HyperBoy+ 32Mbit Flashcart
Note: This is a Batch 2 preorder. Batch 1 hardware is shipping now. Batch 2 should start shipping around the May timeframe.
This is HyperBoy+. All the same great things about HyperBoy but with a BWRY eInk panel and a full aluminum shell. Graphics are uploaded over USB like ROM files. This product blurs the line between HyperFlash32 and HyperBoy, but I couldn't resist using these 4 color eInk panels for something.
HyperBoy+ is all about getting a cheaper flash cart for Virtual Boy out to VB gamers. It's based on my HF32 design, but drops the cap touch buttons, haptic feedback, and SD card to reduce cost. It requires a PC to update games and is still a "1 game at a time" cart. I've also added some RetroOnyx flare to it like a 100% aluminum shell and eInk. Lastely, it's the second ever VB flash cart built from 100% new parts. No donors parts used for these!
Note: The Thunderstruck HyperStudio Flasher GUI is required to use this product for both ROM updates and eInk label updates. See the download link below.
Features overview:
- BWRY eInk panel for graphics
- 32 Mbit Flash memory
- 32k x 8 battery backed SRAM
- Black premium aluminum shell
- USB port for game loading
- Uses a current generation GUI called HyperBoyFlasher
Compared to FlashBoy+, HyperBoy+ has the following advantages:
- Digital eInk labels
- Backup of SRAM files using HyperBoyFlasher 2.0 from Thunderstruck
- Current generation GUI
- Automatic padding of ROM files
- Double the flash memory
- Holds the full Hyper Fighting ROM file
- Four times the SRAM
HyperStudio Flasher Utility
The Thunderstruck HyperStudio GUI for Win x64. This is the main application for PC users.
FTDI Drivers
You can find the latest FTDI VCP drivers here.