Topic: What happened to DS Games detecting the GBA cartridge slot?

[UncleBob]

Has this feature been used in forever (outside of Pokémon and Guitar Hero, that is)?

Now, granted, I *know* the DSi/DSiXL doesn't have a GBA slot and that *could* have something to do with it.

I've been playing Wario Ware: DIY and enjoying it.  To me, this seems like the *perfect* game to add something when you have one of the GBA titles (Twisted or the original Mega Micro Game$) in the GBA slot.  Even if it's just a record, comic, or some sprite work.  But *nothing*.

How sad.

[Kytim89]

Has this feature been used in forever (outside of Pokémon and Guitar Hero, that is)?

Now, granted, I *know* the DSi/DSiXL doesn't have a GBA slot and that *could* have something to do with it.

I've been playing Wario Ware: DIY and enjoying it.  To me, this seems like the *perfect* game to add something when you have one of the GBA titles (Twisted or the original Mega Micro Game$) in the GBA slot.  Even if it's just a record, comic, or some sprite work.  But *nothing*.

How sad.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2 detected the first game in order to provide an exclusive power up in A2.

[TJ Spyke]

I think WarioWare: Touched! used it too. It was already a rarely used feature, but I guess the huge success of the DSi put an end to any future use of it use of it since developers don't want to alienate DSi/DSi XL owners (although Activision didn't mind releasing the Guitar Hero On Tour games, which don't work on DSi and DSi XL systems).

[MoronSonOfBoron]

I once dreamed that a DS game could have episodic content available as cheap, affordable GBA carts. Of course, this was all before digital distribution really took off.

[Shorty McNostril]

There was the Rumble cart in Prime Hunters.  Bit different to the use you are talking about though.

[Arbok]

Advance Wars DS also used it with Advance Wars 2.

Overall, I don't miss the lack of use of the feature to be honest.