ Flash Jr to Everdrive GBA X5 and repro carts and authentic carts. If you want to skip to any part please check out the time stamps below. ============================================= Links Analogue Pocket https://www.analogue.co/os ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:11 - Set up Save States 2:15 - Testing GB Studio 3:52 - Testing modded cart 7:16 - Testing Everdrive GBA X5 11:10 - Testing EZ Flash Jr. 14:09 - Testing PKMN Emerald 15:04 - Testing PKMN Crystal 17:20 - Testing Flashable Cart 17:51 - Testing HDR Flash Cart 18:25 - Testing Donkey Kong

In this video I want to talk about my personal Pros and Cons for the Analogue Pocket. I personally love the Analogue Pocket but there are still some issues. This issues I have are mostly directed to the Analogue company itself and not the Pocket but as of July 8th these issues are effecting the Pocket. ============================================= Links Analogue Pocket https://www.analogue.co/pocket Boxy Pixel https://www.boxypixel.com/ ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:02 - Pros 1:25 - Pro 1. The Screen 2:40 - Pro 2. GB Studio 4:30 - Pro 3. Playing GB/C & GBA Games out the Gate 5:30 - Pro 4. Cartridge Compatibility 7:35 - Pro 5. Adaptors 8:14 - Cons 8:30 - Con 1. Price 10:24 - Con 2. Availability 11:18 - Con 3. Accessory Prices 12:18 - Con 4. Flash Cart issues 13:37 - Con 5. Missing Features

Here are a few ROM Hacks that have been released in the last 60 days as of April 30, 2022 and some of these are still being worked on. The purpose of the video is to showcase some new ROM Hacks in case people wanted to give them a try. Below are the 5 games and the links you can use to find the patch. Patching the ROMs are is the same method as patching to play on the analogue pocket, the main difference is you just move the patch game to a flash cart without changing the extension to .pocket. If there are any rom hacks you all want me to have a closer look at let me know in the chat below. ============================================= Links Super Mario Land - Timelines: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6943/ Donkey Kong Land 2: Game Boy Color Edition: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6866/ Legend of the Mana Sword: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6550/ Game Boy Wars 3 PAL-style balancing: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/3825/ Pokémon Yellow Advanced: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6859/ How to apply an IPS Patch https://youtu.be/S90obR3iCM4 ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:25 - Super Mario Land - Timelines 5:39 - Donkey Kong Land 2: Game Boy Color Edition 10:26 - Legend of the Mana Sword 14:20 - Game Boy Wars 3 PAL-style balancing 19:50 - Pokémon Yellow Advanced

In this video I want to talk about the stuff I took with my on my last airplane trip to North Carolina. This is all my opinion and its stuff that bested worked for me at the time. It might not be the best for everyone else. One thing I forgot to mention was my Sony Noise Canceling Over the ear headphones, that connected to the Pocket via line in. ============================================= Links Aukey 65W power brick (this is an updated version of mine) https://www.aukey.com/products/omnia-duo-65w-dual-port-pd-charger-with-dynamic-detect Baseus 100W USB C Portable Laptop Charger: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09N3PRJZK?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_3Z5ESH3NZK6FN9YH696K EZ Flash Jr: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08379XZWY?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_P95A0Z9HFM1ZVA5XXAYX Everdrive GBA X5 Mini: https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/everdrive-gba-mini.html J. Rodrigo's Pre-Modded Flash Cartridge with MBC3 + RTC inside BoxyPixel Cart https://www.tindie.com/products/jrodrigo/pre-modded-flash-cartridge-with-mbc3-rtc-timer/ https://www.boxypixel.com/collections/game-boy-color/products/game-boy-game-cartridge-cart-machined-aluminum SF Analogue Pocket Pouch https://www.sfbags.com/products/analogue-pocket-pouch Retroid Games and Records: https://www.facebook.com/retroidgamesandrecords ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:05 - What I took with me 8:43 - Retro Shop I visted 9:03 - Retroid Games and Records in NC FB 10:03 - The lone game I bought

In this video I'm checking out a power bank that should work just fine for the Analogue Pocket and the Steam Deck. I will least the Charge results below along with the links ============================================= Info Analogue Pocket: Battery 4,300 mAh Charge time 2 Hours and 45 mintues from 0% - 100% Power bank used about 24% Steam Deck: Battery 5,313 mAh Charge time 2 Hours and 35 mintues from 0% - 100% Power bank used about 34% AOHI PD "30,000" mAh Power Bank ============================================= Links Portable Charger 30000mAh, AOHI PD 100W USB C High Capacity Power Bank: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KGZJWSD?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_5QMY097TDJSA07HH0EWR Analogue Pocket battery test: https://youtu.be/Wlfad4yX3Xg ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:58 - Analogue specs 1:54 - Steam Deck Specs 2:47 - AOHI PD 30,000 mAh Power Bank 9:30 - Hands on with the Power Bank

