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When I first attempted trying to learn everything about Nintendo DS Homebrew, I was fascinated by the concept that there were hundreds of games and applications available for my Nintendo DS - Absolutely FREE! I have to admit that I had no idea as to what Homebrew software was. I read about it in online Nintendo DS forums, and kept hearing about interesting and sometimes amazing homebrew applications and homebrew games that I could simply download for free and play them on my Nintendo DS or DS Lite.
The reality of cost free video games and applications would be exciting to any gamer, and I am definitely no exception to the rule. So, just what is homebrew? A NDS Lite homebrew game is software written by clever game designers for the Nintendo DS handheld. A very large number of the games being of the highest quality. Homebrew greatly increases the functionality of the DS. And boy did I dig up video games. A number of the homebrew Nintendo DS Games are lower quality, but a vast majority of them would make even the best commercial games jealous.
After spending my time searching for more information and I spent most of a full week doing nothing but research, and lots of homebrew game downloading, I realized that what I needed to buy was a device that allowed me to store and then play all of the homebrew software that I now had sitting on my PC hard drive. From my research I discovered that there are some 15 or 20 homebrew / development and flash kits available for the Nintendo DS and the Gameboy Advance. One of the most popular units was the Supercard SD and a very new one, called the M3 DS Simply. These little devices are touted by homebrew gamers as the easiest to use, and most affordable Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS Media managers / development systems.
If you have a Gameboy Advance and Nintendo DS Lite hand held systems, I would recommend the Supercard SD because the Supercard SD can also be used on your Gameboy Advance. And there are literally thousands of homebrew games and applications available for the Gameboy Advance system. Nintendo DS Homebrew will catch up to those numbers too, and perhaps will have even more free games and applications. Where do you find all of these free applications and games? Just fire up your internet browser and go to your favorite search engine and type in either NINTENDO DS HOMEBREW or GAMEBOY ADVANCE HOMEBREW and you'll get a list pages and pages long of websites that talk about, cater to, or just plain carry all of the latest FREE homebrew software. It's almost an adventure really. And I would not be surprised if some of these hombrew programmers end up being commercial game programmers in the very near future. The quality of the games is just that good!
Both the Supercard SD and the M3 DS Simply do much more than just play homebrew Nintendo DS Roms. They play movies, mp3 music, allow you to check out your latest digital photos in the JPEG picture format that most digital cameras use. Both of these units also allow you to read ebooks right on your Nintendo DS screen in the form of TXT documents. Now, when I say movies, I really mean movies. With the included software you can convert your DVD movies to play on the Supercard SD or the M3 DS Simply, and watch your movies on the go.
The Supercard SD (SD stands for Secure Digital) and the M3 DS Simply both have an advantage over many development kits. The Supercard SD uses low cost Secure Digital memory cards, for unlimited storage capacity, whie the M3 DS Simply uses microSD cards. You can easily find SD and microSD cards at any electronics store such as Radio Shack, BestBuy and even on eBay if you want a bargain and can wait a few days to get the item in the mail. I make reference to an advantage because almost all other flash kits have built in memory. While this can be a good thing, it does hold you back when you're looking for extra storage for movies, games, or applications.
Mark Thompson is a freelance video game and video game accessory reviewer and writer, with many of his informative articles on video games featured on Video Game News Bin. You can find out more about the M3 Adapter by going to http://www.ps2cover.com
Steve L from California (314 days 10 hours ago.)
You can do a search in google for Nintendo DS homebrew and you'll find hundreds of free games available on line. You should use an M3 DS Simply or and R4 DS as these two units can make playing the games much easier, as there is no conversion for either games, homebrew or Mp3 music files.
Anonymous (276 days 2 hours ago.)
can you tell me a website for legal downloads please Respond to this comment
chris from Seattle WA (265 days 21 hours ago.)
there is none there all illegal
even if they say they are "legal"
dont be a idiot Respond to this comment
George B. from Canada (241 days 20 hours ago.)
what are some good homebrew game download sites for the ds lite if you have a miniSD?
I have a r4 card Respond to this comment
Anonymous (207 days 8 hours ago.)
you can get them from frozen - roms they are full games as i have an R4 card and play them on mine Respond to this comment
Azz from united kingdom (204 days 10 hours ago.)
Where can i get an R4 card from?? Respond to this comment
Anonymous (198 days 21 hours ago.)
