The irony of the Wii

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:17 am

Irony of the Wii:

It looks like an iron, but you can't use it to iron clothes.

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:27 am

an iron? I don't think so, a toaster? now you're talking.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:10 am

Panzer88 wrote:an iron? I don't think so, a toaster? now you're talking.

You have to use your imagination.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:25 am

Panzer88 wrote:do you have to dump it yourself too? or not, (I guess there's no way to prove it one way or the other besides if you had the dumping hardware or not)

Yes, it has to be your own dump. It says YOU can make a copy. Not that any old fool can make a copy and you can copy his copy.

also would owning a VC version count? or do you have to have a cart.

Depends on if you extracted your ROM image from the VC emu it's packed into or if you downloaded another ROM image off the internet.

The fundamental issue with downloading ROM images is you aren't making a copy of your own software. Someone else is distributing copyrighted software illegally, and you're participating.

Not that they can really PROVE your ROM image isn't legit. But legally speaking....

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:43 pm

There's a few ways to dump a GBA or GB game with a DS

Easier to just buy one of the old flash cart kits , then you can usually dump a game easier (which is what I did back in the day)

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:49 am

I thought gameboy games didn't work with the DS?

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:11 am

adventure_of_link wrote:I thought gameboy games didn't work with the DS?

Maybe they work, but just don't fit? I think I remember a picture of one of the old pokemon games running on a DS, then again, it might be an edited picture.

whicker · Post by **whicker** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:34 am

Joe Camacho wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:I thought gameboy games didn't work with the DS?
Maybe they work, but just don't fit? I think I remember a picture of one of the old pokemon games running on a DS, then again, it might be an edited picture.

The DS does not have the GB-Z80 cpu hardware. It also does not have the necessary detection switch to, among other things, give the GB cart the 5V it needs to function.

Joe Camacho · Post by **Joe Camacho** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:53 am

whicker wrote:
Joe Camacho wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:I thought gameboy games didn't work with the DS?
Maybe they work, but just don't fit? I think I remember a picture of one of the old pokemon games running on a DS, then again, it might be an edited picture.
The DS does not have the GB-Z80 cpu hardware. It also does not have the necessary detection switch to, among other things, give the GB cart the 5V it needs to function.

So, no?

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 6:58 am

One more reason not to dump a micro.

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:38 am

Joe Camacho wrote:
whicker wrote:
Joe Camacho wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:I thought gameboy games didn't work with the DS?
Maybe they work, but just don't fit? I think I remember a picture of one of the old pokemon games running on a DS, then again, it might be an edited picture.
The DS does not have the GB-Z80 cpu hardware. It also does not have the necessary detection switch to, among other things, give the GB cart the 5V it needs to function.
So, no?

Fit but no run... that's why I'm unsure if it's possible to dump one using a DS , and just reccomend the old school flash kits

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:34 am

Joe Camacho wrote:
whicker wrote:
Joe Camacho wrote:
adventure_of_link wrote:I thought gameboy games didn't work with the DS?
Maybe they work, but just don't fit? I think I remember a picture of one of the old pokemon games running on a DS, then again, it might be an edited picture.
The DS does not have the GB-Z80 cpu hardware. It also does not have the necessary detection switch to, among other things, give the GB cart the 5V it needs to function.
So, no?

I mentioned this awhile back, when they announced and released the DS they said it only plays GBA games.

Gil_Hamilton · Post by **Gil_Hamilton** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:45 am

corronchilejano wrote:One more reason not to dump a micro.

The GBMicro doesn't play 8bit software either.

corronchilejano · Post by **corronchilejano** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:04 pm

Gil_Hamilton wrote:
corronchilejano wrote:One more reason not to dump a micro.
The GBMicro doesn't play 8bit software either.

One more reason to get an original GBA... or does it ALSO not play 8 bit games?

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:14 pm

corronchilejano wrote:
Gil_Hamilton wrote:
corronchilejano wrote:One more reason not to dump a micro.
The GBMicro doesn't play 8bit software either.
One more reason to get an original GBA... or does it ALSO not play 8 bit games?

original GBA plays GB/GBC games just fine

Panzer88 · Post by **Panzer88** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 4:58 pm

so does the SP right?

adventure_of_link · Post by **adventure_of_link** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:50 pm

Yes

Regular GBA, GBA SP, GBA SP 2nd Edition, and the Gameboy Player all play GB(C) software

the micro, does not. speaking of which, whatever happened to it?

Joe Camacho wrote:Maybe they work, but just don't fit? I think I remember a picture of one of the old pokemon games running on a DS, then again, it might be an edited picture.

It might also be a GB Emulator for DS

ReRuss · Post by **ReRuss** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:15 pm

It kinda vanished...

I'm not sure any stores near me still sell any GBA hardware , possibly a GBA SP...

It was weird , but like every SP I ever owned , always had some odd spec of dust or something somewhere on the screen drawing my attention and it was always on the inside of the screen...