It looks like we are finally going to see a new Analogue Pocket OS update and accroding Analogue more frequent updates afterwards ============================================= Links Analogue Pocket OS Beta update: https://www.analogue.co/announcements/pocket-os-v1-1beta-coming-in-july Analogue Pocket OS Features: https://www.analogue.co/os When update is available you can find it at this site: https://www.analogue.co/support/pocket ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:53 - Analogue Website 2:07 - Pocket OS update and missing features 4:24 - Analogue Announcements 7:48 - Everdrive GB X7 hopefully fixed

In this video I will talk about different Flashable Cart that can be used on something like the Analogue Pocket or any OG GB/GBA hardware that can play GB/GBC games. I will also test out these games link trading capabilities and see if there are any issues between them. Please feel free to skip ahead. ============================================= Links Game Boy 2MB, 32KB FRAM MBC3 with RTC Flash Cartridge by HDR $59.99: https://retrogamerepairshop.com/products/game-boy-2mb-32kb-fram-mbc3-with-rtc-flash-cartridge-by-hdr?variant=40144623927468 Cool Spot Gaming CUSTOM GAME BOY / GAME BOY COLOUR GAME $18.51: https://www.coolspotgaming.co.uk/products/custom-game-boy-game-boy-colour-game J.Rodrigo's Pre-Modded Flash Cartridge with MBC3 + RTC (Timer) $39.95: https://www.tindie.com/products/jrodrigo/pre-modded-flash-cartridge-with-mbc3-rtc-timer/ ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:19 - J.Rodrigo's Tindie Webpage 4:20 - Cool Spot Gaming Webpage 5:43 - Retro Repair Game Shop Webpage 6:30 - GB Reader, Writer and Flasher 7:35 - Opening up Flash Carts 10:35 - Trading between Flash Carts and OG PKMN Games 28:10 - My Final Thoughts

In this video I will being some GB Studio Homebrew games that work well on the Analogue Pocket without any patching. All links will be below and it is as simple as downloading the "pocket" version and copying it to the GB Studio folder in the Pocket's SD Card. ============================================= Links Reddit Analogue Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogueInc/wiki/pocket_resources GB Studio Creations: https://strt-slct.com/analogue-pocket-games/ Casa Paso: the Game (Deluxe Edition): https://pittu2752.itch.io/casapaso2 God Destroyer: https://spicyfuse.itch.io/god-destroyer Hollow Knight Silksong: https://elvies.itch.io/silksongdemake Parappa The Rappers Funny Adventure: https://crussader.itch.io/parappa-the-rappers-funny-adventure Tales Of Monsterland: https://joelj.itch.io/talesofmonsterland ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:59 - GB Studio Creations Website 1:21 - Casa Paso: the Game (Deluxe Edition) 4:37 - God Destroyer 7:26 - Hollow Knight Silksong 10:42 - Parappa The Rappers Funny Adventure 12:31 - Tales Of Monsterland

In this video I will show an AliExpress Flash cart that can be purchased today online. It took 3 weeks for it to arrive to me in the US. Below is the link ============================================= Links AliExpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256802953556176.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.5ff967adI7o3C5&algo_pvid=490ed3ad-2330-4e94-a0c1-48b23914452a&algo_exp_id=490ed3ad-2330-4e94-a0c1-48b23914452a-0&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000024307734904%22%7D&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%21%2129.73%21%21%21%21%21%402103255a16524957400963512e096d%2112000024307734904%21sea ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:48 - AliExpress Website 3:40 - AliExpress Flash Cart on the Pocket 5:21 - Testing GB Games 10:00 - Testing Graphic ROM Hack 10:42 - Testing Homebrew Games 12:10 - Testing Translation ROM Hack 15:44 - Testing RTC functionality

In this video I will talk about a different Flashable Cart that can be used on something like the Analogue Pocket or any OG GB/GBA hardware that can play GB/GBC games. I will also show how you can flash ROM hacks to these Flashable carts. ============================================= Links Game Boy 2MB, 32KB FRAM MBC3 with RTC Flash Cartridge by HDR: https://retrogamerepairshop.com/products/game-boy-2mb-32kb-fram-mbc3-with-rtc-flash-cartridge-by-hdr?variant=40144623927468 Game Boy Color High Quality Replacement Cartridge Shell: https://retrogamerepairshop.com/products/high-quality-game-boy-color-replacement-cartridges?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_id=3631e9b9d&pr_rec_pid=7135510724780&pr_ref_pid=6835236700332&pr_seq=uniform ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:16 - Retro Game Repair Shop website 4:35 - Super Mario Land DX 6:20 - GB Cart Flasher 9:27 - Flash Cart on the Pocket

