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Super Game Boy Plus: Ultimate Super Game Boy Upgrade with Enhanced Features (www.retronews.com)
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The Super Game Boy has received a significant upgrade with the introduction of the Super Game Boy Plus, an unofficial enhancement developed by @BucketMouseBite. This new version addresses several limitations of the original Super Game Boy, which allowed Game Boy games to be played on the SNES but had a faster clock speed than the original Game Boy, affecting gameplay and compatibility with link cables.

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[-] HiddenTower@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago

it requires removing parts from an original Super Game Boy cartridge and attaching them to the new board.

I am in awe of the deep technical knowledge in the retro community. I just emulate things and am satisfied. Some take it to new heights, seemingly just because they can.

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Lufe....uhhh.....finds a way.

[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 5 points 1 month ago

Someone help me understand the feature to lock a game to the cartridge - does this mean it copies the game data into the SNES cartridge so you don’t need the GameBoy cart anymore? If so, this could give Nintendo’s lawyers enough power to shut this project down, which would be very sad

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Is it illegal to rip a game that you own onto a device that you own? My understanding is that's 100% legal, not gray area at all. The only issue would be if you distributed it.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Your understanding is incorrect if copying involves circumventing encryption or other means of protecting the data. That said, it's not an issue for the Game Boy or Super NES.

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

17 U.S. Code § 1201 - Circumvention of copyright protection systems

Well that's interesting. It does say the law won't override fair use. But I assume it blocks it regardless.

[-] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 month ago

These games were not stored with encryption, don't you worry

[-] turkalino@lemmy.yachts 2 points 1 month ago

That’s what I’m getting at, Nintendo only needs the argument “this could be used to rip a game onto the cartridge, then distribute it” and US courts will bend over and grant them the DMCA strike

[-] v1605@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

This argument would outlaw a USB flash drive, "Your Honor, this device can store the contents of this 30 old game, it needs to be outlawed to protect all intellectual property"

[-] Omegamanthethird@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

So you're saying, because it would rip straight to another cartridge, it could be argued it's streamlining distribution?

I would hope that a court would see through that argument. There's a pretty good track record of allowing personal use of personal property. But I wouldn't be surprised either if they convinced a court that this was explicitly for distribution purposes.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

No, it doesn't copy the game data in the way you're describing, anymore than a Game Genie would (it doesn't either).

And anyway, this Nintendo lawyer fear is getting a little ridiculous in this community. ROM dumping for this kind of data is legal, at least in the United States.

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