[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

http://www.cyclopsds.com/cgi-bin/cyc...age=wheretobuy

One other thing: Modchipstore isn't listed among the retailers on the CycloDS site. Good luck is right...I'm going to wait a little bit to see if I can snag one from one of the onsite retailers.

Thanks for all the help!

Hmm, I just looked at divineo.com and fusion-consoles.com and it looks like they both have it instock (or at least shipping in 3 days).

http://www.resellerratings.com/store/Divineo

4.01/10 though recently it's been a little higher. =\/

I sent an e-mail to the guys at RealHotStuff asking when they were getting their new shipment of CycloDS chips in, and within three hours they sent back saying they were told it would arrive next week (in non-broken English, too!). No mention if they're going to be black or not, though (I'm holding out since I'm not going to have a lot of time to play for the next two or three weeks).

I'm pretty sure that Real Hot Stuff is located in America, and sells these kinds of things. Much like, Kick Trading who are in Canada. They sell a decent amount of stuff as well. I guess it's a sensible idea to order from your own country, since shipping will take less.

I haven't heard much about this CycloDS thing, though. Strangely enough, I have a Supercard One. I don't know why. I just do. The spring loader is really nice and it fits the micro SD card properly. I was able to transfer all data between cards providing I included the firmware for the Supercard One.

Divineo seems to have multiple branches, which is nice. I'll stick to bamboogaming for any future purchases, since I've dealt with them before and I believe they're reliable. Although their site indicates that they're in Australia, clearly they aren't.

wtf....


@ Racin Reaver : Well I checked the tracking and according to them, it's going to come to my doorstep on the 6th of September (All the way from Canada... ). The day classes starts. go figure >.>...

Just bought the CycloDS from KickGaming since I didn't want to wait the extra month for a black card (and my mom seemed interested in getting one of these for her DS, so maybe I'll give her my white one for her pink DS and I'll get a black one for myself once Christmas rolls around).

Also picked up a cheap 2GB microSD card off of amazon, and hopefully they'll arrive around the same time.

Do tell us how long it takes them to get it to you. These modstores all seem rather shakey at best.

and lol ur mom being a pirate makes me lol,

I had e-mailed their support a few days ago and they replied back within an hour, so that was a good sign. They used to be called "Kick Trading" which returned pretty favorable comments, and I coughed up the extra $5 for expedited shipping (ALL THE WAY FROM CANADA) to be sure it would get to me before I flew across the country forever. Also, it only took an hour and a half from my ordering the stuff and getting my confirmation e-mail to them sending me an e-mail saying that the order had been "Processed". Since they didn't tell me it shipped today I probably missed their postal pickup, but I'm hoping on Monday and it getting to me on Friday or earlier (as it should with 3-5 day shipping).

But, yeah, I totally agree that 99% of these places seem really shady. I really can't believe how many people put preorders down on stuff that costs so much money when you don't even know if the store actually exists. Other plus for the couple of stores in Canada is they tend to take American Express which is A++++++++ on customer service and getting your money back if the retailer tries to cheat you out of it.

My Cyclo's on the way from mod-chip.com. $70 w/shipping, then $15 for a USB SD/microSD reader (the one that comes with the Cyclo can ruin cards from what I read) and $35 for a PNY 2GB card (supposedly, one of the better makes, plus I got it right at Best Buy).

But NES and commercial DS ROM's (among other stuff) on a DS? Priceless.

Well, CanadaPost sucks ass. It shipped Friday with "3-5 Day Shipping" and it's not scheduled to arrive until next Monday. They gave me confirmation it was shipped on Friday (they updated the webpage on Tuesday to tell me this), and it just reached the US border today. :angry:

Also, the place I bought the microSD card from accidentally shipped me a 1GB card instead of a 2GB one, so I have to ship the 1GB back to them so they'll send me the 2GB one (at least they replied in one day about the problem). I'm just hoping that it'll get here by next Friday because I'm moving across the country next Saturday.

Are microSD cards so expensive at stores that you can't just go out and grab one?

Depends on the store you go to but there are some better microSD cards that some people should look out for depending on the flash card they buy in order to get good performance out of certain games. As far as I know the CycloDS Evolution doesn't have that issue as much as the others do.

