Hacking EDGE good choice?

[DSAndi]

it has auto DLDI patching and everthing the cyclo has except real time save, slow motion and in game .txt reader and the edge is about $30-40 cheaper on dealextreme

OBJECTION!!!

Here's my evidence, http://edge-ds.cn/?lang=en&page=news
^ - Check the 6/10/08 entry

Yeah i hate when ppl dont even know what they talking about. Slowmo was added in october 2008 for edge.

I also dont get why the edge should not be a good card ? It got a good build quality ( i would say with cyclo Ds the best of all flashcards ) and does play 99.9% of all games flawless. It got excelent support fo the Ez3in1 and good for the 3in1+. Does cheats and slowmo. Fast Menü, very fast softreset on any game, fast changes skins and something i might missed now.

It missed on RTS and in game guide viewer but thats making the card bad ?
Pfft who really need a in game text viewer for RPGs ? I guess ppl that cant play them properly.
So real time save is such a big deal ? Strange i absolutely have no need for it since most DS games have in game saves. I would say its a good thing if games dont have a in game save but even then i learned its not fully working with all games on the cards that have it. Beside that you waste a lot space on your MSD for the saves.
Lack of support ? Hmm why bring new firmware if games run flawless and there is nothing new to add ?

So what you expect from a 13 $ Flashcard ? Features that Flashcards at the price of 20-40$ offer ?

 

[wanderone]

I have a Cyclos DS. I can't say it was worth the money as it was my 1st flash card ever, but it works pretty well. As far as I
know, the Edge does everything the Cyclos does - including up to date firmware upgrades...the Cyclos itself hasn't been upgraded for months with a firmware release - except for the ingame menu, ingame text reader, real-time save and slow motion. Oh yeah, the Edge doesn't have its own forum or beta firmwares, but...if you wanna pay $55 for those things then get a Cyclos. The Edge is at least the 2nd best card out there and really good for its asking price.

And with all the times the Cyclos' forums have been down I wouldn't count on that forum support too often myself.

 

[YayMii]

Get a CycloDS. Some reviewers of the EDGE say that it's a budget version of the CycloDS, as it's cheaper, and has less features. The CycloDS doesn't need system files, it comes preloaded with firmware. You only need to download updates. Oh yeah, the CycloDS doesn't skip the menu, so if you Pictochat a lot (or download play games you don't want to put on your microSD), it's good to have.
Oh yeah, both support EZ-Flash 3-in-1 rumble AND ram (you need a separate program to load GBA games on the EDGE) and they have better homebrew support than R4, so Lameboy runs perfectly on it, though only CycloDS can softreset from homebrew.

 

[DSAndi]

Get a CycloDS. Some reviewers of the EDGE say that it's a budget version of the CycloDS, as it's cheaper, and has less features. The CycloDS doesn't need system files, it comes preloaded with firmware. You only need to download updates. Oh yeah, the CycloDS doesn't skip the menu, so if you Pictochat a lot (or download play games you don't want to put on your microSD), it's good to have.
Oh yeah, both support EZ-Flash 3-in-1 rumble AND ram (you need a separate program to load GBA games on the EDGE) and they have better homebrew support than R4, so Lameboy runs perfectly on it, though only CycloDS can softreset from homebrew.

Hmm again you expect features of a 46$ card on a 13$ one ?
Sure the cyclo got the firmware build in but saves the system files later on SD in hidden mode, good for people that cant copy 1 folder and 1 file from PC to micro SD ( and yes i know there a lots of em ).
Personally i like the skip menu funktion, because hitting the touch screen becomes anoying, beside that booting up is faster and who really use pictochat or downloadplay ?
Nothing big about the GBA software loader wont take much more time if you load games in the 3in1 beside that once loaded you wont need the software again untill you want to play another game.

There are features that the cyclo do and Edge dont but if the few really worth spend 33$ more ?

 

[wanderone]

Get a CycloDS. Some reviewers of the EDGE say that it's a budget version of the CycloDS, as it's cheaper, and has less features. The CycloDS doesn't need system files, it comes preloaded with firmware. You only need to download updates. Oh yeah, the CycloDS doesn't skip the menu, so if you Pictochat a lot (or download play games you don't want to put on your microSD), it's good to have.
Oh yeah, both support EZ-Flash 3-in-1 rumble AND ram (you need a separate program to load GBA games on the EDGE) and they have better homebrew support than R4, so Lameboy runs perfectly on it, though only CycloDS can softreset from homebrew.

There's nothing wrong really with needing system files is there? I suppose its great if your SD card gets badly fragmented then you'd need to have to reinstall the system files on another card before you could use that card, but you'd also need to reinstall the other roms and apps you'd use as well. If your card is badly fragmented then even the CyclosDS won't load up your roms, homebrew or whatever (It does give you an error message for this condition). I think the extra RAM on the DS mainly has the benefit of enabling save states, an in-game menu and the text reader. And even the CyclosDS won't have the latest firmware presintalled when you receive it (They don't manufacture CyclosDS's that often you know). You're gonna have to download and install the latest firmware file yourself. You also need to download and install the version of Moonshell that's made (optimized??) to run with it.

The skipping menu part would be annoying for me as I still play some GBA games. That doesn't warrant paying an extra $40 though!

