#54889 - headspin - Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:49 am
If you've ever got help from Tepples in the past and you can afford some spare cash then help out and donate some $$$.
Tepples is always offering help here, so I'm starting a thread to ask fellow coders to lend a hand.
That's right Tepples dosn't have a DS, and computer work in his area is hard to find so he can't afford to buy one himself.
I have started things off by donating $50 to the "Tepples DS fund". I am currently "between work" so it's the best I can do at this time.
Please go here and click the donate button to show your support.
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#54893 - cybereality - Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:17 pm
Wow, I can't believe Tepples doesn't even have a DS! How can he work without the real hardware? Anyway, Tepples has been a great help to me, so I donated $10 to the cause. I know its not a lot, but if everyone pitched in, its really not that bad.
NOTE: On the site it said donations for PSP and DS. I just want to be clear that my money was intended for a DS not PSP.
Good luck!
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#54895 - headspin - Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:40 pm
This is definately _not_ for a PSP ;) Hell most people can't afford one of those!
I saw a nice pre-modded Electric Blue DS on aheadgames.com for $162.88
Selected options:
FlashMe Firmware Upgrade: Yes
Developer Kit: No Thanks
SuperPass Key: No, Thanks
Full Battery LED: Default color (Green)
Low Battery LED: Default color (Red)
Recharge LED: Default color (Orange)
USPS Priority Mail
$60 donated, $102.88 to go..
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#54924 - cybereality - Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:51 pm
I got my DS used from a local game shop for only $100 cash, no tax! A real sweet deal. The only thing missing was the thumb-strap (which now I realize is needed for some games). Other than that it was in great condition. You can also find similar deals on eBay (usually around $150 with system, games and accessories).
BTW: This topic has almost 80 views and no one else has even replied, let alone donated. If just 10 more people gave $10 each, then Tepples could have a DS. He has done a lot for the scene, its time some people returned the favor.
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#54933 - mike260 - Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:31 pm
| cybereality wrote: |
| BTW: This topic has almost 80 views and no one else has even replied, let alone donated. If just 10 more people gave $10 each, then Tepples could have a DS. He has done a lot for the scene, its time some people returned the favor. |
F**k that, I donated several hours ago and you haven't claimed it yet.
#54934 - headspin - Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:42 pm
He hasn't accepted my donation yet either, so just give him a chance. He may be out somewhere, it is Friday night.
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#54938 - mike260 - Fri Sep 23, 2005 6:57 pm
| headspin wrote: |
| He hasn't accepted my donation yet either, so just give him a chance. He may be out somewhere, it is Friday night. |
Sorry, that wasn't aimed at you. I was just a bit unhappy at someone assuming everyone is cheap just because they don't loudly announce their donation.
#54941 - TheMikaus - Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:11 pm
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| I was just a bit unhappy at someone assuming everyone is cheap just because they don't loudly announce their donation |
yeah. I donated at around 11am (here, it's now 2pm). I didn't feel the need to say anything.
Really to assume that nobody is donating just because we don't post is kind of insulting. Especially since it does come off as you telling everyone they are ingrates or cheap. :(
#54944 - El Hobito - Fri Sep 23, 2005 7:31 pm
i would but i dont have the cash at the mo...im hoping to get a job soon though but at the moment i'm a poor graduate!
#54952 - tepples - Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:43 pm
It seems a lot of these donations have come from credit cards. Those will have to wait until I've upgraded my account to Premier.
| cybereality wrote: |
| Wow, I can't believe Tepples doesn't even have a DS! How can he work without the real hardware? |
By sticking to the GBA.
| cybereality wrote: |
| NOTE: On the site it said donations for PSP and DS. I just want to be clear that my money was intended for a DS not PSP. |
There are separate buttons for DS and PSP now.
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#54970 - Lynx - Fri Sep 23, 2005 11:33 pm
Couple things... First, I would suggest not getting the FlashMe'd version, and getting a PassMe/WiFiMe compatible card (at least you get something for your money) and Flash it himself.. I'm sure he is more then capable of handling that..
