[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

Someone should make a thread like this for the PSP~

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So I need to get a card. I'm thinking cyclods, but I've heard bad things about the card reader that's bundled with it. Bad as in it not really working that well, it not being compliant with sdhc cards, etc.

Is there any truth to this?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Thanks for the responses guys. I won't be taking any chances with the included one then.

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

What the hell, I finally get my cyclods and the official page goes to shit

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Originally Posted by llmercll

Bump, and SCHNEE an 8GB microHCSD WILL work with the cyclo?

Yes, it will. I'm using a 8gb Sandisc myself, works like a charm.

I was speaking idiomatically.

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

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?

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Where are you they're charging $27 in shipping? I've bought from RHS stuff before and I recall it being pretty reasonable.

It's probably just because I live overseas.

Originally Posted by Dhsu

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

That place seems fine, actually. Can't go wrong with free shipping either. 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?

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?

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Originally Posted by Dhsu

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.

Ah, I see, that's fine then since I always have my cyclo ds inserted. What happens when the battery dies though, since it seems to be soldered down, will the saving still function?

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

Alright, that seems easy enough. Thanks a lot for your help Dhsu, I just ordered one from that DX place.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So I got the thing in the mail today but can't seem to get it to work (I'm using cycloDS ver. 1.55). I put a bunch of .gba files on the microSD card but how exactly do I load them? They don't show up under Games/Homebrew like .nds files.

I would try using GBA ExpLoader (though I was under the impression that the cycloDS would be able to handle GBA games on it's own these days), but the links on the blog don't seem to work...

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Yeah I remember there used to be an option for that on older firmware versions but I'm not seeing it with ver.1.55. In the settings/misc menu there's; cheat codes, save mode, battery saver, lcd brightness, language, skin, rumble and 'boot from slot 2'.

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I'm using an EZ Flash 3 in 1. 128 MB version I believe, not the newer 'plus' version.

edit: Right, it seems you had to manually change a value in the CycloDS\config.xml file -.-

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