Nintendo DS Game Card
Discussion
The DS can play all the old GB, GBC and GBA games, however DS specific games come of a game car format rather than the old cartridges which havent changed much since the days of the first original gameboy.
Its what the games come on :P
>> Edited by TheLemming on Wednesday 7th December 14:27
Its what the games come on :P
>> Edited by TheLemming on Wednesday 7th December 14:27
Aah, so the DS games are on a smaller cartridge, I thought the games were like the Gameboy SP games. I tried an SP game and it goes in the conventional looking slot.
Another thing the old Gameboy colour (and older) games won't fit in the game slot (they have a different shape at the plug) and the manual says that it will not play gameboy and gameboy colour games - yet I thought it would! looking at the older game cartridges they could be 'modified' to fit (with a small file) would they work - fitment aside? I ask because we've got loads of old games and it would be good if they were usable on the new machine.
Many Thanks.
>> Edited by catso on Wednesday 7th December 19:08
Another thing the old Gameboy colour (and older) games won't fit in the game slot (they have a different shape at the plug) and the manual says that it will not play gameboy and gameboy colour games - yet I thought it would! looking at the older game cartridges they could be 'modified' to fit (with a small file) would they work - fitment aside? I ask because we've got loads of old games and it would be good if they were usable on the new machine.
Many Thanks.
>> Edited by catso on Wednesday 7th December 19:08
catso said:
Aah, so the DS games are on a smaller cartridge, I thought the games were like the Gameboy SP games. I tried an SP game and it goes in the conventional looking slot.
Another thing the old Gameboy colour (and older) games won't fit in the game slot (they have a different shape at the plug) and the manual says that it will not play gameboy and gameboy colour games - yet I thought it would! looking at the older game cartridges they could be 'modified' to fit (with a small file) would they work - fitment aside? I ask because we've got loads of old games and it would be good if they were usable on the new machine.
Many Thanks.
>> Edited by catso on Wednesday 7th December 19:08
I think the answer to your second question re original games is no, they won't work. GB Advance games only.
Nevin said:
I think the answer to your second question re original games is no, they won't work. GB Advance games only.
Yes that is what it says in the manual and the older ones simply don't fit in the slot - but I could 'make' them fit, but wouldn't want to try this if it might damage the DS.
catso said:
I think the answer to your second question re original games is no, they won't work. GB Advance games only.
Yes that is what it says in the manual and the older ones simply don't fit in the slot - but I could 'make' them fit, but wouldn't want to try this if it might damage the DS.
Sorry guys, I was under the impression it would play the GB and GBC games. Damn thats a shame, might be forced not to get a DS over that one...
Nevin said:
I'll have a look on some of the modding sites, but I think that even with cartridge adjustments a la Megadrive, it isn't possible
Maybe not, FYI this pic shows the different shape of the cartridge; yellow is GameBoy Colour/original and black is GameBoy Advance, it would be easy enough to cut a section out of the cartridge at the left and right so that the cartridge inserts into the machine, But would it work??.
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