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G6DS Real ReviewUpdated 11 July 2007 Introduction
| | The G6DS Real is a slot 1 Flashcard that has on board Nand Memoy, This cards memory is 8GB(1 Gig), a 16GB(2 Gig) version will be available in the near future. It does not require your DS to be flashed.
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| | I will be taking an in depth view of how to use the card and how it performs.
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The real NDS Clean dump rom compatibilty & support.
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Boot clean dump images without the need for any patching .
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Same size as an ordinary DS flash cart .
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Extreme simple to use: just drag and drop files to the G6 Cart .
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Exclusive super " Cheat Code" function .
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Software reset function .
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No drivers & any software required .
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Work as U disk with USB 2.0 ultra fast burning speed .Standard FAT system support .
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Built-in 8G bit(1GB) Nand Flash memory .No need to use the SD card & worry about the ejection problem of SD card slot.
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Perfect preformance. (Runs games without any lag or slow down . You don't need to worry about the compatibility & speed of SD card.)
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Auto detect the save type and automatically generate save file . No need to operate manual by yourself .
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Upgradeable Firmware (OS/Bios/Kernel)
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Includes a fully touch screen & button control operating system /GUI Menu .
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Perfect download Play compatibilty. (Single card multiplayer works)
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Compatible with DS Rumble Pak , RAM Pack , DS browser .
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Compatibile with Wi-Fi Connection .
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NDS-GBA Linkage works fine .
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Built in PassMe (NO need for any boot cart/passcard etc.)
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Homebrew support .
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Robust & skinnable GUI .
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Ability to boot slot 2 flash carts for GBA/NDS support, with the G6 cart as a passme in slot 1 .
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Built in Multi-media player.(MP3 ,OGG music & DPG /DSM / GBM movies ). Boots MP3’s and video files via of our media player or Moonshell .
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Super E-book function , support Word/ Txt file directly .
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Super picture viewer function , support *.BMPã€*.JPGã€*.GIFã€*.PNG directly .
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Built in PDA (Worldwide Time ,Memo , Note ,Phone book ,Calculator ..)
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Supports DS sleep mode .
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Brightness adjustment within GUI .
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| | This card is nice and easy to use. Just plug the G6DS into the adapter, and plug into the PC, and then drop the files onto the the card. The speed of transfer is nice and fast.
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| | Contents and Further Requirements.
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| | In the box one gets a slot 1 flash card (size of a ds cartridge),DS card holder, USB 2.0 adapter, USB connection Cable.
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| | The card is a dark grey colour and the Quality of the card seems good.
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| | The DS card Holder and strap
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| | The DS holder and strap is a nice little addition. The Holder has space for 2 DS cards. The Holder is the same as the one supplied with the R4 and M3DS simply.
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| | The USB 2.0 Adapter and Extension Cable
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| | The USB adapter is wonderful as the G6DS Real fits directly into it. Very convenient and easy to use. Quality seems good.
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| | A PC/Mac to transfer the files to the card. Yes that is all!
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| | The Firmware is placed into the system folder, while one puts all the Roms into the NDS folder. Videos into the My Videos folder etc. (Yes, the above screenshot is from a Mac) the firmware can be downloaded from the here
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| | When one turns on the DS the card will automatically boot to the main menu. The screens brightness is adjusted by touching the bottom left corner of the screen. One scrolls through the available games by using the d-pad or by touching the screen along the right side. Its Gui gives one the feeling of holding a mini computer.
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| | When you click on the top right hand corner you get a drop down menu with a number of options.
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| | My card lets you explore what you have on your card.
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| | pdaDS is not yet available. This is busy being worked and will be released in the near future.
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| | MediaPlay Extend is the interface for viewing ones pictures, videos and listening to music and viewing e-books. This is one feature you will not find on any other slot 1 card. All the other cards only use Moonshell homebrew Application) to fulfill this task.
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| | The Boot menu is for booting a slot 2 device.
