Is it better to run DS games on Twilight menu or a flashcart?

kbf · May 3, 2026

I've had my ace3dsX freeze a couple of times now and I ended up losing a lot of progress. Pretty pissed about that. I'm just wondering, is they're any benefit to running DS games on a flashcart as opposed to just running them through twilight menu? I just found out you can even run cheats through twilight menu which for some reason I thought you couldn't before. I have a DSI XL and I'm wondering if maybe I should look into a new flashcart or just say screw it and run games off of twilight menu from now on.

MarioSonicFan98 · May 3, 2026

kbf said:
I've had my ace3dsX freeze a couple of times now and I ended up losing a lot of progress. Pretty pissed about that. I'm just wondering, is they're any benefit to running DS games on a flashcart as opposed to just running them through twilight menu? I just found out you can even run cheats through twilight menu which for some reason I thought you couldn't before. I have a DSI XL and I'm wondering if maybe I should look into a new flashcart or just say screw it and run games off of twilight menu from now on.

in my opinion twilight menu it looks cool but you can use a flash card (or r4 card) to make your own menu! but r4 card is better because it a a LOT of ram

The Catboy · May 3, 2026

There’s no harm trying to see if your issue is fixed by trying something else.

kbf · May 3, 2026

MarioSonicFan98 said:
in my opinion twilight menu it looks cool but you can use a flash card (or r4 card) to make your own menu! but r4 card is better because it a a LOT of ram

What do you mean it is a lot of ram.

Alfombra · May 12, 2026

Well it depends, for example in my case I use twilightmenu++ because I have a DSi and I didn't wanted to spend money on a flashcard.

linkenski · May 12, 2026

If you're on 3DS, TwilightMenu is the way to go.
If you're on a DS with a flashcart, stick to the software that came with the flashcart, unless it's an open source like PICO.

I have the DSTwo, and it's much more reliable than nds-bootsrap through DSTwo.

Arceus90 · May 19, 2026

Both have their pros and cons. I use DSPico and TwilightMenu (and TwilightMenu installed on DSPico).

Hwongfish · 2026-06-08T21:51:33+0100

the menu is running on a flashcart, buy if you use sd for dsi its seperate

Is it better to run DS games on Twilight menu or a flashcart?

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