Prepare your DS for homebrew with DS-Xtreme 2GB
Just drag-and-drop files onto the memory card
The hacking of the DS continues apace. This week we've been impressed with Datel's Toolkit Trainer, which lets you write your own cheat codes. Now comes news of the latest flavour of DS-X's DS-Xtreme memory expansion device, DS-Xtreme 2GB.
What's so clever about this memory card system is that it fits directly into your DS game slot, and when the DS boots up, it runs its own operating system, enabling you to play movies, music and any homebrew DS games saved onto the 2GB memory card.
Another neat thing is that when you connect the 2GB DS-Xtreme card to your Windows PC, using the provided USB 2.0 cable (you take it out of the DS at this stage) you can just drag-and-drop any files onto your card. You don't have to install any extra software on your PC, it automatically knows how to deal with the transfer.
Applications such as sudoku, a calculator and a version of Pong are also included.
In fact, the only confusing thing about DS-Xtreme 2GB is how it fits into the manufacturer DS-X's naming system. Even the company's own website refers to it as DS-Xtreme 16Gb, a moniker the online retailers also follow.
These names seem to have come about because the previous device was called DS-Xtreme 4Gb, even though it only contained 512MB of memory, or as DS-X helpfully described it, 'the included 4GBit (512-Mbyte) memory'.
Yes, it's yet another example of the old '8-bits equals one byte' issue. True, but it doesn't make life easier or simpler for consumers.
DS-Xtreme 2GB costs $129.95 (£75) and is due for release from various online vendors during April. The 512MB version of DS-Xtreme is available now for $99.99 (£62). For more on DS homebrew, check out our monthly DS Homebrew Review features.
