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iTouch2 Impressions
In house at GBAtemp
The DSi revised edition of the iTouchDS has arrived in house at GBAtemp.net. Dubbed the 'iTouch2' the card functions the same as the earlier edition with the addition of DSi compatibility. A new v3.0 firmware was also released with the card for use on the iTouchDS and iTouch2, however there is no changelog currently.
The same crew behind the M3 and G6 line of cards are behind the iTouch2. The iTouch2 is widely touted as the cheaper alternative to the M3 and features real-time save/load, soft reset, cheats, slow motion and multiple save files per game. Almost everything is identical to the previous iteration of the iTouch with the addition of a slightly redesigned menu background.
The iTouch2 is best known for the iFav menu which is a screen that shows the icons of your selected favourite games that can be quickly launched. Unfortunately I've noticed from my brief test with the latest firmware that the iTouch2's menu loading has slowed down quite a lot. It takes 14 seconds to load the iFav menu with one page of DS game icons, which is ridiculously long when other flashcard menu's load instantaneously. The original iTouchDS menu loaded much faster as well. It is quite a shame, especially when soft resetting out of a game only to be met by a long loading screen.
Hidden in the Global.nds file that comes with the firmware are a number of options including changing the language, setting a sleep timer and also enabling soft reset or real time save by default for all games. It took me a while to find this option but I'm glad I did, enabling soft reset by defaults means you will not have to sift through the options menu on each individual game to enable it.
However those points aside the iTouch2 is really quite nice. The real-time save/load feature and in game menu is excellent and loads very quickly. The card also uses a CHEAT.db file for its cheat engine which is supported by the GBAtemp Cheat Database. All games I've tested have loaded perfectly and soft reset works as expected.
The card is built from the same thin plastic with clips along the side as with other M3 products which isn't the best build design I've seen, however it's strong enough to withstand use. I haven't had an issues with my old iTouchDS in my time with it. There is also a slight bulge from the chip underneath the sticker but the card fits into the DSi easily with no issues.
I will be writing a full review of the iTouch2 in a special comparison review between the iTouch2 and Supercard DSOnei to give GBAtemp readers a better idea of what DSi enabled card they should pick up. Stay tuned to GBAtemp.net for that!
In the meantime check out more pictures or ask some questions by clicking the link below.
Pics & Discussion
In house at GBAtemp
The DSi revised edition of the iTouchDS has arrived in house at GBAtemp.net. Dubbed the 'iTouch2' the card functions the same as the earlier edition with the addition of DSi compatibility. A new v3.0 firmware was also released with the card for use on the iTouchDS and iTouch2, however there is no changelog currently.
The same crew behind the M3 and G6 line of cards are behind the iTouch2. The iTouch2 is widely touted as the cheaper alternative to the M3 and features real-time save/load, soft reset, cheats, slow motion and multiple save files per game. Almost everything is identical to the previous iteration of the iTouch with the addition of a slightly redesigned menu background.
The iTouch2 is best known for the iFav menu which is a screen that shows the icons of your selected favourite games that can be quickly launched. Unfortunately I've noticed from my brief test with the latest firmware that the iTouch2's menu loading has slowed down quite a lot. It takes 14 seconds to load the iFav menu with one page of DS game icons, which is ridiculously long when other flashcard menu's load instantaneously. The original iTouchDS menu loaded much faster as well. It is quite a shame, especially when soft resetting out of a game only to be met by a long loading screen.
Hidden in the Global.nds file that comes with the firmware are a number of options including changing the language, setting a sleep timer and also enabling soft reset or real time save by default for all games. It took me a while to find this option but I'm glad I did, enabling soft reset by defaults means you will not have to sift through the options menu on each individual game to enable it.
However those points aside the iTouch2 is really quite nice. The real-time save/load feature and in game menu is excellent and loads very quickly. The card also uses a CHEAT.db file for its cheat engine which is supported by the GBAtemp Cheat Database. All games I've tested have loaded perfectly and soft reset works as expected.
The card is built from the same thin plastic with clips along the side as with other M3 products which isn't the best build design I've seen, however it's strong enough to withstand use. I haven't had an issues with my old iTouchDS in my time with it. There is also a slight bulge from the chip underneath the sticker but the card fits into the DSi easily with no issues.
I will be writing a full review of the iTouch2 in a special comparison review between the iTouch2 and Supercard DSOnei to give GBAtemp readers a better idea of what DSi enabled card they should pick up. Stay tuned to GBAtemp.net for that!
In the meantime check out more pictures or ask some questions by clicking the link below.
