Hacking G6 Lite

[bug]

It looks nice and all but only 512MB max, thats not nearly enough. Imo I'd gladly sacrifice a cartridge sticking out and having 2gb+ of games on one cart than a neater looking cartridge which can only hold 1/4 of a mini sd so far.

Me too, it's too restrictive to have 512Mb. Homebrew games and programs will only increase in size.

 

[exile]

Sounds pretty nice and would still hold a considerable amount of games. The New super Mario Bros is only 33MB for instance and this card will hold 512MB. Obviously nowhere near what external (SD, compact flash, etc...) will hold, but still a fair amount if you don't mind reflashing from time to time. Depends what kind of user you are I guess.

I wonder if it will have perfect gba support or if it will still be emulated.

If that price is right I might just have to get two of these. A 1GB would have made it perfect though IMO. But I am sure that was out of the question with the size.

Anyone know what the compatibility on the G6 for DS is like?

 

[gbtemp111]

G6 compatibility is perfect or near perfect as far as i know. i have and m3 mini sd with my lite unit, and it doesn't bother me much with how much it sticks out or slowdowns(none!). still, this looks really, really nice. and if those prices are right, then man..

 

[JonoBG]

anyone know if m3 saves use the same format as G6 saves?

 

[kernelPANIC]

This is the solution I was waiting for.
I don't have anything against portable media storage devices, but I prefer if everything is nicely packed into one nice little product.
As for the cart having "only" 512MB or 4Gbit, I think that size is just fine. I have an 256Mbit (32MB) EZ-II GBA flashcart and it only takes a few minutes to transfer everything there. I can only see the "small" storage size as an inconvenience if you were to take a long absence from your computer (i.e: Long vacations/trips/etc.)

 

[Opium]

I have a 1Gbit G6 and the size doesn't really bother me. The only thing is 1Gbit games take up everything

Thank god there arn't many of those.

At the momeny my G6 has 5 DS games on it. I don't even play 5 games at a time so why would I want more?

4Gbit sounds like a good size though, a nice middle ground between what I have and removeable media.

 

[time-warp]

I'll definitely consider getting one of these. Do these have drag and drop support just like a USB flash drive, or does it require software?

Cheers!

 

[Jackbauerx]

Looking good! The prices are incredible!

I see 2 drawbacks:
- 4Gbit limit
- slow writing times (compared to SD/MiniSD/MicroSD based cards)

Makes the decision even harder.... G6 Lite or EZ4 Lite...

 

[Lily]

I quite simply don't believe the price, and don't see why other people are convinced that for $62US, you can have what will be a MORE in demand product than the current generation G6 4 gigabit, which is currently $167.95 - over $100 more expensive.

Other than that, sweet. I knew that G6 would do it - although it means the M3 team probably won't make anything smaller.

 

[Opium]

Looking good! The prices are incredible!

I see 2 drawbacks:
- 4Gbit limit
- slow writing times (compared to SD/MiniSD/MicroSD based cards)

Makes the decision even harder.... G6 Lite or EZ4 Lite...

The writing times aren't that slow. Just the same as your standard USB Key.

QUOTEDo these have drag and drop support just like a USB flash drive, or does it require software?

Drag and drop, I use my G6 as a USB Key. But you will need the software to convert the ds roms for you. It will convert them and copy them over for you all in one.

 

[htoxad]

Looks like I will be buying another fine G6 product
Hopefully it doesn't start off at $200 like the first gen 4Gb cart.

 

[lars]

What about game compatibility?

 

[chooch81]

sorry for being a n00b but how do you get the roms onto this bad boy? it doesnt appear to have any where you can stick it into the computer?

Do i still need my Passkey?

Oh and while im at it is the Passcard 3out yet (orice?), im using a MML but hate having to swap it with a proper game to use sleep mode.

 

[yuwing]

What about game compatibility?

goddamit, read the whole thread!

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i woke up and saw this!!! omfg! welll i guess i'm going to sell my M3 mini sd for this if the price is that low

 

[adgloride]

This looks really nice and fits perfectly in the DS lite. 4 gigbits (512mb) is not enough. I have the original supercard with 1gb card and I'm struggling with that. I keep having to take games off to put more on. I would say you need at least a 2gb card now especially with the size of some of the DS games. I just hope another model of the supercard come out after the mini supercard that will be an exact fit.

 

[lars]

What about game compatibility?


goddamit, read the whole thread!

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i woke up and saw this!!! omfg! welll i guess i'm going to sell my M3 mini sd for this if the price is that low

Theres no single link to a list of games that are compatible with this card. No single word.

 

[Jackbauerx]

well, those prices are the Chinese prices. Expect the international prices to be higher! a M3 is under 400 yuan (~50$) in china, while the international price is around 80$.

 

[Celb]

Hmm.. I don't see how yyjoy.com got their prices..

link to announcement (it's in chinese):
http://www.gbalpha.com/China/GBalpha_news/...spx?id=36&cid=7

The prices aren't in this article, and I saw something interesting, they say it'll fit in both the NDS and the NDS lite without sticking out.

 

[Trebaruna]

Actually it doesn't match the style completely. In that shot that shows of how level it is also reveals the white on the cart is a lot more murky-ish than the DS Lite. It looks rather dirty or cigarette smoke-stained in comparison, kind of like those old computer cases after way too many years of service.

Hope they clean that up (if this isn't a production model), then they'll have some serious competition for the EZ4Lite

 

[Jackbauerx]

The prices aren't in this article, and I saw something interesting, they say it'll fit in both the NDS and the NDS lite without sticking out.

Hmm, interesting. This article also says that the cover of the card will be customizable ("X-Changeable Cover TM") and that a PDA-like software will be included (with Chinese-English Dictionary, Calculator, Telephone Book...).