Hacking I am super new to all of this stuff. Where should I start?

[BoredFattie]

I have no idea what to do. In India, I was able to find these for a reasonable price:

http://www.amazon.in/s/ref=nb_sb_no...d-keywords=r4+card+dsi&rh=i:aps,k:r4+card+dsi

I want to run DS ROMs(and hopefully GBA and NES?) on my DSi, and later on a 2DS. Which one should I buy? Or do I need to buy something else?

Where can I start generally? I have a Pokemon Volt White 2 ROM(ROM hack of White 2, which I own), and have emulated it before, but not much else.

 

[KingpinSlim]

Depending on the firmware version of your Nintendo DSi not all flashcarts will work.

Read this: https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-blocks-flashcards-with-dsi-firmware-1-4-1.252772/
and possibly this: https://forum.romulation.net/thread...ated-blocking-flashcards-do-not-update.58820/

There are emulators that let you play NES Games on a regular DS Flashcart, but for GBA Games your options are quite limited. Only the SuperCard DSTwo will actually give you a GBA Emulator that works well enough.

EDIT: GBA Flashcarts do not work on a DSi. Sorry for that.

 

[BORTZ]

I'll do what I do every time and suggest the DSTWO if you want to run GBA on your DSi. I know its more expensive, but the extra horsepower is mostly necessary for running GBA, since the DS cant emulate GBA.

 

[KingpinSlim]

Urgh... you are right, of course.
GBA Flashcarts aren't really an option on a DSi...
Geez... I'm sorry.

 

[BoredFattie]

Depending on the firmware version of your Nintendo DSi not all flashcarts will work.

Read this: https://gbatemp.net/threads/nintendo-blocks-flashcards-with-dsi-firmware-1-4-1.252772/
and possibly this: https://forum.romulation.net/thread...ated-blocking-flashcards-do-not-update.58820/

There are emulators that let you play NES Games on a regular DS Flashcart, but for GBA Games your options are quite limited. Only the SuperCard DSTwo will actually give you a GBA Emulator that works well enough.

EDIT: GBA Flashcarts do not work on a DSi. Sorry for that.

Okay, thanks so much. I have questions

Will AR/Gameshark codes work?
Can I do something, other than games like watch downloaded videos/listen to music?
Finally, if it's compatible with my DSi, will it work on a 2DS(or even a 3DS)?

 

[KingpinSlim]

No, not necessarily. If you wish to know which DS Flashcarts work with certain Firmware versions of the 2DS/3DS out of the box and how to get around it you need to read this: http://gbatemp.net/threads/why-was-my-cart-blocked-how-do-i-unblock-it-firmware-update.315784/

Most DS Flashcarts should have support for cheat-codes.
If i remember correctly the DSi had a music APP. I honestly do not know about it's video playback-capabilities.

 

[nxwing]

Okay, thanks so much. I have questions

Will AR/Gameshark codes work?
Can I do something, other than games like watch downloaded videos/listen to music?
Finally, if it's compatible with my DSi, will it work on a 2DS(or even a 3DS)?

The DSTWO's built in GBA emulator supports cheats iirc. You may want to switch to TempGBA for better compatibility though.