Hacking Confused with flashcarts

[89turbocs]

I've been doing a lot of reading on the ds two+ recently and am getting more confused rather than less in regards to what would be ideal for what I hope to use my n3dsxl for. Hopefully you guys and gals with more knowledge can point me straight and tell me what I should buy (or if there is a free solution)

1)My main goal is to play ds games (I believe the only way to do this is with a flash cart? )
2) a close second requirement is snes/nes emulation
3) 3ds backups would be nice but not a deal breaker

I'm on fw 10+ and I own ocarina of time. I know there are ways to downgrade and install custom firmware to play snes/nes. Is there an advantage to using a flash cart to emulate snes/nes or is it better to downgrade?
Is there anyway to play ds games without a flash cart?

What should I buy/do???

Thanks

 

[Sleet]

In my opinion DStwo is redundant when used on 3DS. The main reason for its popularity was to play GBA/SNES on DSi but 3DS can do it better. It will just eat your battery thanks to the onboard processor.

I would look at the R4i Gold (r4ids.cn). Very high compatibility and the menu is fast. If you want to save a few bucks you can get a r4isdhc.com card, but they run a clunky menu. You can put another menu/kernel on it but the compatibility will be less perfect.

And there's not much reason at all to get a 3DS mode flashcard like Sky or Gateway thanks to CFW.

EDIT: Nes emu will run fine on any ds flashcart. I don't believe you even need to downgrade to run SNES emu from 3DS mode.

Having a ds flashcart will also give you a way to install oot3dhax without the need for powersaves as long as you have a phat ds or lite.

 

[tony_2018]

I concur with post #2. And you haven't read enough, might want to email dstwo+ team to see if they have updated there GW mode to run the on the latest emunand firmware.

 

[Temarile]

I concur with post #2. And you haven't read enough, might want to email dstwo+ team to see if they have updated there GW mode to run the on the latest emunand firmware.

Using the GW mode on a Dstwo+ risks bricking your device so I would not recommend to use that.

I suggest to Op: downgrade to set up CFW and play 3ds games, use VC injection to play some other games, use the homebrew emulator for your other needs and then spend like $10 for a Ds flashcard. This way you're spending less money with more compatibility!

 

[Deleted member 366698]

Use a cfw with a9lh like luma3ds to run 3ds SNES nes GB GBC and gba games(as well as dsiware etc) and use a ds flashcard like a r4i gold sdhc 201x with ysmenu.
Its not risky at all having a cfw or downgrading if you follow a good guide such as plailect's