nintendoduo | How to Convert Any Video File to a Game Boy Advance GBA Video ROM

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No, the clip above isn’t from an official Game Boy Advance Video release of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show (Dora the Explorer had two episodes on GBA Video, yet this show somehow had none). We made it ourselves, as the final seconds of the clip might have made you guess. It turns out it’s shockingly easy to turn video files into a GBA Video ROMs you can play on a real GBA via flashcarts, which is perfect for keeping yourself entertained during your commute while making everyone around you think you’re a gigantic fucking nerd.

Here’s a short tutorial based on this one on GBAtemp, with some changes:

Get the programs here: https://www.gameboy-advance.net/video/meteo_avi-2-gba_video_codec.htm
Split your original video into 10-15 minute parts with a video editor
Convert each part to AVI (we use Prism Video Converter)
Open the Meteo140EN, load your AVI files one by one, and use these settings:

Bitrate: 40 (try less if the file turns out too big)
Op: Manual
Trim: No Trim - Manual Resize
Resize: Aspt
Framerate: Auto
Pre-Filer: 4x Dithering

The GBAtemp tutorial recommends using the gbafix program to make the videos console compatible (just drag your ROM into gbafix.exe, which can be found here), but that wasn’t really necessary on the flash cart we used (EZ Flash Omega)
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