>inb4 Op is a faggot
I recently bought a ds lite because I used to have one when I was a kid and it is a bit nostalgic, I was in the mood to revisit a few games from my childhood. I bought a game for it and it didn't read.
How do I know if the game is fucked and it doesn't read because it is beat to shit or if the actual device is fucked?
I ordered another game but just curious

>>936150093 (OP)
Test a game you know works

>>936150128
Right now i'm ordering stuff off the internet. I'm still in search of a game that works. Thanks either way

>>936150093 (OP)

>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>laughs in pajeet emulation

>>936150668
Saar
Do not redeem

>>936150093 (OP)

>buying a DS Lite
>the version without an SD port
OP, you are a dumb faggot. Imagine buying DS / 3DS games when homebrewing is actually piss easy and every single game is available for free. You follow a guide that an 8 year old could follow and it takes 20 minutes.

>>936150093 (OP)
Gbatemp forums for information resources

Faggot

just buy a r4i card and u can play any ds games u want off of a sd card

>>936152657
Literally. I've bought a new 3ds xl and installed the shit out of a 128gb microSD, realised my childhood dream (I've never had one). Tbh I only beated Mario 2 times and never used it again but still

>>936152657
I wanted the real experience nigga

>>936150093 (OP)
Only two ways to know. Put a different game in. If it works, the problem is the first game. If it doesn't work it's probably the system, but the way after that to know for sure would be to see if the games work in a 2nd system.

You also might need to blow some dust out of the slot with canned air.

>>936155885
Could've bought a DS or a 3DS instead of the crappy Lite.

>>936150668
found Mutahar!

>>936156249
I grew up with the lite. the original ds was too big and clunky, it also has issues with the hinges. I dont care for the gimmick that was the 3d effect on the 3ds. I remember it vaguely when it came out but ehhhhh, I like the dual compatability of the ds lite. I grew up with gameboy games too

A flash cart that takes a micro SD is literally 4 dollars on aliexpress. For all the gen alpha out there crying about ds lite

>>936150093 (OP)
I would scrub the game slot with rubbing alcohol. I guess ideally you would take that bitch apart and use a tooth brush or qtips on it. But if you're lazy I guess you could just jam something in there soaked in iso and try to clean it that way. I bet it works

>>936150093 (OP)
Unironically dope af

try out some fire emblem games or pokemon games

Right now currently playing pokemon black 2 myself
Enjoy anon

>>936152657

that’s the same argument as reading a book online to not buy it, listening to it, or having it in your hands and flipping through the page

It’s just preference dawg

>>936156185
The canned air thing worked for me multiple times
I’d check that out too

>>936156952
I got the pic off google. The actual ds looks fine, I want to get some pokemon games but right now don't know if the actual system itself is messed up

>>936150093 (OP)
>>936150128
>>936150274
If you live anywhere near a major city there's probably a retro game store somewhere nearby. Just go there and ask them to take a look at it, explain the problem and ask if they can test it with one of their games. Worst case scenario they can probably either fix it or sell you one that works.

I actually still have my original DS lite that I bought in like 2009 or so, I still use it pretty regularly. I tend to use things I like until they fall apart instead of upgrading them or buying the new thing, so a lot of my technology is pretty far out of date. I just had it out at one point and was playing games on it when some zoomer came up to me and started gushing over it, asking if it was a real DS and where I got it and whatever the fuck lol.

>>936150093 (OP)
OP you can easily hack these and then just put roms on it cause of the SD card. Its not hard at all

https://dsi.cfw.guide/

>>936157864
DS Lite doesn't have an SD slot retard. That's why nobody wants them. His only option is flash cart.

>>936157498
Does it cost much to repair or maintain them given that it is a nearly 2 decade system? I'm not against paying in repairs. Bummer since I bought the ds off ebay and it was "refurbished". The game on the other hand was a gamble. These are old games and systems so it is all sort of a goose chase

>>936152657
The OG DS and DS Lite can play GBA games, and again the OP bought it because he was nostalgic about that specific model.

Yes, you could homebrew a DSi or a 3DS and emulate old games that way, but I believe you could also run an emulator on an original DS using a flashcart.