tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574522132536167457.post3750575912296175287..comments2011-10-13T23:49:49.471+08:00Comments on The DS Lite: Determine if your R4DS is genuine or not.Edgarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05639198106549455753noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7574522132536167457.post-13628712396014404562009-07-10T22:21:08.606+08:002009-07-10T22:21:08.606+08:00I was under the understanding that all R4 cards ar...I was under the understanding that all R4 cards are now fake as the original company stopped producing them after Nintendo issued them with a writ!<br /><br />I might be wrong but that has been my understanding for many years!<br /><br />There are good R4 clones out there but who do you trust? <br /><br />Using any third party hardware comes with risks, I use an R4 to play homebrew apps that i write for my own use, I do see the attraction of using it for games, but what if someone wrote something into one of the games and uploaded it to a roms or torrent site and it bricked your DS<br />it would no longer be a cheap alternative.<br /><br />from what I see of the box you have posted the image of I would agree this is the same as the box i got on mine, and mine works great for homebrew, however i have never personally used it to play copies of commercially developed roms, but i figure if it works for Homebrew it will work for them providing any copy protection had been bypassed!Mark W.J. Rankhttp://www.kingstontraders.co.uknoreply@blogger.com