Launching DS game carts

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:28 pm

First of all I just got a DS Lite with Meteos and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow as well as a slew of GBA games

But I realized there was something I could do with the carts when I was bored...(not that I was but I was switching games, anyway)

I realized I could lauch the cartriges from their slot!

The point of this thread is if anyone has beaten my record of 3.5'

Oh yea don't lose your games!

*EDIT*

DS Lite
Meteos (even has a sticky back from the used game tag)

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:32 pm

Pretty sure that it all depends on your launch angle and such. Just a TAD spammy though.

You should set up rules, like it needs to be lauched from X feet off the ground and such. Otherwise I'll launch mine off an apartment building's roof into a gusty wind.

XPCportables · Post by **XPCportables** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:33 pm

but then you'd lose your game

Post by **Skyone** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:37 pm

2.5'.... Damn.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:41 pm

I launched mine onto my bed at the bed's level...

I thought this would be something cool to kill an hour
Have fun with friends without the DS on!

Oh yea don't destroy your game either (hence the bed)

Lucretius · Post by **Lucretius** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:46 pm

Points of interes for those who wish to post recordst:
-Which DS Model?
-What game cart? (some don't launch at all!)

Post by **Skyone** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:54 pm

-Mario Kart DS
-DS Lite
-2.5'

bioniclebert · Post by **bioniclebert** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:07 pm

Huh, how do you do this? I tried doing this a while ago, and I couldnt because there was some sort of tab holding the DS game cart back, slowing the spring's power down. No matter what, the games in mine just cant spring out of the port. (mabye cause you have DS lites?)

ShockSlayer · Post by **ShockSlayer** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 5:46 pm

Its cause its ds lites i think. I got 3.4!

-3.4
-DS Lite
-nintendogs

NES_fanatic · Post by **NES_fanatic** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 6:21 pm

What are the units of measurement?

It doesn't matter because my DS has launch protection. Later DS Hevy (but still pre-lite) models don't launch. I push down, and no matter how fast I pull my finger away, the card sticks out halfway and needs to be fully removed my hand.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 7:58 pm

NES_fanatic wrote:What are the units of measurement?

Feet.

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:00 pm

well the trick to launching a cart is to

take it out
then begin to put it back in
right before it clicks, release

Guaranteed to lanch!(if there is a spring)

Post by **Skyone** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:42 pm

In that case.

-DS Lite
-Mario Kart DS
-4'1.125"

Krepticor · Post by **Krepticor** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:20 pm

Whoa See it works!!

Damn someone beat my record...Time to build a sling shot out toilet paper and a lawn gnome...

NES_fanatic · Post by **NES_fanatic** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:53 pm

No it does not work for me! (click for video, durn it!)