i'm so glad i went with EDGE then and not the R4 (which was the fad among cheap flashcarts then).
btw, i got a question. ever since 1.45 (i think), i've never updated my cheats.dat, only using the EDGE firmware. is it needed for the game fixes, or are those fixes all built into firmware itself? i'm holding on to my old cheat.dat, mainly because i got hot custom codes there for a few games that are not mainstream. plus, it's also a way to keep from tempting myself from cheating more (no cheats available means no cheat, period).