- Introduction -
The generation of slot 1 carts dominated over the slot 2 market late 2006. It seemed to be the logical step, to rid ourselves of clunky slot 2 solutions, and use the smaller, sleeker, slot 1 carts. However, it was lacking one major function, GBA playback.
Despite being “last generation”, there are still many classics on the GBA that are well worth playing. From the classic Pokemon series to the more recent Summon Night games, it seems that to this day, the GBA still has some of the greatest games known to handheld gamers. But slot 1 carts cannot play them.
What is EZ Team’s solution to this? They pair up their slot 1 cart with a slot 2 expansion pack that gives not only GBA support, but RAM and rumble. The EZ Flash 3-in-1 Expansion Pack features 4MB of PSRAM, 32MB of NOR and 2Mbit of SRAM. It also features a battery to hold saves, and a motor that rumbles.
During the initial release, the EZ Flash 3-in-1 Expansion Pack was limited to EZ Flash V users only. It gave a great boost to EZ Flash V sales as the expansion pack costs almost nothing in a bundle.
However, with the release of standalone EZ Flash 3-in-1 Expansion Packs for older EZ Flash V users that hadn’t had the chance to buy one, users of other slot 1 carts wanted in. Thankfully, patches were made by cory1492, BigBoss and anonYmous. These patches are still work in progress, however, it is well on its way. At this point, the patches allow full support for web browser, GBA functions, and even rumble.
