Do these things "just work" like the R4 for the Nintendo DS? I know that's old as hell but it was the last console/handheld I've owned lol
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Supposedly according to the reading material on the flash cart, yes? It seems like you just need the game file on the SD card and to put it in however cycling through multiple games on the cart is gonna be bad cause it looks like their isn't a loader in-between but you need to eject the card and put it back in to cycle to the next game you have on it.
That's not so bad!
Nah, just don't have 500gb sd card with 30 games on it and it should be pretty awesome
The R4 was the pinnacle of my gaming career. I had so much fun with that. I don’t think anything has come close to scratching the itch the same way. I think it meant a lot to me, too, because I got the DS for free (online, long story) and paid for the R4 chip with money from my first job.
I still have my TTDS card from way back in 2005. It still works with the 3DS thanks to a homebrew app.
I could be wrong, but I feel like the initial work of putting the system in recovery mode via tinfoil/modchip would still be required, but after that everything could run off the cartridge
Pretty sure the whole talk around this flashcard is that entirely no modding whatsoever is required. Just insert and play.
Gary has nothing to lose, Nintendo are already bending him over for the rest of his life.
Funny enough this thing will likely be more useful for playing actual backups than piracy.
The telemetry on the Switch is crazy, and since all carts have certificates, Nintendo will know if your game is a pirated copy and they'll ban your console.
And we know the Switch keeps logs like crazy, so even if you're offline while using this thing it won't help... unless you stay permanently offline, but at that point you might as well just mod your Switch anyway.
The video said as much. Although this depends on how the card works with certificates. Right now the only thing we have is a promise by the creators. It will be interesting to track the development and discussion of this on GBAtemp.
Personally, though, I don't actually need this. I got a Steam Deck. It handles Switch games much better than I expected when the Deck was first announced and I can play online with friends who also use emulation.
Steam Deck. It handles Switch games much better than I expected
Oh that's nice to hear. I have not been keeping up with Switch emulation at all because my CPU was weak for it. Maybe I should try again and see if it has gotten easier to run.
I've been playing Breath of the Wild, Mariokart 8, and Super Mario Wonder.
Breath of the Wild has the same framerate issues as the Switch, Mariokart 8 runs super smooth, Super Mario Wonder has the occasional stutter, but given how new the game is om confident that'll be resolved with a few updates.
Do not play Breath of the Wild via Switch Emulation, play it via Wii U emulation instead with Cemu.
You get the exact same game but Wii U emulation is easier to run, more well developed and has more options for adjusting framerate and graphics.
You can convert your Switch save to work with the Wii U version.
My thoughts exactly when this was posted earlier. "Checking to see if this game can be played" should bring a quick end to this.
unless you stay permanently offline, but at that point you might as well just mod your Switch anyway.
I feel like that’s the point of this cart. Hard modding is near impossible for most people. The choice is sending your switch to random person to be modded, which I doubt it’ll be cheap. Or just get a flash cart.
If it lets me run moonlight on my switch without having to mess with the offical OS of the device, then brilliant
It wont. It'll run retail games only.
That logo design though, 🔥 fire fire fire
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