Actually it's not illegal if u own the game and if u have a simply u can put movies music games and random programs off the net Respond to this comment
green_day_kid 77 from seymour 3660 (179 days 16 hours ago.)
how can i download DS games i cant find any websites please help me ??????????????
green_day_kid 77 from seymour 3660 AUSTRALIA (179 days 15 hours ago.)
i tryed looking up thousendas of websites looking for free DS games i have tryed homeberw but it had nothing ?????????? HELP Respond to this comment
anonymous (179 days 11 hours ago.)
how do i find the website to download the nintendo ds games? Respond to this comment
Anonymous from melbourne (176 days 21 hours ago.)
look under R4 download free games. there is a site where a person refers to puchasing and R4 in Hongkong and he give the site address there. the site is called 'macuha'. Respond to this comment
mick from WA (172 days 13 hours ago.)
where do you find free DS games with the R4 Respond to this comment
Simon from Tanzania (167 days 18 hours ago.)
Explore Tanzania and be able to visit Serengeti National Park "Africa Dream", Ngorongoro crater "Wonders of the World", climb Mt. Kilimanjaro "The roof of Africa" Leisure at Zanzibar beach. Respond to this comment
Cliona from Dublin (165 days 9 hours ago.)
Good article, it was really helpful. Respond to this comment
Anonymous (162 days 5 hours ago.)
where can u get nintendo ds lite games for free ? Respond to this comment
Anonymous (154 days 9 hours ago.)
Ds games from dashroms
Anonymous (151 days 9 hours ago.)
well this fourm has solved nothing .... and 38291 people have clearly wasted there time as well as mine Respond to this comment
LOU from SYDNEY AUST (150 days 21 hours ago.)
thank you for starters, will write back after download complete
?????? from USA (141 days 23 hours ago.)
ONE SERIOIUS QEUSTION IS HOMEBREW LEGAL OR NOT I MEAN I DON'T WANT TO CAUGHT 4 SOMETHING I DID NOT KNOW!!!PLEAS ANWSER AND HELP THIS CLUELESS PERSON(THE PERSON IS ME) Respond to this comment
cnb from somewhere (141 days 22 hours ago.)
i need to know where i can find free ds lite games cuz i ain't payin 30 somin odd dollars for one Respond to this comment
danny from houston (137 days 10 hours ago.)
i love leagal can u make it leagal plz
Teegan from Australia (135 days 21 hours ago.)
Please can u tell me some good websites to download free ds games ive searched for hours Respond to this comment
Anonymous (135 days 20 hours ago.)
Where do I find Legal free DS Downlaods For A GamePack.
Angel from Oregon (135 days 17 hours ago.)
Well, I have a microSD card for my T-Mobile Wing. Can I use that to get these said free games? And if so, how? Respond to this comment
Angela from ATX (134 days 8 hours ago.)
Okay i am totally confused. My son has tons of games and I think it would be kewl to have them on these flash drives/memory cards. is there a way for me to transfer them on there or do i have to find the files already online and download them? I'm lost and the more I read the more I get lost!!! is there a site for dummies like me :) that are new to this type of things that will explain more clearly?
duh... from Los Angeles (131 days 2 hours ago.)
homebrew is NOT illegal bcuz theres no copyright... downloading actual games like Mario Kart is illegal Respond to this comment
Sammy from Indonesia (129 days 11 hours ago.)
Hey,why the things that I read makes me think that I should not bought 500 ds games?
Royce from Indonesia (129 days 11 hours ago.)
WHERE IS THE WEBSITE THAT I CAN DOWNLOAD FREE
DS GAMES????????I NEED IT NOW!!
donna from kent (126 days 10 hours ago.)
i have purchased a ds lite but i would like to get free games what cards do i need to play on ds and where can i get it from???
donna
g from g (126 days 8 hours ago.)
donna, read this thread more carefully and you'll have your answer
man-shing from toronto (124 days 1 hour ago.)
Hi: Where can I download the ds games free?
Mr Angry Pants ! from On My Computer (121 days 7 hours ago.)
Why are you people so stupid ! All the answers are on this page ! I didn't know before getting to this page but i do now. Thank you to all the posts giving me the information that i needed... The rest of you read above to find out and stop asking where or what !
