[wiithepeople]

Wow, great list, never heard of 70% of these *downloads 20 homebrew's from teh list*

[Urza]

However, I think you missed a few really great games such as Word Up!, Spout DS, Plop Invaders, New Caisse DS, Kongregate (also included as part of the Mental Games comp), DiceWars, AmplituDS, Closed, Gioioso! (only works on slot-2 carts unfortunately), No Place To Hide, SquareDS and Rudolph Steady GO

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There were quite a few other games and apps that definitely do deserve some recognition, but this particular article I wanted to keep a manageable size, as it really isn't meant to be the "comprehensive list of all good homebrew", but more of a spotlight on what I feel is the best. As time goes on I may increase the size as new stuff is released.

Anyways, thanks for all the feedback!

[DanTheManMS]

I just downloaded a few of the apps to try them out but I can't the iPod-thingy to work. Well, actually, it DOES work, I CAN play music, but i do not see the button at the bottom screen and the text in the upper screen is pretty much unreadable... Anyone got a tip? The homepage is down so I can't go there for help.

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If you got the latest alpha, then you need to create a lmp-ng folder on the root of your card, put a "skins" folder in that, and add at least one skin. I can upload a mirror of a couple of the skins if you'd like.

[Urza]

Please digg the article to get us some free publicity!

http://digg.com/nintendo/Best_DS_Homebrew_of_All_Time

If you got the latest alpha, then you need to create a lmp-ng folder on the root of your card, put a "skins" folder in that, and add at least one skin. I can upload a mirror of a couple of the skins if you'd like.

Also, make sure the entire zip archive of the skin is copied over, and not extracted.

[OSW]

I guess I'm the only one who's tried all of these out before? Man, you guys should use the carts for what they're REALLY meant for, right? lol

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man i love my homebrew too. i only hadn't tried two of them (which had functions i wasn't so interested in).

i know of some more aesome homebrew out there too, but this list is pretty good and it'd be useless to make it too big.

Not sure what the best font is for DSReader?

haha, i wouldn't mind knowing your opinion on this at all

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Personally I find this combo to be best: regular Arial font, size 10, standard style, black background. If you want to use something other than standard style, use subpixel with either medium or dark contrast. I read a several-hundred-page book comfortably with this config.

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i see, thanks for the input.
i'd also like to hear some other peoples opniions too, because there must be better fonts designed with small screens in mind.

Edited by OSW, 03 January 2008 - 04:21 AM.

[fryfrog]

I'm sure you aren't going back and editing stuff... but I think DS Linux and NetHack DS deserve mention as well. I've heard of most of these, but didn't get off my lazy ass to download them. Now I am really looking forward to trying a few of them out, especially Doom and Quake!

[TLSpartan]

The all-in-one suite  DSOrganize is packed; and the closest thing to an OS the DS has

Ummmmm............. DS Linux

[Nero]

I absolutely love homebrew.
I don't know if it's the fact that the applications aren't made by commericial developers, or what else. Homebrew has pretty much entertained me up to now.

No worthy DS titles have come out since around the release of UMK3. :'(

I've been playing with my 3 in 1 and SNEmulDS/nesDS this whole time.

So yes.. GBA still > DS

~Nero

[wiithepeople]

Hey here's a question: in MegaETK there are 2 .nds files, one that just says "MegaETK 1.03.nds" and one that says "MegaETK 1.03(no FAT).nds". What does no FAT mean, and which should I put on my microSD? Thanks

edit: oh and one more question: in Lemmings there are all these folders other than the .nds file: graphics, levels, music, etc. All of the folders have a ton of files, except "graphics" which has nothing in it. What do I do with these folders? Do I just put them on the root of my microSD, and put the .nds file in my "homebrew games" folder?

Edited by wii_will_rule, 03 January 2008 - 05:53 AM.

[Nero]

Hey here's a question: in MegaETK there are 2 .nds files, one that just says "MegaETK 1.03.nds" and one that says "MegaETK 1.03(no FAT).nds". What does no FAT mean, and which should I put on my microSD? Thanks

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The (MegaETK 1.03.nds) should be the one your using.
The (NoFAT) version is for Flashcarts that don't have a Filesystem. Like the EZFlash 3 in 1.

~Nero

[wiithepeople]

Oh, thanks Nero

[Urza]

Hey here's a question: in MegaETK there are 2 .nds files, one that just says "MegaETK 1.03.nds" and one that says "MegaETK 1.03(no FAT).nds". What does no FAT mean, and which should I put on my microSD? Thanks

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The (MegaETK 1.03.nds) should be the one your using.
The (NoFAT) version is for Flashcarts that don't have a Filesystem. Like the EZFlash 3 in 1

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You should probably be using the NoFAT version. MegaETk was created before DLDI was available, so it uses libfat which means it doesn't have any read/write access with most of the recent carts. Using the normal version will just result in it freezing when it tries to scan for save files.

And Nero, the 3in1 does have a file system, like every other cart. As I mentioned above, MegaETk was built using a now outdated method of R/W, so it will freeze when attempting to on a cart incompatible with libfat. The NoFAT version skips all R/W operations.

Ummmmm............. DS Linux

I feel that DSO is more suitable as a replacement OS than DSLinux.

edit: oh and one more question: in Lemmings there are all these folders other than the .nds file: graphics, levels, music, etc. All of the folders have a ton of files, except "graphics" which has nothing in it. What do I do with these folders? Do I just put them on the root of my microSD, and put the .nds file in my "homebrew games" folder?

The .NDS file can go anywhere, and all the other folders go in a "LemmingsDS" folder which should be in the root. If you want to change the location of the LemmingsDS folder, you can specify a new one in the config file.

[wiithepeople]

Ok, thanks Urza for clearing that up. BTW what really is the root? I'm not sure I totally get it.

Edited by wii_will_rule, 03 January 2008 - 06:20 AM.

[Urza]

Ok, thanks Urza for clearing that up. BTW what really is the root? I don't really get it.

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The "root" is the top-most directory on a drive. Basically what you see when you first open it.

[wiithepeople]

So it can't be in any folders or anything?