[DS] Universal DS Homebrew thread. Fucking cheapskates.

I've recently been looking into the R4 chip. For some reason, I was originally under the impression that I could put roms on it OTHER than DS roms. I recently learned this is not so. For my personal preferences, this deems the R4 chip unnecessary to me. My question is, is there a product similar to the R4 chip that enables me to put NES/SNES/Gameboy roms onto my DS?

Thanks guys!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

So it sounds like M3 is the way to go because you can put any emulator on it (provided it will fit), as well as play downloaded DS games? Is it the general consensus that M3 is the best? Ive read most of the posts here but I still can't come to a conclusion about which is best for me. I really want to play the old emulated games (NES/SNES/Genesis/Gameboy) but also would like to play the downloaded games... tell me what you think.

How ya doing, buddy?

I've asked this question before, but it has been about a year and I'm wondering if there is anything out there that I am missing.

I would like something like the R4 that I can download and play DS games on, but also be able to handle NES/SNES/GB/GBC emulators and ROMS. Is there anything stable out there that will do this effectively? I know there is something like it already that really doesn't have a good reputation as far as emulating the older games. Anyone know a good amount about this?

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

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

The DS can handle NES/GBC/GB pretty well. SNES and Genesis unfortunately are still lacking. It's not the cartridge that you should be worried about but the homebrew and the DS hardware capabilities to support the homebrew.

So just get a CycloDS or something comparable already and maybe in the far future there will be some homebrew that does SNES/Genesis emulation justice.


The one thing that I would like to research one of these days is what cards work with the DSi and if there is anything on the DSi that has been unlocked for homebrew and stuff. I'm not really interested in the DSi and of course with it having firmware that makes tinkering all the more difficult but I'm still curious.

You seem to be a fan of CycloDS, so I was hoping to ask you a few questions. I was reading up on their site, and it says under the CycloDS Evolution section "100% compatibility, supports clean ROM's - works on any OS". Are they talking about DS ROMS, or other ROMS, or both?

Do you recommend Evolution, MiniSD, or MicroSD for my purposes? (Playing DS ROMs, and some older systems ROMs is a plus)

Also, there were a bunch of sites listed on "WHERE 2 BUY", none of which I have used before. Recommendations there? Thanks for your time.

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by KrelEN

There are only a few DSi-compatible flashcarts right now. If anything, I'd say wait until flashcarts are totally unnecessary - the thing has an SD slot; I'd wager an exploit will be found before very long.

To answer your question, no, I don't reckon it'll ever be able to play GBA games. The GBA slot isn't present on the new hardware, so it stands to reason that it's lacking the requisite software/firmware, too.

Isn't it possible to run a homebrew GBA emulator though? I'm probably missing something here, I'm pretty new to these applications.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by KrelEN

Theoretically, yes. However, because the games would be running through an emulation layer and not natively on the hardware, it'd be about as fast as wading through molasses.

Ah, I see I see. So someone would have to make a GBA emulator designed to run on the DS... which is unlikely I guess. Good thing I have a rockin' DS Lite!!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?