Anonymous (116 days 22 hours ago.)
dont be mean just give us the stupid url
Maria Jackson(0) (115 days 16 hours ago.)
where do you find free DS games with the R4
Anonymous (115 days 16 hours ago.)
what are some good homebrew game download sites for the ds lite
Gillian Lawrence (114 days 9 hours ago.)
brilliant article got one of those cards for my little boys just want a good site now to download from
Anonymous (112 days 2 hours ago.)
how do u download to the ds from the computer
Anonymous (109 days 15 hours ago.)
..holy crap....its called wikipedia..its called google...its called reading....im a 10 year old who managed to find out what homebrew was where to get it and how to transfer it...all in a day...
Anonymous (96 days 8 hours ago.)
homebrew is rubbish, i need a good site where i can download free DS games for my super card
wayne from fisher (81 days 8 hours ago.)
Wow some of you lot find it so hard with this simple thing. Either Download Utorrent and you can get NDS file in bulk e.g. 100 games. Or if you want singular games, unlimited downloads and no fees to pay try allnds Sites like Dash roms is crap, majority of the files they have are corrupted and won't load. Hope this helps. PS if you want to get games or Game cards I've got loads. Email me
E900 from New York (4 years 220 days ago.)
Max Console and NDS Homebrew are good sites. Just google them.
The only 2 rom sites i know of are NDS roms and ndash, but they are crapy and don't load. Have any of you above have gone to google or whatever search engine you prefer and typed in "Nintendo DS Homebrew" or "Nintendo DS roms"? Its not that hard...
lyndonpabia from caloocan city (53 days 18 hours ago.)
how to download nintendo games
mark from Philippines (47 days 19 hours ago.)
how can i download games in my DS lite....i have a memory card in my DS...
terry from united kingdom (47 days 5 hours ago.)
very good
tom from uk (46 days 18 hours ago.)
whats a good site to download ds games that works! (one that has mario and sonic olympics)
kat from london (45 days 9 hours ago.)
where do i get an M3 SD or whatever it is..
eeeeedddddddeeee from United Kingdom (44 days 9 hours ago.)
How adout Digimon World DS or the two new DS Digimon Games.
eddie from pescara IT (41 days 8 hours ago.)
I just bought a supercard ds at dts-group.it. Great. Now I want to download DS games.. where to go??
phil from john palls colige (40 days 17 hours ago.)
you people suck learn to read
Sophie from UK (38 days 13 hours ago.)
Ok i have to agree with most of the intelligent people on here. Don't just leave a comment, read the bloody posts first. I've scan read all the comments and i've already got 7 working websites to get them from.
Thanks for the help everyone else :)
xx
New Comer from UK (37 days 12 hours ago.)
Carefully, read thru the threads to get all necessary info! It's all there!
taylor from england (35 days 8 hours ago.)
hi do you need a special program to download ds games? and will they work on a sandisk micro?
bharath from trivandrum kerala india (34 days 16 hours ago.)
go to nds-roms for nds games and qj net for hombrew apps
Anonymous from New Jersey (34 days 16 hours ago.)
How do you download games onto the chip, and where can you get the chips from???
chad moore from united kingdom (34 days 12 hours ago.)
how do u get the free ds games
brian from phoenix (34 days 6 hours ago.)
were do u get the chips for the ds light from?
Elite_Teabag from Somehwere (32 days 8 hours ago.)
nintendo-ds-roms theres the links to some games.. all u have to do is keep on that site and get onto the write page somehow:) ... or search in google "free Nds games" or wateva. and yes you can get video and mp3 in the ds it supports many files;) Thanx Elite_Teabag :D
Btw You Dont need any "special" Program Just a R4 Card and a san disk memory card Which can be purchased at r4ds Thats where i got mine from.. to help, if you have read my thread through and dont ask silly questions:D
Thanx Elite_Teabag :D
gavin from england (22 days 2 hours ago.)
i bought a tt card with sd micro card and a transfer adapter for 30 pounds there is only one site i use to download ds games which are all free full games they all work and i have every ds game to date in a nice little file on my desktop.All i do is drag and drop games from my pc to the ds micro card and thats it pice of cake.
maria from u.k leicester (16 days 5 hours ago.)
can some1 plzzz explain this to me..i got the micro sd card..what else do i need...nd how do i do it..urgent request?!?!?!?!
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