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[Jonnyram]

DS sleep mode isn't even hardware, it doesn't work in GBA mode.

It doesn't work with the Japanese version of Zoo Keeper either, so it's not even hardware-based for DS games. That said, being software-based has it's uses (see Another Code).

 

[manji]

Update:
Well, the screen works 100% again, and sound is fine...but the shoulder buttons are borked. the volume/brightness buttons are stuck on brightness, and L & R both don't respond.

So...any game that doesn't require the L/R buttons will work fine, but no Castlevania:CotM for me.

Also, the headphone jack works fine (wo0t! Electroplankton Headphones!), so I can still have quiet time w/ my Micro, as long as I don't try to play anything w/ shoulder buttons.

 

[cvxfreak]

Haven't there been problems with some PSP games because of the hardware sleep mode? In-software sounds safer.

 

[Mejilan]

Manji, call Nintendo's customer service and see if they can help you. They may not, since this is technically negligence, not a defect, but it cannot hurt.

 

[manji]

Manji, call Nintendo's customer service and see if they can help you. They may not, since this is technically negligence, not a defect, but it cannot hurt.

I'll try that out, Mej, thanks for the suggestion. I'm probably not going to leave out the "dunking" part when I report it, so I fully expect to be brushed off...but there's no harm in trying

 

[Mejilan]

I bought my DS last year on day one. Had a dead pixel. One. Contacted NoA. They referred me to a Fed-Ex location with a special code. Went, they took my DS and shipped it to NoA at no cost to me. On the third day after I sent out the DS, they had sent me a brand new one (with an extra stylus for my troubles), again, at no cost to me. Now that's customer service.

Good luck.

 

[MegaByte]

I was wondering, if someone properly modified a GB/GBC cart to fit inside a Micro (or DS for that matter), would it actually work?

Or an e-Reader for that matter.

e-Reader does work, but GB/GBC does not. I've tried. Besides the apparent lack of Z80, the older carts ran on a different voltage (5V instead of 3.3V), so even though emulation would have been logical to implement, it still wouldn't have the necessary hardware support of whatever new chips they're using.

 

[UltraMarioMan]

I bought my DS last year on day one. Had a dead pixel. One. Contacted NoA. They referred me to a Fed-Ex location with a special code. Went, they took my DS and shipped it to NoA at no cost to me. On the third day after I sent out the DS, they had sent me a brand new one (with an extra stylus for my troubles), again, at no cost to me. Now that's customer service.

Good luck.

The one area where Nintendo crushes Sony.

 

[Daigoro]

I accidently dropped a VMU in a glass of milk once. So many saves gone.

i dropped on in the toilet, snatched that fucker out, gave it a good rinsing, let it dry and it was fine.

The one area where Nintendo crushes Sony.

thats an important area.

 

[cvxfreak]

Yeah; Sony isn't nearly as generous; I've had to pay for shipping on numerous occasions, even after their repaired system failed.

 

[Infernal Monkey]

I was wondering, if someone properly modified a GB/GBC cart to fit inside a Micro (or DS for that matter), would it actually work?

Or an e-Reader for that matter.

e-Reader on DS you say? =p

 

[koam]

Ok seriously, how do you drop a memory card in a glass of milk or juice? I've never dropped anything in a glass of milk/juice nor have I ever come close, especially not something that remains inside the console 99% of the time.

 

[Tunesmith]

Found an original Gameboy once in the local forest as a kid about 12 years ago, it was still in its retail package in a bag. There was even a reciept with it dating it had been lying out there for over six months, over the winter no less. The Gameboy still works perfectly to this day