[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

Nah, this happens every once in a while...TC releases a new firmware, their bandwidth gets raped, site goes down. You can still get the latest stable and beta firmware at GBATemp. And honestly, if they were shut down right this moment, they'd still be better than any other card currently on the market in terms of features alone.

But yeah, waiting for the site to come back up would probably be a good idea, in case any technical problems crop up for you.

Originally Posted by RYU

is good to buy Top Toy DS?it is compatibility with most DS games?

The TTDS is fine in terms of compatibility. You might have some problems with Band Bros. DX like everyone else, but other than that, it should work.

How ya doing, buddy?

Yeah, that's my guess.

Edit: They're back up now.

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

Yeah, good SNES emulation is still a ways off, and I haven't tried out any Genesis emus, but NES/Gameboy is pretty decent so far. Any old flashcart will let you enjoy emulators though, even the R4. But like Infernal said, it's really really old, and you can get something newer like the TTDS or EDGE DS for half the price.

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

According to this, NES DS plays individual files just fine. Apparently no DPCM or PCM sound though, which is . You might have been thinking about Goomba Color, which is actually a GBA homebrew GBC emulator and requires the ROMs you want to play to be packed into the same file as the emulator. There is a DS port floating around now though, so maybe that's fixed too.

The latest Lameboy is actually full speed for most stuff now. Still some slowdown and glitches in Shantae though.

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How so? Just get an EZFlash 3-in-1 or eWin GBA expansion, download Rudolph's GBAExpLoader, and you should be set.

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You can get emulators for most stuff up to SNES, which is where it starts getting a little iffy.

Generally there won't be any games that aren't supported, since patches usually come out for the various cards pretty fast. I have heard of problems downloading songs in Band Bros. DX though.

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Originally Posted by INDIGO-1

Damm, I wanted to have portable Super Metroid

Well there's no harm in trying. Go ahead and patch it up, and see if you consider it playable (check the compatibility list for extra notes on getting things working correctly). Also, SNEmulDS will utilize RAM expansions for a little extra performance boost, although I'm not positive if the M3DS Real expansion in particular is supported.

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

So far I've seen EZFlash, DSTT, and Acekard with new DSi-compatible models. Cyclo shouldn't be too far behind.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

I can just see people importing Australian DSis now...that would be an amusing turn of events.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Well, I doubt homebrew will allow you to access DSiWare, which is the biggest draw IMO. The DSi is also smaller, so that might be a factor for people with inferior pocket space. :P

Originally Posted by Buizel

I guess you need to read more places because there's cards that works since it was release in Japan. XP

Apparently they only work for Japanese DSis though, as they're incompatible with European ones (I think RYU is in Germany). So there's no guarantee they'll work with US units either.

How ya doing, buddy?

Well I'm going to assume you've ruled out the Cyclo DS since if you've read even a single post at random in this thread there's at least an 80% chance it's a recommendation for the Cyclo DS, or someone asking what card to get, followed by a recommendation for the Cyclo DS.

So, I'm going to recommend this. Sure you can get that combo for less than half that price at DealExtreme, but it'll take you like 2 months to get it.

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Originally Posted by seanne

I need to get one of these '3 in 1' things, I'm thinking this is the best to get to go along with a cyclo ds?

You would be correct, as the Evo has native support for that particular brand of expandy thing.

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Only problem is that rhs feels the need to charge me $27 to ship a gba cart, so does anyone know of another (reliable) retailer I could have a look at?

I haven't had any problems with these guys, although from what I've heard from a few people, "reliable" may be a slight overstatement - DealExtreme: $18.40 EZFlash 3-in-1 Memory Expansion Pack for NDS Lite

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Also, not quite sure what these tech terms refer to: 512Mbit NOR Flash memory, 128 Mb (16 MB) of PSRAM, 4 Mb (512 KB) of battery backed SRAM for save data. Aren't the games and save states stored on the micro sd inside the cyclo ds?

NOR Flash is non-volatile, meaning you can play it without a flashcart in the DS (in fact, if you get the GBA-sized version or buy a GBA shell separately, it will play normally as a stand-alone GBA cart). PSRAM is volatile, so it's erased every time you restart your DS, but it's faster than burning a ROM onto the NOR memory, so if you change games often it's a better option. Since it's only 16MB though, you won't be able to use it for larger GBA games such as Kingdom Hearts or Mother 3 IIRC.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by seanne

Though it seems the only version of this cartridge they have has only 256 MB of NOR, but I guess that translates to an even 32 MBs (which I believe is the size for the largest GBA games), doesn't it?

Yeah, I haven't seen any GBA ROMs larger than that.

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Thanks for the help guys. Just one more things. 512 kb for save games doesn't seem like very much since most GBA save files seem to be 64 kb. Sounds like it would be a problem?

This is only for the game you're currently playing. Like you said, the saves are automatically backed up to and loaded from your microSD card, but if for example you're playing a game you burned onto the NOR flash without a flashcard, the battery-backed memory will keep your save, erm...saved until you use your Evolution again.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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