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odin_dax
9th January 2009, 07:10 AM
Does anyone have a Nintendo DS?

There are many homebrews for the Nintendo DS, but all you really need are a few things...

1. Nintendo DS (or DS Lite)
2. Cart-1 chip
3. microSD card
4. Moonshell software

Download your favorite music, texts, movies, TV shows and games onto your microSD card. Moonshell will be your main OS (follow the instructions), but it should come packaged with DGP tools. If not, it's easy enough to find that software (Google: DGP tools). DGP will allow you to reformat your movies and TV shows into a compatible video format that's much smaller in size. Moonshell can be found online for free as well.

I recommend making directories on your microSD for easier navigation before download. Once you have your files downloaded onto your microSD, insert it into the cart-1 chip, then insert that into the Nintendo DS, and voila!

microSD chips can be cheap. I just bought a 2-gig chip for $13 USD. The Cart-1 chips will usually sell for around $50-$60 USD. In total, a "hacked" NDS will run about $200 USD, but it's well worth it! At the optimal setting, a NDS can run for 19 hours! This is great for planes, trains and auto trips, not to forget camping trips as well!

An NDS comes with a standard wall outlet plug, but there are USB hacks around. They take about three hours to charge.

If this doesn't convince you to get an NDS or NDS Lite over any other portable system, then I don't know what will! :smashfrea
crazy white guy
9th January 2009, 07:14 AM
Thats an awesome way to watch cartoons. The color and frame rate are perfect for it. An 8GB card is enough for 21 hours of video of Standard TV quality
FAZEone
9th January 2009, 08:33 AM
Ha, I just ordered an Acekard 2. Do you know of a good site to download good homebrew apps?
DoctaD
15th January 2009, 05:06 PM
You can get an official R4 Revolution and 2gig TF for ?16 from a seller on Amazon, less than the price of a shitty DS game (Imagine Piracy)
Th0r
15th January 2009, 06:06 PM
You can get an official R4 Revolution and 2gig TF for ?16 from a seller on Amazon, less than the price of a shitty DS game (Imagine Piracy)

I highly recommend the R4.
.VX
17th January 2009, 08:30 PM
Me too.
Micro
19th January 2009, 02:14 PM
My DS card is manufactured by Top Toy and it has a small 1gb micro sd inside it.

It has automated patching so using pirated roms is just drag & drop.

It has saved me literally hundreds of dollars as I was able to pirate games and see that they ware shit :)
FAZEone
19th January 2009, 09:59 PM
Don't get R4, it's old now. Rather get something like CycloDS or Acekard or M3DS real.
R4 is pretty much dead now with no new firmware being released and no support forums.
Th0r
19th January 2009, 10:15 PM
Is Moonshell still being updated?
FAZEone
19th January 2009, 10:23 PM
No idea... there's a lot of other homebrew apps just like moonshell anyway. Some are probably better even.
odin_dax
19th January 2009, 10:40 PM
Moonshell has been updated. I don't keep up with release notes, but every time I'm back in the US on a visit there's a new release. Still need to update mine this visit! :omfg:
DoctaD
31st January 2009, 08:47 PM
Ive been working with R4 cards quite a lot recently and I advise everyone away from anything but the official R4.

I got a R4 SDHC for someone but after hours of trying everything possible, Ive decided it's faulty, or just shit.

Ive bought and sold on seven official R4s in the past month without a slight hiccup, so if you're going to invest in one, stick with the basics.

Also, if there happened to be a FTP available, we could share homebrew ROMS!
Th0r
31st January 2009, 08:51 PM
On the HD I had in mind for using for FTP usage [My bandwidth is super awesome.] I designated a folder for Games with the intention of putting nmy collection of DS ROMS and ISO's in the folder for community download.
FAZEone
1st February 2009, 04:23 AM
I had to return my r4 pro because it crashed on a game and never worked since. I got an Acekard2 instead and it's been great so far.

Anyone know any decent FPS for DS?
Th0r
1st February 2009, 03:22 PM
Get DOOM on your DS if you can.

I got a R4 SDHC for someone but after hours of trying everything possible, Ive decided it's faulty, or just shit.

Is that the new one?
FAZEone
4th February 2009, 07:07 AM
I have DOOM on DS. It's alright, quite fun... but with other DS games to keep me interested, meh.
Duke Nukem 3D on DS would be win.
Th0r
4th February 2009, 09:52 AM
Try the DOOM Mods.
FAZEone
5th February 2009, 07:02 AM
Hmm, where would I find them?