It theoretically can if someone would write drivers for the Acekard, you may be able to copy files back and forth, but you wouldn't be able to run games directly off of the USB stick. If it was FireWire, then it would be much simpler, and would be possible, but USB requires the data to go through the CPU. You also need to get a cable that is USB A Female to Mini USB Male.
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It theoretically can if someone would write drivers for the Acekard, you may be able to copy files back and forth, but you wouldn't be able to run games directly off of the USB stick. If it was FireWire, then it would be much simpler, and would be possible, but USB requires the data to go through the CPU. You also need to get a cable that is USB A Female to Mini USB Male.
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There's no theory about it. It will not work. The AK does not have the hardware to act as a host controller (a device that controls other USB devices).
They will probably put up a Source forge SVN for it when they will release the code
Also the first community project would have to be a major commenting job ( usually when a small team of developers releases a source code its not commented enough for a open-source code )
The only reason he got one was to review it for the site. So, it's pretty much mandatory.
This has made my day. I was feeling a little in-secure about my CycloDS Evo. but now I feel like the king of the world again. I use download play too much to even consider fro a second getting one of this.
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Who said I wasn't planning to? The team have said the loader is in no fit state atm and that several features are coming soon.
Then it makes me wonder why they sent you the review sample in the first place, if the loader is in no fit state. It would seem better to hold off sending anything out until you're happy with it, to prevent giving people a bad impression. Perhaps they thought it was up to scratch and only after comments from yourself and other members here, they decided it was best to go back to the drawing board
Is that good thing or a bad thing...?Then it makes me wonder why they sent you the review sample in the first place, if the loader is in no fit state. It would seem better to hold off sending anything out until you're happy with it, to prevent giving people a bad impression. Perhaps they thought it was up to scratch and only after comments from yourself and other members here, they decided it was best to go back to the drawing board
They said they sent the wrong/unstable version...whether that is true or not...
question
what you do is run pokemon diamond and save
is it disgustingly fast (R4) or disgustingly slow (retail, DS Linker)?
what you do is run pokemon diamond and save
is it disgustingly fast (R4) or disgustingly slow (retail, DS Linker)?
Why are you so skeptical its logical for this to happen, they might have sent a cart from an early production date ( according to the PCB it is the case) and forgot to update it.
It seems like everybody is bashing this cart for no good reason
What do you mean no good reason? What's a good reason then? Oh, I'm sure the fact that the copy/paste functions corrupt ROMs, the trimmer doesn't work, there is NO download play, soft reset, and the touch controls are unresponsive are VERY bad reasons for saying this thing is shit. Care to enlighten me?
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Have you try Castlevania - Portrait of Ruin and watch the intro through NAND Flash? any slow down or graphical glitches?
Why did they ship out review copies if they're "still in development"? Seems incredibly stupid to me, as it has put a bad taste into people's mouths. Plus, why did BambooGaming say their stock would get in and be ready for shipping on the 15th, only days from now? Could it really be a fluke, or was that the retail version that they sent to GBATemp, but after the less than stellar preview they decided to go back and fix up their mediocre offering? I for one think that "fake sample" thing is a facade.
I honestly wonder if releasing their loader software as open source will do more harm than good. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for open source, but in this particular market, I don't see how it would benefit AceKard.
Hardware-wise there is very little difference between a Cyclo DS, Supercard, R4, EZ-V, DSX, AceKard, etc.
What has separated the current brands is their software. Features such as cheat support, internal soft-reset and direct-MicroSD save writes is what differentiated the R4 (and consequently the M3 DS Simply) and consequently made it very popular.
When it comes to hardware of a slot-1 Flashcart, they are all pretty much the same - typically a programmable chip, MicroSD slot, bit of RAM and a PCB.
Now consider the Flashcart industry in general - The people involved specialise in hardware/software reverse engineering in an already ethically questionable industry. It won't take much effort or time for a competing group of individuals to rip off AceKard's PCB design but without the software, it's not much use. However, if AceKard releases their software as open source, you suddenly have a lot of imitators being able to release AceKard "fakes".
Money can't be made in the selling of the hardware. There will always be someone out there who can rip off your design or produce the same device for cheaper. Trying to undercut them in a price war simply devalues your product. It's the features, GUI and quality of your software which will differentiate your Flashcart from the rest of the market. It's the software the determines your product's value. Give that away and you open the doors for imitators trying to make a buck off your hard work.
