Inadequate storage space R4 card for the DS

[the gurn]

I've bought a R4 card with DS games on it 2 months ago since I don't know how to put them on myself.

I haven't played all the games yet but when I try to open a game I haven't played before now I get an error saying the following:

Create saver/bookmark failure

Storage space inadequate

Basically I can't play any games I haven't tried before. The seller is ignoring me and I have no idea how to fix this. If anyone can help me with this please let me know!

[K]

Google says it's because you don't have enough space to create the save game needed to start a new game, so you have to delete a game or two.

But that's just what google says. Your mileage may vary.

http://www.r4ds-forums.com/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=2817&view=previous

[Dr. Rated-R]

I've had an R4 for years, now. Keith's definitely correct.

To delete a game, just take the MicroSD memory card out of your R4. Put it into the PC adapter that it came with, then connect it to your PC. When you open up the folder that contains the contents of your memory card, you'll notice that each game has two files. They might be, for example, "Mario Kart.nds" and "Mario Kart.sav". The first file is the actual game itself, and the second is the save file. Delete the .nds file; you can leave the .sav file in tact, if you want to backup your save data.

To add new homebrew apps or whatever else to your card, just find and then add the proper .nds files to your DS.

[apsham]

Have they figured out an R4 or something similar for the DSi yet?

[Dr. Rated-R]

I don't know too much on the matter, because I refuse on principle to buy another Nintendo DS. But, to answer your question: yes, R4 and M3 both have DSi models. I'm sure there are other options, as well. I know there were some bumps on the road early on, because of firmware, but there are tons of videos of fully functional DSi cards on Youtube.

If one wanted to purchase such a card, particularly an R4i, they should make sure they're not being sold a counterfeit. I introduced many of my friends to the original R4, and one of them wound up buying a fake card on accident. It was a little laggy, there were some game compatibility issues, his card wiped itself clean twice, and it ultimately just stopped working altogether. Counterfeited R4i cards are apparently popping up a lot now, and I imagine they're just as bad. Definitely make sure you're buying from a trustworthy site, before buying any kind of homebrew storage card.

[Plubby]

Maybe the solution is not to steal games >_>

[Dr. Rated-R]

Stealing games? Let's be fair, sir.

There is a lot more one can do with a storage card than pirate games.There are tons of legal applications available. Linux, painting applications, calendars, text-readers, organizers, calculators, audio players, video players, web browsers, dictionaries, address books, music creators, chat clients, and myriad other apps. It is pointless to continue listing them.

The homebrew scene is also an absolute haven for indie game development. You could fill an entire memory card to the brim with nothing but free indie games. Or, if that's not your thing, there are ports of classic games like Doom, Quake, and Heretic. In the case of the latter, the ports only function if you provide your own .WAD files. Those can be acquired via several different means, legal or otherwise. Like anything else on the internet, really.

Finally, the DS has the largest collection of good games in a portable system, ever. But it's still just that -- a portable system. Some people don't like having to carry their collection of 50+ games around with them, whenever they want to play on the go. A lot of people pay for their games, but use ROMs for the convenience and to keep their physical media safe. Especially the collector types, who spend exponentially more money on Nintendo products than anyone else. It's usually only 13-year-old imbeciles (or people of any age with similar intellect) who visit the scene forums and pop up with questions like "wer i dl MARIO cart LUZL!???"

I'm not going to insult your intelligence and say that I've never pirated a video game. However, I am going to admit that I buy more games because of my R4 card. The DS is full of weird, innovative, unique titles. Take, for example, Cooking Mama. I never would have bought that without being convinced by a friend to give it a try, first. But, I did, and I found it strangely addictive. So, I payed for it. I'll try lots of games that I never would've given any attention before, just because they're available to me now. If I like the title in question, I'll order it. If I don't, I'll just delete it. I don't waste money on a title I can't demo legally; developers don't get rewarded for creating games that aren't good.

Edited November 30, 2009 by The Rated-R Superstar

[King Ellis]

Technically, wouldn't any R4 device released in the past few years be a fake? It was my understanding that the original developers had long since stopped production, thus leading to a sea of clones. I was on DealExtreme yesterday whilst looking at the Dingoo A320 and saw tons of R4's.

[Dr. Rated-R]

I haven't kept up with the homebrew scene in a while. I got my card in late 2007 and haven't ever had any problems with it, so I never gave much attention to goings on on the hardware side of things. I did some reading on Wikipedia, though. It would seem you're right. Legitimate R4 cards are hard to come by, these days.

So, I guess advising against "counterfeit" R4 cards isn't right -- at least in the semantic sense. It would be more appropriate to advise anybody looking for a DS or DSi card to research their card of choice and the site it's coming from thoroughly. That should be a given with purchases like this, anyways, but the chance of inadvertently buying garbage is inordinately high, in this instance.

[Cactus Drags]

Someone complained at work the other day that their R4 had bricked their DS and they demanded a refund on the console. I laughed.

I love the assumption that because they bought it online, it's legal to pirate the ROMs. Like a co-worker said, does that make child porn legal? I'm not trying to open up a debate on the legality of these carts, at best, they're sketchy.

[Plubby]

Stealing games? Let's be fair, sir.

There is a lot more one can do with a storage card than pirate games.There are tons of legal applications available. Linux, painting applications, calendars, text-readers, organizers, calculators, audio players, video players, web browsers, dictionaries, address books, music creators, chat clients, and myriad other apps. It is pointless to continue listing them.

The homebrew scene is also an absolute haven for indie game development. You could fill an entire memory card to the brim with nothing but free indie games. Or, if that's not your thing, there are ports of classic games like Doom, Quake, and Heretic. In the case of the latter, the ports only function if you provide your own .WAD files. Those can be acquired via several different means, legal or otherwise. Like anything else on the internet, really.

Finally, the DS has the largest collection of good games in a portable system, ever. But it's still just that -- a portable system. Some people don't like having to carry their collection of 50+ games around with them, whenever they want to play on the go. A lot of people pay for their games, but use ROMs for the convenience and to keep their physical media safe. Especially the collector types, who spend exponentially more money on Nintendo products than anyone else. It's usually only 13-year-old imbeciles (or people of any age with similar intellect) who visit the scene forums and pop up with questions like "wer i dl MARIO cart LUZL!???"

I'm not going to insult your intelligence and say that I've never pirated a video game. However, I am going to admit that I buy more games because of my R4 card. The DS is full of weird, innovative, unique titles. Take, for example, Cooking Mama. I never would have bought that without being convinced by a friend to give it a try, first. But, I did, and I found it strangely addictive. So, I payed for it. I'll try lots of games that I never would've given any attention before, just because they're available to me now. If I like the title in question, I'll order it. If I don't, I'll just delete it. I don't waste money on a title I can't demo legally; developers don't get rewarded for creating games that aren't good.

That's a nice speech...erm...sir. But I was addressing the OP, who bought his cart preloaded with games and clearly has no intention of paying the hardworking developers for them.

EDIT: Last half withdrawn, I've no interest in being a douche about it >_>

[Dr. Rated-R]

My apologies. For some reason, I thought you were responding to apsham and I, about a storage card solution for the DSi. I was kind of thinking you were writing off the cards themselves as nothing but a vehicle for piracy, which isn't all they're good for. I didn't mean for the response to come off as some kind of hate-filled diatribe, or something, if it did. I was just trying to clarify.