True, the CyclosDS does support loading and playing GBA roms if you have certain versions of the EZ 3-in-1 Slot-2 expansion card, but it only supports them in PSRAM mode, which means that it'll load up the rom you want to play each time you select it. If you want to use NOR mode, which means the rom image is burned onto the cart and readable and bootable at the DS start menu instantly as a regular GBA cart, then you still have to use Rudolph's GBA_Exploder program. Rudolph's program is better than the CyclosDS's GBA support as it allows you to use both modes without their SAVERAMs conflicting and it allows multiple SRAM slots for each game.

Softreset isn't a big deal and also not worth an extra $40 as it doesn't always work smoothly (And sometimes not at all as even Team Cyclops admits that some homebrew can't/won't support softreset). Also, if you softreset too often it sometimes hangs, forcing you to do a hard reset.

The Edge is a good _very_ close 2nd choice to the CyclosDS. So close in fact that I think it should force everyone into taking a good look at the CyclosDS and think about whether or not its worth it. If someone can put out a flashcart that does 3/4 to 4/5 of what the CyclosDS does at less than half the asking price of the CyclosDS, then something is wrong somewhere.

Get the Edge if you don't need the extra features of the CyclosDS is my opinion.

 

[shinnyuuya]

I have EDGE and i can say it's good because just put your rom in folder without updated the DLDI patch. just put and play.

 

[Lametta]

I just bought an Edge because it was supercheap on Dealextreme, I hope it's a good choice

What about cheats? Can I use the same of the AK2 or they are different?

 

[YayMii]

You can't use AK2 cheats. If you use the GBAtemp cheat database, then that wouldn't be a problem, as there's a file for EDGE.
Just make sure you rename the cheats file from EDGEcheats.dat to cheats.dat.

 

[Lametta]

You can't use AK2 cheats. If you use the GBAtemp cheat database, then that wouldn't be a problem, as there's a file for EDGE.
Just make sure you rename the cheats file from EDGEcheats.dat to cheats.dat.

Ok. Thank you

 

[clegion]

i have an edge, it died once (unable to boot blank white screen), then it got phoenix downed somehow without doing anything it came back to life better than ever, edge is a good simple cart for those only want to play nds game( i haven't check the gba, you see i don't have a slot 2 card yet) but overall i got no problem with it

 

[AxBattler]

Have anyone used both the EDGE and AceKard 2? They are comparable price wise (certainly more than the CycloDS which is pretty much in it's own price bracket!). Based on what I've picked up EDGE has slo-mo over the Acekard 2. What other differences are there?

 

[DSAndi]

Have anyone used both the EDGE and AceKard 2? They are comparable price wise (certainly more than the CycloDS which is pretty much in it's own price bracket!). Based on what I've picked up EDGE has slo-mo over the Acekard 2. What other differences are there?

There are already a lot threats about the same question, do some search.

The biggest difference is buld quality. Edge is very sturdy and well build while acekard2 is flimsy.
Just because of that i would go with Edge instead of Acekard2 if i had to choose.
The Edge Menü is very similar to cyclo DS one ad lack of some features the cyclo has.
I would say its a simple well made menü for the gamer for fast booting, fast soft reset and very good Rom compatibily.

The Acekard2 menü ( better say the AKAIO ) is fast, has a lot other options, a lot information, a lot settings ect.
I would sometimes say overkill but some ppl seem to need that.
You better off look on somereviews for more information.

For me, i only want to play, so Edge is for me the best card. If i really need something different i can relay on the many other cards i also own but i only use Edge.

 

[tec9]

im not sure if edge has slomo. i havnt been able to locate it anywere in the options. its a basic cart in th lines of the r4 and dstt, prob the best bet for a cheap cart next to the dstt

 

[heyyouguys]

I have owned both of em. I actually prefer the Edge for straight ds gameplay. Easy and never an issue.

 

[jagerstaffel]

im not sure if edge has slomo. i havnt been able to locate it anywere in the options. its a basic cart in th lines of the r4 and dstt, prob the best bet for a cheap cart next to the dstt

Hmm, it does have slow motion. A little advice for Edge cart owners, it helps to read that readme.txt file in the firmware updates. The command for Slow motion is L+R+down+b, which is a toggle by the way, meaning that command is to turn on/turn off slow motion.

And, I love the build quality of the Edge. My DS lite is a japanese import, and the slot-1 slot is a nutcracker, using other carts was risky for me because I always felt the cart would break from pressure of the slot-1 slot. With the EDGE, I now sometimes feel like the EDGE might break my slot-1! lol

 

[Wightslayer]

Hey I have a dead G6ds Real..
Besides having a microSD slot what else are the differences?
And what should I look out for?
And are there any fakes?

 

[vergilite]

iv had one and would deffiantly recommend it is high quallity for the cost and does its job very well

 

[Todderbert]

Edge is a great choice.
Reasons:
Excellent build quality, comparable only to the Cyclo.
Simple menu system.
Inexpensive, under $10 shipped from dx.
Team is still around releasing the occasional update.
This cart should win the best "bang for the buck" catagory.

I use Acekard, Cyclo, DSTT, R4, EZVi, and Edge carts so I have experience with the other brands. If I had to help a friend decide which card to buy for his DS it would be an Edge or Cyclo. I love my Acekard, but the build quality really holds me back from recommending it. Clips do break off of them and the contacts are exposed.

 

[iFish]

i have the edge im super happy with is becsue it has a simple gui which eeven a retard can compred and 100% rom compatliblity

supports sdhc which means no limit to games and is very checp and sturdy