I know there's been dozens of pages worth of posts by now, and most likely, someone has had similar, if not identical criteria to mine, but I shudder at the though of scouring all those pages, in the hopes of finding that particular post. So...
Use? Playback of DS and GBA game backups. MAYBE homebrew, music, or video, but not likely
Price Range? Flexible - I'd prefer under $50, but if something over that is a better solution, I can work with it.
Slot 1/2? Whichever works best for my needs. I'm guessing both, though.
Built in or expandable memory? Expandable, though both would be fine too.
Special features? perfect (or near perfect) GBA and DS backup compatibility, ability to enter cheat codes found online (Action Replay, Gameshark...whatever)
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular whatever works best
Other? no slowdowns (or very little), easy to use, very reliable
For all slot-1's (ignore if you want a slot-2):
Support slot-2 GBA? Yes
Support slot-2 rumble packs? optional
Support slot-2 RAM (web browser)? optional
From what I can tell, the most likely solution for me would be one of the "Flash kits" that include both a Slot 1 and a Slot 2 card. I definitely want something with a micro SD (preferably SDHC, but not required) slot, that doesn't require any special software on the PC side. I don't have a NDS yet, but I plan on getting the DS Lite, sometime in the next month or so, and basically, I'd like to be able to play all (or most) of my GBA games, without having to swap cartridges every time. Being able to do the same for any DS games I get would be a HUGE plus, though.
Thanx everyone,
k1darkknight
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By the way, I wouldn't mind purchasing a Slot 1 and Slot 2 card separately, I just want the best solution for being able to play both DS and GBA games.
Acekard2 + EZ V 3 in 1. For cheap prices buy it at dealextreme. Cheatfiles for cards can be found here:
http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=84991
QUOTE(ShAdOwFuRi @ Nov 26 2008, 10:55 AM) I'm pretty sure the CycloDS does not have Real time cheat, only the Supercard has that... but... correct me if I'm wrong.