Day 4: DS-X

[Magnuh]

I bought a DS-X pretty late (August of 07). I really loved it as the NDS and DS-X got me back into gaming.
Anyway, I messed up when I was upgrading to the 1.2 firmware and I thought it was ruined forever.
But after joining your community and getting help from thegame07 it´s working again.
Now I enjoy the hell out of it.
Haven´t had one problem.
Love my DS-X!

Just hope that I can still use it for other good lineups in the future
(Especially FFTA2)

 

[hollabackitsobi]

It's a terrible card. And I LOL when I see it STILL being sold in a 2GB variant at various flashcard sites, when you could get an R4+2GB MicroSD for half of that, or a Cyclo with a 4GB MicroSDHC for $30 less.

 

[Deleted User]

It's a pretty nice card... it doesn't have the best homebrew compatability but it is till I nice card.

 

[selamat.tingal]

It's an ok card. The lack of upgrade simply makes it overpriced. There are many better products out there.

 

[Rankio]

I also fell for the DS-X. It was my first DS flashcart, and at first, I was pretty happy about it. But, fast forward through all the crap, and when I got my R4, I was just floored at how much better it was. My thing is, is that it's amazing how slow the DS-X is. In a forum post of me explaining just how bad it is, I made this video:

DS-X load time

Looking back, I made some changes, and sped it up a bit, but it's still nowhere near the load times of the R4. All the other crap aside, that's why I don't use it anymore.

Your heavy breathing is a turn on.

 

[Deadmon]

Do not like.
Can't believe I almost bought it.

 

[PuyoDead]

I also fell for the DS-X. It was my first DS flashcart, and at first, I was pretty happy about it. But, fast forward through all the crap, and when I got my R4, I was just floored at how much better it was. My thing is, is that it's amazing how slow the DS-X is. In a forum post of me explaining just how bad it is, I made this video:

DS-X load time

Looking back, I made some changes, and sped it up a bit, but it's still nowhere near the load times of the R4. All the other crap aside, that's why I don't use it anymore.


Your heavy breathing is a turn on.

Wow, I've never had the volume high enough to hear that. Kind of frightening, really.

 

[science]

I laughed at my friend when he bought one of these in the summer for over $100

 

[Nero]

Do not like.
Can't believe I almost bought it.

Same here... I was actually gonna purchase it until I heard about the DS-X team.

I have my doubts on the next FW release. It will never come.

I bought an R4, and have been happy ever since.

~Nero

 

[Doggy124]

The worst cart ever!!!

 

[dib]

I think DS-X could turn into a religion in the end... You know how Christians are waiting for Jesus, and Muslims are waiting for that prophet (sorry, can't remember his name).

Well, some gullible people are still waiting for the DS-X firmware update
That made me laugh aloud. Some two thousand years after DSGuru's gone, and some Jerry Falwell asshat going on about how any day he'll come back from the dead and update the firmware. That same day Duke Nukem Forever will be released.

Until I cant play the games I want to, I wont be buying a new card.
I'm guessing you haven't tried Geometry Wars, as somebody posted that it doesn't work on DS-X. To my knowledge, it's the only cart that doesn't work with it, and I expect more games to have similar results in the future just like the arm-7 fix became a staple of releases.

thegame07

That comment about the support tracker being dead has annoyed me a little because Im one of the people who help out on it and I do tickets everyday (I can't do some tickets) However I put all my effort to reply to the people I can help! Only on the odd occasion im not able to give at least 1 reply a day. I dont wish to give my opinion on the matter as I will get flamed.

Yes, dead in the water as much as the development. When's the last time any solution didn't involve linking that same old repair tool, or replacing the cart? I stand by my evaluation.

The funny thing is that you should be more annoyed than anybody having to carry the tracker and forum while Guru flakes like usual. What has he ever really done to make your life easier, other than replacing people's flashcarts when the repair tool fails and you can't figure out the issue? Please, tell us all what it is that he is doing for the DS-X customers if it's not support and it's not development. Where has the last year gone while people continue to have problems and are stuck with an outdated firmware that has left this product in the dust of every other competitor? Because if you expect people to believe anything's being done, there'd better be something pretty spectacular to show for it. And flopping out some sort of revision a couple months from now with two or three fixes is _not_ going to make up for it.

You're not making the decisions, but you are enabling Guru in further ripping off people while he still evades the fact that he isn't doing a damn thing. By modding the forum and quelling dissent, all you do is help him put up a false front to convince people that the cart (I recommend renaming DS-X to DS Titanic) is sinking. That way he can keep selling them, keep making money, and with no intention of EVER keeping the promises originally expressed.

The _smart_ thing to do would be wipe your hands of anything to do with him or DS-X. I suppose we'll see. Maybe if you open your eyes and read these posts like I just did, you'll realize the consensus is against it. It was a great product with a lot of promise, but the guy at the helm might as well be deaf, blind, dumb, drunk, popping pills, with turrets and wearing an overfilled diaper. Do you really want to be the guy propping him up?

No flame intended. I dont know you, don't really care to. All I know is in which capacity you're cooperating with the flakey guy responsible for ripping people off. I don't need to personally insult you to criticize that fact, as a result of the product and support.

 

[BoneMonkey]

ewwwwwwwww a ds - x

now i gotta go take a bath

 

[DarkAura]

DS-X.. meh, not really what I like... but I clicked the wrong option and voted it's OK I guess.

 

[donquixote]

Mine was in the first batch and it was my first Flash cart. Luckily my cart wasn't one of those plagued with production problems and it worked perfectly. The first 2 months were pure bliss. I got it because it promised drag-n-drop functionality for Macs and it delivered. But after getting endless promises for a Mac/Linux installer for the the updates (still non available) I got tired of their lies. I gave up on the DS-X at the end of spring; in fact I gave up on the DS altogether and gave it to a cousin. I am planning on getting a new one for the holidays but I'll be giving the DS-X a wide berth.

edit: i should mention that i specifically joined gbatemp to read the ds-x review. the site was swamped that day and was periodically made available only to members...

 

[thegame07]

Dib When was the last time someone got a reply that wasn't the repair tool or someone getting their unit replaced? Well the answer to that is last night! You may see the repair tool often as it solves alot of issues. I would also like to know why you think I just hit people with the repair tool as that claim is false. I have also clearly stated what ds-x-guru or the rest of the team does has nothing to do with me.

 

[coops024]

Voted good !

When all said and done (and I do agree with everyones comments)

This card cost me £70 and its saved me £100's (you all know what I'm talking about here)

I have played some real shit games released on the ds that I otherwise may have bought !

So far the DS-X (with all its lack of support) has played every game I've tried (admitted some with the arm7 fix and not tried Geo Wars yet )

But my first batch DS-X (along with The Game 07) has run like a dream ! It was the first slot 1 available and it did the job i paid for.

the lack of support and small memory has forced me to buy a CycloDs Evolution + 4GB class 6 Micro SDHC card as my new flash card but I will keep my DS-X and still use it ... and should a new Firmware come out then great ... If not then it was still a good purchase

Whilst I agree with pirating (as I see it as a victumless crime) I can see why the DS-X team wont do things just because someone wants a game for free ! It is a privelidge not a right ! we would do well to remember that !

And as a side note I bought an R4 for my friend for his birthday and the DS-X has had better compatability with single cart download play than the R4 ??? go figure ?

Just my 2 pence !

Let the Flaming begin

 

[amptor]

DS-X seems kinda pointless when we have a lot of cards out now that come with USB adapters and also the AceKard RPG kills this, with USB and TF slot all in one. However G6 Real is of course a better card too but has no USB port built in.