Intrigued by the notion of playing old school games on your DS but don't know where to begin? Would you like to use your DS as a map or check out a free browser? Never fear -- no matter how technically challenged you may be, there's a solution for you. This time, it comes in the form of a beginner-friendly guide to checking out homebrew options for your very own Nintendo DS. So what is homebrew? It's any unofficial application (game, program, or other) for a particular system. Still not getting it? Just think of these apps as homemade. Many armchair (and some official) developers see uses for the DS that go beyond Nintendo's vision for their system. That's where homebrew comes in. However, most systems (the DS included) are protected from such unofficial use, and so would-be users need to employ a workaround. This means that there is some element of risk, however small, when you turn to homebrew. Be careful with the things you put into your DS -- make sure they're tried and tested before you take a chance, and remember, you try these things at your own risk. And when you're just starting, it helps to have a guide. That's where the first s0rethumbs guide to homebrew comes in.
The guide takes you step by step through the process of preparing to use homebrew apps. After all, understanding is one thing -- actually taking the plunge is another, and the guide is very helpful when it comes to recommendations on what to get and what to do with it once you have it. While this guide covers the basics about preparing for homebrew and looping around the built-in protections, it doesn't get into applications. Baby steps, people. They're saving those things for future guides. So if you're looking to get started but haven't a clue what to do, check it out.
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10-08-2006 @ 10:43AM
MaHe said...
Wow, just another one among the thousands of similar, unuseful articles. And it even advertises piracy.
These will help you way better.
http://www.dev-scene.com/Portal:NDS (for begginers)
http://www.dsdev.org (for coders)
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10-08-2006 @ 6:04PM
chris said...
i am thinking about doing this. given the guides i've read I'm thinking about getting a ninjapass and a super-gba thing. i just read about the DS-Xtreme on engadget and couldn't find a review of it by any actual homebrew sites. does anyone use one of these?
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10-08-2006 @ 6:09PM
chris said...
also, i have heard that although you can load nds roms with these devices you can not save in them. is there any truth to that?
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10-08-2006 @ 7:44PM
Nushio said...
Chris: There is no NDS Rom talk anywhere that wants to stay legal. Piracy cannot and will not be discussed.
Get a GBAMP and enjoy your homebrew. Stay Legal!
-Nushio
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10-08-2006 @ 7:52PM
DaFox said...
I personally own the Supercard Lite and Superkey, Love them to death.
100% DS Game Support and highest Homebrew support of any flash cart.
Highly Recommended
Chris: If you get a good flash cart you can save all you want, with Supercard's theres even a homebrew app that allows you to have more then one save for games that normally allow only 1 save.
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10-08-2006 @ 8:52PM
chris said...
Nushio, sorry if I broke board rules. I didn't mean to condone illegal talk, it was merely an idle wondering. Thank you DaFox, I'll probably go the Super-route.
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10-08-2006 @ 9:06PM
Kefka said...
does anyone know where that screenshot came from? the one with a keyboard...
looks interesting.
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10-09-2006 @ 4:46AM
thomkai said...
^^ I believe the keyboard app is called Nitrotracker (http://www.dev-scene.com/NitroTracker).
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10-09-2006 @ 1:20PM
Dan said...
This all sounds very interesting, but I've been curious about one thing...
Does everything that works on a DS Phat work on a Lite, and vice versa, or do I need to be careful what I put on a Lite if it was designed for Phat?
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10-10-2006 @ 10:58AM
Chris said...
Dafox, what is the homebrew savegame app? I can't find it anywhere. (using supercard)
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10-11-2006 @ 11:32AM
adami said...
anyone know if there's a media cart that reads sony memory stick pro's and pro duos. i've been contemplating getting into the homebrew scene, but i already have sony memory sticks. i don't want to have to buy cf's and sd's
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