Missile Command for DS

[Level42]

http://www.nbrew.nl/nieuws/item/675/Missile-Command-DS-update

[ahofle]

OMG I just got a DS as a gift -- I need this!  So what's the best way to run homebrew on this thing?
The R4DS?  Is there one that supports SDHC cards?

[SithMaster]

Look into gba slot adapters so you can use the normal sd cards though I'm not sure if mine supports HC.  Personally I use an M3 adapter and it runs fine.

[Franco B]

Yeah there is a R4DS SDHC cartridge. It can theoretically support cards up to 32GB. I doubt you would need a card bigger than 2GB if you are just putting a few games/emulators on it as you can get over 50 DS games on a 2GB card. I would only get a bigger one if you want to have hundreds of games on it and/or music, movies etc.

I have a M3 card but I changed it to a R4DS by desoldering one of the jumpers and putting the R4DS firmware on it.

[crashwg]

Word on the street is that the R4 team did not release the "R4DS SDHC" cards that you've been seeing on the market...  IMHO, 2 gigs is a hell of a lot of space though.  Certainly plenty enough for me.  If you really want more though, I'd do a bunch of research before buying any card that claims to support SDHC.

PS.
I've got an R4 and I love it!

[Franco B]

Yeah I heard something about that too, I also heard alot of the earlier R4s were copies. The carts are not that complicated so I imagine they are easy to clone. I bought a SDHC 'R4DS' from Amazon (UK) for a friend for his daughters DS and it worked fine for me.

[Singapura]

I've got Missile Command as part of the "Atari Classics". It plays pretty well with a stylus but just isn't the same without a trackball.

[ahofle]

Thanks for all the info.  I picked up a few 4GB microSDHC cards on woot.com for $6 each a couple weeks ago, so was hoping to use one of them.  I'm still trying to understand all this stuff.  Can someone explain how the slot2 cards like the EZFlash 3-in-1 work with the R4DS?  I know you need a slot 2 card for GBA stuff.  Sounds like the battery is non-replaceable though and once it dies you lose GBA game saves?  Is there a good easy tutorial on this stuff anywhere?  My google-fu must be weak.

[Franco B]

I dont really know about the EZFlash 3-in-1 or other slot 2 devices but what ever you use should work with the R4DS. When you turn on the DS with the R4 card in it you get three options; Game, Slot 2 and Multimedia. Just select the Slot 2 option and it will boot that device.