Completely Confused About the DSTWO?

Discussion in 'Supercard' started by Garchomp, Oct 27, 2010.

Page 1 of 2
Share This Page

Share This Page

  1. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    Ok, im planning to get a DSTWO for xmas. I've been looking at plugins at http://gbatemp.net/t229551-supercard-dstwo-plug-ins and im really confused about how they are supposed to go on the DSTWO. You can play GBA, GBC, etc, and Games such as Plants Vs. Zombies and Tower Defense, but HOW?

    I don't even know what kind of firmware i need to even start up the DSTWO...

    Is it some specific folder or what?
     
    #1 Oct 27, 2010


  2. Slyakin

    Slyakin See ya suckers

    Member
    4,450
    40
    Oct 15, 2008
    United States
    Soviet Slyakin
    Trust me, when you get it, it'll be VERY EASY. The instructions are just hard to read.

    Also, there's an FAQ about it in this very same forum. [​IMG]
     
    #2 Oct 27, 2010
  3. RoMee

    RoMee ??

    Member
    2,316
    61
    Sep 3, 2010
    United States
    ??
    The latest EOS should already include the GBA and stuff
    as for the plugins, most of them contain 3 files that you put in the _dstwoplug..that's really it

    once you have the dstwo, it'll become very easy
     
    #3 Oct 27, 2010
  4. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    OK, i guess i gotta get it first!

    I'm just really excited about getting it so i can play all of my favorite games that R4i cant even imagine playing [​IMG] [​IMG]

    Posts merged

    ah so i see, when i get the firmware, i just put it in that one folder and thats it?
     
    #4 Oct 27, 2010
  5. Presto99

    Presto99 You slammin, bro?

    Member
    913
    60
    Feb 24, 2010
    United States
    Skyworld
    3 files:
    .nds
    .bmp (the picture you see and click on in the DSTWO menu
    .plg (a plugin file thingy that needs to be there

    example:
    colors.nds
    colors.bmp
    colors.plg

    then Colors would be selectable in the menu.
     
    #5 Oct 27, 2010
  6. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    sounds easy enough. im guessing i just download the emulator, put it in the plugin file, then download any roms i want, and then just boot the emu and choose the file?
     
    #6 Oct 27, 2010
  7. RoMee

    RoMee ??

    Member
    2,316
    61
    Sep 3, 2010
    United States
    ??
    that's not really it..
    it's
    .bmp
    .ini.....[configuration settings]
    .nds or .plg...[some are .nds and some are .plg]
     
    #7 Oct 27, 2010
  8. Presto99

    Presto99 You slammin, bro?

    Member
    913
    60
    Feb 24, 2010
    United States
    Skyworld
    yep. For instance, I have a NES folder for my NES roms and can boot NESds from the menu, pick a rom from my folder, and play.
     
    #8 Oct 27, 2010
  9. Presto99

    Presto99 You slammin, bro?

    Member
    913
    60
    Feb 24, 2010
    United States
    Skyworld
    ok. well. so I'm not perfect. [​IMG] but it's the three files the plugin download comes with in the _dstwoplug folder and it works.
     
    #9 Oct 27, 2010
  10. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    OK, since i have roms down easily, what do i do if i download a hombrew such as super smash bros clash and all i get is a .nds file? do i need to worry about that?

    Also, NDS and GBA games go in the folder dstwoplug?
     
    #10 Oct 27, 2010
  11. RoMee

    RoMee ??

    Member
    2,316
    61
    Sep 3, 2010
    United States
    ??
    gba games goes in the _gamepack folder in the NDSGBA
    same for SNES.._gamepack folder in NDSSFC
    NDSGBA and NDSSFC goes in root of micro sd
     
    #11 Oct 27, 2010
  12. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    Wait a minute, you need a homebrew loader dont you to load them up right? such as DSKiosk?
     
    #12 Oct 27, 2010
  13. Terminator02

    Terminator02 ヽ( ｡ ヮﾟ)ノ

    Member
    4,517
    309
    Apr 10, 2010
    United States
    Somewhere near monkat
    no

    I'd also like to add that you can start from scratch using my iMenu guide (just skipping the backup part) and you would be fine
     
    #13 Oct 27, 2010
  14. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    ah i see, so since GBA and NDS were designed to play on the DSTWO, they just go in the gampak folder.

    Other games go in the dstwoplug with their emulators?
     
    #14 Oct 27, 2010
  15. haddad

    haddad GBAtemp Advanced Maniac

    Member
    1,519
    16
    Aug 12, 2010
    Canada
    You cam put nds games anwhere in the micro sd card. Same for gba games, BUT it is RECOMMENDED to place gba games in NDSGBA/gamepak to make it easier to search

    And you ONLY put plugins in dstwoplug, no games
     
    #15 Oct 27, 2010
  16. RoMee

    RoMee ??

    Member
    2,316
    61
    Sep 3, 2010
    United States
    ??
    you can just create a folder in root of micro sd and put the games there

    for example, if you have lameboy plugin..you can make a folder called GBC in root and put all the GBC roms in there
     
    #16 Oct 27, 2010
  17. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    Wow, thanks terminator!

    Ok, thanks to everyone who helped me out, i see how the DSTWO is supposed to load all of this wonderful stuff.

    THANKS EVERYONE!
     
    #17 Oct 27, 2010
  18. Presto99

    Presto99 You slammin, bro?

    Member
    913
    60
    Feb 24, 2010
    United States
    Skyworld
    I have my DS games in a NDS folder. Anywhere you want. after picking a rom once, it will autofind that folder. So I don't have to manually select the NDS folder to see my Nds roms when I pick DS_Game from the menu. I have my GBA games in the NDSGBA/gamepak folder. (NDSGBA folder comes when you download the GBA plugin from the supercard site)
    I haven't made a custom .bmp before, but I think you could make one if you looked it up, rename it SSBC.bmp or whatever (SSBC if that's the name of the nds rom). You could also maybe do it without a .bmp. I think you would need a .ini though. You could use a different .ini from a different plugin as an example and make your own for SSBC.
    So once you put your SSBC.nds, SSBC.ini, and SSBC.bmp in the dstwoplug folder it should work.
     
    #18 Oct 27, 2010
  19. Garchomp
    OP

    Garchomp GBAtemp Regular

    Member
    250
    0
    Oct 20, 2010
    United States
    Isshu Region
    Wait....So with the hombrew games i download and mabye all other games i get, they all require a .ini, .bmp, and a .nds, and i have to make the .ini and .bmp?
     
    #19 Oct 27, 2010
  20. Terminator02

    Terminator02 ヽ( ｡ ヮﾟ)ノ

    Member
    4,517
    309
    Apr 10, 2010
    United States
    Somewhere near monkat
    only homebrew require them, no games for the NDS or any emulator need .ini and .bmp files

    to get those files for homebrew see the list i linked to in my last post
     
    #20 Oct 27, 2010
Page 1 of 2