#31798 - ferrisb - Tue Dec 14, 2004 8:54 pm
I'm a big-time n00b here - so forgive me if this has already been answered. I couldn't find the answer earlier when I looked for it.
I want to get started in making homebrew games, and play some that have already been posted here. However, I only have a DS and a Mac. What hardware/flash carts can I get that would work with this setup?
Are there any Mac guys here that have been able to run their games on their DS? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
- FerrisB
#31799 - pxlwhr - Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:05 pm
freekishly enough I'm looking for the same answers as I'm looking to get a DS and some sort of flash cart and get to learning how to code for the fun of it.
as well I'm on a mac. what card can peple suggest ...glad I'm not alone on this.
cheers
drew
#31800 - bobrocks - Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:17 pm
developing on the DS is still probably a few months away, but you can use a standard GBA flash cart to get started. As for mac, I am pretty sure one of the compilers is available for mac, though you may have trouble with some of the other tools.
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#31801 - jgkspsx - Tue Dec 14, 2004 9:17 pm
Er, if you're looking for GBA flashcarts that can run GBA games on the DS, I believe there's a thread that recommends one or two specific models. If you want to write DS games, you will have to wait a while. Timescale is in months, I'd guess.
#31812 - ferrisb - Tue Dec 14, 2004 10:51 pm
That's what I'm looking for - a GBA flashcart that can run GBA games on the DS. I've been wanting to try and get into developing my own games for a while, but I didn't buy a GBA because the DS was coming. Figured I could same some cash that way. I figure it'll be so long before I can even get GBA games going that I'm not even going to worry about DS games for a while. I just would like to know which ones I should be looking at, and if my Mac can handle them.
#31816 - tepples - Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:24 pm
If you have a Nintendo DS and don't have a GBA, and you want to develop GBA programs to run on your DS, the flash cart you want is EFA Extreme Flash Advance, which kicktrading.ca has. But make sure you can get "Hello World" to show up in VisualBoyAdvance for Mac before you run out and buy a flash cart.
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#31818 - ferrisb - Tue Dec 14, 2004 11:47 pm
Thanks for the info. I think that's what I was looking for.
#31828 - ravuya - Wed Dec 15, 2004 1:52 am
Are there flashcarts other than the CF ones that link properly with the Mac?
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#31833 - crossraleigh - Wed Dec 15, 2004 2:59 am
I have no problems using my Flash Advance Linker Xtreme with my original GBA and my iBook. The flash cart packaging is almost identical to that of commercial games paks, but until I get a DS I can't be sure about compatibility.
#31877 - pxlwhr - Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:00 pm
what applications are you using to transfer roms from your mac to the carts?
I havent found any apps on the mac that do the transferring
#31947 - crossraleigh - Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:57 am
I use a program called gbalink by Mr. Spiv; you can download it from his GBA site.
| Code: |
| gbalink -p file.gba |
#31985 - pxlwhr - Thu Dec 16, 2004 3:56 pm
I see looks to be a terminal thing...which I can manage I think
wondering tho I wanted to pick up a EFA Extreme Flash Advance from that kicks trading cause they are from canada. would his app work for that cart too?
#31986 - SimonB - Thu Dec 16, 2004 4:03 pm
| pxlwhr wrote: |
| would his app work for that cart too? |
No.
Simon
#31993 - Jsm - Thu Dec 16, 2004 8:32 pm
Ok so there's a way to flash using a Mac, but is there a way to flash using linux? I have XRom 512...