Max 4gb Hd and media launcher for homebrew and gba/ds rom backups?

**charlieaf92** · May 9th, 2006, 20:41

I'm thinking about getting the new 4gb HD for the ds, that comes with the datel max media launcher. According to this site that I found : http://us.codejunkies.com/news_revie...=17&i=8996&s=8
It is possible to run homebrew games on the DS with only this package - or so they say? Can anyone tell me that has one if they are able to play homebrew, as well as backups of their GBA and DS games without any additional hardware?

Thanks a lot in advance,
-Charlie

**Mazza** · May 10th, 2006, 16:18

you can use the max media launcher and an m3 or supercard to play roms but the hard drive won't play them.

**charlieaf92** · May 10th, 2006, 18:00

Originally Posted by Mazza

you can use the max media launcher and an m3 or supercard to play roms but the hard drive won't play them.

Thanks for the reply. Why won't the hd play roms? Have they enabled some sort of copyright protection on it?

Thanks again,
-Charlie

**Mazza** · May 10th, 2006, 23:15

the simple asnwer is that the software to do so isn't built in, or so i don't think. With other adaptors like the M3 and Supercard the software allows you to run roms but the HD by datel focuses on videos and mp3s

**MsvP** · May 25th, 2006, 21:44

But in the articel from codejunkies they say that the MAxMdeiaplayer with the HD will support the emulation of games!

**Mazza** · May 25th, 2006, 23:26

you can run emulators and games like snes and retro etc. but you can't run nintendo ds roms on it.

**MsvP** · May 26th, 2006, 09:29

Oh ok, but isn't a nintendo DS rom illegal?

**Mazza** · May 26th, 2006, 16:30

it's illegal to use any roms, even for the older consoles. Although some countries allow for backups of games you own to be run and no-one on these forums will have a go at you if you are running backups of games you already own.

**charlieaf92** · May 26th, 2006, 17:49

I did some more research and I think you're right. The Datel HD can't run DS or GBA games (or at least not very well). From what I read it can't because it isn't fast enough - so that would make me wonder how well it will handle complicated homebrew apps and games as well. I went ahead and bought an M3 SD slim and passkey2. It is going to end up costing about the same as a datel HD, and I've read plenty of reviews saying that it will run any DS or GBA game flawlessly.

For the record, here in the US it is legal to run ROMs of games once they have been abondoned by the owner for a certain amount of time - I forget the exact terminalogy, but they become public domain. It is also legal to make or download a backup of a game that you own.

Thanks for the help guys.