Hombrew Hunter's DS Homebrew and Emulation FAQ!

[acn010]

interesting.....

[DanTheManMS]

Hm, not really supposed to talk about commercial game piracy here, sorry. You are correct though. Slot-2 cards will require patching.

Homebrew (unofficial code) does not require patching for either slot-1 or slot-2 devices.

[CliChé Guevara]

oh ok, i didn't realise that only pirated games needed to be patched
nuff said

errr... one more question (sorry )
there's obviously no straight forward answer for this one, but...
should i get the 'M3 simply' or the 'R4 revolution'?
i'm not sure if there are any significant differences...

oh, and where's the cheapest, most reliable place to buy one?

...i realise that was two questions, haha

thanks for your help

and if i'm getting annoying, just tell me

[DanTheManMS]

The R4 and M3 Simply are actually almost the same products, and they're made by the same basic company. In fact, when the first ones came out, you could convert between them by soldering or desoldering some pads on the chip. Newer versions have disabled this, but they are still essentially the same product. Go with whichever one you want.

For shops, I personally recommend www.realhotstuff.com but there are other stores with good deals. Try the Retailer Feedback section of the GBAdev.com forums for some ideas.

[CliChé Guevara]

ok, cool.
thank you for being so helpful!



on a totally unrelated note:
i'm hearing month-old rumours that Earthworm Jim is coming to the DS!

if this isn't true, i'll probably cry like a teething baby...

[Black Fenix]

I'm new to all the homebrew for the DS, but I know about PSP homebrew.

So if I buy M3 I can use my PSP memcard (4Gig)

What else will I need?

Please help

[DanTheManMS]

I wasn't aware that the PSP accepted normal media cards. I thought you had to buy special, expensive PSP "memory stick duo" cards or something along those lines. If this is true, then no you will not be able to use them for your DS.

Also, which version of the M3 do you mean? Slot 1 or slot 2? What do you wish to do with your DS (this question will help determine which slot you should buy your product for)

[Black Fenix]

I would like to have homebrew, and also play backups of my DS games, am not much bothered about GBA games.

[DanTheManMS]

You'd probably want an M3 Simply then, which fits in slot-1. You will most likely need to buy another media card, but after that you should have all you need.

[kcajblue]

and please dont talk about roms.