Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A personal story about how I lost my friend's original Golden Sun cartridge on GBA. This is Golden Sun: The Lost Cartridge...a cautionary tale.

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Sources & further reading

Music used:

🎵 Golden Sun OST (by order of appearance):
• Vale and Vault
• Lighthouse Theme
• Enemy Battle
• Ivan's Theme
• Trial Road
• The Lucky Slots
• Sad Town
• Golden Sun Rises
• Villain Theme
• Sol Sanctum

🎵 Sonic Adventure OST
• Open Your Heart by Crush 40

📹 Additional video:

⍟ (GBA) Golden Sun - Trailer uploaded by Media Graveyard
youtu.be/XYFJCXcdhb0?si=fsb5L2adIdWlv6PO
⍟ Nintendo GameCube Promo DVD (2002) - Game Boy Advance - Trailer Promo uploaded by ArchivesGameCubeTrailers
youtu.be/blU97sxYlwE?si=23JkkPvYvHxiFJau
⍟ Golden Sun (School) Japanese Commercial & Game Boy Player Japanese CM uploaded by 83Chrisaaron
youtu.be/EjmPUwwEHmc?si=zUVL7sTLieEhima_
youtu.be/wEYrc32rPKA?si=G9NKe9otyaT22Lja
⍟ Golden Sun: Dark Dawn - USA TV Commercial uploaded by Foulowe59
youtu.be/ohKV8OoxBPo?si=JRr0TU48nfkFGq9W
⍟ A Link to the Past Commercial uploaded by vini64
youtu.be/vZdSb4F72Iw?si=LoUmyrHBZSO-H90Q
⍟ Mother 3 Secrets - The Unused Attract Mode Sequences uploaded by Lorenzooone
⍟ Gameboy Player Error Message: Gameboy Player Not Connected uploaded by Nintendo Demo and Collect
youtu.be/nf3vxhWVrmE?si=8vBGsPKcqRGfs_PW
⍟ Methods of Revolution [Day 21] uploaded by Jadusable
youtu.be/X0DlwVMVSyw?si=zvrTjwxwzGBY6KhW
⍟ Golden Sun no commentary credits uploaded by Yamatufa Gaming
youtu.be/d3MZOjVcmqg?si=4Vgn664dy-IoRGsE

📷 Images:

⍟ Thumbnail edited from unlicensed photos by GDJ (the halo) & Zorro4 (wings) from Pixabay. Golden Sun cartridge photo from GameStop. Isaac model (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) ripped by thegameexplorer. Psynergy hand (Ultimate) ripped by Centrixe the Dodo
models-resource.com/wii/supersmashbrosbrawl/model/3773
models-resource.com/nintendo_switch/supersmashbrosultimate/model/31660
⍟ Golden Sun text font by David (fanmade)
⍟ Duct tape pieces by kerttu
pixabay.com/photos/tape-sticky-tape-sticky-office-589079
⍟ Duct tape roll by WikimediaImages
pixabay.com/photos/duct-tape-tape-adhesive-sticky-2202209
⍟ Notebook paper texture by mariesmolej
pixabay.com/photos/paper-texture-structure-lined-paper-4112063
⍟ Wood table texture by blickpixel
pixabay.com/photos/wood-board-structure-boards-grain-591631
⍟ Golden Sun: The Lost Age eBay post by Rebecca's Reuseable Treasures
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/C~4AAOSwq6NlwfnN/s-l1600.webp
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Wf4AAOSwMC1lwfnP/s-l1600.webp
⍟ Original Replacement Game Cartridge Shell image by witchblade9
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/okoAAOSwgzZlE283/s-l1600.webp
⍟ MOTHER 3 Game Boy Micro faceplate scan by jeffman19
reddit.com/r/earthbound/comments/9qr8cg/does_anyone_have_a_high_quality_photo_of_the

🔊 Sound effects:

⍟ Gasp 4 by jayfrosting
freesound.org/people/jayfrosting/sounds/333396
⍟ Paper Sketchbook Page Flips 2 by OwlStorm
freesound.org/people/OwlStorm/sounds/320149
⍟ Paper rip 2 by zachfbstudios
freesound.org/people/zachfbstudios/sounds/136495
⍟ slap_concrete_03 by movingplaid
freesound.org/people/movingplaid/sounds/88553
⍟ Whip 01 by erkanozan
freesound.org/people/erkanozan/sounds/51755
⍟ Permanent Marker Writing by deleted_user_7146007
freesound.org/people/deleted_user_7146007/sounds/383872


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