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| | Finally one has the settings. Here is where you can change the G6DS Real's skin.
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| | Once you have booted your rom you have various options. You have the option to have cheats on or off, Soft Reset on or off and the options for slow motion. For download play it is recommended that you have all these setting in the off position.
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| | The cheat code System is Great
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| | An AR compatible cheat code engine. It directly supports the following file format:
.XML
.DB
.TXT
.DHT
Just copy the cheat code file(s) into the G6DS (any location), select the cheat code file from the option of "select file". Some cheat code items will appear under the "cheatcode" tag if the cheat code for that game is available.
Users may select to enable any of the items from the list. To make the cheat code takes effect, please remember to turn the "cheat switch" option on. All the items or options you've selected will be kept in the ".gmc" file, so that users are not necessary to select the items or options every time.
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| | Above are the instructions from the G6 website on the cheat system.
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| | The cheat system is easy to use, you need to add a cheat file (anywhere on the card). You can download a sample cheat database from the here
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| | One must have the cheat system turned on then one can click on the cheat tag at the top in order to get the cheat menu. It is neat and easy to navigate.
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| | Mediaplay Extend has a lovely interface. With icons for video, music, e-books, pictures, My Disc, Help and support and Settings. I love MediaPlay-extend and I can see myself using this a lot. This is the only slot 1 card that has MediaPlay-extend as part of its firmware.
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| | MediaPlay-Extend has support for DPG /DSM / GBM movies. Once you have chosen the movie you would like to watch, the movie will start playing on the top screen. Press A or R to pause the movie. X/Y are used to adjust the volume. L to restart the movie. B to go and choose another movie. Touch on the screen to get the view below.
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| | Here one can see on the bottom green bar how far one is into viewing the movie. The volume control is great (using the X/Y buttons) one is able to make the sound very loud, It goes louder then I would ever need it personally.
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| | The music player has support for both MP3 and OGG music. I like the music mode and find the quality to be great, I again could make the music nice and loud. So one doesn't end up frustrated with the music being too soft. You can choose to play the music with the following settings All, Random, repeat All, repeat One, Single, Rev Repeat and All Power OFF.
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| | There is a green bar at the bottom of the screen that shows how far you are into the song.
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| | You can close the DS and still listen to the music. You can also lock the keys so that if you bump your L or R key nothing will happen.
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| | The e-book viewer is nice and has a lot of features. It is quick and easy to launch your e-book.
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| | Features include: The loading and saving of bookmarks, 7 different screen modes (double screen, like a book etc). Font size can be changed. There is also a key lock. There is a choice font change but all the different fonts were grayed out and not available.
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| | A nice e-book reader. It is not suitable for viewing the Bible.(for this I would recommend DSOrganize with the Bible plugin - DSOrganize Wiki (You will be able to use this when the DLDI driver is available) But for an e-book you are reading this is perfect.
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| | The pictures were drawn using Phidias (Homebrew Application) by Infinityone
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| | The picture viewer supports support BMP,JPG, GIF and PNG files. Very large images will need to be resized before putting them onto the G6DS Real. Once one is viewing a picture if you press the L button MediaPlay-extend will launch the next photo on your card.
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| | The picture viewer has two screen modes, Double screen and Touch screen. When you have the image on touch screen mode you are able to zoom in and out of the picture using the X/Y buttons. You can zoom out to 65% and in to 800%
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| | A big question, does it work on a Mac. I have used this card on the Mac without any problems. But always make sure that you eject the drive on the Mac removing the adapter with the G6DS real in it and then only remove the G6DS Real. I didn't do this once and ended up with black screens and had to reformat the card. I have reformatted the card to fat 16 on the Mac, transfered all the files back to the card and it still works perfectly.
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| | I love the fact that the GUI is skin-able. The G6DS Real has a neat/clean interface and I found it very easy to use.
