[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

My M3 DS Simply works with a gusto. And more.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

Well it looks like you'll need to use that money you saved to import Band Bros DX.

That'd be my brother's problem, actually. I could care less about the game, but I came here with urgency because he wouldn't get off my ass about it.

Also Acer, I was asking around in #gfchat, #nwifi, and #xblive. I have no idea this thread existed until I'd already bought my R4.

But, I mean, I have had, other than this one thing, ZERO problems with my R4 so far. Why you actin' like I made a really horrible decision?

Because, at this point, I'm not gonna go and buy a CycloDS unless my brother'd be willing to buy this R4 off me. I'm not buying TWO flash carts just because one of them is fancier while the one I have works. >_>

I bought the R4 when it first release because during that time it did everything that other flashcard couldn't do and one of the reason why it's "popular" (other includes being n00bish friendly where ANYBODY can buy one and use it with no problem). It does everything that I wanted to do except for DS to Wii connectivity (ie Pokemon) and the Band Brothers DX situation (which most likely get an official fix soon; save file only).

BTW, another "tidbit" about DX save: downloadable songs are encrypted! So it's going to be harder for homebrewer to developed an app that allow extracting and importing songs from one save to another like they did for the first Band Brothers.

EDIT: Looks like TeamCyclops did it again! With the latest beta firmware it now allow people to connect Wi-Fi AND download songs. They have something to say about it though...

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From Evolution:

Well this is interesting With v1.41B2, if creating a fresh save for Daigasso DX, CycloDS will set the "unique identifier" to a random value. During our previous testing, with the ID set to a random value everything would work EXCEPT for downloading songs, so its quite strange that its working now. It should be trivial for the servers to check if the ID being provided is legitimate or not, so I wonder if Gh0st is right and Nintendo are collecting IP addresses? Be careful guys

Anyway, its good to see that people are happy with the BETA!

But it doesn't stop there! The save file is also compatible with other flashcart (as long you can some way disable the flashcard firmware from checking the save file when loading the rom)! I tried it on my R4 and it works. You can download the save file here. Hurry and download your songs before Nintendo block this save file ID.

I got the M3 DS Simply for some time ago when it was pretty new, and yesterday I went ahead and ordered a M3 Real for the GBA possibilities. I'm thinking about trying that Sakura firmware, but I read that it doesn't support software reset. Sucks

Anyhow, I can't wait to play all the GBA games I've missed. To bad the GBA-cart is black though :V

Originally Posted by Buffet Overflow

Because, at this point, I'm not gonna go and buy a CycloDS unless my brother'd be willing to buy this R4 off me. I'm not buying TWO flash carts just because one of them is fancier while the one I have works. >_>

CycloDS is overpriced if you just want to play some games. My suggestion is now pointing towards the AceKard2. It's $20 at dealextreme.

Originally Posted by Syndrome

I got the M3 DS Simply for some time ago when it was pretty new, and yesterday I went ahead and ordered a M3 Real for the GBA possibilities. I'm thinking about trying that Sakura firmware, but I read that it doesn't support software reset. Sucks

I switched to the Sakura firmware pretty quick, it's so much faster than the default crap. ;_;

Originally Posted by Buffet Overflow

But, I mean, I have had, other than this one thing, ZERO problems with my R4 so far. Why you actin' like I made a really horrible decision?

Because I care, Mo0. Because I care.

Originally Posted by xiaowei

CycloDS is overpriced if you just want to play some games.

I fail to see how 53 bucks is expensive for this but okaaay. =/

Well, I think he's saying if all you want to do is play DS games, and you have a choice between $35 or $53, and you really REALLY don't care about any of the other features, then yeah, $53 would look overpriced.

That's dandy. Just don't come crying to me when you come across a game that doesn't work perfectly or at all and some gook-eyed mother fucker who is out to make a quick buck doesn't give two shits about your problem when I told you so. That's all.

R4: Inferior product, way inferior support.

Also, wouldn't it be a smart idea to stay away from the hot topic flash card that Nintendo is specifically demonizing and targeting in its anti-piracy busts? Yeah, not that anything will come down to the consumer level for this but I myself would like to stay away from sending up any obvious red flags.

