[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

Excuse me, I both gave you my recommendation and advice. Don't wanna take it? Fine by me but it's pretty fucking sound and I think you a fool not to listen. Enjoy the Internet.

Chaotic, go for the CycloDS Evolution.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Nice. I might hit that up as well. Besides No More Heroes and Super Smash Bros Brawl I don't plan on getting a lot of games in the future (college eats money) so this will help bide my time while I accumulate some more funding.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

It doesn't work with all flash carts but it does work for the CycloDS Evolution which is the cart you ought to get at this point.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

lol budget~ the thing costs about the same as a single videogame.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Yes, the newest stable firmware v1.4 for CycloDS has support for GBA games if you get a EZFlash 3 in 1 cartridge (or similar cartridge). It softpatches it to the 2nd slot via the menu in the CycloDS. The only bad part is that you can't get back to the CycloDS menu like you can with DS games. That of course may change in the future since the feature is still only in beta. I can say that it's worked perfectly so far. I'm halfway through Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland with no lag, no bugs, and the game saves too!

Oh wait. By dump roms did you mean something completely different? =o

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yeah, probably not. Dunno. Seems like it could be possible but it's not like there aren't actual tools out there for that.

Also Mo0, this is why I told you that you should have gotten a CycloDS. ACTUAL AWESOME CUSTOMER SUPPORT BY ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLE.

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Band Brothers, huh? I imported it a long time ago. It's alright. There are some interesting things you can do with it and I enjoyed it but I haven't touched the game in quite a while. I'm a bit confused as to why Nintendo didn't bring it over. All they'd have to do is remove the anime songs (licensing issues) and it would be just dandy.


Oh and yes what Dhsu said. =)

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

That's actually pretty clever. I wonder if anyone who cares enough will come up with a way to patch the game with a random id.

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Mo0, none of the flash card makers sell their stuff on their website. They let the shady distributors handle that shit.

And really the way I've been blabbering on about the CycloDS if you'd even read this thread you'd have known it was the one to get. But really there are enough people out there that have an R4 that it'll be supported unofficially for a while yet.

Oh and please tell me who these GFFers are. They are wrong. Maybe if you want a CHEAP flashcard that will work you're okay with an R4 but if you really want something you can count on that will work with a gusto then it's CycloDS. And really it's the same price as buying a videogame so I don't want to hear from anybody that it's expensive. The amount you get back out of it far far far far covers the cost it's not even funny.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

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. =/

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

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.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

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.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Zephyrin

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?

I don't. I've set them up for other people that really wanted one after trying mine.

Originally Posted by Buffet Overflow

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

OH CAN YOU FIND ME NOW? I THINK YOU'LL HAVE QUITE A HARD TIME. MUHAHAHAHA.

Originally Posted by Zephyrin

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

lololololololololololololol

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

I tried using the bundled USB reader that comes with the CycloDS but it's really really slow so I said screw it and I've never used it since. I've never had problems since either. Huh.

Anyway, I bought these nice 8 GB micro SDHC cards and they come with a really good USB micro sdhc reader. I really recommend using something besides what you get with the Cyclo because it'll just end up working a whole lot better.

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Originally Posted by Zephyrin

Exactly what "problems" do you mean?

It's been quite a while but I recall the included reader being really damn slow and so I canceled it. Or at least some of it. What I recall happening is that the stuff I'd sent or must have gotten fucked up somehow because I had to end up reformatting the sd card and redoing the firmware for the Cyclo. The games and applications I'd put on the card mysteriously disappeared during a boot up after I'd used the included card reader so I wasn't about to use it again. So yeah I've never used the included shit since. The stuff you get with the sd cards works great though even more so for the sdhc cards since their transfer is even faster. So yeah thumbs up to Cyclo for their flash cards but thumbs down for the included micro sd card reader.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Hey Dhsu, TC's website is displaying an interesting message.

"This Account is suspended. Please contact the billing department regarding your account. billing @ katzglobal.com."

It could just be that they used up their bandwidth like you were saying.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

That will probably work just fine but as always I suggest you go with CycloDS. If you haven't already done so please read the thread.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Can't remember what old Gameboy emulator I'm using on mine but it isn't quite full speed just yet. And while it's not like NES roms are big or anything it seems silly that there aren't any emulators out there that allow you to select an individual rom. They all seem to call for using some application to pack them all into some odd file.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

SNES emulation isn't worth the trouble at all. Your best to stick with GameBoy Color via lameboy as far as oldschool systems go. You need a slot 2 to do GBA games.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

I wish folks would read the last few pages of a topic they seem to be interested in. It might help them a bit what with the information they might contain. =/

That said the cyclo is the better of those choices. It'll even do GBC and Master System emulation. In order to play GBA games you will require a slot 2 device.

My recommendation to you is a Cyclo DS Evolution and an EZ 3 in 1 slot 2 card (ezflash V).

Here, I'll even give you my recommended place for buying these things:

Cyclo: CycloDS Evolution, CycloDS, Cyclo DS Evo

ezflash V (assuming you have a ds lite): EZ Flash Expansion 3 in 1


Further advice should you decide to purchase these: Don't use the piece of shit USB microSD transfer device that comes with the Cyclo. I've bought four Cyclos and that piece of crap USB device fucks up the microSD card just about every time. Use the USB transfer device that comes with your microSD card instead. I've had no problems with the 8 GB microHCSD cards they offer you with your purchase. It's worth it.

I was speaking idiomatically.

I use the 8 GB microHCSD card that realhotstuff offers on their website. It works wonders. You can fit 100 DS games with plenty of room for GBA games, homebrew, and a bit of music.

Also, you don't understand how GBA works on the DS. It's not emulation. GBA hardware is built into the DS and DS lite. That is the slot 2. So basically how it works with the Cyclo and 3 in 1 cartridge is that you store the GBA games you want to play on the Cyclo's microSD/microHCSD card and it'll write GBA save files to the microSD/microHCSD card as well, but the Cyclo sends the actual GBA game down to the 3 in 1 cartridge to talk to the GBA hardware. No emulation involved. The DS doesn't have enough processing power to emulate SNES games properly so why would you expect it to do GBA emulation? That is why to play GBA games you must have a slot 2 device.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

1. I've heard good things about DSTT but I've heard its a bit more complicated in terms of its interface. I remember something about it being pretty customizable. I prefer the support that I know that comes with the Cyclo. But for sure you are far better off with a DSTT than a R4 or M3. DSTT and Cyclo are pretty much on equal terms as far as playing DS games and you probably won't encounter many problems with either of them.

2. Team Cyclo has been trying to do save states for DS games. They have the option available but I've yet to see it available when going to the in-game menu (abxy+lr) so I dunno. It's in the works but I wouldn't really rely on it. Not like all that many DS games are super hard or anything. Some of the DS emulation homebrew has save states. The GBC emulator Lameboy for instance has save states.

3. I'm not an expert on the various microHCSD cards but I do know that the one offered at realhotstuff works perfectly. For your information anything beyond wonderfully designed homebrew like ScummVM you ought to only do GBC and back so GBC, NES, and Master System are great. SNES and Genesis are really really dodgy and not worth the trouble. You'd just be wasting your time.

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Yeah. Secure Digital High Capacity. I often fumble where to place the HC. Sorry.


lol yet another reason not to get a DSi. Thanks BigCN.

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Yeah, that's what I've heard. I have it enabled but I've never seen the option available for use in the in-game menu so I don't really bother. I ought to just disable the feature. It's nice that they care though.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I have enabled it in the Cyclo's options menu but I still don't see the feature available when I go into the in-game menu. I don't really care that much though since most DS games are fine without the feature.

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