Omnutia, have you heard of the EZ flash IV Deluxe? The site I bought my Cyclo at (realhotstuff.com) doesn't seem to have the 3in1 anymore, but they have this now.
Ok, after some rooting around it appears the EZ4 is a precursor to the EZ3n1 (the former coming out in 2006). It also appears to be a full on flashcart with it's own interface so you would have to boot your Cyclo, go to the menu and then boot the EZ4 before selecting your rom, whereas, with the EZ3n1 you just boot to the Cyclo file menu and pick your rom from there. In short - Do not buy, get an EZ3n1 somewhere else.
This is mine. It's pretty sweet. I've used a handful of themes and this one has stuck around the longest. I also went and "stole" the R4's skin for moonshell, because the Cyclo's Vista thing wasn't really doing it for me (and the R4's moonshell skin is sweet as hell).
The site I bought my Cyclo at (realhotstuff.com) doesn't seem to have the 3in1 anymore, but they have this now.
That's actually the site I've been considering ordering a 3in1 from; they do have them. They're under the EZ Flash V category as the "EZ Flash Expansion 3 in 1."
How does everyone here combat the whole "extra battery drain" issue? Since winter's a-comin', I'm going to stop driving soon and subsequently be using my DS a LOT more while riding the train...Any suggestions as to how I can cut battery drain to a level hopefully closer to that of a DS with a normal game?
Don't put your DS in sleep mode, just turn it off. I barely notice a difference when I do this, but when I just close it, the battery will run out in 7 or 8 hours with the Cyclo in, as opposed to the week+ it lasts with a regular game cartridge.
If you're using the Cyclo, you can save the state of your game to the memory card and load strait back to that state whenever you want: 1) Go to the Cyclo settings menu 2) Turn on "Save Mode"
Now you have to create a save state slot for your game (they're 4.7mb so the system doesn't automatically make them for you). 1) Go to the file menu 2) Highlight the game you want to create the save slot for 3) Hold down select 4) Start the game (go through the cheat yes/no dialog if it apears.) 5) You should see something like "Creating RTS" then "RTS Enabled" whenever you load that game again (this doesn't add any time as far as I can tell).
Then in game just press L+R+A+B+X+Y at once and select "save state" from the menu. You can now load back to that exact point whenever you want.
How does everyone here combat the whole "extra battery drain" issue? Since winter's a-comin', I'm going to stop driving soon and subsequently be using my DS a LOT more while riding the train...Any suggestions as to how I can cut battery drain to a level hopefully closer to that of a DS with a normal game?
Are you are driving less because of snow?
Anyways, I don't think the Cyclo drains my battery that bad, honestly...
@Dkong: Have you got something in your settings menu that says "Battery saver"? I turned it on but not sure how much more I'm going to get though or what it changes.
How does everyone here combat the whole "extra battery drain" issue? Since winter's a-comin', I'm going to stop driving soon and subsequently be using my DS a LOT more while riding the train...Any suggestions as to how I can cut battery drain to a level hopefully closer to that of a DS with a normal game?
Are you are driving less because of snow?
Anyways, I don't think the Cyclo drains my battery that bad, honestly...
Yeah. Snow is presently the bane of my existence, to be followed by the -30 degree wind chills that brace this city come January.
Where do you live? I mean honestly, how bad could the snow be that you can't drive in it but the trains will still run in it?
@Dkong: Have you got something in your settings menu that says "Battery saver"? I turned it on but not sure how much more I'm going to get though or what it changes.
I don't think so...has the Cyclo released any firmware updates lately? Last time I checked was in August...
Where do you live? I mean honestly, how bad could the snow be that you can't drive in it but the trains will still run in it?
It's not so bad that you couldn't drive in theory, but it is so bad that when the streets (especially the expressway) haven't been properly cleaned a 30 minute commute can turn into a two hour one, as was the case this morning. The commuter trains always (somewhat miraculously) run, and usually within 20 minutes of schedule during the winter. The tracks are usually pretty clean.
Where do you live? I mean honestly, how bad could the snow be that you can't drive in it but the trains will still run in it?
It's not so bad that you couldn't drive in theory, but it is so bad that when the streets (especially the expressway) haven't been properly cleaned a 30 minute commute can turn into a two hour one, as was the case this morning. The commuter trains always (somewhat miraculously) run, and usually within 20 minutes of schedule during the winter. The tracks are usually pretty clean.
I myself live a bit outside of Chicago.
Ah the wind of chicago...I miss the city but I dont miss that. The twin cities aren't terrible but I miss the reliability of Metra (train system) in Chicago as compared to the bus system in Minneapolis. Also, do yourself a favor and try to make it to Perry's Deli sometime...they have the most amazing sandwiches ever.
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http://www.realhotstuff.com/ezflash-lite-deluxe-stock-p-242.html
In short - Do not buy, get an EZ3n1 somewhere else.
Any more questions?
Edit: This is my current CycloDS theme.
How does everyone here combat the whole "extra battery drain" issue? Since winter's a-comin', I'm going to stop driving soon and subsequently be using my DS a LOT more while riding the train...Any suggestions as to how I can cut battery drain to a level hopefully closer to that of a DS with a normal game?
1) Go to the Cyclo settings menu
2) Turn on "Save Mode"
Now you have to create a save state slot for your game (they're 4.7mb so the system doesn't automatically make them for you).
1) Go to the file menu
2) Highlight the game you want to create the save slot for
3) Hold down select
4) Start the game (go through the cheat yes/no dialog if it apears.)
5) You should see something like "Creating RTS" then "RTS Enabled" whenever you load that game again (this doesn't add any time as far as I can tell).
Then in game just press L+R+A+B+X+Y at once and select "save state" from the menu. You can now load back to that exact point whenever you want.
Anyways, I don't think the Cyclo drains my battery that bad, honestly...
I myself live a bit outside of Chicago.