See, if you know what you're getting into when you buy an R4 and what you will be getting out of the product then fine. But what I hate is the blatant recommending of the product that I see EVERYWHERE. R4 isn't the flash card you should buy. It isn't. People shouldn't be recommending the product if they know that there is a better product out there and thus I just can't tell you to buy an R4.

I really shouldn't have to say anything else. Look at the freaking title of this thread.

Your R4 will probably work just fine for your purposes minus a few games here and there and it'll have issues with a few features like Download Play (if you care about that) and you'll be limited to 2 gigs with no support for SDHC (again if you care to use the card for anything higher than say 30 games plus a bit of fun homebrew and media capabilities).

Maybe I'm out to make R4 owners feel bad about their purchases or maybe I'm pissed off that superior products are overlooked just because people are acting like idiotic misers. Maybe it's both. Maybe it's both.

He doesn't have problems now, because they pretty much just reached the end of their support. In about a year from now, there will be a bucketload of games that'll be glitched with no patches to fix them.

This site (note prices are in Australian dollars, but that's not the point) has a fun little table to show the abilities and such of each card. The AceKard has a 1 in 20 chance of being DOA. And it says all of them support download play, but I've read that some cards have problems. I didn't have any problems with mine yet concerning that.

Slot 1 Devices : OzModChips.com, Australian Supplier of WiiKey, D2CKey, M3DS, R4DS and CycloDS

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Anyhow, I can't wait to play all the GBA games I've missed. To bad the GBA-cart is black though :V

If you have a white DS, you can replace the shell.

Originally Posted by xiaowei

CycloDS is overpriced if you just want to play some games. My suggestion is now pointing towards the AceKard2. It's $20 at dealextreme.

Yeah, I mentioned before that any of the current-generation (or even last-generation) cards will work if you just wanna play games: TTDS/DSTT, EDGE, iTouchDS, and AceKard2 are the ones I've seen recommended the most so far, and they're all under $30. A couple of them are Evo clones in fact. The AceKard2 in particular is actually pretty intriguing though, since apparently its firmware is open source which I know will appeal to some people.

Again, what you're paying for with the Evo is the support. Back when I was choosing a cart, it was pretty much just the R4/M3 and Evo on the market, costing $40 and $53 respectively. I decided to pay the extra $13 for the support, and I've been happy with that decision so far.

Zeph, the new AceKard holds promise with being open source. I imagine if it gets enough attention people are going to make some interesting interfaces for it.

And yeah, it's probably best to wait until the 2nd or 3rd big batch of a new flash card comes out. The first batch always seems to have those DOA issues that they work out in time. People had that same issue with the CycloDS. The four CycloDS cartridges that I've ordered after the 2nd/3rd batch all work perfectly. I'm sure the same will be for the new AceKard. From the looks of it they seem to be trying real hard to please their customers since they had a few less well-received cards in the past.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

If you have a white DS, you can replace the shell.

Do you know if that would work with the 3-in-1, also? It'd be nice to have that way I can buy the lite version, in case I ever buy a DS lite to replace my DSFat.

And why does Acer need 4 flash cards?

Originally Posted by Bounce Overflow

Your R4 will probably work just fine for your purposes minus a few games here and there and it'll have issues with a few features like Download Play (if you care about that) and you'll be limited to 2 gigs with no support for SDHC (again if you care to use the card for anything higher than say 30 games plus a bit of fun homebrew and media capabilities).

Maybe I'm out to make R4 owners feel bad about their purchases or maybe I'm pissed off that superior products are overlooked just because people are acting like idiotic misers. Maybe it's both. Maybe it's both.

Ah well. I can always upgrade to the CycloDS if necessary for some game that I really want to play. I just can't justify doing it RIGHT THIS SECOND since the R4 purchase is still so fresh. So yeah, Acer, you've convinced me, but I got the flash cart to SAVE money, not to spend it faster than normal ($80 in a month on DS stuff is much higher than normal )

(Seriously, $50 is a LOT of money to someone who's trying to save as much as possible of what he makes because he's not going to be working in the fall (like me)! )

Shit, Acer, you have FOUR CycloDS'? Give me one! I AM GOING TO YOUR SCHOOL IN THE FALL I CAN HUNT YOU DOWN

SIT ON HIM. It will POP out of some magical CycloDS holding orifice.