FAQ - What Do I Need for Homebrew on the DS

[parkermauney]

Damn! Glad I got a psp instead.

[ibiza420]

Is the R4 alone enough (with a SD card) to run homebrew on DS? Same question for M3 Simply...I don't understand why it is said here that a passkey is required since all sites I found describing the R4/M3 said that no passcard is required...

can you enlighten me on that one? Also, is R4 better than M3?

Thanks
ibiza

[yaustar]

In order:
Yes
Yes
A passkey is need for Slot 2 (GBA) based flash carts.
Hardware wise, they are both the same.

[jak66]

is R4 better than M3?

only if you want firmware updates sooner (and cant be bothered to patch the r4 update to work on the m3)

[-Shadow2-1-]

can u tell me how to get homebrew/ nds roms on my DS. I tried downloading from some sites but i cant find any that actually offer homebrew games for downloading. please respond. thanx

[marcus222]

has any1 heard of a PMP d from datel its from argos i got 1 i keep trying to put games on ity but they are always this zip win rar thing so it does not play the game please help me

[marcus222]

dou u need to put the games on th sd card by using a card reader

[dman32]

is there a tutorial some where?

[norniron]

Hi, could somebody tell me what i should be looking to buy so that i can run emulators for old snes games and gameboy games etc and to be able to watch movies, mp3s and ebooks on my ds lite?

all this passme, flash, supercards, slot-1 + slot-2 stuff has me completly confused.

i've seen on a website and have seen an "M3 DS Simply Package with 2Gb Micro SD Card" for £39.98, would this do the job and is it a good price?

[scyron]

Hi, could somebody tell me what i should be looking to buy so that i can run emulators for old snes games and gameboy games etc and to be able to watch movies, mp3s and ebooks on my ds lite?

all this passme, flash, supercards, slot-1 + slot-2 stuff has me completly confused.

i've seen on a website and have seen an "M3 DS Simply Package with 2Gb Micro SD Card" for £39.98, would this do the job and is it a good price?

I too am looking to buying this M3 package and a little heads up would be nice since these homebrew devices seem to cost more than most games.

thanks if anyone replies. Also as of right now I only have SD card and I was wondering if it is any better/worse than micro/mini SD or CF cards.