Hacking Performance

[Game Dragon]

If one was only to use flash card to play DS games only which one would be the best disregarding price and manufacturing quality I just want performance

 

[rockstar99]

R4i Gold+Wood
http://www.lightake.com/detail.do/sku.R4i_...Si_DSi_XL-34731

 

[Cuelhu]

R4i Gold+Wood
http://www.lightake.com/detail.do/sku.R4i_...Si_DSi_XL-34731

this

every flashcart out there will play your games just fine, except if the game has anti-piracy checks. If you want to play only DS games, go ahead and buy that R4i Gold.

 

[Rydian]

The only time games run slowly and stuff is if you have a shitty microSD card.

SO DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON IT. Buy a REAL card from a REAL STORE.

 

[rockstar99]

The only time games run slowly and stuff is if you have a shitty microSD card.

SO DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON IT. Buy a REAL card from a REAL STORE.

Whats wrong with the R4i Gold.
I was gonna suggest Acekard 2i at first but he wasted good manufacturing quality and R4i Gold is amazing in terms of build

 

[KirovAir]

Don't forget to buy a good class microSD card.

(Edit: As Rydian said above, gawd I'm slow today.

)

 

[Snailface]

R4i Gold+Wood
http://www.lightake.com/detail.do/sku.R4i_...Si_DSi_XL-34731

this

every flashcart out there will play your games just fine, except if the game has anti-piracy checks. If you want to play only DS games, go ahead and buy that R4i Gold.

This again. I just got this card and it's now my favorite. Only the DStwo rivals it.

 

[Rydian]

The only time games run slowly and stuff is if you have a shitty microSD card.

SO DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON IT. Buy a REAL card from a REAL STORE.

Whats wrong with the R4i Gold.
I was gonna suggest Acekard 2i at first but he wasted good manufacturing quality and R4i Gold is amazing in terms of build

I think you quoted the wrong person?

 

[Ikki]

The only time games run slowly and stuff is if you have a shitty microSD card.

SO DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON IT. Buy a REAL card from a REAL STORE.

Whats wrong with the R4i Gold.
I was gonna suggest Acekard 2i at first but he wasted good manufacturing quality and R4i Gold is amazing in terms of build

He means a real SD card.

 

[rockstar99]

The only time games run slowly and stuff is if you have a shitty microSD card.

SO DO NOT CHEAP OUT ON IT. Buy a REAL card from a REAL STORE.

Whats wrong with the R4i Gold.
I was gonna suggest Acekard 2i at first but he wasted good manufacturing quality and R4i Gold is amazing in terms of build

I think you quoted the wrong person?

No I quoted you but misread your post.I'm sorry about that.

 

[Game Dragon]

Thank you all for your replies,
so
1# DSTWO
2# R4i
3# Acekard 2I
Is there any way of turning off the CPU in the DSTWO to reduce the power usage so the battery lasts longer in the DSi XL

 

[Rydian]

Not really, but it doesn't run at max unless you're using it's special features (like GBA emulation) anyways.

 

[Evo.lve]

Why would you want to turn off the CPU? Without it practically every game will run shit, and it doesn't drain that much battery. Well it does, but you must be really sad to play for 4 1/2 hours straight without charging it.

 

[Game Dragon]

Problem solved, I found a 2000mAh Battery For Nintendo DSI XL, the standard battery for the DSi XL is only 1200mAh the 2000mAh will easley make up for the DSTWO battery drain

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2in1-2000mAh-Batter...=item2a0816f88a

 

[Game Dragon]

Ok I am a lot confused about different Flash cards and there is a lot of different ones, what is the difference between different Flash cards, please keep it simple I am only interested in the DS and DSi games side of things I am no interested in the extras
I have read the sticky and I am more confused than ever

 

[Rydian]

Note that the prices given are from chinese shops.
If you order from a shop in another country it's more expensive.
[*]The original R4.
NOT "R4-III Upgrade", NOT "R4-SDHC", NOT "R4i NDSLL", NOT "R4 Red", NOT "R4 King"...
NOT ANYTHING ELSE WITH "R4" IN THE NAME! JUST "R4 Revolution For DS".
The cheap card for somebody that just wants to play games on a DS/Lite.

[*]R4i Gold
The cheap card for somebody that wants to play games on a DSi with more storage.

[*]Acekard 2i
Mid-range card for people that want to play games on a DSi/XL with some extra features.

[*]EZ-Flash Vi
Higher-end card with even more features.

