I have a GBA Media Player (the CF version) that I picked up thinking maybe I could do a little tinkering and get it to boot GBA games or maybe NES emulators. I'm new to the DS scene and I saw a max media player dock at my local best buy. Assuming I had: http://us.codejunkies.com/shop/product.asp?c=US&cr=USD&cs=$&r=1&l=1&ProdID=750 GBA Media Player (CF "version 2") MAX media Dock (gba cart, takes CF cards) Max media player (DS card, code launcher) DS Lite (which ROCKS) 512 Compact Flash card Can I, and to what extent: 1) Play videos and MP3s? (although I assume this is a yes) 2) Play emulators? and if so which systems are up to full speed? (90% at least) 3) Play GB, GBC or GBA roms? (this is a biggie for me. I know mmp can't play it, but i thought maybe i could launch them by combining the mmp card with the GBAMP) 4) play nds backups? according to this http://www.iso420.org/nds/dmax/index.htm the mmd alone can kind of play backups, but i would love to know if the gbamp combined with the mmp card would be more effective. 5) Play nds homebrew? I suspect this is related to #3 6) Play GBA homebrew? 7) Get me a prom date?
1. Isn't that what it was designed for? 2. Most are only designed for use with the M3 and Supercard, so I'd have to say no. 3. GBA, maybe. The others are highly unlikely. 4. Doubt it. I'm leaning towards no. 5. The GBA Media Player should be able to launch DSOrganize, but that's about it. Maybe even Moonshell. 6. Maybe. 7. It'd probably just work against you...
1)Yes, but videos and MP3 need converting for the GBAMP, and videos need converting for the MMD 2)NES on the GBAMP, thats about it. (and only in GBA mode) 3)No, if you find a GBA game that is under the RAM limit of a GBA, it will work, but I doubt there is any. 4)GBAMP, no chance. MMD sorta, but I wouldn't recommend it for gaming. 5)GBAMP, anything specifically programmed for usde with the GBAMP, yes. Anything under the DS's RAM limit, yes. MMD, barely anything as no one codes their things to work with crap devices (just look at neo flash) 6)MMD, no. GBAMP, yes but it has to be specifically coded for the GBAMP, or be under the GBA RAM limit. 7)...i think not
hmm. I see. Well, I'm a really cheap bastard, I don't really want to pay $90 for something I could lose the next day. Sounds like I'll be fine with the dock. I'm sure that updates will help out. any particular programs that work with the Max Media launcher card?
The Max Media Launcher is just a relabeled Max Media Player, which is just a third generation PassMe. If you're going to spend that much on the dock just buy an M3 with a Passcard3. You'll be much happier.
but the Dock is only $40 at best buy and the M3 is $90. thats quite a difference. (unless you know somewhere where it's cheaper).
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7799439&type=product&id=1142292390408 I assume you're talking about this thing? This is actually the first tiem I've seen it since I'm only used to seeing the massive CF version that uses up both DS slots. If it uses the same loader as the original, it still isn't worth buying. The only thing it's good for is multimedia, and it doesn't even do a good job at that either. It worth the extra cash for quality hardware, considering Datel more or less stole all the software used on that.
Ok, look guys I appreciate your help, but all of whats been said... it isn't true. The truth after research and testing: 2) Plays NES well on both, and BOTH are capable of running snesds. I don't understand why everyone was doubting this. 3) Goomba can play GB and some GBC. I cannot play GBA without an M3 or flashcart. 4) BOTH CAN PLAY NDS BACKUPS. 5) BOTH CAN PLAY NDS HOMEBREW 6) gbamp CAN play gba homebrew! If you guys really don't know, please don't just "guess", because you threw me off the truth. I don't really care what Datel did. Quit trying to downtalk the Max Media Dock and the gbamp2, when they are VERY cheap and almost as effective as a $120 setup. I can only imagine the misinformation that is on this board.
Who's guessing? - we are giving you truthful answers to your questions, I infact own a GBAMP, and therefore knows it's limitations, and the MMD is almost exactly the same as the GBAMP (Datel copied the design) but only has NDS support out of the box whereas the GBAMP must be hacked first. SnesDS may work, but it doesn't mean the games will - there only about 15% of games that run perfectly on snesDS (or reasonably well) Yes, both can play NDS backups using an illegal program, also everyone knows that dues to the lack of SRAM in the devices, this can make the games very unstable, and slow. Both can play NDS homebrew up to the RAM limit of the NDS unless programmed otherwise (like i said before) the MMD has crap homebrew compatibilty as no one programs for it. GBAMP can play GBA homebrew again only up to the RAM limit of a GBA (not DS, even if you use a DS) unless otherwise programmed for the GBAMP. So other than me missing out on GB/GBC emulation and the release of the cracked version of the NDS ROM patcher for the GBAMP (NDS ROMs couldn't be used when I had replied), what was not truthful? EDIT: heres some info on the illegal program to load NDS ROMs on the GBAMP: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=25581 Note the Datel copying hardware part, and more importantly, the date, which is AFTER my reply saying that NDS ROMs couldn't be used. In future how about [bold]reading[/bold] peoples replies fully before saying we are guessing our answers, if you did your research fully you of would found what I said was perfectly correct at the time of posting.
Hmmm... that is a valid point. You were helpful. The other people... not so much. While the MMD and the GBAMP do seem very similiar, it seems to the me that the software is still different. For instance using MO is most stable on Datel's hardware, yet NesDS can only save on GBAMP. Picodrive seems to work too, although not all that well. From my point of view though, Max Media Dock will be programmed for because that device will sell much better then other, online-only devices. But yeah, the programming breakthroughs of the last few days I hadn't considered. So I apologize.
You forget a few things though, for instance, Datel hasn't released the I/O code for the device, so homebrewers have to guess how to prgram for it. Also, no one seems to like the MMD, especially programmers, the only people who are buying it usually havn't done thir research or they bought it from a shop without knowing about the online alternatives.
