Hacking CAN YOU WRITE A DS GAME TO A DS CARTRIDGE?

[jordanlp]

Is there a cable to write a .nds file from a computer onto a ds game cartridge, instead of taking it from the cartridge

 

[WildWon]

...wait, what?

Are you talking about putting a backup onto a commercial cart?
then, no.

 

[jordanlp]

...wait, what?

Are you talking about putting a backup onto a commercial cart?
then, no.

YES THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND THERE MUST BE A WAY...

I mean how does nintendo do it

 

[Hadrian]

Yeah erm I'm sure that once the data has been put onto a cart , then the cart itself is read only.

So no and also why bother? Please explain.

EDIT: Oh wait I see! You want to make pirate games and sell them? If so, curse on you!

 

[jordanlp]

Yeah erm I'm sure that once the data has been put onto a cart , then the cart itself is read only.

So no and also why bother? Please explain.

Well, multi-ple reasons actually, main reason is for me to make a ds game and write it to a cart

AND if it does become read only then what if i used a Dummy Card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

 

[coolbho3000]

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only_memory

 

[jordanlp]

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only_memory

I KNOW WHAT READ ONLY IS...

but it says a dummy card has no data

 

[raulpica]

AND if it does become read only then what if i used a Dummy Card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

Why an empty cart with only contacts should do something to a Read-only game?

 

[jordanlp]

AND if it does become read only then what if i used a Dummy Card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

Why an empty cart with only contacts should do something to a Read-only game?

THE GAMES AREN'T READ ONLY

 

[raulpica]

AND if it does become read only then what if i used a Dummy Card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

Why an empty cart with only contacts should do something to a Read-only game?

THE GAMES AREN'T READ ONLY

Yeah? On what you're basing this assumption?

 

[jordanlp]

AND if it does become read only then what if i used a Dummy Card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

Why an empty cart with only contacts should do something to a Read-only game?

THE GAMES AREN'T READ ONLY

Yeah? On what you're basing this assumption?

THE ? is can i put a .nds on a ds dummy card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

 

[WildWon]

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only_memory

I KNOW WHAT READ ONLY IS...

but it says a dummy card has no data


A dummy card is not a real card. All it does is go in the slot. Its a dust cover. There is NO WAY to write to a commercial cart. Just get a really effin cheap Flash Cart and do it that way. What you are trying to do is not possible. It can't be done. There's no way for it to work. It can't happen.

Anyone else have any other ways of saying "It can't be done?"

EDIT:
QUOTE(jordanlp @ May 16 2008, 03:00 PM)

THE ? is can i put a .nds on a ds dummy card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

No, there's no storage on there.

 

[coolbho3000]

No.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Read-only_memory

I KNOW WHAT READ ONLY IS...

but it says a dummy card has no data

The dummy cart has no data. Or medium to write it to. Its only purpose is to fix sleep mode for some slot-2 solutions.

Official carts have two parts: the save Flash/EEPROM (rewritable), and the main ROM part where the game is stored (which physically cannot be written to). Since the DS will only boot code off the main ROM part which cannot be written to, there is no way to write a dump to the cart.

 

[jordanlp]

Scratch that then.

Is there a way to buy a commercial ds cart that has not been used?

 

[raulpica]

AND if it does become read only then what if i used a Dummy Card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

Why an empty cart with only contacts should do something to a Read-only game?

THE GAMES AREN'T READ ONLY

Yeah? On what you're basing this assumption?

THE ? is can i put a .nds on a ds dummy card from http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1204

As others said, it's just a dust cover with contacts to make the DS Sleep function work in conjunction with Slot-2 solutions. DS's Sleep Function won't behave correctly if it doesn't find a DS card in Slot-1, that's what that dummy card's made for.

 

[jordanlp]

I know that now.

but can i buy an empty ds cart

 

[coolbho3000]

Scratch that then.

Is there a way to buy a commercial ds cart that has not been used?

Yes. Good luck getting them to sell you one, though.

http://www.warioworld.com/

 

[jordanlp]

SERIOUSLY.

does anyone know where they sell empty ones

 

[coolbho3000]

SERIOUSLY.

does anyone know where they sell empty ones

Again, legitimate empty DS carts are only available directly from Nintendo.

 

[raulpica]

SERIOUSLY.

does anyone know where they sell empty ones

Nintendo's pretty strict on developers selling Development Equipment. Because of this, no one wants to lose their workplace just to sell them.