Thread: Nintendo DS Lite

Ez all.

Needing a bit of info regarding getting games for these. Just purchased 2 for my sons. But the games are way over-priced for a little bit of cartridge

A) I know there's a way to get dodgy games but not a clue how, someone mentioned a R4 card
B) If I can get these dodgy games (download them) where can I download them from?

Any help would be very much appreciated.

my wife and daughter have ds lite xtreme cards in theirs and they work pretty well

for info http://www.gameboy-advance.net/ds-lite/ds-xtreme.htm

you can download the game roms from http://www.nintendo-ds-roms.com/

Check out this thread..

http://www.its-all-about-oldskool.co...hp?f=80&t=2354

Originally Posted by Wigs

Check out this thread..

http://www.its-all-about-oldskool.co...hp?f=80&t=2354

Just what I wanted, thanks Wigs

So basically I get an R4 card and I'm away

Originally Posted by Curly

Originally Posted by Wigs

Check out this thread..

http://www.its-all-about-oldskool.co...hp?f=80&t=2354

Just what I wanted, thanks Wigs

So basically I get an R4 card and I'm away

It really is shockingly easy.. I havn't downloaded any games for a few months, but have over 100 downloaded. Very good for my kids who have a short attention span.

Some of the links on the sites mentioned in the previous thread had been deleted by the likes of rapidshare etc, but they don't normally take long to come back.

Originally Posted by Wigs

Originally Posted by Curly

Originally Posted by Wigs

Check out this thread..

http://www.its-all-about-oldskool.co...hp?f=80&t=2354

Just what I wanted, thanks Wigs

So basically I get an R4 card and I'm away

It really is shockingly easy.. I havn't downloaded any games for a few months, but have over 100 downloaded. Very good for my kids who have a short attention span.

Some of the links on the sites mentioned in the previous thread had been deleted by the likes of rapidshare etc, but they don't normally take long to come back.

Top banana mate, cheers. No doubt once I get that R4 card I'll be posting again

Originally Posted by haze

my wife and daughter have ds lite xtreme cards in theirs and they work pretty well

for info http://www.gameboy-advance.net/ds-lite/ds-xtreme.htm

you can download the game roms from http://www.nintendo-ds-roms.com/

How much are them xtreme cards Haze?

and

How many games fit onto each card?

Originally Posted by msprim

Originally Posted by haze

my wife and daughter have ds lite xtreme cards in theirs and they work pretty well

for info http://www.gameboy-advance.net/ds-lite/ds-xtreme.htm

you can download the game roms from http://www.nintendo-ds-roms.com/

How much are them xtreme cards Haze?

and

How many games fit onto each card?

They look pretty cool..

I think the R4 cards are supposed to be the most compatible - just make sure you buy a real one and not a dodgy one.
I had mine bought for me, so not sure the best place to buy them.
The one I got had the blank cart, a small memory chip (2gig I think) & a usb stick to put the mem card in so I could transfer the downloaded files from the pc to the usb stick & then take the mem card out & plug into the cart - which then went into the DS

You can fit as many games as you have space, but I think 2gig is the max for compatibility issues. Games range from 8mb to 64mb generally.

Originally Posted by billybob2007

I think the R4 cards are supposed to be the most compatible - just make sure you buy a real one and not a dodgy one.
I had mine bought for me, so not sure the best place to buy them.
The one I got had the blank cart, a small memory chip (2gig I think) & a usb stick to put the mem card in so I could transfer the downloaded files from the pc to the usb stick & then take the mem card out & plug into the cart - which then went into the DS

You can fit as many games as you have space, but I think 2gig is the max for compatibility issues. Games range from 8mb to 64mb generally.

Thanks BB. Now to find a site that sells real R4's then

Originally Posted by Curly

Thanks BB. Now to find a site that sells real R4's then

I've bought Edge cards for both of the sites below.

http://www.nds-gear.com/
http://www.memorybits.co.uk/

Cheers Wigs. Is there any difference between The Edge cards and R4 cards?

Originally Posted by Curly

Cheers Wigs. Is there any difference between The Edge cards and R4 cards?