Here are a few Game Boy games that can be played directly off of the micro sd card in the Analogue Pocket. You can patch these ROM directly from the website some will require that you use a program to apply the IPS patch to the ROM and you will have to change the extension from .gb/.gbc to .pocket. ============================================= Links Reddit Analogue Community: https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogueInc/wiki/pocket_resources How to apply an IPS Patch https://youtu.be/S90obR3iCM4 Retro Patcher https://retropatcher.jonabrams.com/ ============================================= ROMs Homebrew Is That a Demo in Your Pocket https://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=65997 Tobu Tobu Girl DX https://tangramgames.itch.io/tobu-tobu-girl-deluxe ROM Hacks Pokemon Prism http://pokemonprism.com/ Translation Medarot Kuwagata https://www.romhacking.net/translations/5792/ Pokémon Trading Card Game 2 https://www.romhacking.net/translations/1736/ ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:54 - Quick Overview 3:36 - Reddit Website 4:08 - Games Being Patched 7:45 - Patching Games 10:10 - Back on the Pocket 11:25 - Is That a Demo in Your Pocket 13:00 - Medarot Kuwagata 14:10 - Pokemon Prism 17:20 - Pokémon Trading Card Game 2 19:22 - Tobu Tobu Girl DX

Here are a few ROM Hacks that have been released in the last 30 days as of April 30, 2022 and some of these are still being worked on. The purpose of the video is to showcase some new ROM Hacks in case people wanted to give them a try. Below are the 5 games and the links you can use to find the patch. Patching the ROMs are is the same method as patching to play on the analogue pocket, the main difference is you just move the patch game to a flash cart without changing the extension to .pocket. ============================================= Links Castlevania Adventure Speed + Whip Hack: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6762/ Pokemon Gold and Silver 97: Reforged: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5522/ Super Mario Land DX V2.0: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4477/ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 DX: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6683/ Wario Land 3: The Master Quest: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4329/ How to apply an IPS Patch https://youtu.be/S90obR3iCM4 ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:55 - Castlevania Adventure Speed + Whip Hack 4:07 - Pokemon Gold and Silver 97: Reforged 11:20 - Super Mario Land DX V2.0 14:51 - Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 DX 19:26 - Wario Land 3: The Master Quest

In this video I will do a quick comparison between the Everdrive GB X7 and the EZ Flash Jr . I will show the ED on original hardware mostly due to the IO error (Which spoiler alert is a negative for the Analogue Pocket) ============================================= Individual YouTube Videos EZ Flash Jr - https://youtu.be/3x_7Ffaw4uY Everdrive GB X7 - https://youtu.be/il7KvoTdef8 ============================================= Links EZ Flash Jr: https://www.ezflash.cn/product/ezflash-junior/ https://www.ezflash.cn/dealers/ Everdrive GB X7: (Both sites as of 4/30/22 sold out) https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/edgbx7.html https://everdrive.me/cartridges/edgbx7.html ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:00 - Website comparisons 4:17 - Side by Side 6:20 - ED GB X7 Analogue Pocket issues 7:35 - Rest of the Comparison

In this video I will test out the Everdrive GB X7 and how it works with the Analogue Pocket. I will also try it against some modded hardware like a Boxy Pixel GBA and a DMG GB with a funnyplay IPS Screen. ============================================= Links Where to buy when in stock: Everdrive GB X3: https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/edgbx3.html https://everdrive.me/cartridges/edgbx3.html Everdrive GB X5: https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/everdrive-gb-x5.html https://everdrive.me/cartridges/everdrive-gb-x5.html Everdrive GB X7: https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/edgbx7.html https://everdrive.me/cartridges/edgbx7.html Everdrive GB X Series OS: https://krikzz.com/pub/support/everdrive-gb/x-series/OS/ ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:56 - Krikzz Everdrive Website 5:01 - Where else to buy the Everdrive GB X Series 5:47 -Everdrive GB X7 set-up on the PC 7:39 - GB Games on the Everdrive GB X7 & issues 15:20 - GBC Games on the Everdrive GB X7 19:35 - Graphic ROM Hacks on the Everdrive GB X7 21:50 - Homebrew Games on the Everdrive GB X7 25:10 - Pokemon ROM Hacks on the Everdrive GB X7 27:30 - Everdrive GB X Series shell swap