Second, I'd also suggest you DON'T UPGRADE your PayPal account! or, create an additional account for credit cards, and upgrade it. Upgrading sucks the life (and $$) out of donations.
#54985 - tepples - Sat Sep 24, 2005 4:58 am
| Lynx wrote: |
| First, I would suggest not getting the FlashMe'd version, and getting a PassMe/WiFiMe compatible card (at least you get something for your money) and Flash it himself.. I'm sure he is more then capable of handling that.. |
My page lists a passthrough, but how can I make sure that by the time I get my DS, Nintendo doesn't start shipping the North American gray or blue DS with the same firmware as the Japanese red DS?
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| Upgrading sucks the life (and $$) out of donations. |
So does sales tax, but that's life. Too many PayPal users haven't hooked up their PayPal accounts to a bank account.
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#54991 - headspin - Sat Sep 24, 2005 8:55 am
Using Paypal sucks if your not from America. You have to have an *American* bank to transfer funds directly to your account. So using the Credit Card is the only way for me.
I had no idea you had to have a Premium account just to accept Credit Card funds. That is really stupid.
Anyways, the point of announcing the donation in this thread is not to be trendy, but to help keep a running tally of how much money left is needed.
EDIT: Tepples has set up a tally on his donate page so no need to post here now.
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#55004 - cybereality - Sat Sep 24, 2005 2:20 pm
| mike260 wrote: |
| I was just a bit unhappy at someone assuming everyone is cheap just because they don't loudly announce their donation. |
| TheMikaus wrote: |
| Really to assume that nobody is donating just because we don't post is kind of insulting. Especially since it does come off as you telling everyone they are ingrates or cheap. :( |
Well I didn't see any responses, so what is the logical thing to conclude? Anyway, I have donated to similar causes in other forums and everyone always states that they donated so, as Headspin mentioned, there is a running tally of donations (ie DS wifi bounty). The more people that donate, the more likely it is that other people will donate. If no one posted a reply at all, this topic could've ended up on the bottom of the list and forgotten. And I dont see why you felt so insulted. If you did indeed donate, then you would have known I was not refering to you at all. I was mostly talking about the kind of trolls that surf the forums constantly requesting things and asking questions that are answered in the stickies without ever giving back to the community. Obviously if you donated, you are not with that crowd. I was not meaning to say anyone here was cheap. I was just trying to motivate some people to join the cause.
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#55011 - headspin - Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:25 pm
Some nice words there cybereality, I understood what you meant, but unfortunately, some people can be a little sensitive towards this sorta thing. There is definately a lower level respect thing going on for people who donate without acknowlegement. Personally I like things out in the open and really it was all about keeping the tally not ego rubbing. Either way, for whatever reason, there is donation going on which was the point entirely. Thanks to everyone from me, and Tepples :) I know personally that he is is very happy, which he has expressed to me in private.
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#55014 - tepples - Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:28 pm
| cybereality wrote: |
| If no one posted a reply at all, this topic could've ended up on the bottom of the list and forgotten. |
Yes, bumps are appreciated, as topics like this do need to be kept alive until the bounty is achieved. Thank you all for this birthday present. (I turn 25 on 1 October.)
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| And I dont see why you felt so insulted. |
Unfortunately, the psychiatric community has found a strong correlation in people between skill in the logical reasoning and dedication needed for computer programming and lack of skill in understanding unwritten rules of connotations. Often this difficulty presents so profoundly that psychiatrists consider it to be a mild form of autism and call it Asperger syndrome.
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#55016 - headspin - Sat Sep 24, 2005 5:39 pm
Just so funny you metion autism since I was often thought as having the illness as a young child.
I know that with all the intelligent people out there that they may begin to accept that there are things people go through that they will never understand. It dosn't change who we are though. Wow that's deep ;)
EDIT: If we can get the DS before Tepples birthday that would be awesome!
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#55038 - Sebbo - Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:20 am
i'd love to help, but paypal doesn't accept australian bank accounts yet :(
is there another way to donate or is this it for now?
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#55039 - tepples - Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:22 am
My account is premier now. If you can use a credit card, that will work.
