After about a month of back and forth with Linkerworld (who I would not reccommend doing business with), I finally got my EZ Flash Advance card in the mail. It came in a rather large box, or at least larger than need be, given what was in it. The box was about the size of a big hard cover book, but the contents was just styrofoam peanuts, a small USB cable and the flash card. The card itself is GBA size, but it's translucent red.

In setting it up I was curious how it would go. Since I use OS X and the drivers are Windows only, I thought I might be able to use Virtual PC instead of using one of our old PC's. Since the unit didn't come with a CD or directions for installing the card (it was supposed to), I found this detailed thread outlining how to use it properly. From here I also found a link to the latest drivers and software. Very handy.

So I loaded up VPC and followed the instructions. At first I had an issue but it happened to be with VPC sharing folders accross my network, not due to the card or the software. After I figured that out, it all went smoothly. The card was recognized by Windows and the software easily loaded the games onto the card without a problem.

It's really an amazing little piece of technology. It's also cool that I can use an emulator to make it all work. Now that I know it will burn backup copies of GBA games, next I want to try out the demo games and programs, as well as the emulators the GBA supports. Should be pretty interesting and fun. Though, I should probably try and beat Mario & Luigi first. ;)