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DC81 · 08-10-2007

You only need a slot 2 cart to play GBA games. They are not needed to play NDS games. From what I have heard, they are trying to make it possible to play GBA games from slot 1, but as of now have had no success.

I bought my DS this last weekend at Costco, it was bundled with Yoshi's Island DS, I have heard a lot of good things about Costco's return policy and couldn't pass it up.

I have a friend whose Xbox 360 got the famous "Red Ring Of Death", after about a year of playing it, rather than having to send it to Microsoft to fix, he took it to Costco and they just gave him a new Xbox, they even let him swap his harddrive.

Sorry for getting a little off subject.

jchaike · 08-10-2007

If CostCo has such a great return policy, I would just flash my DS and if it breaks bring it back to CostCo =D hah

DC81 · 08-10-2007

To flash the DS you would need a slot 1 passkey. To buy one would be about $20 (which kind of defeats the purpose of flashing it, since you now have a passkey), unless you have a friend that has a passkey that you can borrow to flash your DS. Plus, rather than paying $20 for a passkey, I would rather pay a little more for the R4DS which will allow me to play NDS games without flashing, and if I want to play GBA games from a slot 2 cart it will act as a passkey.

I have read the there are some negatives with flashing, one that I remember is decreased battery life (I don't know why, but it is what I read), plus the risk of "bricking" your DS if flashed incorrectly.

jchaike · 08-10-2007

you can brick a PSP, an iPhone, ahah figures you can brick a PSP...damn you can even brick my Motorola Q!

DC81 · 08-10-2007

Anytime you are upgrading or modifying a devices firmware or operating system, it has a potential to brick. Usually if you follow the direction correctly it is pretty safe. I got an email yesterday saying that my R4DS has shipped. Now I have to wait 12-18 days for delivery. I will let you know how it works as soon as I get it.

looneyloon · 08-11-2007

uhh ok so if i jus wanted to play ds games which would i need and how much money we talkin

DC81 · 08-11-2007

R4DS, I ordered mine for $35 at Gameyeeeah.com, plus a micro SD card, I got a 1 gig card for 10 and newegg.com. So about $55-$60 once you incorporate shipping. Enjoy. Daniel

jchaike · 08-15-2007

just got my R4 today...roms work 100% and amazing..havent tried cheats yet...but i have 3 questions:
whats moonshell?
why doesnt clicking multimedia work?
and how can i theme my r4?

DC81 · 08-19-2007

Moonshell is used for playing multimedia files, looking at photos, and reading ebooks. The other two questions I am not too sure on.

cvs2fan · 08-20-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by DC81

Moonshell is used for playing multimedia files, looking at photos, and reading ebooks. The other two questions I am not too sure on.

where did you got the R4DS ???
ebay=?

08-10-2007	#11 (permalink)
DC81 GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 101 Credits: 191	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< You only need a slot 2 cart to play GBA games. They are not needed to play NDS games. From what I have heard, they are trying to make it possible to play GBA games from slot 1, but as of now have had no success. I bought my DS this last weekend at Costco, it was bundled with Yoshi's Island DS, I have heard a lot of good things about Costco's return policy and couldn't pass it up. I have a friend whose Xbox 360 got the famous "Red Ring Of Death", after about a year of playing it, rather than having to send it to Microsoft to fix, he took it to Costco and they just gave him a new Xbox, they even let him swap his harddrive. Sorry for getting a little off subject. __________________ PSP Firmware Version 3.80-4 M33 DS Lite (Crimson & Black) R4DS (2GB Memory Cardl) EZ Flash 3 in 1

08-10-2007	#12 (permalink)
jchaike GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 145 Credits: 538	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< If CostCo has such a great return policy, I would just flash my DS and if it breaks bring it back to CostCo =D hah __________________ --jchaike PSP HISTORY: 1.50 --> 1.52 --> 2.00 --> 1.50 --> Devhook --> 2.71 CFW --> 3.03 CFW --> 3.10 CFW --> 3.30 CFW --> Partial Brick --> 1.50 --> 3.30 CFW --> 3.40 CFW --> 3.52 m33 CFW --> 3.52 m33 update 4 --> 3.71 m33?

08-10-2007	#13 (permalink)
DC81 GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 101 Credits: 191	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< To flash the DS you would need a slot 1 passkey. To buy one would be about $20 (which kind of defeats the purpose of flashing it, since you now have a passkey), unless you have a friend that has a passkey that you can borrow to flash your DS. Plus, rather than paying $20 for a passkey, I would rather pay a little more for the R4DS which will allow me to play NDS games without flashing, and if I want to play GBA games from a slot 2 cart it will act as a passkey. I have read the there are some negatives with flashing, one that I remember is decreased battery life (I don't know why, but it is what I read), plus the risk of "bricking" your DS if flashed incorrectly. __________________ PSP Firmware Version 3.80-4 M33 DS Lite (Crimson & Black) R4DS (2GB Memory Cardl) EZ Flash 3 in 1

08-10-2007	#14 (permalink)
jchaike GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 145 Credits: 538	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< you can brick a PSP, an iPhone, ahah figures you can brick a PSP...damn you can even brick my Motorola Q! __________________ --jchaike PSP HISTORY: 1.50 --> 1.52 --> 2.00 --> 1.50 --> Devhook --> 2.71 CFW --> 3.03 CFW --> 3.10 CFW --> 3.30 CFW --> Partial Brick --> 1.50 --> 3.30 CFW --> 3.40 CFW --> 3.52 m33 CFW --> 3.52 m33 update 4 --> 3.71 m33?

08-10-2007	#15 (permalink)
DC81 GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 101 Credits: 191	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< Anytime you are upgrading or modifying a devices firmware or operating system, it has a potential to brick. Usually if you follow the direction correctly it is pretty safe. I got an email yesterday saying that my R4DS has shipped. Now I have to wait 12-18 days for delivery. I will let you know how it works as soon as I get it. __________________ PSP Firmware Version 3.80-4 M33 DS Lite (Crimson & Black) R4DS (2GB Memory Cardl) EZ Flash 3 in 1

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08-11-2007	#16 (permalink)
looneyloon GamingCrazy Novice Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 257 Credits: 225	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< uhh ok so if i jus wanted to play ds games which would i need and how much money we talkin

08-11-2007	#17 (permalink)
DC81 GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 101 Credits: 191	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< R4DS, I ordered mine for $35 at Gameyeeeah.com, plus a micro SD card, I got a 1 gig card for 10 and newegg.com. So about $55-$60 once you incorporate shipping. Enjoy. Daniel __________________ PSP Firmware Version 3.80-4 M33 DS Lite (Crimson & Black) R4DS (2GB Memory Cardl) EZ Flash 3 in 1

08-15-2007	#18 (permalink)
jchaike GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 16 Posts: 145 Credits: 538	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< just got my R4 today...roms work 100% and amazing..havent tried cheats yet...but i have 3 questions: whats moonshell? why doesnt clicking multimedia work? and how can i theme my r4? __________________ --jchaike PSP HISTORY: 1.50 --> 1.52 --> 2.00 --> 1.50 --> Devhook --> 2.71 CFW --> 3.03 CFW --> 3.10 CFW --> 3.30 CFW --> Partial Brick --> 1.50 --> 3.30 CFW --> 3.40 CFW --> 3.52 m33 CFW --> 3.52 m33 update 4 --> 3.71 m33?

08-19-2007	#19 (permalink)
DC81 GamingCrazy Rookie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 101 Credits: 191	Re: DS Noob Questions >.< Moonshell is used for playing multimedia files, looking at photos, and reading ebooks. The other two questions I am not too sure on.

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