Hey guys im pretty new. I just ordered my r4 card looking fwd to play roms on a bds lite i found at a yard sale and fixed. The card says it comes preconfigured and i only need to download roms and start playing. My question is can i do this from my android phone? I don't have a computer. Also what exactly is home brew? Is it like an app store kinda thing? Do u have to download that first or can i just download roms and start playing? I'm fairly new to this and would love if someone could teach me about being able to get aome da games on my r4 card to start playing. Thanks guys.
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Homebrew, like Akiko said in this instance, is a word to describe unofficial software created by the community for a variety of different consoles. The most common form of homebrew is retro emulators.
Depending on what R4 card you have, you need to find the appropriate firmware for that specific cart.
Depending on what R4 card you have, you need to find the appropriate firmware for that specific cart.
Sure, but it'll create some useless folders as it does that automatically whenever you insert a new sd card.
In this instance R4 is a DS flashcart that can hold & play any DS game as if you're playing the OEM games cartridge. Obviously the advantage here is that since it uses an sd card you can load it with more than 1 game, and you can edit/ delete games as much as you'd like, as opposed to the OEM game cartridge of a single game (which can't be changed).
So, "homebrew" is a way to play game backups (through pirating games, or not) and have all your game collection in one convenient flashcart (that holds all your games & saves), instead of having to swap between game cartridges etc.
you could also play games of other systems through emulation (like say, NES etc.), if the system is capable of such feat that is..
No. Just way to play game backups as explained above.
First what you need to do is find out what r4 flashcart you hae, as not all are equal, and if it works, depending on what DS system you have, plugging the flashcart bh itself without the sd card it should show up on the ds menu (appears with some game's icon) , if it does, you know that it works. Next is to look for the exae name if the flashcart jn order to find the kernel for it, think of the kernel as the "driver" or the firmware that will allow the flashcart and the DS to communicate with each other, you could post a pic and the name and we could help if you want, or you can do it yourself.
Next is the roms, and unfortunately you're on your own when it comes to where you can find them (endless to say, Google is your friend).
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TwoSpikedHands:
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I just found out that the EU version is better in literally every way, better sound quality, better lighting, and there's even a patch someone made to make the text look nicer
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TwoSpikedHands:
Do I restart now using what i've learned on the EU version since it's a better overall experience? or do I continue with the US version since that is what ive been using, and if someone decides to play my hack, it would most likely be that version?
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Sicklyboy:
@TwoSpikedHands, I'll preface this with the fact that I know nothing about the game, but, I think it depends on what your goals are. Are you trying to make a definitive version of the game? You may want to refocus your efforts on the EU version then. Or, are you trying to make a better US version? In which case, the only way to make a better US version is to keep on plugging away at that one -
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Sicklyboy:
I'm not familiar with the technicalities of the differences between the two versions, but I'm wondering if at least some of those differences are things that you could port over to the US version in your patch without having to include copyrighted assets from the EU version
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TwoSpikedHands:
@Sicklyboy I am wanting to fully change the game and bend it to my will lol. I would like to eventually have the ability to add more characters, enemies, even have a completely different story if i wanted. I already have the ability to change the tilemaps in the US version, so I can basically make my own map and warp to it in game - so I'm pretty far into it!
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TwoSpikedHands:
I really would like to make a hack that I would enjoy playing, and maybe other people would too. swapping to the EU version would also mean my US friends could not legally play it
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TwoSpikedHands:
I am definitely considering porting over some of the EU features without using the actual ROM itself, tbh that would probably be the best way to go about it... but i'm sad that the voice acting is so.... not good on the US version. May not be a way around that though
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