Hacking Post your questions about which flashcart to buy

[atlboyz_247]

Handheld Device? 2 DS Lites
Use? Games/Homebrew/Music/Video/MP3/Text Files
Price Range? $120
Slot 1/2? Both
GBA compatibility? Yes
Special features? SDHC compatibility, automatic DLDI, RTS, Cheat Code Compatibility, and more(if there is)


Other? Like I was thinking a $50 [Slot 1] Card for me and another for my lil sis thats at most $30 but good as well, and 1 [Slot 2] Card

Support slot-2 GBA? Yes
Support slot-2 rumble packs? Yes
Support slot-2 RAM (web browser)? Yes

Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular? I was thinking about a CycloDS for me so that would mean ($120 - $50 = $70) and a SuperCard ONE v3 for my Sis so that would also mean ($70 - $30 = $40) so $40 on a Slot 2 Card

***Also, it'd be nice if you gave a website for the stuff too ^^

***BTW Does anyone recommend waiting for SuperCard TWO before I buy? If I should, put the $30 back in(back to $70)

The M3 perfect bundle is a good choice if you want GBA support (since it comes with a GBA and rumble expansion cards!)
The OS is great as well (build-in media player)

The supercard DSTwo is probably also worth waiting for as it has build-in extra memory for GBA games

But you can choose any cart and combine it with an EZ 3-in-1 expansion too.

Hmm seems good i guess ill stick w/ these choices Cyclo 4 me, SC2 4 sis, and EZ 3in1

 

[rekkid]

Hardware?2 DSi with 1.4u firmware
Price Range? $20-$30
Special features? work in both DSi and DSlite
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular I bought r4i Upgrade/r4i-sdhc the older versions and cant get them updated/flashed so I'm looking for a card that is known to work with 1.4u firmware. I've been looking/leaning at getting the ACEKARD 2i... but if you guys have any other good suggestions, I'm all ears

Thanks

 

[redsmas]

Hardware DSi (cause my lite broke)
Use? I want to play backups of DS games, as well as foreign games that wont be released where I live
Price Range? Doesn't really matter
Built in or expandable memory? Preferably MicroSD
GBA compatibility? Preferable but not too fussy
Special features? Not particulary bothered
Where to buy from? Can you recommend someplace
(need one cause the ds lite broke, my r4 i had before was baught on amazon but they removed all flash cards from their marketplace)

 

[rockstar99]

Hardware DSi (cause my lite broke)
Use? I want to play backups of DS games, as well as foreign games that wont be released where I live
Price Range? Doesn't really matter
Built in or expandable memory? Preferably MicroSD
GBA compatibility? Preferable but not too fussy
Special features? Not particulary bothered
Where to buy from? Can you recommend someplace
(need one cause the ds lite broke, my r4 i had before was baught on amazon but they removed all flash cards from their marketplace)

Acekard 2i

 

[tpyke]

Use? games, music, videos
Price Range? under $60
Built in or expandable memory? expandable
GBA compatibility? no
special features? reliable + stable


Right now I have a DS with a CyclosDS and I really like it. I would like to try to find a similar cart that would work on my nephew's DS, but that could also work on his sister's DSi. Any ideas?

 

[emptii]

hey! this will be my first post

use? games
price range? under 37$
Built in or expandable memory? expandable
GBA compatibility no
special features? reliable and stable
system nintendo DSi PAL

the carts i have to choose from is EZ-flash vi and SuperCard DSONEi, since these are the only ones in stock at dealextreme.

answers will be rewarded with thanks

 

[xaxa]

Sorry to repost this, but it seems like I've been overlooked.

http://gbatemp.net/index.php?s=&showto...t&p=2462016

 

[Groovy_Time]

Use? DS Games + mp3
Price Range? under $60
Slot 1/2? doesn't matter, as long as it works
Built in or expandable memory? I already have a 4 Gb and a 8 Gb micro SD card
GBA compatibility? I dont mind if it doesn't run GBA games, I'll play DS games (on a DS lite)

Special features?
#1 Stability
#2 Compatibility (european games)
#3 Working save system OR working fix for the save system (512Kb/1M save file thing), I had enough with my R4 clone
#4 SD HC (to use my 8 Gb) (if possible)
#5 mp3 player
#6 ("if possible" : a simple video player, I can convert my videos to the supported format(s) ; not a vital feature at all)

Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular dunno, weak knowledge in flashcarts.

 

[KinGamer7]

Hardware? DS Lite
Use? Games and homebrew
Price Range? £70, doubt I'll need to go that high though.

