Unusual DS flashcart clones on AliExpress

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Surely there can’t be enough people still buying flashcarts where it’s worth all this time and effort to keep creating new skins (that’s essentially what these are doing right ?)
 
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Surely there can’t be enough people still buying flashcarts where it’s worth all this time and effort to keep creating new skins (that’s essentially what these are doing right ?)
There are a lot of markets in which these things are likely the only financially sensible way to play games, and the DS sold a shitload of units.
 

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There are a lot of markets in which these things are likely the only financially sensible way to play games, and the DS sold a shitload of units.
That’s fair, I sometimes forget in some countries modern game systems are hella expensive and hard to get still compared to a lot of other places

I see some people spending their life savings on PCs and it’s usually double or more than it would have cost in USD
 

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Looks to be the exact same as my dstt gold.
 

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To be honest, there are some dsone clones, but the majority seem to be dstt(i) and ace3ds+ clones on AliExpress.
The DSONE clones are legitimately DSONE clones, they tend to incorrectly label them as DSONE(i) for some reason. But most of the majority of DS flashcart clones on Ali are DSTT(i) and Ace3DS+ clones like you just said.
 

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Hi, I was looking for information about TTDS Gold, then I saw this topic 😁
My question is, those TTDS Gold have a 4in1 kernal. But how to you switch from kernal? Because on the Aliexpress page you see a picture off a select screen.
Is this true or fake?
 

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There are a lot of markets in which these things are likely the only financially sensible way to play games, and the DS sold a shitload of units.
What markets are they? Don't reckon that's Europe/US/CA, but possibly Latin and South America, perhaps?

I have a DS Lite with a flashcart and haven't used it in years though to be fair I prefer older games and the whole dual screen gimmick has kind of made me want to avoid it (feel somewhat the same towards the 3DS). Dual screens aside, the DS and 3DS have great games, obviously.

Moreover, if there's folks here interested in unreleased stuff, checkout Hidden Palace and Archive pages for prototypes and demos. I really enjoy checking that stuff out.
 
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What markets are they? Don't reckon that's Europe/US/CA, but possibly Latin and South America, perhaps?
I'm thinking more like places that are relatively impoverished where buying current/modern hardware isn't realistic for most people. I would say there are some places in the Americas that likely qualify, but I can't speak for who/where exactly is affected by these conditions.

In any case, I know there are places where the economic conditions make something like an old, used DS and a way to play every game released for it one of the easiest ways to enjoy gaming. There are some Asian markets where pirated games are sold as the primary means to play video games because games either aren't imported or are prohibitively expensive on the market when compared to their legitimate counterparts.

Here's an example of one of those markets I've seen.

 
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I'm thinking more like places that are relatively impoverished where buying current/modern hardware isn't realistic for most people. I would say there are some places in the Americas that likely qualify, but I can't speak for who/where exactly is affected by these conditions.

In any case, I know there are places where the economic conditions make something like an old, used DS and a way to play every game released for it one of the easiest ways to enjoy gaming. There are some Asian markets where pirated games are sold as the primary means to play video games because games either aren't imported or are prohibitively expensive on the market when compared to their legitimate counterparts.

Here's an example of one of those markets I've seen.


Whoa, those stores are really dang cool. I'd probably spend quite a bit if I visited them. haha
 
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And if you do get one with psram issues, it's more than likely the psram was poorly soldered and reflowing it properly will fix the cart (worked with my sample size of 2)
 
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And if you do get one with psram issues, it's more than likely the psram was poorly soldered and reflowing it properly will fix the cart (worked with my sample size of 2)
Yeah, the DSONE mostly boils down to PSRAM issues where it has a lot of problems relating to the solder balls under the PSRAM chip, similar to the Xbox 360's CPU. And despite it being on an extremely thin PCB, it explains alot.
 

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