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#55057 - Dudu.exe - Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:12 am
| cybereality wrote: |
I got my DS used from a local game shop for only $100 cash, no tax! A real sweet deal. The only thing missing was the thumb-strap (which now I realize is needed for some games). Other than that it was in great condition. You can also find similar deals on eBay (usually around $150 with system, games and accessories).
BTW: This topic has almost 80 views and no one else has even replied, let alone donated. If just 10 more people gave $10 each, then Tepples could have a DS. He has done a lot for the scene, its time some people returned the favor. |
smae to me.. i mess a lot the thumbs. and i didint find to sell =[
but the price was good =]
it cames if Supercard + Mario 64 + CF 128 MB + CF reader usb ... =]
8 Dollars to PSP ...
what HB scene is better PSP or DS heehehe
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#55060 - tepples - Sun Sep 25, 2005 3:18 am
But if I buy a used DS, don't I need a game in order for the PassMe to work? Given that the difference in price between a used DS (which doesn't include a game) and a new DS (which does include First Hunt) is the price of a game...
Or do newer DS systems not come with First Hunt anymore?
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#55074 - Wckd_Spn - Sun Sep 25, 2005 5:28 am
Last I checked, they don't anymore (though stores may still carry the packed version).
#55078 - TheMikaus - Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:25 am
Some stores (if you're really really lucky) still have mario ds packaged with the blue ds.
#55083 - Dark Knight ez - Sun Sep 25, 2005 7:57 am
Or Nintendogs, right? Wasn't there a bundle NDS + Nintendogs for 150 (euros/dollars) both in Europe as is in America?
#55084 - Wckd_Spn - Sun Sep 25, 2005 8:42 am
Comes out next month. Also one for Mario Kart. They'll both likely have the new firmware though.
#55122 - G-Pjube - Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:25 pm
I don't know if I'm late or whatever, but If you still would like to do something for Tepples but you can't give him something, please visit Dual-Soft.COM and click every day on the google ads. In this way we can give him a small present with alot of people. Just one package of love, lol =P
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#55128 - TheMikaus - Sun Sep 25, 2005 6:46 pm
| cybereality wrote: |
| mike260 wrote: | | I was just a bit unhappy at someone assuming everyone is cheap just because they don't loudly announce their donation. |
| TheMikaus wrote: | | Really to assume that nobody is donating just because we don't post is kind of insulting. Especially since it does come off as you telling everyone they are ingrates or cheap. :( |
Well I didn't see any responses, so what is the logical thing to conclude? Anyway, I have donated to similar causes in other forums and everyone always states that they donated so, as Headspin mentioned, there is a running tally of donations (ie DS wifi bounty). The more people that donate, the more likely it is that other people will donate. If no one posted a reply at all, this topic could've ended up on the bottom of the list and forgotten. And I dont see why you felt so insulted. If you did indeed donate, then you would have known I was not refering to you at all. I was mostly talking about the kind of trolls that surf the forums constantly requesting things and asking questions that are answered in the stickies without ever giving back to the community. Obviously if you donated, you are not with that crowd. I was not meaning to say anyone here was cheap. I was just trying to motivate some people to join the cause. |
I suppose it was logical to conclude that. I didn't, but we are different folks.
also you said "no one else" donated. Which implies that you were talking to anyone on the board who viewed the post (or at least that's the sentence implication). And you pretty much called people cheap, just because they didn't say anything. But it's cool, because you didn't mean it to be insulting.
Tepples. I love how you post links to stuff. It's good reading. :)
edit: And I understand that my nit pick on "no one else" is partially if not exactly what the article was talking about. I'm just a stickler and a bad speller sometimes :)
#55169 - Abscissa - Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:02 am
| headspin wrote: |
| Using Paypal sucks if your not from America. |
From america or not, using paypal sucks, period. I wish that company would just die, they've been such an incredible pain in the ass.
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#55173 - deltro - Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:29 am
Never had any problems with pay-pal, even internationally.
