Hacking Flashcard to DS games on 3DS

[AdowTatep]

Hello guys! i'm looking on the internet and i won't find a real post on anything that answer my questions, so sorry if anything is repeated of the other posts(and sorry for my english :c)

I want buy a Flashcard to use on 3DS XL to play DS games.
Ok, than i have the following questions:
1: What's is the best? R4 or DSTwo(DSTwo price is so expensive here then i think i'll buy R4)?
2: Wich R4 buy to simply run DS games with no problem?
3: I can update the 3DS and my card will still working?
4: 3DS will brick with anything of these flashcards?
5: i'll lose anything on 3DS making that?

 

[The Catboy]

I'm sorry you really didn't look that hard, there's a thread stickied in this section
http://gbatemp.net/threads/which-flash-cart-should-i-get.290097/
But 5 will answer your questions

Hello guys! i'm looking on the internet and i won't find a real post on anything that answer my questions, so sorry if anything is repeated of the other posts(and sorry for my english :c)

I want buy a Flashcard to use on 3DS XL to play DS games.
Ok, than i have the following questions:
1: What's is the best? R4 or DSTwo(DSTwo price is so expensive here then i think i'll buy R4)? It really differs what you want out of a flashcard. First the old R4 doesn't work on the 3DS nor DSi, you are looking for the R4i Gold (url on card: r4ids.cn) Which is a budget flashcard running Wood R4. It's one of the best budget cards on the market right now since it still gets updates. The Supercard DSTwo may not be cheat, but that's because it has an On-board CPU and RAM for emulating GBA and SNES games as well helps with 3DS and DSi updates. When it come down to which is better, well again it differs on what you can spend on them.
2: Wich R4 buy to simply run DS games with no problem? R4i Gold since it runs Wood R4
3: I can update the 3DS and my card will still working? You need to update your card first, then your system.
4: 3DS will brick with anything of these flashcards? No
5: i'll lose anything on 3DS making that? No

As always if you are interested in picking up a flashcard I suggest checking out GBAtemp's official sponsor nds-card.com
Supercard DSTwo
R4i Gold

 

[ShadowNeko003]

honestly, i would really recommend spending extra to get the DSTWO. it has yet to be fully blocked from a firmware update. the r4i gold is a good contender; however, there were firmware updates that killed carts which force the team to create new carts. but, the current revision is still being supported, so it's still a good cart to get.

if you can afford it, get the DSTWO and save yourself the trouble.

ALWAYS WAIT for an update for the cart before updating your 3DS, otherwise, you'll brick your cart.

 

[Shadow#1]

honestly, i would really recommend spending extra to get the DSTWO. it has yet to be fully blocked from a firmware update. the r4i gold is a good contender; however, there were firmware updates that killed carts which force the team to create new carts. but, the current revision is still being supported, so it's still a good cart to get.

if you can afford it, get the DSTWO and save yourself the trouble.

ALWAYS WAIT for an update for the cart before updating your 3DS, otherwise, you'll brick your cart.

not true at all DSTWO is the only flashcart that u can update on a firmware that has blocked it.

 

[user64]

If you have the money, DSTWO. It is very very worth it.

 

[Sicklyboy]

[...]ALWAYS WAIT for an update for the cart before updating your 3DS, otherwise, you'll brick your cart.

Correction for poor wording - you won't brick your card, you'll block it. The card will remain fully functional... just not in that system, until you update the card.

Edit - though this is less of an issue with a DSTWO because it has an alternative update method that lets you still be able to update it on a system that it can't run on (say you accidentally update your 3DS before the DSTWO, and you don't have an older DSi or a DS Lite or such to update the DSTWO with), however you should always avoid using that except for as a last resort, because THAT does come with an actual brick risk for the card.

 

[Shadow#1]

5 min wait on alternative update method and u will never brick the DSTWO.

 

[Sicklyboy]

5 min wait on alternative update method and u will never brick the DSTWO.

Still, if its use can be avoided, it's for the best, because the margin for error is certainly greater.

 

[RaulRock]

You should buy an R4i Gold if you just want to play DS games or you can buy a DSTWO if you want extra stuff like being able to play GBA roms. http://www.thegamerdepot.com/buy-wood-r4i-gold-3ds-card-for-3ds-xl3dsdsids-p-150.html I do all my ordering from them, they are very professional, amazing delivery times as well