#44269 - mariods - Tue May 31, 2005 4:14 pm
Can it be done?I keep hearing that the port is too slow.And I'm talking about memory and data extentions.
#44281 - josath - Tue May 31, 2005 5:22 pm
you're talking about data and memory extensions? what does that mean?
you know that the DS doesn't have a gba link port at all, right?
#44283 - zubiac - Tue May 31, 2005 5:32 pm
| josath wrote: |
you're talking about data and memory extensions? what does that mean?
you know that the DS doesn't have a gba link port at all, right? |
I guess he meant something like a rampack(see N64) or a mini-HD.
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#44287 - josath - Tue May 31, 2005 5:45 pm
it would make more sense to use the gba cart slot for those. In fact there is one flash cart that has 16megs of on board RAM that you can use. and there are gba carts that take CF cards or SD cards (supercard, movie player, play yan)
#44296 - mariods - Tue May 31, 2005 6:47 pm
| josath wrote: |
you're talking about data and memory extensions? what does that mean?
you know that the DS doesn't have a gba link port at all, right? |
what i meant for data ext. is if a DS game is being deleloped and the game is so big ( for example tony hawks wasteland) it needs another place to put all that stuff(tricks,Maps,online maps).Would it add load times to the game.
what a meant for memory ext. is like a ram pack for games that require more ram to run(like perfect dark did).
EDIT:BTW has there been a homebrew ram pack for any system,and how would you make something like that?would you need a script to make the system reconize the GBA cart as RAM?
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#44297 - TJ - Tue May 31, 2005 6:55 pm
Given the size of the screens and the maximum texture sizes you can display on them, I really doubt any game is ever going to need more than the 128 MB maximum for the DS's cards.
Even the largest games on the N64 were only 64 MB.
#44298 - mariods - Tue May 31, 2005 6:56 pm
Ashphalt Urban used a 2Gb card IIRC.Also,I think it was really stupid of nintendo to only put in 4MB of RAM on the DS if they knew they were going to have downloadable content.single card multiplayer is limited to how much ram is on the DS,and for a game like MPH to have SCM and only 4MB of RAM to play with,some features will have to be cut off,like smaller maps or no music(unless it is streamed).
#44301 - TJ - Tue May 31, 2005 7:05 pm
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| Ashphalt Urban used a 2Gb card IIRC |
Urban GT is 32 MB.
The RAM also shouldn't be a problem. Again, you not only are dealing with smaller textures than the N64, but the DS also has dedicated VRAM which the N64 lacks. The DS's RAM is also faster than what the N64 had.
So you are looking at a system with (if you count the VRAM) a bit more RAM than the pre-Expansion Pak N64 (4.5 MB vs 4 MB).
Again, I don't see a problem.
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#44308 - mariods - Tue May 31, 2005 7:33 pm
No,1Gb=128MB.Thats what I read on EGM DS vs. PSP.
#44312 - welshwarrior - Tue May 31, 2005 7:45 pm
| mariods wrote: |
| No,1Gb=128MB.Thats what I read on EGM DS vs. PSP. |
Yea im sure thats right
#44314 - TJ - Tue May 31, 2005 7:55 pm
I meant to put that Urban GT is 32 MB. It isn't on a 2 Gb card.
#44399 - netdroid9 - Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:30 am
| welshwarrior wrote: |
| mariods wrote: | | No,1Gb=128MB.Thats what I read on EGM DS vs. PSP. |
Yea im sure thats right |
Yep, we're sure that the people on the forum who program for the NDS are wrong, and the people on that website are right.