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[phoenix121]

To make GBA union work:

• Patch a NDS game with 'Enable GBA Union' checked
• Name your unpatched GBA file exactly the same as your NDS one (eg. "Game.dsq", "Game.sav", "Game.gba")
• Copy all three files to the same directory on your flash memory
• When you load your NDS game, it should load 2 things: the NDS game and the GBA game

This feature is used for NDS games where inserting a specific GBA cartridge while running a DS game will unlock extra content (eg. Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow + Castlevania Aria of Sorrow or Pokemon Diamond/Pearl + Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green)

Edited by 'phoenix121', 12 March 2007 - 04:56 AM.

[phoenix121]

Your microSD may be the problem. According to this (and to my knowledge) the Kingston 1GB is the most recommended microSD for the Supercard DS. The Sandisk 1GB is only average.

[phoenix121]

No. It doesn't work on slot-2 flash carts because it needs a RAM expansion which coincidently goes into slot-2 as well. The only way to run this using flashcarts is to use a slot-1 flash cart and put a patch on a slot-2 Supercard or M3 (both which have RAM) and use that as the expansion pack. Otherwise, no.EDIT: of course, you can also use a slot-1 flashcart + real RAM expansion pack combination.So in total, there are 4 different combinations:

• Slot-1 flashcart + Supercard
• Slot-1 flashcart + M3
• Slot-1 flashcart + actual RAM expansion
• actual game cart + actual RAM expansion

Edited by 'phoenix121', 15 March 2007 - 08:41 PM.

[phoenix121]

Is the freezing happening to all the games? Or just a handful of them? Can you also please list some of the games that aren't working?I don't quite understand what you mean by putting "a second firmware" on a supercard miniSD... the miniSD and SD both use the same firmware, and it's the only one that works.

[phoenix121]

I'm not sure about the freezing, but you've got the firmware thing all wrong.The firmware for the Supercards go on the supercard themselves, not your DS. When you update the firmware of your supercard, you're just changing your supercard. Nothing happens to your DS/DSL. So you can use the supercard on any DS you want, as long as the DS is flashed or you have a nopass for it.

Edited by 'phoenix121', 16 March 2007 - 08:59 PM.

[yoshimitz707]

I tried to play Puzzle Quest challenge of the warlords and all I got was white screens on my supercard lite.

[phoenix121]

I tried to play Puzzle Quest challenge of the warlords and all I got was white screens on my supercard lite.

Uncheck "Enable Restart" when patching.Read the patching/compatibility guide in my first post or in my signature.

[phoenix121]

To fix static noises, just close the lid (ie. put DS into sleep mode) and open it again. That works for me and my friends, at least.

[phoenix121]

GBA Union is only for making the DS game think there is a GBA game cart in the GBA slot. This is normally only used for unlocking extras (eg. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow with Dawn of Sorrow). You can't put a save file with the GBA game, and I don't think it's necessary either.

[phoenix121]

You patch MMB5.nds with the "Enable GBA Union" option checked. Then, rename your boktai game to MMB5.gba. Put all 3 files (.nds, .sav and .gba) into the same directory. When you load MMB5.nds, it'll load the .gba as well.

[Folk You.]

You patch MMB5.nds with the "Enable GBA Union" option checked. Then, rename your boktai game to MMB5.gba. Put all 3 files (.nds, .sav and .gba) into the same directory. When you load MMB5.nds, it'll load the .gba as well.

Do you have to have the same region for both games? Like will (E) games work with (U) games?

[phoenix121]

Not sure. The supercard will probably load the .gba file, but whether it works or not will most likely depend on the developers of the DS game.

[phoenix121]

For Pokemon Diamond, when I go into the WFC settings and exit out of it, it freezes in a while screen.... Is this happening to anybody else?

Set up your WFC settings in another game, like Mario Kart DS. That one doesn't freeze when you exit it.Some games freeze, but others don't.Anyway, once you've set it up, even if it freezes, the data should still be there, so you can just restart your DS.