How to use the EZ Flash Junior?
So i have been testing this card with a few games and so far all the ones i tested run without issues ( very clean and nice)I haven't tested any cheats because well there are no cheat option as far as i know ( or was told) but since the firmware can be updated maybe it will support it in the feature.
This card lies somewhat in the same ''playing'' field like el cheapo, however this card claims to support bigger game sizes and save sizes than BOTH the everdrive and el cheapos ( 1.9) card.
El cheapo does NOT ( at least the version i have: 1.9) have RTC function, the everdrive from krikzz does but ez flash jrs maximum game size and save size is higher than both.
If cheats are essential to you it doesn't appear the JR supports them now BUT that may change later on
The games i tested so far :
- Donkey Kong land
- Battle arena toshiden
- Zelda Links awakening DX
- Pokemon Crystal ( kind of mandatory for RTC function and it does seem to work)
- ucity
- tobu tobu girl DX
- flappy bird
The transparent shell pictured here is NOT for sale ( or the one that will be distributed). When and if you buy your unit , your shell would look more ''frosty'' color like the one on the official page ( link below) http://www.ezflash.cn/product/ez-flash-junior/
The menu is quite simplistic : saves, games, a section to set time and a help section ( that gives a link to ezflash website) , since no cheats so probably nothing more needed? The battery is replaceable so that's good if you can't or don't want to solder , kind of the same as the omega if you own one
The sd card slot has a spring mechanism just like el cheapos and krikzz everdrive, My personal stance on the spring mechanism is i don't like them on any cards, but since you don't really take these out i suppose it doesn't really matter. I would have preferred if this card had no spring like the ez flash omega, if you cut your nails short its kind of hard to take out the sd card.
I tested the card in a non backlit gba and gameboy advance sp, and works on both without issues.
I dropped my non backlit game boy advance unit while i was running some games and i thought it had damaged the save or the card but as soon as i turned it back on it started creating some sort of save of my last game play so it seemed it did not corrupt anything.
The only game i played for an extended period of time ( 1.5 hrs) was Pokemon crystal to test to any issues and RTC and during that time frame i encountered no issues at all ... the game ran flawless. It would be nice if this card added cheat features in the feature if possible
So far i feel this card is better than el cheapos , and if cheats are added in the feature seems like it can potentially be as good as the official everdrive.
EZ Flash Junior Review :
FAST6191 said:I had not seen much of the el cheapo since its first release wherein it got lumped in with the likes of the drag and derp and homebrew stuff from the likes of https://web.archive.org/web/20170323035350/http://www.reinerziegler.de/readplus.htm -- technically capable of running a commercial ROM but in reality a homebrew cart mostly aimed at the LSDJ set* rather than anything like we are used to. If I can be said to have snubbed it I will note it where it needs to be noted, or more likely make sure any eventual review notes it.
*for those just getting into this GB/GBC flash cart lark then one of the major uses of GB/GBC carts for many years now has been the little sound DJ program https://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/index.php . Said major uses https://littlesounddj.fandom.com/wiki/Little_Sound_Dj#The_Lime_Light
Anyway seems some images appeared on the product page, I grabbed two for here and also for the front page article. Not much to say really as the sticker and case block much about the PCB and we can't see any software in action but still something.
ParzivalWolfram opinion is:
Oh wow, something I might actually be able to afford! AND it'll run quite a few games!
can't wait to stuff this into my DMG and be disappointed that something on it doesn't work (i found it half-buried on the side of a highway, and i'll finally have something to put in it maybe)
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