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Warning!-Fake R4 can Brick your DS!

Discussion in 'General News' started by cjdogger, Jul 3, 2008.

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  1. romz_mark

    romz_mark Well-Known Member

    Would there be a way to unbrick your ds?
     
  2. captainrule

    captainrule New Member

    whoa... anybody know if they are still updating the r4 firmware. i have 1.18 but i have been wondering if they will continue the r4.
     
  3. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    They still are working on the R4. Only one way to unbrick your DS, by reinstalling the DS firmware, which can only be done by sending it in to Nintendo. But they'd probably ask you how it happened, you can't say "I used a illegal flashcart, which allows me to play NDS games for free". Still, that's if it hadn't blown the fuse or battery or hardware of the NDS as well.
     
  4. Peter Clark

    Peter Clark Active Member

    Vandalism or not, it's to get their money, just like every other person has been doing out there.
     
  5. romz_mark

    romz_mark Well-Known Member

    Heheh... Where do you get them from anyway? E-Bay?
     
  6. insanecrazy07

    insanecrazy07 Well-Known Member

    too bad there's no "pandora" for NDS.
     
  7. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    Where there is a will there is a way! Eventually someone will make one... If there is high enough demand that is...
     
  8. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    Nope, dealextreme, places like that. Pandora battery aye? Unlikely it would work. Maybe on a flashed DS.
     
  9. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    Yeah, but there is no point flashing it, that's why they won't make one...
    There could be a fixer for the ds but it is unlikely to be made...
     
  10. waylonn

    waylonn Well-Known Member

    The R4 is illegal, so if you get a fake one, it's your own fault ;)
     
  11. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    I'm glad that the fake R4's won't be on the market in the future :)
     
  12. waylonn

    waylonn Well-Known Member

    Maybe you could post a comment with sidder.nl in it, it's a dutch site, have almost all flashcard and ships fast
     
  13. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    They won't understand it because they are deutch
     
  14. insanecrazy07

    insanecrazy07 Well-Known Member

    i bet slimy vendors will still sell them because they have no regard for your problems.
    however, if every person who is wanting to buy one knows about the fakes then they will probably not stock the fake ones as often because no one will buy them.

    however, if people still buy the fakes, they will keep resupplying.
     
  15. fallenleader

    fallenleader Guest

    -none- of these "mod" companies, like the r4 and others, have any copyrighting on their material? and isn't it a gray area, they make a product allowing others to make products for the ds, being able to use commercial games is just a side effect. right? ??? i'm going cyclo anyway.

    edit: when comparison shopping, you always have to be sure of what you're doing. Gotten ripped too many times, it sucks.
     
  16. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    If they got copyrights and licenses, you think the governments would back it up? :p
     
  17. fallenleader

    fallenleader Guest

    don't know for sure. guess not since we're all still here. they don't take action on big stuff doubt they'd take action chasing down piraters of small time company's products.
     
  18. cjdogger

    cjdogger Guest

    Best not tell the government anything!
     
  19. calvin_0

    calvin_0 Well-Known Member

    how do you tell the real R4 from the fake R4?
     
  20. anandjones

    anandjones Well-Known Member

    Check out the whole post, see image. Also, there's a thread on GBATemp.net somewhere, I'd say it's been stickied, so it shouldn't be hard to find it.
     
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