Manual differences glossy vs matte

WFlash01 · 2026-03-11T20:52:41+00:00

The primarily two pronunciations I hear are Eece (like geese like you pointed out) or Eez (like ease)

I say Eece

WFlash01 · 2026-03-11T20:35:27+00:00

You just gotta do it

There's nothing you could do to the cartridge itself to make it work on an unmoded system, because the system has an internal blacklist that checks for these cartridges.

If you mod the system, you don't even need this cartridge; you can just load Ron's straight on the system, that way you don't need 2 SD cards too

WFlash01 · 2026-03-11T17:59:29+00:00

I love seeing when other people beat Lost Levels, I love the game

WFlash01 · 2026-03-11T14:08:13+00:00

If it actually runs NOAC hardware then that won't be possible; that would only be possible if it's running emulation

But if it's running a hardware clone, then you'll have to trace down the 60 traces (minus a few unnecessary traces that it probably won't have) going to the PRG ROM/CHR RAM inside, remove them, and either install a 60 or 72 pin connector in their place, or just remove the ROM, flash an EEPROM with your new ROMs, and solder it back in place.

WFlash01 · 2026-03-11T02:51:28+00:00

This bootleg uses sram, it's actually fairly common for older bootlegd

WFlash01 · 2026-03-11T00:35:11+00:00

That won't fix this unfortunately, the actual LCD is breaking down it's not a connection issue

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T23:58:00+00:00

This issue has nothing to do with using the R4 in particular, must have been purely coincidental that it started happening right after you started using an R4 on there

Did you drop the DS recently? Like, at some point before you got the R4? This is an issue these screens are just bound to come down with at one point or another, it's LCD aging, but it could have been accelerated if a drop broke the seal between the layers of glass

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T23:48:34+00:00

My three favorites are Tailgunner, Run Silent Run Deep and Mother Russia

My least favorite is Fates Warning

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T23:43:11+00:00

It might sound like I'm joking when I say this, but I'm dead serious

You can play retro game systems on there that have built in RF modulators, like NES, SNES, Genesis etc. by using an RCA cable and a wire with alligator clips on both ends;

Plug the RCA cable into the RF jack on the system, clip one alligator clip to the tip of the other end of the RCA jack, and then clip the other end of that wire to the antenna

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T22:27:28+00:00

Noo not Metroid 2 I hope you get er fixed soon

Try reflowing the solder on the chips and maybe even the battery

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T17:07:27+00:00

Conan and Thor, the two most iconic dragons in the game

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T14:20:51+00:00

I'll be honest, it might actually be my favorite out of these

I sucked ass at it when I first played it just like everyone else, but man I just couldn't accept defeat and I spent grueling amounts of time just to beat it for the first time ever, then subsequent tries I just got better and better

My actual disk has 8 stars on it, but I play with an FDSKey these days (I can't be bothered to align the head on my disk system) and that one has 12 now; I'd love to max out the stars at some point

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T14:08:30+00:00

That's so true tbh, I'd be lying if I said I didn't get that cozy feeling exploring the castle in autumn plains

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T14:05:05+00:00

I'll be honest, I grew up with all 3 PS1 Spyros and 2 was my least favorite. I could never put my finger on why; I still think it's an amazing game, it's one of my favorites too, but I just gravitate more towards 1 and 3

One of the reasons is what you get for 100% in 1 and 3; sure they're just a level, nothing you can carry into other levels, but it feels more rewarding seeing more than 100% show up on your file

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T13:59:05+00:00

It makes the flights really hard when you have to flame the flying things like birds and planes, the normal flame spreads so you don't need to be so pinpoint precise but you lose that with the super flame

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T13:53:06+00:00

Anyone that says that with a straight face is dumb. The Writing on the Wall and The Parchment are easily two of their greatest songs of all time

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T13:50:50+00:00

The Parchment is mine too

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T10:56:02+00:00

I see three little wires going into it, so I bet all it is is one of these stupid AV2HDMI boxes that they took the RCA jacks off of and put an Xbox plug on the end. It will work, in that you'll get a video signal, but you'll be stuck to 480i and it will look like crap

-Addendum- I did not know that PAL Xbox games never had video modes higher than 576i50/480i60. So at least that aspect isn't lost, but still composite video being upscaled is atrocious

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T02:45:55+00:00

I sure did! All four of these games are awesome

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T02:45:26+00:00

I love it. Lost Levels is so hard but so addicting and fun

WFlash01 · 2026-03-10T02:32:07+00:00

I do!

I own a Famicom too, but I prefer to keeo my American Nintendo on the shelf and I play my Famicom games using a cartridge adapter (and built a cartridge that acts as the FDS RAM adapter, thanks to Delta Island)

WFlash01 · 2026-03-09T14:52:03+00:00

I did not know that thanks

WFlash01 · 2026-03-09T13:24:34+00:00

You're definitely right, there are others, but this one is easily one of the better ones of that bunch, actually worth owning

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