#50495 - notcho - Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:18 am
Hi there.. I just noticed in the NDS software package, it contains two holders one for the NDS-sized cart, the other for GBA sized cart. A question came to mind that whether the DS can use both cart slots at the same time. Does anyone have information regarding this possibility? Whether it's sensible to do it is another question, but I can imagine using the GBA cart as an additional data storage, or, the ability to interact with GBA software.. the newly announced Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon Blue Rescue Force (DS) and Red Rescue Force (GBA) may be it..
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#50499 - The 9th Sage - Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:32 am
| notcho wrote: |
Hi there.. I just noticed in the NDS software package, it contains two holders one for the NDS-sized cart, the other for GBA sized cart. A question came to mind that whether the DS can use both cart slots at the same time. Does anyone have information regarding this possibility? Whether it's sensible to do it is another question, but I can imagine using the GBA cart as an additional data storage, or, the ability to interact with GBA software.. the newly announced Pokemon Mysterious Dungeon Blue Rescue Force (DS) and Red Rescue Force (GBA) may be it..
Thanks for reading |
I know that several games check the header of the game in the GBA slot and unlock stuff accordingly. I also remember reading of an expansion of Band Brothers that is going to be released containing additional songs. It's on a GBA cart so you need the DS card to play of course.
I personally can't wait for an adventure game with additional dungeons or other content stored on GBA carts. :)
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#50510 - Freakker - Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:19 am
And Megaman Battle Network 5 Double Team is going to let you transfer battle chips from the GBA games.
#50552 - JackSkellington - Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:56 pm
i heard some game was gunna have a rumble pack in the gba slot
#50556 - natrium42 - Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:06 pm
| JackSkellington wrote: |
| i heard some game was gunna have a rumble pack in the gba slot |
Rumble pack is easy to make yourself though ;)
Connect some data line of GBA slot to a MOSFET. Connect the MOSFET to a pager motor. Then write some game to "excite" that data line...
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#50564 - The 9th Sage - Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:59 pm
| JackSkellington wrote: |
| i heard some game was gunna have a rumble pack in the gba slot |
Actually, I think the Table Hockey Tech Demo from e3 can apparently use WarioWare: Twisted! as a rumble pak. I haven't tried this myself but I remember several people saying this so it's probably true. :P
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#50618 - notcho - Thu Aug 11, 2005 3:52 am
Pretty cool, it seems like some developers are at least taking advantage of the available slots.. :) I agree that I can't wait for the day RPG developers starting to release data packs! :)
PS. wasn't there a rumored "gyroscopic" controller pack for the GBA slot? or was that something else...
#50629 - TJ - Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:10 am
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| PS. wasn't there a rumored "gyroscopic" controller pack for the GBA slot? or was that something else... |
It isn't rumor, "Wario Ware Twisted' and "Yoshi's Universal Gravitation" both use it
#50738 - M3d10n - Fri Aug 12, 2005 3:01 pm
It also makes it possible for Nintendo to develop a N64-esque RAM expansion cart if the need arises.
#51001 - notcho - Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:05 am
| M3d10n wrote: |
| It also makes it possible for Nintendo to develop a N64-esque RAM expansion cart if the need arises. |
Would it actually add "performance" to the console? (I'm not familiar with the IO performance on the DS..) I think what I was trying to discern is whether it's a gimmick or it has a real application.