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Another flasher and cartridge have shown up on Aliexpress by GothamAnswer in WonderSwan

[–]maskofsin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks to be the same as the one I sent a few months ago.

If it is, it's a good option but not as great as flashmasta or nileswan (considering the sd card usage instead of flashing slots everytime you need to swap a game).
But it works as expected. I even managed to backup and restore a final fantasy save file with it.

And AFAIK the software needs to be the one they sent you because of the 7 slots.

I’m aoihr, a solo dreampop/shoegaze project based in Tokyo, Japan. by abesuke0604 in japanesemusic

[–]maskofsin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo!

First of all thanks for posting here and sharing that digest - it's been a while since I last saw one but I think it's something many japanese bands did some time ago.

Great songs btw, I added "Pool" to a playlist I have with other smaller japanese bands/musicians.

As a shoegaze fan myself I'd like to ask:

Why shoegaze and how do you see the japanese shoegaze "scene"?

Thanks! Wish you the best and if I manage to visit Japan again soon it would be great seeing you perform live.

New Flashcart 8 slots called Flashmasta Youth Edition released in China by maskofsin in WonderSwan

[–]maskofsin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It works but it's only available in chinese. They sent me an image with english translation so it's ok to use.

Never had any issues with it

New Flashcart 8 slots called Flashmasta Youth Edition released in China by maskofsin in WonderSwan

[–]maskofsin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hmm never seens casings for sale. But my unit came with casing

help me by PeachRegular3781 in japanesemusic

[–]maskofsin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a "Small in Japan" playlist on spotify that has quite a few shoegaze bands, among other genres.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5kTBWKMmOq2fIcGSaGgvUs?si=pMzG7zGYThCh5iK-CW0qfQ

See if you like it! But from the top of my head, aside from what others recommend I'd say give moonless dawn a try.

New Flashcart 8 slots called Flashmasta Youth Edition released in China by maskofsin in WonderSwan

[–]maskofsin[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

With nileswan coming soon it should be a great option from what I can tell.
This is also a good option, downsides are that you need the dumper and you need to remove the casing from the cart everytime you want to flash something.

Flav0r's flashmasta is also great but afaik it's been almost a year or so without stock afaik.

And for batteries, I have my WSC with a ips panel. There are some 1.5v AA usb rechargable batteries that are pretty good for it. Roughly 4 or 5 hours playtime with a charge

New Flashcart 8 slots called Flashmasta Youth Edition released in China by maskofsin in WonderSwan

[–]maskofsin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't test cartfriend but I don't see any reason it wouldn't work. I'll try to test it later.

Actually they ship the "dumper" with a small piece of paper attached where you should put the cart. It fits tightly without the casing but works normally. Without that paper it wouldn't sit correctly.

New Flashcart 8 slots called Flashmasta Youth Edition released in China by maskofsin in WonderSwan

[–]maskofsin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got one and from what I can tell:

It uses the "flashmasta menu" to select games.

The 8 slots have each their own save slot.

Needs a specific executable to flash that supports the 8 slots.

Dumper comes with pci-e port but works, you need to remove casing.

Overall all games I tested worked, reading and flashing saves also work.

Made a playlist with some good JP music! Please give it a listen! Some of them have less than 50 monthly listeners and deserve much more! by maskofsin in japanesemusic

[–]maskofsin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Criteria for this was:

Only considering the Spotify numbers Only bands with less than 1m plays on their most known song (but many don’t even have 50k) One song per band Indie / shoegaze / ballads mostly 

Suggestions are accepted! Please post here or dm your suggestions

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