In this video I will test out the EZ Flash Jr and how it works with the Analogue Pocket. I will also try it against some OG hardware like a GB Light and a modded GBA SP. ============================================= Links Where to buy: Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0865ZF5S3 ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_4T7MKFYSMBVCFDN2WP1E eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/255460484390?hash=item3b7aa1a526:g:HK8AAOSwdMZiQnV4 AliExpress - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002551526390.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.24b07900DlJJtS&algo_pvid=5f654ba8-7fc1-4ce4-9ad6-b9e811f87047&algo_exp_id=5f654ba8-7fc1-4ce4-9ad6-b9e811f87047-21&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000021105786663%22%7D&pdp_pi=-1%3B44.22%3B-1%3B-1%40salePrice%3BUSD%3Bsearch-mainSearch Resalefirm.com - https://resalefirm.com/products/ez-flash-junior-jr-for-nintndo-gameboy-pocket-color-advance-sp-us-seller-gb-gbc EZ Flash OS updates: https://www.ezflash.cn/download/ ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:56 - EZ Flash Website 4:15 - Where to buy the EZ Flash 8:11 - EZ Flash Jr on the Pocket 19:57 - EZ Flash Jr on the Game Boy Light 22:40 - EZ Flash Jr on the Game Boy Color 24:10 - EZ Flash Jr on the Unhinged Game Boy Advance SP

In this video I will do a quick comparison between the Everdrive GBA X5 Mini and the EZ Flash Omega (not D.E.). I will compare load times, emulator support, and features not in either Flash Cart ============================================= Links Everdrive GBA X5 Mini: https://www.ezflash.cn/product/omega/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082XL7J9G?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_QYD5WABNN1HVWTQEYPKR Everdrive GBA X5 Mini: (Both sites as of 4/17/22 sold out) https://krikzz.com/our-products/cartridges/everdrive-gba-mini.html https://everdrive.me/cartridges/everdrive-gba-mini.html Everdrive GBA X5 Mini OS updates: https://krikzz.com/pub/support/everdrive-gba/OS/ Emulators for the Everdrive GBA X5: https://www.mediafire.com/file/w3gk05l8ex1inv0/emu.zip/file ============================================= 00:00 - Start 1:00 - Comparing Flash Carts 2:24 - Game Boy Emulator Comparison 5:15 - Game Boy Color Emulator Comparison 7:25 - Nintendo Entertainment System Emulator Comparison 8:07 - Game Boy Advance Comparison 10:50 - Game Boy Advance Videos Comparison 12:20 - Everdrive Advantages 14:16 -EZ Flash Advantages 20:32- EZ Flash Omega Features

In this video I want to show how to quickly set up the EZ Flash Omega as well as some emulators you can use. The Emulators to be tested is GB/GBC, Game Gear, Master System, NES, Neo Geo Pocket. This will also work for any original GBA system including the Fat NDS. ============================================= Links Everdrive GBA X5 Mini: https://www.ezflash.cn/product/omega/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082XL7J9G?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_QYD5WABNN1HVWTQEYPKR EZ Flash Omega OS updates: https://www.ezflash.cn/download/ EZ Flash Omega User Manual: https://www.ezflash.cn/omega.html#toc_1 ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:53 - EZ Flash Website Setup on PC 3:28 - EZ Flash Setup on PC 7:44 - EZ Flash Omega on the Pocket 9:51 - Game Boy Emulator 13:25 - Game Boy Color Emulator 14:55 - Emulators not working 15:34 - Nintendo Entertainment System Emulator 12:30 -Game Boy Advance Add-ons and Gameplay 20:32- EZ Flash Omega Features

Here are a few recent DS ROM Hacks to check out for your Nintendo DS and 3DS. I will use a few DSs using Flash Carts and a hacked 3DS using twilight I hope you enjoy the video ============================================= Links Advance Wars: Dual Strike - CO Terrain Bonus Fixes: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6685/ Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Definitive Edition+: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5610/ Mega Man Star Force DX: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/5979/ SoulSilver Rebalanced: https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/6531/ How to apply an IPS Patch https://youtu.be/S90obR3iCM4 ============================================= 00:00 - Start 0:45 - Advance Wars: Dual Strike - CO Terrain Bonus Fixes 8:45 - Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - Definitive Edition+ 12:26 - Mega Man Star Force DX 17:20 - SoulSilver Rebalanced