Hacking Loading NDS Games

[dpolishsensation]

Can you copy the games to a flash cart as *.zip files and run them that way or do they have to be in the *.nds, *.gba, etc format? Just curious as this would save a lot of disk space for more games

 

[mr_ding]

Have to be .nds, and use game manager to copy (not direct copy) since game manager patch the game itself.

 

[ipumuk]

depends on the flashcart and software you are using. some support compressed roms in zip format as far as i know.

eg. the g6 lite:
"Support decompressing ZIP format source file and compress game data in flashcard."
source: http://www.g6flash.com/feature.htm

 

[richiepo]

depends on the flashcart and software you are using. some support compressed roms in zip format as far as i know.

eg. the g6 lite:
"Support decompressing ZIP format source file and compress game data in flashcard."
source: http://www.g6flash.com/feature.htm

Not sure you have that right. The g6 lite supports reading zipped files but puts the file on as uncompressed unless you check a box that says put in compressed mode. Even then it doesn't stay in ZIP format but gets compressed in a different way. Also compressed format takes longer for the DS games to load and have some compatibility/stability issues in some games. Just speaking from experience.