M3 DS Simply Slot 1 Ready for Release!

Can I play GBA games using the M3 perfect on slot 2 on the Nintendo DS?

 

yes, you can. it's a simple matter of downloading the roms and wacking em on.

 

every question about chinese/english can be answered with this:
english.

the simply was made in china and produced there, but marketed towards other countries, much like many, many, many, other products[98.9% of what wal-mart sells for example].

if you find your simply is in chinese, update it with english firmware.

btw, all the m3's come from china...

 

No passkey required with the M3 Perfect? Why can't I use the M3 Pro Mini with my GBA?

 

So, you are saying that I am able to update my Chinese Simply with English Firmware. Would it then become english? If so, why do people have to go through all that soldering and stuff? You can just update to the firmware you want.

Thanks

 

i spose you could argue that firmware takes up unneccesary space on your memory card.

 

i was assuming you already had a passkey, micro SD card, and card reader. sorry, yes, you do need a passkey. also i think that pro is different or worse or something. stick with perfect lite.

 

Can I copy my game files on the passkey so I don't have to swap it out and use the passkey as a memory card?

 

you seemed to be confused -
if you get the simply there is no passcard required as it is built in.
if you get the m3 perfect lite, then it goes into slot 2 and the passcard goes into slot 1.
that way you should not have to switch passcard and memory ever.

 

i spose you could argue that firmware takes up unneccesary space on your memory card.

the firmware goes in a special cache on the ds lite, not the memory card [sd/cf u mean right?]. that is why bricking ur ds is possible. kinda like erasing ur computer BIOS. i just bricked my ds lite to see what happens with the simply/m3 lite combo. it bricks nicely. you have to have no sd inserted and switch on/off quickly though. no contct pressing or anything. also unrecoverable it seems. DONT TRY THIS AT HOME, UNLESS YOUR REALLY BORED. it looks like a very complete brick procedure. time to exchange the ol ds lite now. why'd i do it? boredom and i have time for this stuff.

if your really worried about the chinese/english thing, open up the simply ~carefully~ taking the screw out while putting ur thumb over the contacts so as not to accidentally scratch em. then slip a finger nail under some of the shell. slide it around the casing until u get it open. on the back of circuit board you should see a silver dot sticker it says "simply" underneath, it should say "english". if not then someting else. chinese perhaps...

 

Hey got my simple yesterday, up and running in 5 mins, loaded 11 roms all working fine, what an excellent product will be ordering another for my other daughter today. Had some problems with moonshell though, when you have run moonshell from your computer what then happens and what files should be on your sd.

 

So, XbusterZ , dont worry about the CHinese version of Simply. I managaed to get a hold of the English one. So when you're updating the English firmware for your Simply, it actually goes into your DS Lite? And do you have to race against time to do it?:

'...and switch on/off quickly though..'

I thought the firmware goes into the SImply when you update. I dont want to damage my Ds Lite

 

Please DON'T buy from PDAPuffin, they are always spamming these forums with their stupid adverts, plus their prices arn't that great either.

I bought mine from here and it was English (though i was expecting Chinese)

Yes, but you need to bridge two contacts on the board with a single drop of solder (even a seven year old can do it)

Sorta, the files are kept on he memory stick, bt you can load them on the M3 using a built in button, thus given the impression it's intergrated, this does not have language detection so should you get a Chinese version you can just swap the files with English versions.

@XbusterZ
um? What? Explain what happened and how :S
The M3 firmwares don't touch the DS Lite firmware in that way at all :S

 

What is all this talk about solder on the DS Lite? Is it that the DS lite will not allow the M3 simply to play? This is the first time I am reading concern on using the M3 Simply with the DS Lite.

 

Simple answer: ignore anything to do with solder.

Long answer: the M3 team try to prevent you from buying a M3 meant for one language and installing the firmware for another (e.g. installing English on a chinese M3) however by bridging two contacts wit a drop of solder you can transform a Chinese M3 to an English M3.
This method can also be done to transform an R4 flashcard to the M3.
The method can also be reversed (remove solder) to make an M3 the R4 or make an English chinese.

 

Ok, thanks for the explanation. Can I use my M3 DS Simply that I bought for my regular DS on a DS Lite?

I want to use the slot 1 on the DS Lite to run my DS games using my M3 DS Simply.

 

Yep, the M3 DS Simply works on all DS and DS Lite consoles.

 

The solder doesnt go onto the Lite, it goes onto the Simply. That is IF you want to convert you English Simply to CHinese or vice versa.

Sorry, I didnt see this last page

 

I now have a M3 DS Simply guide, the bototm of the guide shows how to chngae the language, and also convert R4 <-> M3.

http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/451129

 

oh my. i meant it as a proof of concept thing,
THAT NO ONE SHOULD TRY ANYWHERE, EVEN MIDDLE EARTH.
it's more of a "i did this to show you why you shouldn't". ya see, what happened was that i wanted to see what happened when you boot the dsl with no trans flash (microsd in this case) in the m3 lite or m3 simply. you just get a black screen on the bottom and a black screen on top saying no trans flash inserted or the like. but you can just turn the dsl off. turn it back on. same scenario. turn it on with just the simply, same thing. turn it off/on 2x quickly... wipe the dsl BIOS. no on/off in sight afterwards. seems that the simply acting as a passme also bypasses some other stuff... too bad my warranty won't hold out long enough for further testing XD. there should be a guide on: HOW TO BRICK YOUR DS/DSL AND FIX IT. to prevent others from screwing around. my post was more of a warning.

this can be fixed using the memory hotswap method.

and as everyone else knows, the flashing version of bricking your ds can be solved with the (hold down)(A+B+START+SELECT)+POWER[on] recovery trick.
wow that looks like an algebra problem.

makes me wonder if i can brick a flashed ds, since mine won't even turn on... *evil thoughts*