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Hello! my first post on GBAtemp so sorry if this is formatted wrong or in the wrong place

I am coming to you today though to ask if anybody has any old Nintendo DS modding cartridge's that aren't used anymore
I'm talking about old cartridges like the:

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"PassMe" - A big tall DS cartridge that had a genuine DS game rom chip re-soldered on

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"PassKey" an even earlier Cartridge that required a genuine DS cartridge to work

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The Passcard and GBA sd card cartridge combo

I'm looking for any kind of older-now obsolete cartridge like these from the early days of original DS hacking, I've recently been going through the history of the original DS homebrew scene and I just think these old ways of doing things from before the DS's security was properly cracked is really really fascinating. I've been putting together a bit of a project about the history of the DS modding scene, and want to try some of these out for myself, But obviously, being now obsolete, It is near impossible to track any of these down these days.

I'm not sure if asking were to buy things is allowed here, please do tell me if its not, But If anybody knows any place that still sells these things, or if you have one of your own sitting around you'd be open to selling, please let me know!
 
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This is the oldest thing I have, a MicroNinja DS, but comparing with what you are looking for, it can be considered as "modern". The ROM compatibility is awful, but it still works fine (as bad as the first day, I mean).

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The gerber and CPLD firmware files for PassMe exist in the wild somewhere, so it's not impossible to build your own after all. Then again, you're better off with a flashcart, unless you like to experiment with PassMe stuff.
I did make a jtag-adapter thingy for programming the passme via parallel port, as useless as the passme itself but form me too cool, makes me feel old though.
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I did make a jtag-adapter thingy for programming the passme via parallel port, as useless as the passme itself but form me too cool, makes me feel old though. View attachment 465394
That's a very good adapter you've made.

How I would do this, though: instead of installing batteries, I would pull the +5V from USB and install a voltage regulator to pull it down to +3V, enough for the chip to power. Having leaky batteries isn't always a good thing, but hey, this was based off an old diagram back in the day.
 
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That's a very good adapter you've made.

How I would do this, though: instead of installing batteries, I would pull the +5V from USB and install a voltage regulator to pull it down to +3V, enough for the chip to power. Having leaky batteries isn't always a good thing, but hey, this was based off an old diagram back in the day.
I did just read the fucking manual :)
(No clue where I sourced the resistor)
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