They are basically the same thing, but a lot of people swear by the Edge cards rather than generic R4's. However, a few of my friends have R4 cards (which were cheaper than Edge) and have had no problems.

Originally Posted by Wigs

Originally Posted by Curly

Cheers Wigs. Is there any difference between The Edge cards and R4 cards?

They are basically the same thing, but a lot of people swear by the Edge cards rather than generic R4's. However, a few of my friends have R4 cards (which were cheaper than Edge) and have had no problems.

I think maybe Edge cards are a bit more reliable than the cheaper alternatives.

Thanks for the info fella's. Gone for the R4's

Much appreciated

Originally Posted by Curly

Thanks for the info fella's. Gone for the R4's

Much appreciated

Did you buy a DSi or the DS Lite?

The reason I ask is that not all R4 cards are compatable with the new DSi, you need to buy specific ones for those.. Hope it's not too late if you have a DSi.

Originally Posted by Wigs

Originally Posted by Curly

Thanks for the info fella's. Gone for the R4's

Much appreciated

Did you buy a DSi or the DS Lite?

The reason I ask is that not all R4 cards are compatable with the new DSi, you need to buy specific ones for those.. Hope it's not too late if you have a DSi.

It's a DS Lite Wigs. So hopefully the R4 cards will be ok?

Originally Posted by Curly

It's a DS Lite Wigs. So hopefully the R4 cards will be ok?

Yeah, you will be fine with the DS Lites.. it's only the DSi's that won't accept all of them.

Wigs, need your help mate!!

My R4 cards came today, I've downloaded the games but they won't work on the DS Lite X( I'm a complete tool when it comes to this sort of thing. What do I need to do? Can you talk me through it step by step please mate? Don't forget I'm a completely clueless twat!

This how far I've got..........Downloaded game.....that's it :ymblushing:

Originally Posted by Curly

Wigs, need your help mate!!

My R4 cards came today, I've downloaded the games but they won't work on the DS Lite X( I'm a complete tool when it comes to this sort of thing. What do I need to do? Can you talk me through it step by step please mate? Don't forget I'm a completely clueless twat!

This how far I've got..........Downloaded game.....that's it :ymblushing:

Can't go into detail as off out soon, but basically there should be some files already on the mem card (which make the menu for the games). If those files aren't on there, you need to get them - they should really be on there or at least with a disc that came with the pack of bits.
Then just download the games, unzip & put that game file onto the card. The menu auto detects the games & will put them onto a menu once u load it up into the DS.

Originally Posted by billybob2007

Originally Posted by Curly

Wigs, need your help mate!!

My R4 cards came today, I've downloaded the games but they won't work on the DS Lite X( I'm a complete tool when it comes to this sort of thing. What do I need to do? Can you talk me through it step by step please mate? Don't forget I'm a completely clueless twat!

This how far I've got..........Downloaded game.....that's it :ymblushing:

Can't go into detail as off out soon, but basically there should be some files already on the mem card (which make the menu for the games). If those files aren't on there, you need to get them - they should really be on there or at least with a disc that came with the pack of bits.
Then just download the games, unzip & put that game file onto the card. The menu auto detects the games & will put them onto a menu once u load it up into the DS.

BB is right.. you will need to put the operating software on the memory card for any games to work.

For the Edge cards I bought you had to go to their website and download it and then copy if to the card. Once you have the software on the memort card you should be ok.

The games you download should have a .nds extention.

Any problems let us know, I'm sure it can be resolved.

Thanks for the reply fella's. The R4 cards didn't come with a disc or intructions of what programme I need to get to put on the card for them to work

Originally Posted by Curly

Thanks for the reply fella's. The R4 cards didn't come with a disc or intructions of what programme I need to get to put on the card for them to work

What is the make of the R4 card?
There may be detais on the interweb of operating system requirements etc.

Just says R4 - SDHC Upgrade revolution for DS/NDSL/NDS

Originally Posted by Curly

Just says R4 - SDHC Upgrade revolution for DS/NDSL/NDS

Is there a web site or anything mentioned on the packaging?