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Then, after this save prompt, you can play the actual application.
====Using VBA e-Reader compatible old builds====
VBA 1.7.0 e-Reader (no Link)
These old versions of VBA (later VBA-M) do not do full e-Reader emulation but still do the job here. The version lacking the Link feature though is useless for cards to be used with GBA games. Regular VBA, and VBA-M versions do not have e-Reader support at all.
Not that different from No$GBA. You open the e-Reader BIOS first like any regular GBA ROM. You might be faced with a "Memory Error" screen in-game. That's because VBA didn't detect the save type correctly. You'll need to do that manually, by going to Options, Emulator, Save Type, then choosing 128K rather than 64K. While you're at it, check under Emulator if "Save e-Reader RAW Files" is checked. "Pause when Inactive" needs to be disabled if you ever intend to link between two GBAs (TBAnot needed right now). Reset, and press A and just wait for the SRAM to be formatted (a good minute). Press A when you're done and you can go to the in-game title menu. Whenever the game tries to scan e-Cards, unlike with NO$GBA a window will always pop up asking you to choose your e-Card dump (can be only a RAW file in VBA's case). It's more straightforward here, and the NES compatibility is even better. That said it's more of the same. Read the NO$GBA section for more info.
====Emulators lacking e-Card reading support====
Alternatively, there are cheats. Very often, that's the only way to unlock e-Reader features in games lacking them in some versions (notably US Megaman games versions, and SMA4 PAL).
===Scan a Card for Use with a GBA Game(2 GBAs linked, e-Reader + GBA Game)===
(TBA)
===Scan a Card for Use with a GC Game(GBA and GC linked, e-Reader + GC Game)===
Unfortunately neither the Dolphin emulator nor any of the GBA emulators it can connect with, do support this feature at all.
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