Hardware-wise there is very little difference between a Cyclo DS, Supercard, R4, EZ-V, DSX, AceKard, etc.
What has separated the current brands is their software. Features such as cheat support, internal soft-reset and direct-MicroSD save writes is what differentiated the R4 (and consequently the M3 DS Simply) and consequently made it very popular.
When it comes to hardware of a slot-1 Flashcart, they are all pretty much the same - typically a programmable chip, MicroSD slot, bit of RAM and a PCB.
Now consider the Flashcart industry in general - The people involved specialise in hardware/software reverse engineering in an already ethically questionable industry. It won't take much effort or time for a competing group of individuals to rip off AceKard's PCB design but without the software, it's not much use. However, if AceKard releases their software as open source, you suddenly have a lot of imitators being able to release AceKard "fakes".
Money can't be made in the selling of the hardware. There will always be someone out there who can rip off your design or produce the same device for cheaper. Trying to undercut them in a price war simply devalues your product. It's the features, GUI and quality of your software which will differentiate your Flashcart from the rest of the market. It's the software the determines your product's value. Give that away and you open the doors for imitators trying to make a buck off your hard work.
Ummmm.. It'll be in stock at BG tomorrow (15th Sep) for 50 lucky people. I somewhat doubt they'll have ironed out all the software issues by the time consumers get their samples.
My opinion is that, with so many working flashcart solutions out there, it's pointless to release an unfinished product out to the marketplace. 1) it breaks the trust of the consumer, who reads all the features on the packaging but can't use then in real life 2) it leaves consumers in limbo as to when all the quoted features will actually be implemented.
Do you think an educated consumer such as myself would trust a flashcart company enough to buy an unfinished product in the hope that one day all features will be implemented? I think that's wishful thinking, its just not gonna happen. Look at the X9 - after 1 year they still haven't implemented all as promised. Look at the G6Real, how long did it take for DLDI and other promised features to be implemented?
Sure, acekard appears to be more legit than the "ninjapass team" (probably 1 person stranded on a desert island), but seeing as how flaky their first AK was I would be tempted to wait.
My opinion is that, with so many working flashcart solutions out there, it's pointless to release an unfinished product out to the marketplace. 1) it breaks the trust of the consumer, who reads all the features on the packaging but can't use then in real life 2) it leaves consumers in limbo as to when all the quoted features will actually be implemented.
Do you think an educated consumer such as myself would trust a flashcart company enough to buy an unfinished product in the hope that one day all features will be implemented? I think that's wishful thinking, its just not gonna happen. Look at the X9 - after 1 year they still haven't implemented all as promised. Look at the G6Real, how long did it take for DLDI and other promised features to be implemented?
Sure, acekard appears to be more legit than the "ninjapass team" (probably 1 person stranded on a desert island), but seeing as how flaky their first AK was I would be tempted to wait.
Copy/Paste and so called "the trimmer doesn't work" only because we forgot to get rid of some debug code at the first time we email memu of AK RPG to gbatemp. That why we said it's a wrong version.
We've sent the lastest and stable version of menu of AK RPG to gbatemp via email and i thought shaunj66 would use it in the coming up review. By the way, hi, shaunj66, could you please check your email? Thank you.
"the touch controls are unresponsive". I thought it's a misunderstanding because we design the memu to response when you click the icon but not the line(i wish i make myself clear for my poor english
And about soft reset, perfect download play, Action Replay, they will be updated in the furture. Any way, it's just some issue of software. Besides it, we're going to open all of our source and i thought it'll really help to dig out the potential of AK RPG. Don't forget that AK RPG can use NAND Flash and TF card in the same time. And i still wanna to say our product is going to release in a short time and all the features we list in our press(http://www.acekard.com/index.php?page_id=11) are finished and passed test. We'll move to the other features like soft reset afer the release. You know there're so many things need to handle and we're not a company of thousand pepole.
We're still thinking of how to build a effective and simple system for open source. If you have any suggestion please send a email(acekard#gmail.com) to us. We greatly appreciate your kindly help.
Thank you all for your advice and we'll try our best to make our product meet the user.
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