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[onekelly]

SCDS1 Review on gbatemp.net.

Pros & Cons

Pros:
+ Truly drag & drop, a real user-friendly device
+ Perfect rom compatibility (from the library we’ve tested) as long as you have a well supported MicroSD card
+ Uses raw saves, therefore compatible with other flashkits that save the same way
+ Ability to link GBA-NDS games supporting that feature
+ Decent homebrew compatibility thanks to SC team releasing fatlib & DLDI support when applicable
+ Satisfying update frequency, although, many issues are yet to be adressed
+ Fair download play compatibilty, even if not advertised by Supercard team.
+ Patching roms or enabling options can be done in the OS, it does not require a computer

Cons:
- The card's performance is highly microSD dependant.
- No freebies in the box (MicroSD card reader not included...)
- Unpolished save system: relies on a database (ndsinfo.dat) to decide which save type to use with every single rom. With fairly recent roms, frustration is around the corner because you'll have to guess the correct save type.
- Does no detect save types properly, as a consequence it relies on the manufacturer's updates, thus not future proof.
- Patch mode and soft reset (L+R+SELECT+START) are incompatible, you can't use both at the same time (using current firmware).
- A chip which pops out of the casing, makes inserting/ removing the card a tad tougher if you don't remove it gently
- No real-time saves, one has to reboot for the save to be written to microSD.
- 8 character save files, can be confusing when dealing with regional dupes or roms with quite similar names (anything after 7th character is replaced by ~)
- A few bugs are yet to be fixed, such as the boot I/O error
- Critical bug: the OS wipes all savegames on the microSD card if it happens to be full!



Score: 8.5/10

Rating is subject to change, as we'll be updating this review with the SuperCard DS "v2.0" version shortly.

They also have a Micro SD Comparison Chart for SC DS on the review as well.

[jmr]

seems a fair review to me

[vitius]

wait. it wipes the save games if its full?

I hope they fix that although there isnt that big of a chance of me getting a dull card while its in the DS

[Hi]

What's the big deal? Just leave a few mb's free. It's quite unlikly there won't be a few mb's free anyway. Games arn't that small, so it would take a wierd combonation to make the card completely full.