DSpico the first open source flashcart for the DS(i) finally released! (www.lnh-team.org)

submitted 2 months ago by MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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[-] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Very admirable work, but I can't help but feel like they are late to the game.

I work on those handhelds, and they're all slowly dying. The onboard flash memory is starting to fail more often in older units, and even newer ones are prone to developing significant screen issues. Parts are mostly still available - but some, like the power boards, are getting harder to find.

It's not as easy to swap the primary PCB as a Game Boy. And the chips are not off-the-shelf, so donor consoles are the only source of replacement chips.

This project looks fantastic, and I hope it succeeds. But the consoles themselves may be too old for this to have much impact.

[-] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

agreed. even the internal lcds are starting to go with age. I've replaced a few in the past month without any physical damage. just decided their time has come I guess.

[-] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Glorious. Fuck Nintendo.

[-] GammaGames@beehaw.org 4 points 2 months ago

Using the RP2040 is very cool!

[-] Krusty@feddit.it 1 points 2 months ago

I don't understand, why would I want to use this?

[-] BoblinTheGoblin@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

It's open source, as opposed to other carts on the market that also do the same thing of having games to play on the DS(i) in a rom format

[-] Krusty@feddit.it 2 points 2 months ago

So how could I put games on it? Is it a different format? Also does it work similar to R4?

[-] MazonnaCara89@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Yes it works like an R4, an important thing to keep in mind is that some default kernels for some flashcarts had a time bomb so you needed to use a different kernel to be able to use theme!