#30166 - sofakng - Mon Nov 29, 2004 2:59 am
I got my DS on launch day (Nov. 21st) and I since I never had a GBA I'm wondering if I should buy a GBA dev kit...
I'm looking at the EZ Flash II 512mb kit from JandaMan.com for $135, but I'm worried that a DS kit might be released soon and then I'll feel as though I wasted the $135.
What do you guys think?
#30167 - Zen Punk - Mon Nov 29, 2004 3:12 am
No, I don't think there are going to be flash carts (assuming that is what you mean by "dev kit") for the DS anytime soon. It's a completely different format. Not even the GBA flash carts, which were a much simpler design, were released that soon after launch. Besides, if you get a GBA cart, you can use it to play homebrew games and emulators on your DS.
#30168 - ravuya - Mon Nov 29, 2004 3:23 am
I agree. Go for the GBA kit. If DS equipment does come out soon, you can always flog the GBA kit to one of the pirates who idolize such things.
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#30183 - yaustar - Mon Nov 29, 2004 6:00 am
GBA cart definitely, although I highly doubt you need 512 for development. Make sure you buy one that doesnt need the GBA to transfer stuff over.
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#30187 - mymateo - Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:49 am
I would agree with everything said so far.
I have a 64 Mbit F2A card, and homebrew projects don't even touch that until you start loading it up with uncompressed sounds and images. Really, even for big projects, a 256 Mbit cart should be plenty. But, if you wanted to put music and movies onto a flash cart, a 512 is definately the way to go.
And you MUST get a stand-alone flasher with compatible flash cart if you don't plan on buying a GBA because you CANNOT flash it with the DS as it does not have the required plug. Yaustar mentioned this, but may not have been clear why, so that's why I drove that point home. Otherwise, this is gonna cost you WAY too much, and I'd rather see that money put to good use (like, buying DS dev stuff if/when it comes out).
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#30193 - fr4nz - Mon Nov 29, 2004 10:46 am
here's a pic of a DS devkit from EDGE #143 (december issue)
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#30212 - ravuya - Mon Nov 29, 2004 3:51 pm
That looks a lot different from the one I saw. I'll have to track it down.
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#30237 - tepples - Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:33 pm
I recommend the EFA 256 (that's Extreme Flash Advance, not EZFA). It's a relatively inexpensive 256 Mbit GBA flash cart, and the PC writes to it through a USB port on the cart itself. It's large enough to hold some homebrews and some music.
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#30238 - SimonB - Mon Nov 29, 2004 7:37 pm
I agree with tepples on this one. The EFA 256mbit kit is my 1st choice (and I have tried almost all available kits including EZFA, EZFA2, X-ROM, XG-Flash 2, G6Flash, Visoly, Flash2Advance,EZ Flash II Power Star etc.....)
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#30294 - sofakng - Tue Nov 30, 2004 3:52 am
Thanks for all of the replies!
I've ordered an EZ Flash II Powerstar 512mb. (I did this so I can either dump a ton of music or perhaps a video [?] or two)
Sorry I didn't see the posts about the EFA 256 before I ordered mine. Is the EFA really that much better than the EZ Flash II Powerstar?
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