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| | The G6DS Real has a lot of great features
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The real NDS Clean dump rom compatibilty & support.
*
Boot clean dump images without the need for any patching .
*
Same size as an ordinary DS flash cart .
*
Extreme simple to use: just drag and drop files to the G6 Cart .
*
Exclusive super " Cheat Code" function .
*
Software reset function .
*
No drivers & any software required .
*
Work as U disk with USB 2.0 ultra fast burning speed .Standard FAT system support .
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Built-in 8G bit(1GB) Nand Flash memory .No need to use the SD card & worry about the ejection problem of SD card slot.
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Perfect preformance. (Runs games without any lag or slow down . You don't need to worry about the compatibility & speed of SD card.)
*
Auto detect the save type and automatically generate save file . No need to operate manual by yourself .
*
Upgradeable Firmware (OS/Bios/Kernel)
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Includes a fully touch screen & button control operating system /GUI Menu .
*
Perfect download Play compatibilty. (Single card multiplayer works)
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Compatible with DS Rumble Pack , RAM Pack , DS browser .
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Compatibile with Wi-Fi Connection .
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NDS-GBA Linkage works fine .
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Built in PassMe (NO need for any boot cart/passcard etc.)
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Homebrew support .
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Robust & skinnable GUI .
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Ability to boot slot 2 flash carts for GBA/NDS support, with the G6 cart as a passme in slot 1 .
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Built in Multi-media player.(MP3 ,OGG music & DPG /DSM / GBM movies ). Boots MP3’s and video files via of our media player or Moonshell .
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Super E-book function , support Word/ Txt file directly .
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Super picture viewer function , support BMP,JPG, GIF and PNG directly .
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Built in PDA (Worldwide Time ,Memo , Note ,Phone book ,Calculator ..)
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Supports DS sleep mode .
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Brightness adjustment within GUI .
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| | The claimed features are true except for the following:
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| | Perfect download Play compatibility.(Single card multiplayer works) - unfortunately it is not perfect.
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| | Built in PDA (Worldwide Time ,Memo , Note ,Phone book ,Calculator ..) - This is not available yet. |
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| | Additional features that would be nice to see are:
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| | * Better download play compatability
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| | Rom Compatibility (9.5/10)
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| | The Rom compatibility is very good. With 100% compatibility. Because the card has Nand Flash memory there is no slow down in games. I was impresses as some games worked faster then I thought.
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| | 1062- Picross DS (E) :Download play doesn't work
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| | 0238- Monopoly, Boggle and Battleships : Download play works.
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| | 0580- 42 All-Time Classics : Download play doesn't work
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| | 0406- Snowboard kids: Download play works
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| | 0013- Yoshi Touch and Go : Download play doesn't work
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| | 0333- Super monkey ball: Download play works
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| | 0434- New Super Mario Brothers: Download Play works
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| | It would be nice to see an improvement in the download play compatibility.
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| | We do not approve of piracy , the roms have been used for testing purposes only.
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| | Homebrew Compatibility (9/10)
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| | There is a DLDI auto-patcher now for the G6DS Real.
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| | There is a treasure of both Homebrew Applications and games available for the DS. Below are the links to a database of Homebrew games and Applications
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| | Phidias - saves art work etc
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I have tested the latest Dldi Auto-patcher for the G6DS Real and am pleased to say that it automatically detects weather the homebrew supports DLDI, if it does support DLDI it auomatically patches it. This means that all the Homebrew that supports DLDI should work on the G6DS real. Other homebrew that does not support DLDI patching is unlikely to work.
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| | Finally I give the card a rating of 9.3 out of 10. |
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| | Slot 1 - does not stick out of the DS
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| | Nand Falsh memory - No slow down in games, or compatibility issues.
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| | Works as a pass me device
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| | Automatically detects roms save type and creates save file.
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| | *DLDI auto patcher now available.
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| | *Download play compatibility is not 100%
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| | The G6DS Real is a great flash card. |
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