[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

I've been interested in these for a while now, but I can't decide between the M3 Simply and the M3 Perfect. Can someone confirm the following please?

M3 Lite:
Don't need to flash your DS
Plays GBA games
Supports skins

M3 Simply:
Doesn't need a GBA cart
Don't need to flash your DS
Doesn't play GBA games
Is half the price of the M3 Perfect

If that's true, then the only advantage is that the M3 Perfect supports GBA, which is what I initially wanted. Could this be fixed on the M3 Simply with a firmware update?

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Elixir

I'm pretty sure your DS needs to be flashed in order to read any slot 2 stuff.

That means M3 Lite.

I had read somewhere what with the M3, the passcard replaces the need to flash the DS. Unless by "Flash" you mean put in the passcard, but I mean "flash" as in stick the screwdriver in the DS.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

So Flashing aside, if I want GBA emulation, I should go for the M3 Perfect?

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

And Snes emulation will work on both the M3 Perfect and Simply?
Also, when videos are converted to the .gdp format (or whatever M3 uses), about how much filesize compression occurs? I'm having a tough time choosing between 1G and 2G.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

Eh, SNES emulation works on the DS, except it's extremely crappy and you have a very limited choice of games.

Is this because of a limitation in the DS hardware, or is it something that firmware updates could fix?

Originally Posted by Elixir

I haven't used my M3 Simply for movies so far so I can't comment on what they'd be like. I do know however that it's not a full screen video on the top DS screen. One of the videos in the topic shows this.

Well, it was a widescreen video but was stretched to the edges of the screen (while maintaining the correct aspect ratio), so I'm not sure what you mean.

How ya doing, buddy?

Anyone know about the quality of Corsair Micro-SD cards? I know that their products are generally great (I own a Corsair 620HX PSU and XMS2 RAM, and they are superb), but I've heard that the M3s can be picky about what Micro SD cards they use.

I have this one in mind.

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Originally Posted by Elixir

I tried running a Melty Blood: Act Cadenza video through moonshell at full screen last night. It was watchable, but definitely pixellated. Maybe some day I'll toy around with the video options of the dgp converter, but it isn't all that interesting.

Are you saying that the M3 Simply isn't good for watching videos at all, or do you think they could run fine with some tweaking? One of the main reasons I want to buy one of these things is for the video capabilities; would you suggest looking at a different product that handles video better?

FELIPE NO

I grabbed a Corsair 1GB Micro SD for $19 CAD from NCIX. Corsair is a pretty good name in the memory business, so I'll be the guinea pig for the Corsair brand.

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

I just received my M3 Simply in the mail today, and so far it's great. I'm a little dissapointed with the lack of SNES support, but the video and NDS emulation is enough to warrant its purchase.

Has anyone got Opera to work on their DS (emulated)? I've hear some sources say it is impossible, while others have stated it can be done. Does anyone have the Rom? I couldn't find it anywhere.

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Originally Posted by Shaolin Samurai

For the love of god man. As I've stated repeatedly in this thread, there are multiple SNES emulators readily available for Slot-1 and Slot-2 devices.

For the love of god man, not that many games are playable, and the inability to play roms larger than 4MB is a downer.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Shaolin Samurai

Wow dude. I'm not sure if you understand how to read a table so let me point out from that wiki you posted, the vast majority of games tested for 0.4 final actually do work. Notice that there are different charts for the different versions.

And like I said, it's version ZERO POINT 4, meaning IT'S STILL IN DEVELOPMENT. And also like I said, SnezziDS currently supports larger rom sizes (4mb+) (but only for slot-2, nyah).

Learn to appreciate what others have put time and effort into instead of complaining about everything.

Ok, let's get one thing strait. Not once did I say "nobody is doing anything about Snes emulation on the DS", infact, I love the work people are doing. Perhaps "lack of support" was a poor choice of words on my behalf, because I was referring to the issue in general, not the people who are behind it.

The majority of the games in that list were compatible, but that is only a very small slice of the entire Snes library. I wanted to play games such as Seiken Densetsu III, Illusion of Gaia, and Kirby's Dreamland 3, but that is not possible at this stage. As such, I am disappointed, and rightly so. I don't understand where you picked up that I was rapping on the people behind the emulation projects.

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

Originally Posted by Shaolin Samurai

Except a "lack of support" would mean that there are no emulators, period.

I don't want to turn this thread into an argument, but let me just say that "lack" has many connotations and does not imply a complete absence.

Anyway

I'm going on a train trip to Victoria today (4 hours there, 4 hours back), so the M3 couldn't have arrived at a more opportune moment. Time to put it to the test.

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