Acekard 2 coming soon

[shaunj66]

Acekard 2 coming soon
AK RPG minus the NAND flash

The Acekard Team have announced the arrival of their latest slot-1 cart; unimaginatively called the "Acekard 2".

Spoiler

[titlefficial Feature List]

• Perfect compatibility. No need to convert, no need to flash.
• Save file is written directly to TF card. No need to manually select save size, no data loss.
• Automatic DLDI patching. Run homebrew programs without converting.
• Supports soft-reset, Download Play and WiFi gaming.
• Supports SDHC TF card. Virtually unlimited storage size.
• Supports any brand of TF, with no slowdown.
• Supports Action Replay cheats (in .dat, .xml and .cc format). Built-in editor.
• Low power consumption for longer operational times.
• Intuitive interface, both button and touch controlled.
• Built-in multiple languages and DIY skinning
• Supports expansion packs and Slot-2 games/devices.
• Supports screen brightness adjustement (4 levels, DS Lite only)
• Supports directly TXT reading, MP3 and movies playback via Moonshell.
• Supports running GBA games via an expansion pack (expansion card sold separately).

Surprisingly, given it's name; the Acekard 2 is not a successor to the Acekard RPG and rather an alternative buy. The Acekard 2 doesn't contain the built in NAND flash or the on-board USB port the RPG has, and should be available at a lower price. It will also strangely not be open-source despite using almost exactly the same loader as the RPG.

The team claim that the Acekard 2 will be able to run all games at full speed using *any* micro SD card. The Acekard 2 will be available at most stores carrying the Acekard RPG in the coming weeks.

Acekard homepage

 

[Jax]

So the Acekard is now basically an R4?

 

[Seraph]

Can someone explain to me why they're releasing this?

 

[shakirmoledina]

it may seem that ppl were discouraged to buy an expensive flashcart with so many carts out there 2day

 

[shaunj66]

Can someone explain to me why they're releasing this?

It's a cheaper alternative to those that don't want, or don't plan to use the onboard flash memory the RPG has.

The Acekard 2 should be much cheaper and probably at a very competitive price.

 

[Urza]

So the Acekard is now basically an R4?

Except with SDHC support, .xml and .cc cheat format support, built-in expansion pack support, and a much better interface with touch navigation.

Revised your statement for you.

QUOTE(Jax @ Mar 10 2008, 05:24 AM) So the Acekard is now basically a flashcart?

 

[Seraph]

It's a cheaper alternative to those that don't want, or don't plan to use the onboard flash memory the RPG has.

The Acekard 2 should be much cheaper and probably at a very competitive price.

It seems like there are many cards like that out right now...but I guess it could get some of those opensource features if it's using the same loader(which also looks nice)

 

[Urza]

It seems like there are many cards like that out right now...but I guess it could get some of those opensource features if it's using the same loader(which also looks nice)

It of course won't use the same loader, as the RPG kernel was designed for use with NAND flash.

 

[shaunj66]

It seems like there are many cards like that out right now...but I guess it could get some of those opensource features if it's using the same loader(which also looks nice)

It of course won't use the same loader, as the RPG kernel was designed for use with NAND flash.

And also, the AK2 loader is not open source. Did no one read the first post?

 

[Seraph]

And also, the AK2 loader is not open source. Did no one read the first post?

I was just talking about some of the features that the RPG has because of it being opensource, and saying its loader is almost exactly the same. I didn't actually say/think it was opensource or it was the exact same loader...

 

[Urza]

I was just talking about some of the features that the RPG has because of it being opensource, and saying its loader is almost exactly the same. I didn't actually say/think it was opensource or it was the exact same loader...

That made no sense at all.

 

[Lumstar]

This is getting out of hand. Another day, yet more flash cart models.

 

[Agjsdfd]

Hmm yah.
Looks good BUT nothing special.

 

[fryguy]

The team claim that the Acekard 2 will be able to run all games at full speed using *any* micro SD card.

Will they use a custom file system again?

 

[Urza]

The team claim that the Acekard 2 will be able to run all games at full speed using *any* micro SD card.

Will they use a custom file system again?

Doubtful, as that completely killed off the sales of their first cart.

 

[recover]

I suppose the promise for full speed on *any* game using *any* SD card justifies the removal of the NAND memory and the USB port.
But what I don't get is the closed source.
I guess the magic full speed thingie is all done in software and they want to protect the trade secret and try to get people to buy the Acekard 2.

Kinda makes sense and should be a good move by them, if they manage to play it out all the way...

 

[leetdude_007]

Such a boring name.

Acekard Air
Acekard Touch
Acekard XP
Acekard No Sugar Added

 

[OzModChips]

I can confirm that this will be priced low - about the same price as R4

 

[Urza]

I suppose the promise for full speed on *any* game using *any* SD card justifies the removal of the NAND memory and the USB port.

I disagree completely; there are other factors besides in-game slowdowns to consider. Loading time and file transfer time are two, then theres the benefit of not having to take out the MicroSD card to copy over files.

 

[bobrules]

Why isn't the loader open source? maybe it uses the RPG's loader.