PAX East in Washington DC. I can only hope. BCC is great but....D.C.
They really need to do it about halfway down the East Coast. I've always wanted to go, but that's so far to go, and I know there's quite a bit of geekery down in the Southeast. I know many, many people in just my town that would go, but won't if it's that far north.
They really need to do it about halfway down the East Coast. I've always wanted to go, but that's so far to go, and I know there's quite a bit of geekery down in the Southeast. I know many, many people in just my town that would go, but won't if it's that far north.
PAX is coming to the East Coast. I don't know how much closer you want it to get to you. From what Scrym said, they are really only a few viable places to have it. If that's too far for you and your friends, then that's too bad. However, I would think a convention as awesome as PAX would make it more than worthwhile for a bit of a road trip. Heck, I'm actually thinking of going to the East Coast PAX as well in 2010, but mainly to meet some & hang out with some of the awesome peoples from the forum.
I'm currently writing post about the Supercard One v3 which looks like it could knock the R4DS off it's top spot. Don't rush out and buy anything until I've got this all sorted.
Epic wank.. I just spent a whole day writing something that is completely redundant. I have at least learned to research before I start typing next time. The Supercard One v3 does everything the CycloDS does and costs the same $30 that the R4DS does. Just buy that and a 4GB memory card. I'll start writing the second part covering what apps to put on our card now.
I'm 99% sure the Cyclo does, too. I think it's a pretty popular cart...R4 definitely doesn't, though.
And lastly, Omnutia is right in his article. Scott was really down on DS homebrew. I really don't think he's put enough time into it to have really given it a review. So don't let that review totally turn you away. I'm not saying that everyone should be in love with ds homebrew, but definitely read up on it before forming an opinion.
I own a CycloDS and have been really happy with it. I haven't noticed any difference in the battery life versus playing an actual DS cartridge, either. But I don't have to endure long commutes to work so I play my DS on a casual basis. While it's undeniable that the flash-cart's technology main purpose is to pirate games. Other than home-brew applications there is one really nice legitimate use. Having a backup of games you legally own. Lets take for example you go to a convention and you take your DS and your flash cart loaded with your backed up games. You're at the convention and a shitty thing happens, your Nintendo DS is lost or stolen. You are now out a Nintendo DS and your flash cart. But because you just took your backups on the flash-cart, you have not lost the original games you have purchased. There is also the convenience of not having to lug around your DS cartridge as well. Those things can be a cumbersome has hauling around a sack full of bricks.
You can backup the game and the save file actually. At least the CyclodDS lets me do it.
Using an R4 you press select until save files are visible then press A on them and it'll create a .sav.bak file.
This makes no sense to me. How can you back up a DS cartridge if you have your Cyclo or R4 in your slot 1?
FTR, my original question was about backing up actual DS carts.
Also, my recommended place to get cards from is realhotstuff.com . It ships in 2-3 days, tops. Might be a tad more expensive than other places, though.
If you don't like your DS homebrew, get a psp. It has some amazing things that can be done with homebrew, you just need to get a mms(magic memory stick) and a Pandora's Battery off of eBay and then you can get a shitload of apps.
I have both a DS and a PSP that both has homebrew capabilities, and, although the PSP has far more potential, I'd have to say that DS Homebrew wins it out for me.
PSP is more powerful but DS has the touch screen and it is rare for homebrew to reach full power without knowing the proprietary stuff. I've also done some scouting around and found Supercard One v3 + 8GB MicroSD SDHC card for about $60 (£30) together.
Actually, now that you mention it, the touch screen is a pretty big deal. Almost every homebrew app/game that I have uses it: Lemmings, colors, animanatee, pocket physics, DSscratch, Still Alive....
wow, I haven't messed with DS Homebrew in a while, I have the old ass solution involving a cf card stuck in the gba slot. Though a lot of people mention the SNES emulation to be buggy, I don't remember having any issues with it, apart from Super Metroid sprite glitches, but it was otherwise playable. My fav homebrew stuff for the DS is probably all the Music apps, most of which are a bit buggy, but fun for someone that likes electronic music.
Many of you are mentioning that DS Homebrew is better because of a touch screen. The homebrew community has been working on that too. Check out these vids.
Hey, I'm having a problem. None of my GBA games will save. I put them on the M3 running M3 Sakura. I have the GBA pack inserted in the slot. The games work, but they don't save. Every time I start them again, it's blank. Zelda: Link to the Past doesn't even work. DS games save just fine.
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FredMcD.com presents NDS Flashcarts 101 - Part 1: Flashcart basics
Why did I have to set that to 4pt? it may look super tiny on some peoples browsers but it's massive on mine..
@Omnutia
Thanks for the link. I'll be checking it out when I have a free moment. ^_^
Epic wank.. I just spent a whole day writing something that is completely redundant. I have at least learned to research before I start typing next time.
The Supercard One v3 does everything the CycloDS does and costs the same $30 that the R4DS does. Just buy that and a 4GB memory card. I'll start writing the second part covering what apps to put on our card now.
http://www.dsfanboy.com/2008/05/24/homebrew-week-the-recapping/
From there, the "(semi) Ultimate guide to homebrew" is a great read. Everything else is good, too, but I'd recommend the ultimate guide first.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nintendo_DS_Homebrew I'm 99% sure the Cyclo does, too. I think it's a pretty popular cart...R4 definitely doesn't, though.
And lastly, Omnutia is right in his article. Scott was really down on DS homebrew. I really don't think he's put enough time into it to have really given it a review. So don't let that review totally turn you away. I'm not saying that everyone should be in love with ds homebrew, but definitely read up on it before forming an opinion.
FTR, my original question was about backing up actual DS carts.
Also, my recommended place to get cards from is realhotstuff.com . It ships in 2-3 days, tops. Might be a tad more expensive than other places, though.
Follow me on twitter if you'd like to know when the third part, covering homebrew apps, is coming out.
I've also done some scouting around and found Supercard One v3 + 8GB MicroSD SDHC card for about $60 (£30) together.