I am looking to buy a GameBoy cartridge to load LSDJ on it and (I found some that you can load the file on, you can run it but you can't write on the memory using the GB so I should also) be able to save my music mods on. I am searching the net for hours and I get more confused over time. Keep in mind that I am on Mac and I want to load my files without the use of windows at all. Also I don't want to write LSDJ on a ROM GB cartridge because when an LSDJ update is available or I decide to put something else, I wont be able to flash it and rewrite on it. What cartridge do you suggest?
So far, I don't know any GB flash cartridge that works without using windows at all... I actually have the GB smart card from here: http://store.kitsch-bent.com/product/usb-64m-smart-card It works great, and you can actually ask them to flash lsdj on it if you own a licence (so your flash cart is ready to use). I don't use it for LSDJ, so I can't tell you if it's good or no, I use it for playing demo/hacks...
If you will go pure Mac, this is exactly the kind of problem you'll run into. Most cope either with bootcamp or with a VM solution. You'll have no problems with the former but the latter may have problems running the flash cart software.
I recommend reading nitro2k01's post in this thread:- http://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/1277/ems-vs-bleep-bloop-carts-info-request/ Probably the best/cheapest option is the Smartboy cart which should be usable on a Mac as it uses the same design/programmer as the BleepBloop carts, and there is a version of the software for Mac's here:- http://thretris.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-using-gbcflsh-for-macosx.html (Keep in mind I dont own a Mac so have not personally tested this) The Smartboy cart can be bought direct from the manufacturers website here:- http://smartboy.ugu.pl/ For the purchase link scroll down the page. They have had some 'supply problems' recently so it might take a while (4 weeks+) until it arrives OH: I hope that helps ;-)
I just don't want a windows installation just to transfer LSDJ and my save files. If it's something simple enough I could do it with wine/winebottle but as I found on the net, it requires it's own software/drivers. Getting the drivers to work on wine is a torture.
