Hacking itouchds

[estya]

Anyone have one of these or have a review on it? Thanks!

 

[RupeeClock]

http://gbatemp.net/t165422-itouch2-vs-supe...d-dsonei-review

 

[estya]

Aaarrrgghhhhh!!! Why can't it just be simple as get this card it rocks? I'm new to this scene and trying to pick a card but research on all the cards just keep confusing me as to which to get...

 

[0ddity]

I went with the DSTT, because about the only negatives people had to say about it was the GUI and the lack of compatibility with newer games, but with Pong and Retro keeping the Extinfo.dat, Savlib.dat and Infolib.dat files updated for new games with ysmenu, and GUI alternatives like dsision2, dscovered, and the r4 menu being available for it, for the price it can't be beat.

 

[RupeeClock]

Aaarrrgghhhhh!!! Why can't it just be simple as get this card it rocks? I'm new to this scene and trying to pick a card but research on all the cards just keep confusing me as to which to get...

Well, if you want a straight forward answer, here I am to give it to you.
Here are my three favourite flashcarts, each have their strengths, and their own price ranges.

1: The Original $6 R4DS, with Wood R4 Firmware.
The R4DS is a simple, cheap and effective solutions for the DS and DS Lite, it used to be an outdated flashcart, but the unofficial Wood R4 firmware gives the cart near-perfect DS rom compatibility.
This really is a simple, no fuss, no flash solution. Only $6, but you're also limited to 2gb memory, and no DSi support.

2: The Acekard 2i, with AKAIO firmware.
The Acekard 2i can be considered a step above the R4DS, it offers the improved AKAIO firmware, which also boasts great compatibility and some other neat functions like wifi-updating of firmware and cheats.
This flashcart offers SDHC support, and works on the DSi, but it also great on the DS Lite.
It needs to be reflashed to work on a DSi with 1.4 firmware, you can either do this yourself on a DS Lite/DSi 1.3 or ask an online shop to do it for you.
It's also a very affordable flashcart at only $15.

3: The Supercard DSTwo with EOS Firmware
This is a premium flashcart costing $35, that has an integrated CPU, that is capable of GBA emulation on the DSi, without the use of a Slot-2 card. The 360mhz processor can do things no other flashcart can, including DivX video decoding and SNES emulation (these features aren't ready yet, but are coming).
For NDS games, it has a real-time menu, where you can check game guides, turn on cheats, use real-time saves, and slow-motion.
It also has great compatibility, SDHC support and DSi support. All existing DStwos already work on DSi 1.4.

So to boil it down...
Simple, cheap, effective: $6 R4DS.
Standard, affordable, effective for DSi: $15 Acekard 2i.
Premium, good value, and powerful: $35 Supercard DStwo.

I hope that helps, these are the most popular choices around here lately, and Shoptemp is a good place to buy from. They have good prices, their sales benefit GBAtemp, and their free shipping is pretty reliable too.

QUOTE(0ddity @ Aug 15 2010, 04:30 PM) I went with the DSTT, because about the only negatives people had to say about it was the GUI and the lack of compatibility with newer games, but with Pong and Retro keeping the Extinfo.dat, Savlib.dat and Infolib.dat files updated for new games with ysmenu, and GUI alternatives like dsision2, dscovered, and the r4 menu being available for it, for the price it can't be beat.

I personally wouldn't recommend the DSTT, it's about the same price as the R4DS.
R4DS and DSTT can both use YSMenu, but Wood R4 is well, exclusive to R4 and it's a hell of a lot better.
You can use their GUI alternatives on a number of flashcarts too.

 

[YayMii]

Yeah, I suggest the DSTWO also. It's one of the only 3 cards to have a built-in CPU (iPlayer, DSTWO, EX4i) and that means it has a GBA emulator and some other neat features you won't get on other cards. And the DSTWO is the only card out of the three to have a public SDK releasing soon, and that means there will be an increase of homebrew that takes advantage of the DSTWO's CPU.

My only gripes with it is that it's slightly thicker than a regular cart, which makes the card a little harder to remove compared to other cards. And that it takes a little less than an hour from the battery life of the console (this might vary on the brightness level though). Also, it's one of the more expensive carts out there. But these can be excused because they are due to the CPU (which fuels all the exclusive features).

 

[RupeeClock]

Yeah, I suggest the DSTWO also. It's one of the only 3 cards to have a built-in CPU (iPlayer, DSTWO, EX4i) and that means it has a GBA emulator and some other neat features you won't get on other cards. And the DSTWO is the only card out of the three to have a public SDK releasing soon, and that means there will be an increase of homebrew that takes advantage of the DSTWO's CPU.

My only gripes with it is that it's slightly thicker than a regular cart, which makes the card a little harder to remove compared to other cards. And that it takes a little less than an hour from the battery life of the console (this might vary on the brightness level though). Also, it's one of the more expensive carts out there. But these can be excused because they are due to the CPU (which fuels all the exclusive features).

Without a doubt though, it's much better value than the now over-priced CycloDS.
Don't get me wrong the CycloDS is great, it's got a really good build, and fantastic support, and some great features, notably one of the first to have real-time saves, but in the long run it does less than the DStwo, does not work on the DSi, and costs more.

 

[estya]

Awesome! Thanks for the advice guys. I think I will be going with the Acekard, but since I have a DS lite and don't intend to get a DSi should I still get the Acekard 2i or just the Acekard 2? Is there any benefit to the 2i other than DSi compatibility?

 

[RupeeClock]

Awesome! Thanks for the advice guys. I think I will be going with the Acekard, but since I have a DS lite and don't intend to get a DSi should I still get the Acekard 2i or just the Acekard 2? Is there any benefit to the 2i other than DSi compatibility?

There was a bad batch of 2.1's in the past, but I don't know if that's still an issue or not.
The ones that Shoptemp sell should be just fine.

The build quality of 2.1 vs 2i seems to be a bit of a debate, the 2.1 has plastic clips whilst the 2i has a glued shell.
Lately though, looking around people seem to prefer the 2.1 which is apparently built better and has less contact issues.

 

[estya]

Cool! Think I'll get the 2.1