ROM: 32 KB ROM window for
standard game cartridges, expandable using bank switching techniques.
Not exact matches
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Cartridges are much better than discs because of faster data access, allowing
games to be played faster without being installed, and running at a faster rate than
standard HDDs.
It should be noted that while the
cartridge will technically be region free, because of the refresh rate difference between PAL and NTSC
standards, the
game will run quicker in PAL territories.
It seems cheaper and easier to pick up a RetroN 5 retro console that can play those old
cartridges and store save
game data to conventional SD cards as a part of its
standard operation, but that wouldn't be nearly as awesome as using a kludgy device that requires a little luck and magic to make it work.
The GBA Advance
cartridge was a
standard on the original model of DS, but eventually removed on the remodeled DSi, and while Nintendo has announced that they will be making
Game Boy Classic and Color titles available via their eShop (see section: Nintendo's eShop: 3DS Virtual Console) they have no announced plans for GBA titles.
Regarded in retrospect as a veritable black sheep in Nintendo's release history, it was eclipsed by the Sony PlayStation in quality and quantity of titles, and it still used
cartridges while the PlayStation and Sega Saturn had switched to compact discs, leading to considerable technical limitations that cause most
games to look dated by today's
standards.
The
game is paltry 811 MB, which should fit nicely on your
standard Switch storage or on
cartridge.
On the outside, it has a
standard 3.5 mm headphone jack, stereo speakers, power and volume buttons, ports for
game cartridges, a MicroSD slot for expandable storage, a USB Type - C port for charging, and a kickstand.