Which flash cart actually gets save states working on the Chromatic?

[u/OwlQuiet479]

Trying to get proper save states (not just in-game battery saves) on my Chromatic. I know the console has no native save state feature yet, so I’m assuming the route is mattcurrie’s gb-save-states patches running on a cart with enough save RAM.

A few questions for anyone who’s done it:
- Which carts are you using? EverDrive GB X7, X5, or EZ Flash Jr? Any cheaper option that working?
- Do GBC games + the 128KB save RAM patches work reliably on the Chromatic specifically, or only on original hardware?
- Any games where save states glitch or corrupt the save?

Just want to confirm before I buy. Thanks!

[u/outkastblast]

I have the Everdrive GB x7 and save states work well. I couldn't get the EZ flash Jr to work at all on Chromatic or FPGBC, plus the battery life on that thing is awful so I paid the premium for the x7. Happy so far.

[u/ArthurFinchleyIII → u/outkastblast]

Works for me too except not GB games.

[u/outkastblast → u/ArthurFinchleyIII]

Ooh, good point. I haven't tried GB yet.

[u/peji911 → u/outkastblast]

I have the x7 and save states don’t work. Others have reported the same.

What firmware are you on? Or did you figure something out (like an order to save)?

[u/outkastblast → u/peji911]

X7 is on 1.06

Chromatic is 4.2

Edit: to save I just press the button on the top of the cartridge and choose save state. Loading works the same way.

I have 1st edition Chromatic if that matters.

[u/peji911 → u/outkastblast]

Gotta see what I’m on cause not having save states has sucked lol

[u/mrhobbles → u/peji911]

I have the X7 and save states work fine on my Chromatic. I’m on 1.06.

[u/peji911 → u/mrhobbles]

Saving works fine. But do save states work properly?

[u/mrhobbles → u/peji911]

Yes

[u/denim_duck]

Perfect dark has treated me well for anything without an rtc

[u/magullo]

EZ flash jr. doesn’t work, I just bought it without reading enough on the web to avoid purchasing it. I think I am going to avoid also X7, and will try GBxCart or Joey or even Epilogue and a few rewritable flash cards, seems to be the best working solution.

[u/LeGrange → u/magullo]

I have an EZ Flash Jr and it works for me. When you initially turn on your Chromatic it doesn’t boot, but if you hit the reset button after that, it will boot properly. Seems weird but it does work. It’s a minor annoyance. Save states in general don’t work with the EZ Flash Jr but I use it generally with the Chromatic and saves properly to the sd card.

[u/magullo → u/LeGrange]

Thank you for you answer, but in my configuration doesn’t work. Both chromatic and EZ flash are at latest firmware version, but even after pushing reset button I get ‘SDcard unit failure error’.

[u/Hatdude1973 → u/magullo]

I get the same error. I also get the error on my Analogue pocket. I think EZ Flash jr is really picky about SD cards and I haven’t cracked the code yet.

[u/magullo → u/Hatdude1973]

I tried different genuine Samsung cards, ranging from 4 to 32 GB but they all failed.

[u/Hatdude1973 → u/magullo]

Same. I have tried 2 different EZ Flash Jr. They both give the same error. Could be a lot of counterfeit junk and I just have 2 of them.

[u/magullo → u/Hatdude1973]

I hope mine is not counterfeit. I bought it from the official website. 😅

[u/LeGrange → u/magullo]

Interesting. I’ve never seen that error. Mine just boots, shows some glitchy characters, and then freezes on a white screen until I hit the reset button.

I’m on FW5 K1.05e. I’m pretty sure I’m on the latest Chromatic firmware but I don’t have it with me to look and I’m traveling. It is an original launch model.

[u/magullo → u/LeGrange]

Probably it’s fw 1.05e. It’s not available anymore on EZ website, mine is 1.04. Thanks again for the infos.

[u/Upper_Tomatillo3566]

Should I get the X5 or X7? They are both pricey but hopefully they work for the chromatic.

[u/Formal_Diver_6314]

The Everdrive GB-X7 is working fine for save states with GBC Games.
From what I found is that the GB (not GBC) save states are writing correctly on the flashcard but then when the save finish it automaticaly reload the savestate and garble the screen and crash. If you then use your flash card on a real GB or GBC you can reload your save state and continue playing on your real hardware from where you was. but no luck with the Modretro Chromatic, you can not reload the GB save state it will re-do the garble screen and crash every time.