Hi Gals and Guys,
I bought an NDS Lite recently, I've read the FAQs and posts here.

However, I still have lots of questions. Please help!

1. How do I tell if the NDS Lite I bought has been "flashed" or not (if my NDS is original)?
2. I bought a game (36 in 1) and was assured that it was "original". I am being conned, right?

Thanks a bunch!

sorry, but i must say that it is irrelevant to this post here.

Flashed and non-flashed still means that your NDS is original, however, your game is not

Added: And oh, it's flashed cause you can play non-ori DS games, through physical form(game card).

This post has been edited by sihumchai: Dec 17 2007, 02:01 PM

there is one way to tell whether ur unit is flashed or not. if u got a game(i assume the game is original since i never tested it wif pirated games), when u on the ndsl, choose the picto chat and when u r required to choose one room, eject ur nds game out now(dun worry, it is not gonna ruin ur ds). if ur ndsl is non flashed, it will show pink screens.

secondly, there is no original game available with 36 games bundled together in 1 cart, so i assume tat it is a pirated cart.

thanks sihumchai!

now, flashed or not, basically the unit's hardware hasn't been messed up before, right?

regarding the game, i have no idea why the sales person insisted that the game is original. i had but no choice, since that is the only shop which had the only game that i wanted.

anyway, the nds cart seems to really look like the original (size) and save / playability. how did they actually pirate that damn thing? i am not trying to pirate my own games here, i am just wondering how is it that 36 games were squeezed into one cart, and all 36 playable and saveable...

my main concern is that will it fail me in future - like if i saved a certain progress of my played games... will i come to a situation where i have no more space to save games anymore?

hope i am not being complicated. i am in a "susah hati" state now :(

1. Flashed or not, the nds is still original
2. There is NO SUCH THING as 36 in 1 original game. Original game is only 1 game in one and also their casing are more dignified with a booklet inside which explains a bout the game. You will also get a few other nintendo related leaftlet.

hi bidfordun,
thanks for the tips.
i'm at work now, will check it out once i am at home, and will post out the outcome tomorrow.

"if ur ndsl is non flashed, it will show pink screens."

if my nds is flashed, what will it show? - just curious.

Does an NDS needs to be flashed in order to play from bogus carts?

Thanks!

Don't worry, these retailers don't know anything themselves

How do they make these game carts? Because Nintendo produces everything in China/Taiwan, so to put it bluntly, they've(Chn/Twn) got the blueprints.

Games comes in various sizes, some come in 16mb, 32, 64, and also 128. So in the 36-in-1 case, it's like having a 128mb card(even 256mb), and shoving in all the 16mb games.

Saving? Unlike the GBA catridge, the NDS game card does not use batteries to store save game memory, it is all written into the DS game card itself as long as there's space allocated for it.

Were you targetting on getting originals only?

okay gals and guys, i think we can all agree that i have been conned about the game that i bought...

i am now interested to know this:
does the NDS (hardware) needs to be flashed in order to play pirated games (as in PS2 etc)? or is the pirated cart a standalone playable without having to mess up with the NDS hardware?

I hope my NDS's hardware (and software) has not been messed up by anyone... fingers crossed!

Grammar Police!
Fixed for Truth

"Were you targetting on getting originals only?"
Put it this way... only one reason I had to purchase the NDS (laugh all you want now...) was to play the Super Mario game!
So yeah, one original Super Mario game would suffice.

reveur,
"Weren't you targetting on getting originals only?"
You're indeed a Grammar Police!

No laughing matter Alot of good Mario games available on the DS

New Super Mario Bros
Super Mario Kart
Mario & Luigi 2 (RPG)
Mario Party DS

Aih, rindu pulak M&L..

And yes, your DS has been "messed up"(flashed) due to the ability to play pirated carts

But it won't stop you from playing originals, so now you can sleep(or work) soundly

Actually. quite a number of fanboys here who got the DS for Mario.

Me, I got the game for the fact its cheaper and it has touch screen. Quirky gaming if you get what i mean.

And there is one game I so wanted to try. Trauma Center. Superb stuff.

okay, if it has been messed up, there's nothing much i can do anymore, can i?

i can't just reset the thing, right?

thanks a lot anyway... can't really sleep/work soundly... just a little regret of why i bought it from there and feel a little cheated.

I find this thread highly amusing.

why and how does it amuse you, darquarma?

Why?

nope... u can use slot 1 flashkcart... no need to flashed ur ds...

if flashed one, i think it shud be green screens. if i remember it correctly, i only know non flashed one is pink.

Hi, Retard