Exclusive Acekard R.P.G. Media Blowout! *UPDATE*

[xcalibur]

this is truly an awesome cart and if the support holds up, its gonna be the second flashcard im going to get

 

[zatelli]

Looks like some guys around here are to own more flashcards than they actually own genuine DS games.

Seriously, I wonder what makes this card that "awesome", features wise? Or is it just plain marketing?
Anyways, hopefully the upcoming review should clear things up a bit.

 

[shaunj66]

And AK+ use FAT so you can just drug and drop a rom from your PC to TF card to play it.

The drug and drop part made me laugh

Sounds like something you'd get put away in jail for a long time for.

 

[TLSpartan]

Off topic. Shaun why does it say Status:Epic under your name

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On Topic- I wont be jumping on the Acekard bandwagon too soon, since my SCDS does me fine.

 

[spotanjo3]

Nice looking!

I do not think I will buy it until more review is being test and want to know if it can run 99% games or something like at first.

 

[Joey Ravn]

Wow. That is a really good card, both for its features (on paper, at least) and price. The only catch I see on it is its desing... it looks ugly, with all those "holes" =/

I wouldn't buy one, though. I have an M3 Simply + 3in1 and, even if this card seems to have a plethora of useful features and options, there's nothing "important" (aka playing NDS games) that the Simply and this one can't do.

 

[scruffman]

All I can say is WOW

. After I just got my CycloDS Evolution is week. Hmmm I will wait for the review to see if is worth get another card.

 

[Trulen]

I need something to accidentally break my CycloDS ]:

'Cause this card sounds tasty.

I'm still waiting to see what devs do with open source, though.
That's probably the most exciting part.

And then an auto-rom trimmer!
That's always nifty.

 

[hollabackitsobi]

Who's going to be distributing this? RealHotStuff?

 

[Raisingod]

Looks nice

.Anyway since this will be Open Source I would like the code to be readable ( Comments please

) since going through thousands of code lines isn't the nicest thing in the world .

 

[shakirmoledina]

Umm this is not soo interesting but it's good for new buyers. I already ordered my R4 and 1gb so i guess all i want is games and tht's what R4 is good with. This I think is a little too stylish for me

 

[crazyshiza]

I hope the open source is not just an excuse for them not to update.

 

[jalaneme]

I hope the open source is not just an excuse for them not to update.

probably is because they can't be bothered to update themselves also when they boycott this card the open source will still be there so that will cover their backs lol anyways enough now or i will upset the fanboys.

 

[funknjunk]

OH my god those shells are beautiful i must have one

 

[Wii_DS.]

That thing looks fucking magical.

I want one....but i have a R4 so I'm not going to be greedy.

 

[g.crow]

(maybe this has been posted before)

what im wondering is that fact if you can launch games from both the nand and the micro sd, i have the feeling you can only launch from nand and have to copy games from micro sd to nand first.

 

[Seraph]

(maybe this has been posted before)

what im wondering is that fact if you can launch games from both the nand and the micro sd, i have the feeling you can only launch from nand and have to copy games from micro sd to nand first.

You get to choose where you want to boot from. Here's the feature list from the announcement thread:
[title:Acekard R.P.G. press release][A perfect flash card for NDS games lovers — Acekard R.P.G release]



After 10 month development, we proudly announce the arrival of next generation acekard which called “Acekard R.P.G (Acekard Real Play Gear)”. Acekard R.P.G is revolutionary and all the functions are developed base on the needs of our customers. Acekard R.P.G might not be 100% perfect, but it is definitely the best card on the current market.
[World’s first double storage slot-1 card, Support both build in NAND Flash and Micro SD memory card]



Acekard R.P.G (Acekard Real Play Gear), the world’s first “double storage” slot one flash card which gives you the advantages of both build in and external memory system. With the fast NAND flash, your game will never lack again, and with the external micro SD memory card, you can easily expand the storage space.Support micro SDHC card, 4 gigabyte max for now.



[Build in “Quick Exchange” Technology”]


With the “Quick Exchange” Technology”, Acekard R.P.G can easily exchange files between NAND Flash and MicoSD memory card and you can also choose either start the game in NAND or Micro SD memory card.



[World’s first “AUTO Save type detection” flash card]


Acekard R.P.G build in with the “AUTO SAVE TYPE DETECTION” technology which able to auto detects the save type up to 99% of the games. (Until now, we still haven’t found any games that Acekard R.P.G is not able to detect.)



[Build in USB connector, support U-Disk]


No more Card Reader or slot 2 USB Reader is needed. To transfer the games between computer and Acekard R.P.G, the only thing you need is a standard Mini USB cable. Acekard R.P.G supports both USB 1.0 and 2.0, so the file transfer speed is extremely fast. Once the Acekard R.P.G connects with the computer, it can be used as an U-Disk as well.(However, if user want to use the microSD card on PC, a card reader is needed.)



[100% Compatibility for all NDS games]


Acekard R.P.G simulates the original game cart which makes it able to play all the new released NDS games (Clean roms) without updating the kernels.



[Build in “Rom Trimming” Function; automatically remove the un-necessary data in the Roms]


Acekard R.P.G is the world’s first flash card which has the “Rom Trimming” Function build in. When you copy the file between Micro SD and NAND flash, if there is any un-necessary data in the Roms, Acekard R.P.G will remove it automatically.



[Fully touch screen operation]


Acekard R.P.G is using the idea of iPhone which gives the customer a totally new control experience*.


* You are able to switch to “Button Control” as well.


[Original game cart size, no flash needed, no passme needed, easy plug and play]


Acekard R.P.G has the same size as original game cart and you don’t have to flash your machine or using passkey in order to use Acekard R.P.G. It is just plug and play.



[Able to use as a passkey to boot slot2 flash cards]


Acekard R.P.G can be used as a passkey, so you can boot your slot2 flash cards with it, and no MicroSD card is needed.



[Using “write balance” technology, able to re-write NAND flash more than usual]


The “write balance” technology makes the Acekard R.P.G utilize the NAND flash evenly, so it will last longer than the original game cart.



[Save file directly stored into memory card, no battery needed and never lost]


Acekard R.P.G will store your save file directly into NAND flash or Micro SD memory card, so there is no battery needed to keep the save file, and it will never lost.



[Micro SD files exchange]


You can exchange the files between two Micro SD memory cards by using the build in NAND Flash. Make games sharing more easily



[Support Multi-language]


You can easily change the language within Acekard R.P.G.



[Easy Skin Change]


You can easily DIY Acekard R.P.G skin, and change it at anytime.



[Open Source]


We will open all the source code of our OS and also the AKMENU and Acekard R.P.G I/O interface, so homebrew programmer could easily change or re-code the whole system.



[Acekard R.P.G future function]


Support multi save files

Support Action Replay cheat

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All these features will be implemented in next release.
And the Acekard didn't have any NDS compatibility issues that required firmware updates, right? If it does have all those features, the only thing it would need to be updated for would be ingame cheats etc., soft reset, or features no one has thought of or done.

 

[shakirmoledina]

Would anyone believe it but Acekard RPG is on for pre-order on bamboogaming...(i hope no one mentioned it before) It's going for a whole 85AUS$ and will be available 15th september
Thats what i was thinking it's around USD70$ so tht means around other shops it's gonna be upto 90AUS$ since bamboo is really cheap

 

[phoood]

You an official here? Cause you've officially given me a boner!

 

[hollabackitsobi]

Does anyone know how long Bamboogaming takes to ship to the US? I hope RealHotStuff carries these...