Game Boy Cartridge Circuit Boards This is a repository listing all of my Game Boy game circuit board variants. Also be sure to check out the wiki for more information.
Board Name Board Number Max ROM Size Max RAM Size Multicart Support? Memory Family Used
MBC1 (Type B) GB-4DV4S-01B
4 MB
32 KB
No
Type B (29F016, 29F032, 29F033)
MBC3 (Type B) GB-4KV4S-01B
4 MB
32 KB
No
Type B (29F016, 29F032, 29F033)
MBC5 (Type B) GB-4AV8S-01B
4 MB
128 KB
No
Type B (29F016, 29F032, 29F033)
MBC3 Multicart (Type B) GB-4KV8Q-01B
4 MB (2x 2 MB, 4x 1MB)
128 KB (4x 32 KB)
Yes
Type B (29F032, 29F033)
MBC5 Multicart (Type B) GB-4AV8Q-01B
4 MB (2x 2 MB, 4x 1MB)
128 KB (4x 32 KB)
Yes
Type B (29F032, 29F033)
MBC1 (Type A) GB-2DV4S-01A
2 MB
32 KB
No
Type A (M29F160)
MBC3 (Type A) GB-2KV4S-01A
2 MB
32 KB
No
Type A (M29F160)
MBC5 (Type A) GB-2AV8S-01A
2 MB
128 KB
No
Type A (M29F160)
MBC1 (Type A, FRAM)
GB-2DF4S-01A
2 MB
32 KB
No
Type A (M29F160)
MBC3 (Type A, FRAM) GB-2KF4S-01A
2 MB
32 KB
No
Type A (M29F160)
MBC5 (Type A, FRAM) GB-2AF4S-01A
2 MB
32 KB
No
Type A (M29F160)
GB
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2
A
V
4
S
-
01
A
Game Boy
Max ROM Size (MB)
Mapper Chip
SRAM or FRAM?
Max RAM Size
Multicart Support
Revision
Memory Family
1
N = None
X = None
0 = None
S = Single game
A = New EEPROM (M29F160)
2
D = MBC1
V = SRAM
1 = 2 KB
D = Multicart (2x, split max ROM/RAM space)
B = NOS EEPROM (29F016, 29F032, 29F033)
4
K = MBC3
F = FRAM
2 = 8 KB
Q = Multicart (4x, split max ROM/RAM space)
6
A = MBC5
4 = 32 KB
8
8 = 128 KB
