Almost All Flash Kits Blocked Permanently

[TripleSMoon]

You know, part of me says I should just go ahead and actually buy DS games (it's the only "modern" generation of games I'm guilty of pirating), but the other part of me whines "So much wasted SPAAAAAAAACE..."

Meh, I suppose I COULD just buy the actual games AND keep them backed up on the flash cart... but even then, wasted space keeping the game carts in my 1-room apartment. *Sigh*... (first world problems). I honestly don't particularly have a problem with not pirating, it's not being able to keep all my games on one cart I have a problem with.

 

[quantum1024]

So that's why my favorite store has stopped carrying AK2i for R4i Golds.

 

[VMM]

You know, part of me says I should just go ahead and actually buy DS games (it's the only "modern" generation of games I'm guilty of pirating), but the other part of me whines "So much wasted SPAAAAAAAACE..."

Meh, I suppose I COULD just buy the actual games AND keep them backed up on the flash cart... but even then, wasted space keeping the game carts in my 1-room apartment. *Sigh*... (first world problems). I honestly don't particularly have a problem with not pirating, it's not being able to keep all my games on one cart I have a problem with.

If DS games were sold on DSiWare it would be much better for you and for me.
I just don't buy games because I don't have a way to carry that much catridges.
DSi games could be easily put as DSiWare titles, so I don't understand why Nintendo does not do this.
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 could have amazing sales on e-shop/DSiWare.

 

[RodrigoDavy]

I just don't buy DS games, because I am poor and 3DS games already cost me a little fortune =/.
Looking at the bright side, at least this update will temporalily kill the bad quality R4 clones and maybe force the flashcards team to make better quality cards, it's bad for many of us that will have to buy new carts though.

 

[TheDreamLord]

So glad I bought a DSTWO now, however yes, it will increase the drive for hacking the 3DS.

 

[VMM]

I just don't buy DS games, because I am poor and 3DS games already cost me a little fortune =/.
Looking at the bright side, at least this update will temporalily kill the bad quality R4 clones and maybe force the flashcards team to make better quality cards, it's bad for many of us that will have to buy new carts though.

This was one of the first things I thought, but worse than the blocking, is Nintendo's message with this update.
Nintendo is starting to take more precautions about DS flashcards, and if they keep that way, 100% of flashcards will be permanent blocked soon.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Well, I was contemplating getting an Acekard again but now I can forget about that. I'll just grab an R4i Gold instead. This is the Wood compatible one correct? From what I gather it is, but you can never be too sure with R4 imo:

http://realhotstuff2.3dcartstores.com/R4i-Gold-3DS_p_86.html

 

[VMM]

Well, I was contemplating getting an Acekard again but now I can forget about that. I'll just grab an R4i Gold instead. This is the Wood compatible one correct? From what I gather it is, but you can never be too sure with R4 imo:

http://realhotstuff2...d-3DS_p_86.html

Yes, it is!
When you have a doubt like that,
check the site of the flashcard.
This is from www.r4ids.cn
Which is officialy supported by Wood,
and is recommended by GBATemp

 

[BurlyEd]

I am glad I have a DS-Lite, a DSI-XL and two DSTWOs.
I am even more glad that I have a Core i5-3570K that can run DeSmuME x64 at flank speed.
But I will still buy a 3DS-XL if/when I can run Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D on it - in English - in 3D.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

I thought this day would never come. They've finally managed to patch flashcarts properly. Props to Ninty for that. Glad I have a DSTWO.

 

[VMM]

I am glad I have a DS-Lite, a DSI-XL and two DSTWOs.
I am even more glad that I have a Core i5-3570K that can run DeSmuME x64 at flank speed.
But I will still buy a 3DS-XL if/when I can run Dragon Quest Monsters Terry's Wonderland 3D on it - in English - in 3D.

I'm really hoping for that game too.
Monster Joker was awesome.
My fear is that this game does not get localized to NA.
Monster Joker 2 Pro never came to NA or Europe.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Yes, it is!
When you have a doubt like that,
check the site of the flashcard.
This is from www.r4ids.cn
Which is officialy supported by Wood,
and is recommended by GBATemp

Yay. Alright, thanks. I would have looked up the site but I could not see the website on the box or the item description, but I have checked the site before and saw the boxing. I just wanted to make sure it was genuine.

Never been screwed by RHS before.

 

[GeekyGuy]

Well, talk about fixing the corral after the horses have escaped...

 

[Zarxrax]

I think we will see a new generation of flash cards come out now, similar to DSTWO in that they have an additional processor in the cart.
I think we will see at least one where the extra cpu is just powerful enough to do what is necessary to bypass the ap protection and whatnot, but not so powerful that it drains the battery like DSTWO.

 

[TripleSMoon]

I think we will see a new generation of flash cards come out now, similar to DSTWO in that they have an additional processor in the cart.
I think we will see at least one where the extra cpu is just powerful enough to do what is necessary to bypass the ap protection and whatnot, but not so powerful that it drains the battery like DSTWO.

Hopefully. That's my main problem with the DSTwo, as well as the main reason I got rid of mine.

 

[Valwin]

Nintendo have done a great job on the whole 3ds security, this why I think the 3ds will never be hacked.

...it took them 4 years to figure out that flashcarts have different hardware than original carts and they can utilize that to block them. Throughout the entire DSi line, nobody came up with that - Nintendo was consistently losing money on DS game sales year after year, and you're telling me they've done a great job on the security? Valwin, please...

Fun Fact: The phrase "Valwin, please..." requires a rage face. I'll be thinking about that today, maybe I come up with something.
Fun Fact 2: Wait, I think I got something...

took the allies 4 years to figure out how to stop the German uboats in the Atlantic


stuff takes time

 

[rehevkor]

Nooo.. I have my DSTWO but I always preferred my Acekard 2i.

Looking good for the AK team.

 

[gamefan5]

OH SHIT. Nintendo's getting serious now. YES! THE DSTWO STILL LIVES!!!!!! SO GLAD I BOUGHT ONE THIS SUMMER!!!
And still if it gets blocked. There's a reason I kept my old DS lite. XD

 

[stanleyopar2000]

damnit...do you think it's recommended that I get a DSTWO?...or will the R4i Gold do the job?

 

[FAST6191]

First- it is not that the DSTwo has an extra onboard CPU just that it has the ability to emulate, at signals level, original save chips from the cart that it is faking (which is what Supercard are claiming the new checks are doing). Most other devices lack this ability as it was dropped shortly before SDHC became a thing as the original R4 style save patching method (as opposed to the better, but marginally more difficult, method of save emulation) became the dominant method of flash cart operation, this is if the devices had it at all; the idea of a savelist was not a universal one eschewed by the R4. Nobody is quite sure where anything stands with regards to being able to do save emulation right now, we have some speculation but nothing concrete just yet.

I am not sure about any cart with the name R4 but I would be shocked at all to hear that it is just something Nintendo overlooked and they will get their own save chip checks next go around- most things with R4 in the name are certain types of clones and not brand new devices specced and built by people that know exactly what they are doing. There are certainly ones that work really well as far as the end user is concerned (it does games, cheats, DLDI and soft reset would be the main requirements here) but as this very thread would appear to demonstrate that is not the whole story.