Hacking I'm choosing the G6 for GBA compatibiliy

[Kezane]

Do you think its a good choice for me then? I still intend to play the old and new GBA games.

Also, what would be the average price of a G6Lite[no shipping]?

Thanks

 

[SpaceJump]

If 512MB is enough for you then it's a good choice. Otherwise M3 could be better for you.

 

[blizeH]

512MB is fine imho. Even when I had my M3 CF it was just fine, it allowed me to get about 25 games on there in total (8 DS and the rest GBA) and considering I only ever play at the very most two or three games at any one time, it was still months before I had to swap any games over.

 

[ugly_rose]

It was a good choice for me so I'd say it's a good choice for you!

My G6 Lite was WAAY more expensive than anyone else's because I bought it from a local shop (01media) here in Stockholm, but I think you can get it from cheaper places from like 110-140 USD. Mine was around 220-230 USD with Passcard 3 included. Yes... double price XD

By the way, I heard there is a new, larger (though not physically), version coming out soon with 1 GigaByte memory (8 Gigabit). Perhaps something to take into consideration?

 

[IAmTheRad]

G6 is great for GBA compat. So far, I've only noticed 2 games that haven't worked on my g6, that I've tried. Those are Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team (but I got blue rescue team so it's all good there), and Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories (Only chain of memories I am disappointed that it doesn't work.)
Everything else I've tried works well on GBA.

If you're using the g6 only for gba, you can fit a ton of games on it. If you're using it for both, you can fit quite a few. Right now, I got 9 NDS games and 6 gba on my g6 lite.

Also the 8Gbit cart (1GB) is coming soon. Make sure you do not get the pro edition of it, which will not have GBA support.

 

[Kezane]

I'm not so worried about space, as long as I can fit *some* games in.

*remembers the time when 512Mbit roms came out, while owning a 256Mbit cart*

Just wondering, how does the supercard compare?

Incidentilly, I can read/write chinese, though I'm more proficient in English. Will this affect my buying in anyway?

 

[tama_mog]

yes, those days are gone where 256 mbit cards cost $130 for gba. Supercard has some problems with certain gba games but compatibility is still relatively high....since supercard did start out as a contender for a gba flashcart...just turns out it does way better handling ds. I think according to compatibility lists, supercard is compatible with ~90% of gba games...although most you may not be interested in, the big one everyone grips and bitches about is mario kart on gba. Your knowledge of chinese has 0 bearing on this buying decision, I assure you. Unless you decide to get chinese versions of whatever cart you're buying....in which case it's not rocket science to use even if you don't know chinese.

 

[Hypnotoad]

The G6 is an excellent choice if you want true gba support. In fact, that's the same reason I purcased one.

 

[xpestilencex]

G6 Lite ( English Version) Inc. Passcard-3

Note all of these have Passcard-3's included

Bamboo Gaming
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http://www.bamboogaming.com/combo-set/m3-g...bo/prod_63.html

Price : $91.74


WinSunX
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http://www.winsunx.com/list.php?mod=761

Price : $91.99


Divineo
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http://www.divineo.com/cgi-bin/div-us/dd-ds-g6passc

Price : $108.99


Real Hot Stuff
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http://www.realhotstuff.com/lite-passcard-bundle-p-101.html

Price : $109.99


Mod Chip Store
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http://www.modchipstore.com/NDS-Nintendo-D...h-4g-16371.html
Price : $114.95


Shop @ 01 Media
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http://212.75.85.205/info.asp?ProductID=16631

Price : $143.43

 

[sixb0nes]

Be careful though, bamboogaming rape you in shipping costs.

 

[GexX2]

You can also try Sky2k.com

$106.98 for a G6+Passcard 3. But theres Shipping too. I got mine from divineo, and am totally annoyed at the amount of time it took to get here. and the shipping brought it up to $138 :\

 

[OSW]

Be careful though, bamboogaming rape you in shipping costs.

u sure? they quote on the website 12$ for one item.....

also, does anyone have any idea on what this means - "caution, we do not ship the outside packaging of our products such as paper boxes"

does that mean we don't even get the box the item is originally in - WTF

i'd be grateful if someone cleared this up for me, as i'm considering ordering from there in the future....

 

[Destructobot]

I got my G6 lite + passcard 3 from www.kicktrading.ca for about $105 + $14 shipping to the US. They shipped it very quickly. I ordered it after business hours on a friday, they processed the order saturday, and shipped it monday morning.

All the packaging was intact.

 

[ecash]

If you are in US, you should buy from realhotstuff.com. With 5% off coupon code 'SCDEV06', you can not beat the price and their services. Not to mention their shipping is fast.

 

[Ragone]

So far i'm real happy with it!

I'm on dialup so I cant download games to quickly but I enjoy it more than my supercard

Fits in flush with my ds lite, also comes with choice of 3 carts to match your ds color