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DS Flash Equipment > DS and GBA roms on one cart?
#43965 - ANeo7782 - Sat May 28, 2005 8:11 pm
Is it possible to have DS files to be used with FlashMe (or even WifiMe or PassMe) as well as GBA games on the same cart? I just bought a wireless card (Zonet ZEW1600, $10 after mail in rebate, which should arrive later today) and a pricey (to me) GBA EFA 512Mb cart. I'm going on vacation as soon as school gets out and I want to be able to play some GBA stuff as well as DS demos. I know with Darkain's stuff it's possible to play multiple NDS files on a flashcart, but can we throw in GBA games too (with or without the multi-NDS loader?) Or are we not there yet?
Thanks!
P.S. If we're not there yet, are we on the way, at least? :P
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#43970 - Darkain - Sat May 28, 2005 8:45 pm
we arent there yet. big prob is that non multiboot GBA games will require
a) file padding within the file system (this is easily done)
b) bankswitching on the flashcart (this is cart specific. i now own two, and will try to support this in the future)
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#43976 - ANeo7782 - Sat May 28, 2005 9:36 pm
What about multiboot capable?
Thanks anyway, can't wait for the day :)
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#43978 - Darkain - Sat May 28, 2005 9:37 pm
you want multi-nds loading capabilities from a wmb download? itll never happen. with wmb, you are limited to 4MB total. you dont get the advantages of a flashcart. and besides, you can select multiple NDS files to host anyways.
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#43980 - ANeo7782 - Sat May 28, 2005 9:40 pm
Sorry, I was confusing it with something else dealing with GBA carts. And I'm talking about using the flashcart, just about the only thing I'll be using my new wireless card for is the firmware upgrade. Nevermind!
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