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Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 06:57 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've modded other consoles before, namely PS2 and Xbox, but i'm new to the ds. I've been looking at these new 1-slot supercards and they seem very convenient but I'm still not to sure as to how they work. Are the new 1-slot cards reliable, what program do you use to put games on them. Also, what is a good sight to download roms?

If anyone could help a DS Noob out, I'd really appreciate it.
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Are the new 1-slot cards reliable

Yes they are reliable. (and it's Slot-1, not 1-slot)

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what program do you use to put games on them

None, Slot-1 devices do not need the games patching just copy them over in Windows/Linux/etc like you would with any USB device/Memory Card

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what is a good sight to download roms

www.dgemu.com is the only one I use, but it has a point system which can be a hassell to gtet round, I just rip most of the games from the carts myself, only downloading games not available in mt country.
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
What slot-1 card do you suggest is the best right now?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
None, Wait for the M3 Simply DS.

If you have to get one now get the DS-X, but your stuck with only 512MB of storage.
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265

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Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:32 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Can you link me to the new M3 card, and also, when is it coming out?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Wow, from those forum posts it seems like it'll only be $25-$40, that's awesome. I'll definitely wait for it.

Thanks a lot for the help.
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
EDIT: Double Post
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265

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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 07:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't forget thats $25-$40 + the cost of a microSD card $20-$30 for 512MB on eBay.

So at most $70 for a 512MB slot-1 device, which is still ALOT less than a DS-X :-)
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 08:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not exactly sure what the SD card is, why do you need it along with the new m3 slot-1?

Also I was looking at that dgemu site and it looks really annoying with the points. Do you know any really popular ds rom sites?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 08:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
An SD card is a small memory card, you put the games on this, then put the card in the M3, the M3 reads the games off the card.

MicroSD card:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/512-MB-MOTOROLA-ME...1QQcmdZViewItem

SD Card Reader (to copy the games from the PC):
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/USB-CARD-READER-WR...1QQcmdZViewItem

The advanatges of using MicroSD over hving inbuilt memory (like the DS-X has) are that you can choose how much memory you want (from 128MB to 2GB) andit is alot cheaper than those that use inbuilt memory (you can get twice the memory of the DS-X and it will still be cheaper)
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 08:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That sounds awesome.

Also for my other question, what is a really popular ds rom site, because that other one you linked looks annoying with the points system.
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 08:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Unfortunetly that is the most popular site ¬_¬

You could use bittorrent if your desperate though, if you don't now what bittorrent is then google it :-)
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 08:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for all the help mr hanky, but if its ok, i just wanted to ask something to clear stuff up.

I'm still not exactly sure what I need to get. I'd like to buy the new m3 card for the dslite, but I thought you just used a straight usb connection. I'm not sure exactly how it works with the sd card, can you clarify?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 08:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The straight USB connection is only for the DS-X (as it has memory built in)

The M3 uses external memory to work (the MicroSD card) you connect the SD card to your computer using a card reader and copy your games onto the SD card, you then put the SD into the M3 and the M3 into the DS.

Withot an SD card the M3 will not work.
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 09:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
And the difference is that even though you have to buy the sd card and reader, it's still cheaper then the other card, and you can choose to have even more memory.

Is that right?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 09:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yep
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
Gunman
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 11:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Mr hanky I gotta thank you again for the awesome help today.


I'm probably going to get the sd card and the sd reader today or tommorow, so I'm wondering how big of an sd card I should get so that I can fit a decent amount of games on it, and if there's a certain brand of card or reader. I'll probably be buying it off of ebay, and I live in america if it helps at all.
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mr_hanky
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 12:20 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
1GB MicroSD:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1GB-Toshiba-MicroSD-...1QQcmdZViewItem

Card Reader:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Finger-size-USB-Card...1QQcmdZViewItem

1GB should be enough for about 20-30 games, you can get a 2GB card if you want though
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265

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Ocean23
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 15:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi, I just bought an M3 perfect, with passcard 3 last week, I made the mistake of buying some PQI 2GB miniSD card that was really cheap! stay away from that brand lol, i tried 2 of them and both were trash, I bought a scandisk 1GB mini SD card and everything is running perfect, i have 18 game son it, they are really big games though. Its really easy to use, jsut make sure you don't buy cheap parts, like your card reader and SD card. Definetly stay away from PQI.

Oh and I think you should stick with 1 GB, 2 GB cards always have problems
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PooStain
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_ 		16. December 2006 @ 20:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I bought a A-Data 1GB from Newegg.com. Is that a good one?
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mr_hanky
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_ 		17. December 2006 @ 01:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A-Data cards seem to be the most highly rated cards for the M3, the people over at the M3 forums are always recommending them.
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265
theDread
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_ 		17. December 2006 @ 02:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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www.dgemu.com is the only one I use, but it has a point system which can be a hassell to gtet round, I just rip most of the games from the carts myself, only downloading games not available in mt country.
How do you get round the point system apart from donating?

D
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mr_hanky
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_ 		17. December 2006 @ 02:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Being an active member in the forums ¬_¬

EDIT:
http://www.dgemu.com/FAQ.html

The first 4 questions/answers should help.
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My M3 Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/364264
My M3 DS Simply Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129
My M3 DS Real Guide: http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/585265

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cheshmonk
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_ 		18. December 2006 @ 13:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
im gettin g a ds lite for christmas. Is this the best flash cart to get? i was just wondering what the overall best flash cart is, and what else besides a flashcart i need to run roms etc.


ps do you guys think nintendo will update the ds anytime soon?> like make a newer version? cause then i would just wait for it. I hate getting something like a system, then they make like a newer thinner model or something
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PM me for updates on a downgrader. Im desperate, along with a bunch of others. Thanks for all of you working to make me less bored.

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