[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

G6 Lite is pretty expensive, though. In fact it's possibly one of the most expensive flash cards available.

I'd get a M3 Lite if you're looking to play with GBA games. Not sure why you would want to use a GBA or Micro when you can just carry it all packed into a single DS, screen size I'm guessing.

G6 Lite auto-fails because it has no expandable memory...you are stuck with the built-in 512 megabytes to store all your ROMs, homebrew, etc.

If you really want "the best possible GBA flash cart," there is absolutely no practical reason to get it over an M3 Lite with a decent MicroSD card. I just picked up a 2 GB MicroSD card for $25 at a local Fry's the other day.

Originally Posted by Shaolin Samurai

G6 Lite auto-fails because it has no expandable memory...you are stuck with the built-in 512 megabytes to store all your ROMs, homebrew, etc.

If you really want "the best possible GBA flash cart," there is absolutely no practical reason to get it over an M3 Lite with a decent MicroSD card. I just picked up a 2 GB MicroSD card for $25 at a local Fry's the other day.

Well, I have some conditions/questions:

Does the M3 Lite:

-Work on a GBA (include some kind of shell to work on one)?
-Have as high compatibility as the G6 Lite (can it play 32mb games/support all save types/no slowdown)?
-Save directly to the card (not a battery)?

The G6 Lite has all these features, and 512MB is a TON of space for GBA games (the current flash cart I have right now is only 32MB). GBA games take up an average of like, 10-15 MB with trimming.

The reason I want to find this out is because I'm heading to Japan for a month and I want to hold a lot of games in the smallest amount of space. A GB Micro would be a good alternative to a DSLite in cramped conditions (plus, I can't just abandon my old gaming systems, especially not one that I just bought last year).

Plus, it looks like the M3 Lite is just as expensive as the G6 after taking into consideration a microSD card.

1.) Unfortunately no, the M3 Lite was designed specifically for DS Lites and no GBA-compatible shell is included. Also, the GBA shell of the G6 Lite is only meant to be used with DS Phats. So I'm fairly certain you can't use the G6 Lite with a GBA either.

2.) Absolutely. They're based on the same technology, like with the R4/Simply.

3.) Technically no. I concede that direct saving is a great feature of the G6. But the M3 Lite can still save even after the battery dies, if you use the soft reset.

Originally Posted by Shaolin Samurai

1.) Unfortunately no, the M3 Lite was designed specifically for DS Lites and no GBA-compatible shell is included. Also, the GBA shell of the G6 Lite is only meant to be used with DS Phats. So I'm fairly certain you can't use the G6 Lite with a GBA either.

Hmm, as I was looking around, I came across these posts:
http://forums.qj.net/f-g6-flashcarts...441/page6.html

It seems like as long as these carts (any that can fit in a GBA) have a "GBA mode," they can be booted in a GBA/SP/Micro.

Anyhow, thanks for your help, you've replied really fast, I appreciate that.

Ultimately, I'll probably end up getting the G6. I don't mind how much money it is, I just want a dedicated GBA flash cart that has essentially 100% compatibility, a shape to fit in an older GBA, quick write/rewrite speed, enough room for 20+ roms, and no saving hassle.

The CycloDS looks very promising. It can use MicroSDHC cards.

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=64460
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=52875&hl=
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=52950&hl=

http://www.cyclopsds.com/

After all this, I decided on getting an EZFlash 3in1 expansion cart.

Sure, it doesn't work on GBA, but it's way cheap (around 20-25 bucks), so I can pretty much just play around with it without feeling like I lost a lot of money.

Also, it uses your slot-1 card as the storage medium, so with my 1-gig microsd R4, I'll have enough. I know you need to "load" games larger than 16mb onto the NORFlash (which takes about 4 minutes the first time you do it for each game, until you pick a different 32mb game you want to store on it), but there are very few 32mb games for GBA anyway. Using Rudolph's 3in1 tool, you can just load the games 16mb and smaller into PSRAM (or whatever), which takes very little time to load.

Ultimately, I feel it's the best choice. I started reading up on the G6 Lite, and there were too many reports of the thing getting corrupted or going to a white screen and needing to be re-formatted... I can't afford that when I'm away from a computer for a month, I need to be completely self-sufficient.

Yeah, I was looking into the 3in1 and I didn't get the specifics but I think it pulls gba games from the slot-1 card which sounds pretty awesome. That's great for gba, rumble, and storage for opera. Am I wrong on this?

As I read more about the CycloDS the more I want one. They have really awesome customer support.

I'm starting to get to the point where I want to try this stuff out myself as well on my version 1 DS. First thing I need to do is ask if this is good. G6 Real

I'm also guessing I'll need to flash my DS once I get this. What I'm looking to see is what you guys might think what the best option would be. I'm almost dead set on getting a G6 device since I've heard good things about it, but if you guys know which would be best then please share.

Did anybody order through bamboogaming.com? I ordered my M3 DS Simply on Tuesday (June 26) and unfortunetly I don't know how long it could take post to send that do me.

Well after reading for a bit, I saw that the G6 Real is a slot 1 device and although the storage seems nice, it doesn't support homebrew or GBA so that's out of the window.

Right now, I am calling out to all of those with fat DS's. Do you have a G6 Lite, and does it work on your fat DS? If so, does it work better than the M3? Those two keep popping up when I'm looking up Slot 2 options. What I'm looking for is possibly 100% DS and GBA compatibility (if not available, then let's just say highest compatibility), homebrew support, and good storage. It looks like the M3 supports SD cards whereas you can't do that with the G6, what the unit comes with is what you get.

Originally Posted by ^-^

Did anybody order through bamboogaming.com? I ordered my M3 DS Simply on Tuesday (June 26) and unfortunetly I don't know how long it could take post to send that do me.

I did. It took about two weeks or so, but it got here.

So then hypothetically, it should come next week...hmm... Thanks, Xardion.

http://www.moddz.com/?n=modules/articles&a=7&d=27

Looks like CycloDS Evolution is the new king of slot-1 devices.

I trust FifthE1ement's reviews. I'll have to seriously consider getting one of these.


Also, here's some really good 2 gb kingston made in Japan to go with that.
http://www.dz-tech.com/index.php?mai...80d8ee69f23db0

Damn those microSD cards are getting cheap now. It still puzzles me how they can fit up to 2 Gigabytes on a thing as small as a thumbnail. I just recently bought a Kingston 2 GB microSD card with SD adapter for my R4DS for 15 (!) Euros (~ US$).

Now if only Sony's Memory Stick Pro Duos were a little less expensive ...

Well damn. I've changed my mind and I was thinking about getting the R4 + M3 Lite package...except there's one problem: it says the M3 Lite only runs on the Nintendo DS Lite...does this mean it won't run on my fat DS?

Ok, so I really would like to pick up a flash cart to play some oldschool SNES and NES games on my DS (and maybe a few DS games that I wouldn't want to really actually pay for, hint hint).

I'm reading this thread and everyone is arguing about what's the best... I just want to get one that is easy to use and works, and isn't going to cost me much more than $100.

So, forgive me for being ignorant and not wanting to read through every ounce of discussion that's been going on in this thread.

What do I need to buy? And where's the best place to get it?

Get a R4 or M3 Simply (pretty much the same thing), it suits your needs perfectly and is incredibly easy to use. The only downside to those carts is the lack of GBA backup (SLOT-2) support.

From my personal experience, emulators and homebrew in general aren't much fun on the DS, though. If you're serious about playing oldschool SNES and NES games, you'll need to get a PSP instead.

Well, I don't intend to buy a PSP ever. So, we're getting somewhere now!