The Flash Advance Linker, which is available since last month, is mainly responsible for this.

Only a few months after the Japanese release of the Gameboy Advance, a company called Visoly has released the first GBA backup unit called the Flash Advance Linker. This backup device is very similar to the GBXchanger which was made made by Bung Enterprises to play GameBoy games.

Added the following PSX Patches:

• Final Fantasy 9 [PSX/UK/PAL] Protection Fix, +13 Trainer & PAL/NTSC Selector

Added the following PSX NTSC-2-PAL Patches:

• Ballistic [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch
• Burs Trick Wake Boarding [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch
• Final Fantasy Chronicles [PS1/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL & License Patch
• N2O Nitrous Oxide [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch
• Power Shovel [PS1/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL & License Patch
• Ridge Racer Type 4 [PSX/JAP/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch
• Samourai Shodown Special 4 [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch

Thanks Mookie/ADR, thebigman, EVILGOST & DDS for sending the patches!

Added the following PSX Patches:

• Wacky Race [PSX/EURO/PAL] PAL/NTSC Selector

Added the following PSX NTSC-2-PAL Patches:

• Thunder Truck Rally [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch

Thanks Stumpy & DDS for sending the patches!

Added the following PSX Patches:

• X2 [PS1/EURO/PAL] +3 Trainer & PAL/NTSC Selector

Added the following PSX NTSC-2-PAL Patches:

• Digimon Battle Cards [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch
• Goofy's Fun House [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch

Thanks Xoltana, CountZero/CK & DDS for sending the patches!

• Idiots Guide to NTSC to PAL PPF's

Added the following PSX Patches:

• Battle Hunter [PS1/US/NTSC] +2 Trainer & PAL/NTSC Selector
• World's Scariest Police Chases [PSX/US/NTSC] +6 Trainer & PAL/NTSC Selector

Added the following PSX NTSC-2-PAL Patches:

• 3-in-1 007 [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch
• 3-in-1 Billiards [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch
• Final Fantasy Cronicales [PSX/US/NTSC] NTSC-2-PAL Patch

Thanks Xoltana & DDS for sending the patches!

• CD-Info v1.20

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