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Nintendo DS Modded to Play GB and GBC Carts

Posted by Zonk on from the original-tetris-on-the-DS- dept.

Steve E. writes "Apparently someone has made the first hardware mod to the Nintendo DS. An entry over at the Nintendo DS Livejournal Community gives detailed instructions on how to modify a DS to play legacy cartridges." From the post: "1. Disassemble your Nintendo DS. This step is fairly self explanatory, if you can't figure out how to take your DS apart, you should stop here."

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  1. Re:This makes me happy! by Guppy06 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "one thing that really held me back from getting a DS thus far is my large collection of classic Gameboy games"

    WTF? Do you have a ceremonial hammer you smash your old consoles with whenever you get a new one? Is your SP going to vanish into thin air the moment you get your receipt for your DS from the store clerk? Or do people actually go through those "Trade in your old system and save $0.02!" deals at EB?

    The DS isn't supposed to replace or compete with the GBA, it's supposed to be "something else."