Which Flash Cartridges Work on Analogue Pocket?

Test Conditions

The test was conducted on August 13, 2026.

I used:

• Analogue Pocket with Pocket OS 2.5;
• Super Game Boy core version 1.0.3.

Games from Game Boy and Game Boy Color flash cartridges were launched in two modes:

1. In the standard Analogue Pocket mode;

2. Through the Super Game Boy core.

When using the Super Game Boy core, I also checked borders, special palettes, and automatic recognition of older games. Titles with full SGB support have their own borders, palettes, and other extra features. In addition, Super Game Boy can recognize some games released before the adapter itself and automatically assign them an appropriate palette instead of the default 1A.

I covered the differences between these modes in more detail in the article “Super Game Boy: Game Boy Cartridge Compatibility Details”.

Testing Game Boy Advance cartridges was simpler: I first launched the flash cartridge itself, then selected and launched a game. A “Works” result therefore confirms only that the game launched successfully. Saves, real-time clocks, and other additional features were not fully tested.

Game Boy and Game Boy Color Flash Cartridges

There were no serious problems in the standard Analogue Pocket mode. Every flash cartridge I tested booted successfully, let me select a game, and loaded it normally.

The main differences only appeared when using the Super Game Boy core.

EverDrive Family

All the EverDrive cartridges I tested produced the same result. This applies to the original X7, X5, X3, and V.1 cartridges, as well as the Chinese EverDrive GB Pro and EverDrive GB Extreme clones.

They work normally in the standard Analogue Pocket mode. Games also launch through the Super Game Boy core, and titles with built-in SGB support retain their borders, special palettes, and other extra features.

When they are run from an EverDrive, however, older games that Super Game Boy would normally recognize automatically are not identified. Instead of a specially selected palette, the core uses the default 1A.

So it would not be accurate to call EverDrive incompatible with SGB. The main features work, but it still does not provide a complete replacement for an original cartridge.

Nintendo Power and Rewritable Cartridges

Nintendo Power delivered the best possible result. It runs normally in standard mode, supports the extended Super Game Boy features, and allows the core to recognize older games correctly.

The same was true for modern rewritable cartridges:

• FunnyPlaying Eversave MBC3 and MBC5;
• FunnyPlaying MidnightTrace MBC3 and MBC5;
• GBFlash RTC;
• ChisFlash MBC5.

All of them work fully in both the standard Analogue Pocket mode and through the Super Game Boy core.

This produced an interesting result. Complex all-purpose flash cartridges with a menu and memory card performed slightly worse than simple rewritable models that store one selected game. Because the latter behave much like original cartridges, the SGB core can access the game's enhanced features and correctly recognize older titles.

At least based on this test, Nintendo Power and rewritable cartridges provide the most complete compatibility with the Super Game Boy core.

EZ-Flash Junior

EZ-Flash Junior with firmware 1.05e deserves a separate mention.

In the standard Analogue Pocket mode, the cartridge works normally: the menu launches, and you can then select and start a game.

Through the Super Game Boy core, the situation is different. The games themselves launch, but the SGB features do not work at all. Older games are not recognized correctly, and extended features are also missing in titles that originally supported them. The core seems unable to determine exactly which game is running inside the EZ-Flash Junior.

This is more than a minor limitation like the one seen with the EverDrive family. If you are simply running GB/GBC games on Analogue Pocket, the problem does not show up. But buying an EZ-Flash Junior specifically for Super Game Boy mode is definitely not a good idea.

Game Boy Advance Flash Cartridges

Testing Game Boy Advance cartridges was much simpler. Almost all of them launched without any visible problems.

Note that this test specifically used the EverDrive GBA X5. I did not test the newer EverDrive GBA Mini, so the X5 result should not automatically be applied to the other model.

Analogue Pocket runs both modern EZ-Flash and SuperChis cartridges and older G6, M3, EFA, and EFA 2 without any problems. In other words, basic compatibility extends across cartridges from different generations.

Flash Cartridges for Analogue Pocket Adapters

In addition to GB, GBC, and GBA cartridges, I have the complete set of Analogue Pocket adapters: Sega Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket, Atari Lynx, and PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16.

The main appeal of these adapters is that they let you use physical cartridges from other systems instead of relying only on software cores. I bought a separate flash cartridge for each adapter and tested it on Analogue Pocket.

Three of the four flash cartridges worked without any problems. The PC Engine cartridge was the exception: it does not open its menu and launches one game immediately. The game itself runs, but the cartridge cannot currently be used as a normal multicart.

Analogue Pocket Ran Almost Every Flash Cartridge We Tested

Overall, Analogue Pocket compatibility with flash cartridges is very good. All 14 Game Boy and Game Boy Color flash cartridges launched without problems. Among the 14 GBA cartridges, only one of the two SuperCard units had problems.

The adapters extend that list considerably. The flash cartridges for Sega Game Gear, Neo Geo Pocket, and Atari Lynx worked without any problems. The PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 cartridge launches a game, but does not currently allow access to its own menu.

Noticeable differences appeared only when running GB/GBC games through the Super Game Boy core. Nintendo Power and simple single-game rewritable cartridges delivered the best results: with them, both special SGB features and automatic palette selection for older games work correctly. EverDrive cartridges preserve borders and other SGB features, but prevent the core from identifying older games. EZ-Flash Junior runs games, but SGB features do not work with it at all.

The problem with one SuperCard does not prove that the model is incompatible with Analogue Pocket. One unit worked normally, while the other froze only on the Pocket even though it had no problems on a regular GBA. This difference most likely comes down to the revision or condition of the individual cartridge.

That is why the word “Works” in this test needs some qualification. Simply launching a game does not guarantee that every additional feature will work correctly, and two old cartridges that look identical can behave completely differently.

The most unexpected result of the test concerns Super Game Boy mode. The closest replacements for an original cartridge were not complex all-purpose solutions, but Nintendo Power and simple rewritable single-game cartridges.