Hacking Help choosing a flash cart?

[MmmmSteak]

Basically, it's crucial for me to be able to run GB/C + GBA games. I was going to purchase new (not used) hardware along with the flash cart.

I wasn't sure if I should be looking into GBA SP + Flash cart, or DS Lite + Flash cart. Being able to play DS games(or NES, SNES, etc) would be awesome, but it's the retro game boy games I'm looking for. I was also hoping for something that could hold 2gb+ of data.

Thanks for any input.

 

[Pyrmon]

I think you are better off with an Acekard 2i+EZ-flash 3-in-1 on a DS.
You get DS games+GBA+NES+Homebrew
Besides, standalone GBA flashcarts are a pain to find and they are always used.

 

[Aijelsop]

Acekard 2 + EZFlash 3in1 FTW.

EDIT: Above: SAME time, same post

 

[Qtis]

If you don't mind paying a few $ extra, go for the CycloDS/DSTwo + EZ Flash 3in1. Although the Cyclo won't work on a DSi, it has more features for future use (especially DS games) than the AK2i. DSTwo if you want to use the cart on a DSi (in the future).

-Qtis

 

[Pyrmon]

If you don't mind paying a few $ extra, go for the CycloDS/DSTwo + EZ Flash 3in1. Although the Cyclo won't work on a DSi, it has more features for future use (especially DS games) than the AK2i. DSTwo if you want to use the cart on a DSi (in the future).

-Qtis

He wants to play GBA games. All he needs is a cart that works with gba_exploader and a 3-in-1. IN the case of an Acekard 2i, the 3-in-1 functions are integrated into AKAIO.
The extra features of the DSTWO and Cyclo don't interest him. Besides, the Acekard as a good team and Normatt behind it. And the DSTWO is too powerful/expensive for what he wants to do.
A DSTWO with a 3-in-1 would come up at 55$
A Cyclo with a 3-in-1 would come up at 60-65$
An Acekard 2i with a 3-in-1 would come up at 35$

 

[zizer]

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.

 

[MmmmSteak]

Which of the two cards will let me run SNES/Genesis emulation?

 

[zizer]

Which of the two cards will let me run SNES/Genesis emulation?

SNES/Genesis emulation is bad on ds

QUOTE(Rydian @ Jan 30 2011, 10:11 PM) If you want better emulation on the go, buy a PSP. They can emulate GBA perfectly (except for the GBA-movie players), and do SNES and they can even emulate some N64 games at playable speeds. That's how much worse the DS is than the PSP when it comes to CPU power.

I've got both a DSi and a PSP, and I don't even HAVE any emulators on my DS flash cart, the PSP is that much better for emulating everything.

EDIT: Clarification, I'm only talking about emulation.