[*]Supercard DSTwo
Pretty much the ultimate card right now.

• DS / DS Lite
  The card will work on an original (fat) DS or a DS Lite.
• DSi / DSi XL
  The card will work on a DSi or DSi XL as well.
• Game Updates
  Firmware updates are what let cards play newer games, these are the life-blood of the card.
• SDHC
  SDHC refers to SD cards larger than 2GB (gigabytes). If there's no SDHC support, you can only use SD cards up to 2GB.
• WiFi Update
  The Acekard 2i can update it's cheats (and get minor bug fixes) over WiFi without having to connect to a computer.
• Auto Ap Bypass
  Some carts have special features to ignore AP in most games, letting you play them without having to wait for a firmware update first. The Acekard only has partial support for this right now.
• RTS
  The Real-Time Save (Save State) function lets you save and reload your game progress at any moment you wish.
• In-Game Guide
  You can pull up text files and images in-game, in order to check a walkthrough or map you downloaded at any time during a game.
• Slow Motion
  The card lets you slow down the game speed as you wish.
• In-Game Cheats
  The card lets you create and modify cheats while the game is running.
• Special Homebrew
  The card has multiple pieces of special homebrew, such as it's own GBA and SNES emulators, as well as text/PDF reader and video player.
• Battery Life
  Unfortunately the DSTwo's extra CPU and RAM (which give it the special features) eat into the battery life a bit.

 

[Cuelhu]

Problem solved, I found a 2000mAh Battery For Nintendo DSI XL, the standard battery for the DSi XL is only 1200mAh the 2000mAh will easley make up for the DSTWO battery drain

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/2in1-2000mAh-Batter...=item2a0816f88a

counterfeit batteries always lie and die on you after some charges.

 

[Rydian]

Yeah it's not just the mAH. That's only one part of the equation. While official batteries keep the other parts stable, unofficial ones don't, so they just raise mAH and lower the other shit knowing that most people will think it's better.

 

[Game Dragon]

Note that the prices given are from chinese shops.
If you order from a shop in another country it's more expensive.[*]The original R4.
NOT "R4-III Upgrade", NOT "R4-SDHC", NOT "R4i NDSLL", NOT "R4 Red", NOT "R4 King"...
NOT ANYTHING ELSE WITH "R4" IN THE NAME! JUST "R4 Revolution For DS".
The cheap card for somebody that just wants to play games on a DS/Lite.

[*]R4i Gold
The cheap card for somebody that wants to play games on a DSi with more storage.

[*]Acekard 2i
Mid-range card for people that want to play games on a DSi/XL with some extra features.

[*]EZ-Flash Vi
Higher-end card with even more features.

[*]Supercard DSTwo
Pretty much the ultimate card right now.

• DS / DS Lite
  The card will work on an original (fat) DS or a DS Lite.
• DSi / DSi XL
  The card will work on a DSi or DSi XL as well.
• Game Updates
  Firmware updates are what let cards play newer games, these are the life-blood of the card.
• SDHC
  SDHC refers to SD cards larger than 2GB (gigabytes). If there's no SDHC support, you can only use SD cards up to 2GB.
• WiFi Update
  The Acekard 2i can update it's cheats (and get minor bug fixes) over WiFi without having to connect to a computer.
• Auto Ap Bypass
  Some carts have special features to ignore AP in most games, letting you play them without having to wait for a firmware update first. The Acekard only has partial support for this right now.
• RTS
  The Real-Time Save (Save State) function lets you save and reload your game progress at any moment you wish.
• In-Game Guide
  You can pull up text files and images in-game, in order to check a walkthrough or map you downloaded at any time during a game.
• Slow Motion
  The card lets you slow down the game speed as you wish.
• In-Game Cheats
  The card lets you create and modify cheats while the game is running.
• Special Homebrew
  The card has multiple pieces of special homebrew, such as it's own GBA and SNES emulators, as well as text/PDF reader and video player.
• Battery Life
  Unfortunately the DSTwo's extra CPU and RAM (which give it the special features) eat into the battery life a bit.

[/qHi and thank you for your chart is it possible to include M3i Zero please as it is one I like because it can be up dated without having a DSi XL

uote]

 

[Rydian]

The DSTwo can be updated like that as well.

I'm not including the M3i0 in the chart because it's not a good cart to buy anymore. Updates from the M3 team have been really slow and really shitty for the past half year or so. Even the original R4 is getting better and more frequent fixes now.