#55177 - tepples - Mon Sep 26, 2005 1:53 am
If you want to send me a check in USD drawn on a USA bank, then PM me and we can arrange things. (I've been told that international check cashing fees are even higher than PayPal fees.)
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#55188 - Lynx - Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:52 am
| Quote: |
| So does sales tax, but that's life. Too many PayPal users haven't hooked up their PayPal accounts to a bank account. |
Well, you can't choose to pay taxes or not, but you can choose to upgrade your PayPal account. I still suggest that you create a cash only account for people that want to send checks or cash (like I did) so that PayPal can't suck $2.00 or whatever from our donation.
#55486 - tepples - Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:18 pm
Donations just broke $160. Off to the store I go...
I noticed that dspassme.com is now selling "Super PassKey w/o box", which appears to be a PassMe clone made by the SuperCard manufacturer, and they're selling for the same price. Now what's the difference between a "Super PassKey" and a "PassMe GBC Complete"?
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#55508 - Lynx - Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:50 pm
Lynx = dspassme.com and the million dollar answer to your questions = Not a damn thing. :D
I picked up the Super PassKeys because they are just a commercially packaged PassMe at a cheap price. They actually only cost me $2 more then building PassMes.. and I don't have to build them!
w/o box is cheaper for shipping as they will fit into smaller envelopes. $1 vs $4 U.S. and $5 vs $9 for international.
#55520 - dXtr - Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:49 am
otherwise natrium42 is selling passme's again:
http://natrium42.com/shop/
Price: $25
Shipping to any country: $3
#55532 - tepples - Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:23 am
Woohoo!
(But because forum.gbadev.org doesn't allow images, you'll have to click here to start.)
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#55535 - Lynx - Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:15 am
Uhhhgg.. After seeing that.. can I have my donation back? j/k :P
#55546 - headspin - Thu Sep 29, 2005 7:32 am
Congrats on getting a DS Tepples! (finally)
Your slideshow will be giving me nightmares for weeks to come.
It's nice to see I'm not the only one who lives in Wonderland :)
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#55551 - kickinz1 - Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:04 am
Fun Pictures Tepples!
I hope that your work on the ds scene can give you some contacts for getting a real work in games or embeded systems programmation.
....Even if the backdraw is that you will get less time for the DS scene...
Thanks for your homebrews!
ps: Hope my english is not too bad (french)
Kick
#55631 - The 9th Sage - Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:46 am
I'll donate a bit tommorow when I get paid. I can't spare a heck of a lot at the moment though, but every bit does help. ;)
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#55979 - tepples - Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:01 am
Thank you all. The PassMe and GBAMP came in the mail today.
More of my twisted mind
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#55990 - Dudu.exe - Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:35 am
Congratulations..
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#56012 - headspin - Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:02 pm
Nice Tepples. If you post up a template for Luminesweeper, perhaps I can do some skins for it in my spare time.
BTW Played Lumines on the PSP for first time today, really liked it. Are you gonna implement the challenge mode to progress getting more skins/music. I prefer it over the the time limited games.
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#56034 - MaHe - Wed Oct 05, 2005 5:21 pm
Tepples, I'd really LOVE a EXACT clone of Lumines on DS... Will you ever do it?
#56074 - tepples - Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:58 pm
An exact homebrew clone of Lumines will never happen, as for one thing, I can't afford to license the official music or the official backgrounds, and for another, each screen on the DS is still smaller than the PSP screen. The closest I can get to directly copying Lumines is the parody aspect of the current version of the "Shinin'" skin in game left of Luminesweeper.
Challenge mode of Lumines is flawed, as not a lot of people have an hour straight to play a handheld game. Meteos did it better: five minute play bursts (yes, I still suck at that game), and then you buy new skins and stuff with the blocks you pushed off the top.
Template for GBA mode is here (EDIT: fixed). The DS mode template will likely be identical save for an extra 16 pixels at the top and bottom and an extra 8 pixels at the left and right.
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#56106 - headspin - Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:54 am
Can you please give me a link to that template
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#56137 - tepples - Thu Oct 06, 2005 3:33 pm
(Top of new page. There may still be unread news on page 3.)
oops sorry: template link is fixed.
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