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Updated Writing custom flashcarts (markdown)

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![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/5np6jvcv7x6ilvl/flash_jumper.jpg?dl=1)
Next plug the custom flash cartridge into the GB/GBA slot of the cartridge reader. You'll find the "Flash MBC3/MBC5 cart" option under the Game Boy (Color) submenu. It will ask you to select a file and then flash said file to the cartridge.
Next plug the custom flash cartridge into the GB/GBA slot of the cartridge reader. You'll find the "Flash GBC Cart" option under the Game Boy sub-menu.
Supported cartridge types are the [MBC5 Cart following the design by Reiner Ziegler](https://web.archive.org/web/20180412001848/http://reinerziegler.de/download/MBC5_Cart.pdf) and the [MBC3 and MBC5 cart by jrodrigo](https://www.jrodrigo.net/wiki/how-to-diy-a-gameboy-flash-cartridge-with-a-rom-adapter-board/) both with a 29F016/32/33 type of flashrom.
Supported cartridge types are the [MBC5 Cart following the design by Reiner Ziegler](https://web.archive.org/web/20180412001848/http://reinerziegler.de/download/MBC5_Cart.pdf) and the [DIY MBC3 and MBC5 cart by jrodrigo](https://www.jrodrigo.net/wiki/how-to-diy-a-gameboy-flash-cartridge-with-a-rom-adapter-board/) both with a 29F016/32/33/08 type of flashrom.
![](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/q6r3y2lzvev70a1/adapter_pcb%20%282%29.jpg?dl=1)
Also supported are the HDR MBC30: https://github.com/HDR/MBC30-Flashcart
And HDR GameBoy Cam: https://github.com/HDR/Gameboy-Camera-Flashcart
There is also a more general CFI option that could work with more carts if they have a compatible flash protocol.
Once you have selected your flash cartridge type it will ask for a file and then flash said file to the cartridge.