[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

I saw somewhere that the people who make the R4 aren't doing any more updates for it... is that just a rumor, or fact?

I ask because Daigasso Band Brothers DX apparently uses a larger than normal save file that'll require ALL of the flash cart makers to patch to make it work. I don't want to have gotten the cart that is going to remain partially broken forever

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by BigCN401

Yeah, Band Brothers DX is out and Nintendo has sneaked something "extra" to combat pirates (or make it DRM-ish).

DX use a new save type, or rather, a larger save than the typical 512KB. At first people thought it was using 1MB which no flashcart supports it but TeamCyclops has discovered that the game actually use 8MB!
I'm not surprise because 100 downloadable songs + 100 user creation song wouldn't fit on a 512KB save file nor on 1MB.

Then people ran into another problem: they couldn't connect to the server to download songs. Why? Nintendo actually put some sort of ID to each cart so when people are using the same rom connecting to the server, they ban that ID.

Looks like I'm going to import a copy!

Buffet Overflow, if you want a quick fix to make the game run on the R4 (of course you cannot download any songs as mention above), make sure you're using the later version, 1.18. Then download this patched _DS_MENU.DAT and the 8MB save and you'll be all set.

Out of curiosity, where'd you find those? I'm curious as to where updates are being put out from, because their website is ooooooooold.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Man, I really REALLY hope they still publish updates. Last thing I want is a card that'll be obsolete in 6 months.

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

Well, shit, pardon me for missing the notice that went up EVERYWHERE apparently that their factory shut down. :/

Combine that with CycloDS' website looking like it was designed by a colorblind monkey on crack and that NEITHER of them sell their own product on their own website, and you have the reasons why I picked the R4. Also, I polled various GFFers and such and got "R4 if most of what you want to do is DS games", which is true. :/

The CycloDS was also a good chunk more expensive than the R4. :/

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

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 was speaking idiomatically.

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.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

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

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