About Me

I was introduced to the wonderful world of the Nintendo DS Lite when my kids each received one as Christmas presents in 2012.  They were fun to play and it was great to know I could gift DS games and accessories for upcoming birthdays.  We built up a nice games collection. 

It wasn't long before I became acquainted with Nintendo DS Lite Repair when one DS Lite stopped powering on.  I bought a tri-wing screwdriver set and started bidding on faulty DS Lites on eBay to get replacement parts as cheaply as possible.  Carrying out a DS Lite Repair was my first chance to get my hands on it for long enough to appreciate the quality of the design, innovation and originality Nintendo demonstrated in 2006 when the DS Lite was first released.

I heard about AceKards and R4 cards but I hesitated buying one.  Later I found out sales have been banned in the UK, on eBay and Amazon, too.  There were plenty of overseas vendors for cards with dodgy websites, often lacking contact details, and the cost of a decent sized micro SD card was discouraging.  I would occasionally read about homebrew and wonder if it is really worth the investment when used games can be purchased on eBay so cheaply.  As the collection grew I found myself getting tired of finding cartridges down the side of the sofa bearing in mind we have several cartridge cases for storing when not in use.  I even found a Lego LOTR cartridge in the dryer – thankfully it still works!

I bid on a cheap untested DS Lite for parts and won an auction.  I charged it and incredibly there was nothing wrong with it, so that became my very own fully working DS Lite!  I would spend most of my game time playing Brain Training, More Brain Training, Sudoku and puzzle games.

Then, everything seemed to come together in early 2017.  I found a vendor for the R4 Card, based in Ireland who was reputable and reasonably priced.  Micro SD cards have also come down in price, so it seemed a good time to dive in.  If the Homebrew thing was a flop I figured I could always use the Micro SD card in a phone or tablet or something.

I received my R4 cartridge, bought a 32 GB SD Card, started using it and the DS Lite offers so much more opportunity with Homebrew than before.  I am very impressed with what homebrew has to offer, it was my inspiration for starting this blog.

As one of my first purchases in 2018 I bid on a possibly broken black DS Lite.  I am happy to report that once it was charged, it is fully working!  Game On!