#ALL SAVE GAME EDITORS INSTALL#
#ALL SAVE GAME EDITORS UPDATE#

If the SmartBoy app does not automatically open, open the app manually (it should look like this).Р”Сћ.

#ALL SAVE GAME EDITORS INSTALL#

Install the SmartBoy app from the Google Play store and plug your device into the SmartBoy. Because of this, the SmartBoy can be used to Backup your saves from your GB/GBC games.Р”РЋ. This is a relatively inexpensive device that allows you to play your cartridge Gameboy and Gameboy Color games on your Android Smart Phone. This method of backing up your GB/GBC cartridges saves involves a device called theР’В Hyperkin SmartBoy. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS. If your save was successfully exported, you should see it in the folder you exported it to.Р”РЋ0. Then click 'Read from Retron5 file' (Reverse this step to convert the converted save back into the Retron format).Р”В©. Then point the 'New file name' to anywhere you want (this will be the converted save) and make sure whatever name you make the file, add '.sav' to the end of it (Example: Pokemon Red.sav). Open the program and point the 'Old file name' to the save on your SD card you just created. First download the Retron save converter here: Retron5FileConverter.zip. They also must be converted back to the Retron format if you wish to put the save back on your Cartridge after editing in PKHeX.

Unfortunately Retron saves must be converted before use in PKHeX, Emulators, ETC. MAKE A BACKUP OF THIS FILE BEFORE USING OR EDITING IT WITH ANY SAVE EDITORS.Р”РЃ. Then navigate to (Retron>Saves>SRAM>Gameboy) You will see your save you just dumped in this directory.Р”В§. Once you have dumped your save from the cartridge, take the SD card from the Retron and put it in your computer. Make sure that in the settings, save data location is set to 'SD card'.Р”В¦.

Insert your cartridge and make sure you have an SD card inserted into the back of the Retron.Р”Р€.

#ALL SAVE GAME EDITORS UPDATE#

Make sure you update your Retron to the latest update (early updates are not reliable with save backup and restore).Р”Сћ. (As a side note this will also allow you to replace your save battery in your GB cartridge without losing your save, if it hasn't already died somehow.)Р”РЋ. There are other cheaper methods, but plenty of people have the Retron 5, and it is the most reliable method for me. The main device I will be using in this tutorial is the Retron 5. If you are trying to back up your cartridge save for Gen 1-2 there are a few things you will need.

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