R4 Team Plans to Brick Your Nintendo DS

**Eviltaco64** · July 4th, 2008, 06:10

Well, I dont have an R4, or a DS for that matter. But, still, bricking peoples DSes?
Couldnt you make some sort of copy protection scheme maybe? Sorry R4 Team, but bricking the DS is NOT the answer!

**iofthestorm** · July 4th, 2008, 06:51

I don't see the point of this, why would they want to destroy people's DSs? Also, does anyone know how to tell if yours is genuine? And I don't understand the point of telling people you're going to do it before you do it, then no one will update their firmware and they won't make their point.

**ramjet** · July 4th, 2008, 07:06

Seems kinda hypocritical of R4 to take the high moral ground.

Also considering it does not support HDSC and their are cheaper options available that do (TTDS M3), I dont realy see the point in anyone buying a R4 anymore. Sucks for the ppl that have them though, hopefully someone hacks the firmware to remove the risk.

**nightblade36** · July 4th, 2008, 07:29

Whoa whoa whoa...

I think everyone is interpreting the message the wrong way. First of all, the news posted ISN'T official, it's just an interpretation of the quote:

1. After 15 September, Team R4 will do something for the fake card, original program(firmware) with Fake R4 may damage your DS machine (brick), original R4 will have no problem with this program.

2. Make sure you have buy a original R4 (see photo below), if you brick your DS with fake R4, please go ask the selling shop and Team R4 will not admitted this liability.

Now, anyone who has an R4 and updates it knows that the person who runs the website and does translation isn't very good at it.

Having said that, this is how I interpret the quote:
"We know there are fake R4s out there and we are looking to do something about that. Keep in mind that using R4 firmware on a card that isn't actually an R4 may have unexpected results and may have unforeseen consequences which we cannot be held responsible for."

There is nowhere that they say they are actively looking for a way to destroy your DS.

**spinal_cord** · July 4th, 2008, 09:47

I doubt they will be able to do this, perhaps they can kill the fake r4's but don't ds lites have way more of the firmware protected, leaving only the user data writeable? So, to brick the lites, you will have yo bridge sl1.

So how's that going to work? you run the latest r4 software and a screen pops up asking you to take off your battery cover off and poke a metal thing into the sl1 hole etc.

I doubt it.

(feel free to correct me if im wrong).

**pibs** · July 4th, 2008, 10:20

I can't really tell if my R4 is real. I bought it used off amazon and didn't come with any packaging.

Ill play it safe and not update.

**wiggy fuzz** · July 4th, 2008, 10:36

to be fair to the R4 team, the fake R4's and the real ones are pretty easy to tell apart - the "fake" ones don't have a micro SD card slot, i think they use built-in memory (but that's just one of possibly lots of other fake devices)

the problem is, though, people unknowingly buying the fake R4 without knowing it's the real deal - i remember thinking i recieved a fake m3 simply because it didn't have the white shell casing with it. i was practically panicking...

EDIT: whoops - didn't realise how big the image was. sorry for stretching the page...

**pibs** · July 4th, 2008, 10:52

Its fine about the stretching, thanks for posting that up. As far as I can tell Im guessing i have a real one since it takes Micro SD.

and if not thats what I deserve for buying used off amazon sellers

**BastarB** · July 4th, 2008, 11:27

Originally Posted by spinal_cord

I doubt they will be able to do this, perhaps they can kill the fake r4's but don't ds lites have way more of the firmware protected, leaving only the user data writeable? So, to brick the lites, you will have yo bridge sl1.

So how's that going to work? you run the latest r4 software and a screen pops up asking you to take off your battery cover off and poke a metal thing into the sl1 hole etc.

I doubt it.

(feel free to correct me if im wrong).

You're wrong!