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Well, CanadaPost sucks ass. It shipped Friday with "3-5 Day Shipping" and it's not scheduled to arrive until next Monday. They gave me confirmation it was shipped on Friday (they updated the webpage on Tuesday to tell me this), and it just reached the US border today. :angry:

Also, the place I bought the microSD card from accidentally shipped me a 1GB card instead of a 2GB one, so I have to ship the 1GB back to them so they'll send me the 2GB one (at least they replied in one day about the problem). I'm just hoping that it'll get here by next Friday because I'm moving across the country next Saturday.

Hey, it said mine reached town according to the zip code on the 1st saying "item out for delivery".. Then it said something about coming in on the 6th. Obviously nothing yet and not even today. I'm hoping for tomorrow and if nothing comes in. Time to give a call to these...guys.

Well, I can definitely vouch for the CycloDS...The thing is 100% idiot proof. Within an hour of getting it today and hooking up, I was good to go with the basic files from the CycloDS site (firmware and Moonshell) and a copy of NesDS and both my DS and NES ROM's. And most of the time was waiting for the Rom's to unzip. Impressive, considering I expected to hit a few roadblocks. Straight up Megaman 2 on the DS (You just open NesDS and browse to the directory with the NES ROM's). Going to try some more exotic emulators and stuff now, plus music/video.

ONLY caveat: I bought a USB microSD reader and it won't read the card again (it asks me to insert a disc into the removable drive...It worked the first time I used it). BUT, the supposedly shitty one that comes with the CycloDS works wonderfully. At least for now. So, trial and error goes a long way. Also, the microSD is a bitch to get out of the Cyclo...I tryed to avoid prying it, but I didn't have a choice. Thankfully, the card is pretty durable despite the size and it worked in the unit again after I re-inserted it.

Thanks for the great leads everyone! It's definitely some awesome shit!

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Also, the microSD is a bitch to get out of the Cyclo...I tryed to avoid prying it, but I didn't have a choice. Thankfully, the card is pretty durable despite the size and it worked in the unit again after I re-inserted it.

I also got mine very recently and at least on this point, it gets easier. You just need good fingernails. I love being able to play NES games on the go. Too bad the SNES emulation is still pretty iffy.

Well, CanadaPost said my thing should arrive today but it didn't. It's only been a few days over a week, but it was supposed to be 3-5 day shipping and I'm pretty much just going now even though I don't have a microSD card since I had to mail back the 1GB one to get the 2GB one and I'm praying they got it today so they'll mail it tomorrow and I'll get it before I move across the country at the end of the week. ;_;

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Well, CanadaPost said my thing should arrive today but it didn't. It's only been a few days over a week, but it was supposed to be 3-5 day shipping and I'm pretty much just going now even though I don't have a microSD card since I had to mail back the 1GB one to get the 2GB one and I'm praying they got it today so they'll mail it tomorrow and I'll get it before I move across the country at the end of the week. ;_;

Well, I got mine today but the whole thing with USPS screwed the whole shit up. I called canada and they put me through them and the whole arguement started with an old guy talking shit. I put him in his place after the phone call. In other words, they said that they left a notice on the first of september and the 6th but I saw nothing . Therefore, I went to the nearby post office I go to usually and gave them the tracking number with my name and ID and they found it. So everything is settled with these mailmen fucks and I finally have the damn thing.


Luckily, I was able to get a 2gb micro sd at the Micro Center for 25 bucks =]. So uhh.. the darn thing looks awesome. I just need to know what else I can do rather than adding mp3's and DS roms.

What kind of tracking number did you get? The one I got doesn't work with USPS, UPS, or FedEx and just gives nothing when I put it in google (it works at Canadapost.ca, though). =\

It's supposed to work at and only on canadapost,Reav. I'm saying if you check the site again with the tracking number and if it says that the "Item is Out for Delivery" with your zip code, that means it came but no one was home and that its lying there at your nearby post office. Call canada first and they'll tell you who to call . If its USPS or UPS, call them and they'll let you know if your package came over spo that you can get it yourself without any problems (make sure you have the tracking number and write down your address and name,etc.). That's what I had to do. What made me laugh was when I got a "Final Notice" in the mail today . Where did 1 and 2 go ? ;p.