R4 r fakes so what? ,,,,,,.......

stefblak

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......i been reading about these wee things being fakes. ok, lets discuss...
i got one for my wee girl. it works fine. so whats the problem? i download roms, drop and drag the files onto the sd card and it works great.

whats the alternative? is there something just as easy? why should we use it and is it more economical?

just a wee thought....

stef
 
hi ive been useing dstt they are from the old r4 team better than r4 more updates although the r4 works just fine copy or not and ive found the latest update for the firmware
 
the dstt? does that work in the same way? drop and drag the roms on to it and put in the ds?
 
i've just got an R4, works fine, drag and drop - no problems as yet.

how can u tell the fakes?
 
all of them are fakes now, reason behind people not liking the fakes is 1, they are known to be bad quality, you can get good ones but to be honest its easier just getting 1 that u know will work (genuine dstt etc), the updates take longer to come out etc too
 
all of them are fakes now, reason behind people not liking the fakes is 1, they are known to be bad quality, you can get good ones but to be honest its easier just getting 1 that u know will work (genuine dstt etc), the updates take longer to come out etc too

The original R4 outfit was closed down a year ago.

I buy many many fakes, cheap as chips so if I get 1 in 30 thats a duffer its no problem I just swap it.

Ignore the hype and just buy cheap.

:)

Messa
 
what is a dstt? does it have a real name or is that it? is it found in the usual flea market place?
 
what is a dstt? does it have a real name or is that it? is it found in the usual flea market place?

It is a dstt stef i got one off of plexo and it is exactly the same as an r4 drag and drop the dstt files from dstt.com then drag and drop cleand .nds roms to your memory stick exactly like the r4 although i prefer the dstt menu.
 
Dstt= DS top toy (afaik).

I also got one from plexo but it wasn't for me, if I was getting one myself I would use dealextreme, fake or not they still work and are really cheap.

If you want genuine....use plexo.

Personally....I prefer the R4 menu...lol
 
hi all i find dstt better quality than r4 and i have a few for sale if any body wants one
 
Hi all
Cant believe im hearing this
Was it a case of you just wanted to talk about it?
As for menus being better than others
Im sure i read they can use each others menu
Of cause with a update my M3 has the R4 menu
As for whats the prob with fakes well
1 as said they are cheaply made so less durable
2 now because they are fake the support of em is less of an issue to maker
3 Aint you heard that the fakes if used wrong can brick your DS

Ps i prefer the DSTT for menu and speed loading up
but i also prefer the R4 cos it never crashed ever.
(DSTT lost count on how many crashed games ive had
 
as long as it dose what you want who cares?

Me I paid £35 for a CycloDS because it was the card I wanted and If it broke I would buy another CycloDS.

But!!!! if you get a fake R4 for £5 and it works then that's a good buy :)

Flash Cart + 8GB class 6 MicroSDHC = £15 - £50 --- Holds about 150 nds games --- 150 nds games RRP = 150 x £10 ave = £1500 --- so no matter how you do it your on the winning side :)
 
i did say lets discuss...... there is a lot of debate here about different devices. i wanted to hear about what was the general opnion.
 
i got one for my wee girl. it works fine. so whats the problem? i download roms, drop and drag the files onto the sd card and it works great.

I agree with you mate. I've had many clones and many originals, I've yet to find any serious problems with the clones.

The only thing I don't like is people selling the clones and passing them off as legit in order to make a few extra quid.
 
it works fine for me, i was just curious about all the hullaballoo about fakes. after all clone cable boxes work with the odd exception why not something like this too. im not flaming anyone just curious of opinions thats all.
 
but devious the clones are, betray you they will......

Poppycock.

:)

People seem to have built this holy grail about the original R4. Lets get this in perspective people, they updated a method of bypassing the protection on the DS that had been around for ages. They didn't invent the technology they just made a variant of it.

It amuses me that you have this idea of the R4 crew as some sort of Robin Hood outfit doing noble deeds, they built cheap plastic cartridges with dodgey springs that needed updating for the least amount of money as possible.

The fact that other people came along and stole from the stealers which in turn has you up in arms makes me chuckle.

R4 variants are cheap mass produced circuit boards screwed inside a cheap case, erm, pretty much like the original.

And as for the suggestion that alternative R4's can brick your DS, utter ballocks, it is the reckless use of the wrong software ON the card that can do that, the same as if you used a 'normal' R4.

Messa
 
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don't get an R2D2, alls it does is bugger off when its wants, makes incomprehensible beeps all the time, and plays the same message over and over again....
 
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