How to Add Game Boy Color ROM Games to a DS
The Nintendo DS is a versatile system with access to several different types of games. Games designed for DS will play on the machine, of course, but there is also a large backlog of Game Boy Advance titles that you can play on the console. The only hand-held Nintendo cartridges that are not playable on DS are Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. However, with the use of a media cartridge such as CycloDS Evolution or Ninjapass, you can add these too to the machine.
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Things You'll Need
- Media cartridge for Nintendo DS
- MicroSD card and reader for media cartridge
Instructions
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Download Lameboy, the Game Boy Color emulator for Nintendo DS, from the site in Resources. Double-click the file to unzip.
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Connect the MicroSD card used to manage data on your media cartridge to your PC's USB port using the cartridge's MicroSD reader.
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Navigate to the root directory of your MicroSD card: This will be displayed as "No Name," "MicroSD" or the brand of your cartridge. Right-click within this directory and select "New Folder." Call this folder "GBC."
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Copy "Lameboy.NDS" to the root directory of your MicroSD card. Place Game Boy Color ROM files in the "GBC" directory. If you have no ROMs, you can download them from the site in Resources.
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Eject and remove your MicroSD card and place it in the MicroSD slot of your media cartridge. Connect the cartridge to your Nintendo DS and turn the system on.
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Launch Lameboy from the main menu of your media cartridge, and choose the Game Boy Color game you want to play by scrolling through available titles with the D-pad and selecting with the "A" button.
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Tips & Warnings
Some Game Boy Color games are protected by the Entertainment Software Association and illegal to download or play unless you own the original cartridge. Only download Game Boy Color ROMs from sites that are compliant with ESA protection. To find out whether a site is ESA-compliant, check the "About Us," "FAQ" or "Contact" section.
