Homebrew How would you feel about music albums on the Nintendo DS?

Project68K

Well-Known Member
OP
Member
Joined
Nov 12, 2020
Messages
106
Trophies
0
Age
24
XP
1,000
Country
United States
A few months ago, I found out about a music label OasisLtd, who make GBA cartridges for visual albums. Here is an article about it: https://vapor95.com/blogs/darknet/the-fascinating-world-of-gba-music-albums

For about a year or so, I've been doing some experimentation on the Nintendo DS as a little side hobby. I've managed to find a way to get albums on the Nintendo DS using some tricks, and due to the recent newfound knowledge of these GBA cartridges, I wanted to know what this place thought of releasing music albums on a DS rom, or DS cartridge.

My implementation would potentially have:

- The music album itself
- A digital CD booklet (if the album has one), that the person is able to see on the DS.
- A tracklist to pick from songs from
- 10 second looping video snippets accompanying songs that have music videos.

Feature 1, 3 and 4 has been implemented, while feature 2 has not. I have some prototypes that have been done with some hip-hop albums and mixtapes. I intend on being able to actually SELL albums on the DS later down the line similar to how OasisLTD does it, but for now, I'm fine posting them for free. Any thoughts?
 

UK_Ray

Member
Newcomer
Joined
Feb 11, 2024
Messages
14
Trophies
0
Age
86
XP
51
Country
United Kingdom
I'm all for modifications and the like but I don't think I would enjoy watching a music video on a DS as most people have a phone with a bigger screen than the DS and the screens on the phone are of a much better quality, It would seem like wasting the life span of the screen and battery for very little gain.

That's just my opinion though, everyone likes something different so I have no doubt that there would be a lot of interested in this if you attached a video of it working etc.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ligeia

mrparrot2

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Nov 29, 2021
Messages
128
Trophies
1
Age
30
Location
SP, Brazil
XP
734
Country
Brazil
When I only had a DS and those specialized media players were expensive, my DSlite was my portable media player. Moonlight and DS Organizer were powerful software for that mean. If we were in 2006 I'd say you would actually profit from this, but today with smartphones, YouTube, etc I don't think so.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Ligeia

Ryccardo

A RUBBER SNORKLE
Member
Joined
Feb 13, 2015
Messages
7,820
Trophies
2
Age
29
Location
Imola
XP
7,186
Country
Italy
Do "the Chinese" even know how to make DS cards anymore?

(DS bootlegs were a thing in the early DSi age but for over 10 years all that's been made is the lowest tier flashcards + factory reject microsd + a sticker not vaguely trying to hide it)

Apart from that... sure it sounds stupid but hey, it's art, it would be a first (therefore earning a place in history - see SRPM here https://consolemods.org/wiki/index.php?title=AV:Sony_Model_Prefixes#PlayStation_and_PlayStation_2 ), and some music is still being recorded to normal (type 1) cassettes :)
 

Rednorka

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Nov 30, 2021
Messages
56
Trophies
1
Website
rednorka.tumblr.com
XP
1,353
Country
Russia
That sounds awesome!

As a guy who used to frequently listen to music via Moonshell, DS would make a pretty good place to release an album on, not only aesthetically wise but functionally as well.

I can already see some potential ways to utilize what DS is for album releases - booklets could be displayed book-style (think Planet Puzzle League), music videos can utilize both screens for more interesting experience, and more probably!

Myself, I probably won't be able to buy an actual cartridge (maybe it will change in a few years) but I'm okay with having a DS rom you can put on your console. Even if the rom gets served as a demo/preview/release without extra songs, it would still be an incredible thing to exist.
 

The Real Jdbye

*is birb*
Member
Joined
Mar 17, 2010
Messages
24,325
Trophies
5
Location
Space
XP
15,703
Country
Norway
A few months ago, I found out about a music label OasisLtd, who make GBA cartridges for visual albums. Here is an article about it: https://vapor95.com/blogs/darknet/the-fascinating-world-of-gba-music-albums

For about a year or so, I've been doing some experimentation on the Nintendo DS as a little side hobby. I've managed to find a way to get albums on the Nintendo DS using some tricks, and due to the recent newfound knowledge of these GBA cartridges, I wanted to know what this place thought of releasing music albums on a DS rom, or DS cartridge.

My implementation would potentially have:

- The music album itself
- A digital CD booklet (if the album has one), that the person is able to see on the DS.
- A tracklist to pick from songs from
- 10 second looping video snippets accompanying songs that have music videos.

Feature 1, 3 and 4 has been implemented, while feature 2 has not. I have some prototypes that have been done with some hip-hop albums and mixtapes. I intend on being able to actually SELL albums on the DS later down the line similar to how OasisLTD does it, but for now, I'm fine posting them for free. Any thoughts?
I think music albums released on unconventional formats (like floppy disks) are super cool, even though they're impractical.
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • K3Nv3 @ K3Nv3:
    Time for a drive :grog:
  • Skelletonike @ Skelletonike:
    Enjoy, but don't drink and drive =O
  • ZucchiniMaiden @ ZucchiniMaiden:
    Some people can't take a joke. I definitely don't think that people need to constantly be flooded with dark humour, but I got called all sorts of names a while back for posting a Dolan meme. People legitimately didn't understand it.
    +3
  • ZucchiniMaiden @ ZucchiniMaiden:
    The internet of today is very different to the internet that I grew up in.
    +2
  • Skelletonike @ Skelletonike:
    Dark humour can be healthy.
  • Skelletonike @ Skelletonike:
    I loved the early 2000s internet.
  • SylverReZ @ SylverReZ:
    @Skelletonike, I love dark humour as well.
  • SylverReZ @ SylverReZ:
    Just that not many people can take a joke to such and become easily triggered by them. Comedy clubs do this all the time.
  • Sicklyboy @ Sicklyboy:
    The caveat though is that sometimes you gotta read the room. Not every joke is gonna land with every audience
    +1
  • Skelletonike @ Skelletonike:
    My aunt can't understand dark jokes. Granted, she's a really good person and can't see how there's jokes about starving children and stuff
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    My jokes are so bad.... I got bood out of a mortuary
    +3
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Talk about falling on deaf ears
    +2
  • Skelletonike @ Skelletonike:
    Here's a dark one I found:
  • Skelletonike @ Skelletonike:
    A man sits at the hospital, waiting for his baby to be born. Finally, a nurse comes out with a little baby in her arms. Suddenly, she stumbles and the baby falls to the ground… and another nurse suddenly drops a heavy box, which falls on top of the baby, crushing its head into paste.As the man starts to shake, both nurses start laughing: “Don’t worry, sir, that was just a little joke! …Your baby was already born dead!”
    +2
  • AncientBoi @ AncientBoi:
    At least they can't Heckle you @Psionic Roshambo
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    A very dead audience lol
    +2
  • Skelletonike @ Skelletonike:
    I love Jimmy Carr dealing with hecklers
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Lol hecklers would be right up my alley lol
    +1
  • Psionic Roshambo @ Psionic Roshambo:
    Ken heckles me when I visit his dentist.
    +1
  • AncientBoi @ AncientBoi:
    :unsure::unsure::unsure: Florida. Isn't that where "Floride" comes from? :mellow:
    +1
  • K3Nv3 @ K3Nv3:
    Psis jokes are so bad the only fan he's got is ancientboi
  • K3Nv3 @ K3Nv3:
    You're so bad even your voicemail blocked you
    AncientBoi @ AncientBoi: lol