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THQ Dev carts - GBA

Apr 28, 2017 at 10:55:25 AM

PIXeL_92 (0)

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Hi All,

I picked these up over the weekend from someone that used to work at THQ, I was wondering if people could shed some light to what they are exactly.

http://imgur.com/IkwmbGk...
http://imgur.com/WGyd3HZ...

Thanks in advance

Apr 28, 2017 at 11:13:35 AM

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I think just one thread would've sufficed. They look like a board that would be used for a prototype, but maybe unused? Interesting find for sure

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Apr 28, 2017 at 11:43:22 AM

JaxsBox (102)

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Look to be new blank dev boards for GBA. Not any practical use being majority of developers could use flash carts to achieve the same end result for s fraction of the cost. To obtain the equipment needed to write to these and the software is not something the average collector will come by.

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Apr 28, 2017 at 12:38:52 PM

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Correct, those are blank and new as far as I can tell. Nintendo sold these official flash carts, but most devs I know just bought aftermarket flash carts for a fraction of the price instead.

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