Interested in buying a phat DS - What models can be modded to have brightness controls?
Apparently some later version of the phat DS can change brightness like the DS lite if you mod the firmware, or through an R4.
Are there any bundles/colors that are guaranteed to be late run? Or can the production date be determined from the serial number?
Posted Aug 7, 2022, 10:45 PM UTC
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The only way to know is if you actually have the console in hand to do the pictochat firmware test. There was a total of 6 versions between the DS and DS Lite. You want version 5 for an original DS that can be modded for screen brightness controls.
Nintendo DS Firmware
v1: Pictochat hangs v2: two grayish blue screens v3: two dark green screens v4: two golden yellow screens v5: two magenta screens (DS lite units have this) v6: two dark blue screens (un-confirmed new DSes have this) iQue: two dark green screens As FlashMe is based on the v3 firmware, FlashMe will behave like v3 (two dark green screens).