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r4ds and g6

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by xDiddy, Aug 21, 2007.

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  1. xDiddy

    xDiddy New Member

    whats the big diff, and can the r4 play mario kart or does it not play games created after it was made?
     
    xDiddy, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the R4 has regular firmware updates that allow it to play newly released games.
     
    Loonylion, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. xDiddy

    xDiddy New Member

    people on other review sites are saying how it cannot play mario kart for NDS
     
    xDiddy, Aug 21, 2007
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  4. faleira

    faleira Member

    it plays 'em fine, it's just that it wasn't able to play all of nintendo's first party game's download play. However, that's apparently been fixed with the most recent firmware update (i haven't tried to see if it really is or not, but i trust their changelog)
     
    faleira, Aug 21, 2007
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  5. poiboy

    poiboy Well-Known Member

    i have the R4, and it plays them all *just fine* if you're updated fireware etc..

    ;D
     
    poiboy, Aug 21, 2007
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  6. adrelith

    adrelith Well-Known Member

    The G6 has inbuilt flash memory, and so doesn't use transflash cards as storage like the R4 does. This means that you get a USB disk with it that you can plug the entire card into to transfer files.
     
    adrelith, Aug 21, 2007
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  7. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    also means once it fills up you have to delete stuff rather than just putting a different card in
     
    Loonylion, Aug 21, 2007
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  8. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    Though it also means the read/write operations are slightly faster making sure no freezes happen, though that can also be avoided by not buying shit MicroSD.
     
    Seph, Aug 21, 2007
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  9. adrelith

    adrelith Well-Known Member

    That's one of the most important things I forgot to mention, it stops some of the games that reportedly have problems when using certain microsds and the R4/M3 playing up.
     
    adrelith, Aug 21, 2007
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  10. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    If you just get a proper MicroSD card then you won't have any problems with freezes.
     
    Seph, Aug 21, 2007
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  11. adrelith

    adrelith Well-Known Member

    Kingston or Sandisk are meant to be the best. Sandisk supposedly has slightly faster transfer speeds.
     
    adrelith, Aug 21, 2007
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  12. mc_vampz

    mc_vampz Active Member

    well i am using a transcend micro SD with my r4 and Ive had no trouble
     
    mc_vampz, Aug 21, 2007
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  13. adrelith

    adrelith Well-Known Member

    Yeah only certain games on certain low quality cards screw up I think. And I'm not sure it's even been proven or if its just chance when you're using a crappy card.
     
    adrelith, Aug 21, 2007
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  14. jc_106

    jc_106 Well-Known Member

    resuming, which one s the best?
     
    jc_106, Aug 21, 2007
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  15. adrelith

    adrelith Well-Known Member

    Depends which one you prefer really. Both have ups and downs. Generally more people would go with the R4.

    Personally if I were you I'd look at getting the CycloDS Evolution
     
    adrelith, Aug 21, 2007
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  16. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    You can't say which one is best, they have various differences that you'll have to compare. Read this topic again, list the differences and decide what you like best, personally I'm a sucker for the R4. Not that I have one...
     
    Seph, Aug 21, 2007
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  17. jc_106

    jc_106 Well-Known Member


    :D
     
    jc_106, Aug 21, 2007
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  18. faleira

    faleira Member

    i would say go with either r4 or m3 just because they update often to solve problems when they show up in newer games
     
    faleira, Aug 22, 2007
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  19. jc_106

    jc_106 Well-Known Member

    i'll probably buy a nds and the r4ds plus a 2gb microSD card.
     
    jc_106, Aug 22, 2007
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