Slot 1/2? Both
Built in or expandable memory? MicroSD is preferable
GBA compatibility? Yup
Special features? - Most modern cards have these, but as a mention; SDHC compatibility, automatic DLDI etc.
- Stability, great support, high compatibility etc.
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular - Acekard 2i
- CycloDS
- Supercard DS One
- M3 Perfect Bundle

If there are any recommendations other than the flashcarts listed, please mention them!
Thanks in advance!

 

[xilo]

Use? Games only on a DSL.
Price Range? Don't care.
Slot 1/2? Slot 1.
Built in or expandable memory? Expandable.
Special features? SDHC, RTS, clean roms, cheat codes
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular No clue. Haven't been keeping up in the scene. Still have an old slot 2 Supercard.
Other? RTS and cheat codes aren't that needed, but would be nice. The biggest issue, however, is game compatibility.

Support slot-2 GBA? Don't care. I have a GBA with a flashcart and also play GBA on my iPhone.
Support slot-2 rumble packs? Don't care.
Support slot-2 RAM (web browser)? Don't care.

 

[remjay24]

Use? playing NES, SNES, and GB/C games primary (I figure I'll need to get an emulator for these first). And DS games.
Price Range? Around $50
Slot 1/2? don't mind
Built in or expandable memory? prefer inbuilt (guessing I won't need to buy an SD card if built in?)
GBA compatibility? preferred, but not necessary.
Special features? none
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular none

I'm a total noob when it comes to this - this has interested me for years, but all the information seemed overwhelming. All the guides I went to, to help me with these things were years outdated. Anything that is noob-friendly would be great. Also if it matters at all - I have an older DS, and NOT a ds lite or dsi. Thanks.

 

[haflore]

Use? playing NES, SNES, and GB/C games primary (I figure I'll need to get an emulator for these first). And DS games.
Price Range? Around $50
Slot 1/2? don't mind
Built in or expandable memory? prefer inbuilt (guessing I won't need to buy an SD card if built in?)
GBA compatibility? preferred, but not necessary.
Special features? none
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular none

I'm a total noob when it comes to this - this has interested me for years, but all the information seemed overwhelming. All the guides I went to, to help me with these things were years outdated. Anything that is noob-friendly would be great. Also if it matters at all - I have an older DS, and NOT a ds lite or dsi. Thanks.

You should check out CycloDS Evolution(extremely noob friendly) and Acekard2(more complex[I think], but you'll learn quickly), also if you want GBA support look into an EZ 3IN1.
From what I understand these should both work on a DS Phat without the need for a FlashMe or PassMe.

CycloDS Evolution = $40-$60.
Acekard2(i)= $10-$20.

Hope this helps you.

 

[Adam1550]

Use? Slot 2. Play GBA/SNES/NES games and maybe some homebrew. Looking for one that I could put a few games on it.
Price Range? Up to $50.
Slot 1 and looking for a slot 2? For Acekard 2.1
Built in or expandable memory? Either.
Special features? Rumble. Plays multiple GBA games.
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular M3 real slot-2, EZFlash 3-in-1 plus lite, EZFlash 4 lite/compact, Maybe Supercard.
Other? I know I want one of those above but I don't know which to choose. To me, they all sound the same, except the Supercard. Plus I been getting mixed up lately with all the info I have been reading.

For slot-2's: expansion pack or its own memory? Don't know. Which is normally better?

 

[iwakura]

i've had great experience with the EzFlash 3in1 and the EZFlash 4.

you'll get rumble with the 3in1...but the ezflash4 will have actual storage for games and data.

 

[Gariscus]

Use? Play GBA/SNES/NES games and maybe some homebrew. Looking for one that I could put a few games on it.
Price Range? Up to $50.
Slot 1/2? Acekard 2.1
Built in or expandable memory? Either.
Special features? Rumble. Plays multiple GBA games.
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular M3 real slot-2, EZFlash 3-in-1 plus lite, EZFlash 4 lite/compact, Maybe Supercard.
Other? I know I want one of those above but I don't know which to choose. To me, they all sound the same, except the Supercard. Plus I been getting mixed up lately with all the info I have been reading.

For slot-2's: expansion pack or its own memory? Don't know. Which is normally better?

For "Slot 1/2?" you should have put whether you want a Slot 1 or Slot 2 flashcart.

I'd recommend you get an Acekard 2i(just in case you decide to get a DSi someday) and a EZFlash 3-in-1 plus lite(allows you to play GBA games, use Rumble with compatible games and use ram with the official DS Browser and certain homebrew apps e.g. Moonshell 2.09).

 

[Adam1550]

The thing is that I have heard(or read) from some users, is that the EZFlash 3-in-1 only holds 1-2 GBA games. I want to play some Pokemon games but I know that there is a RTC patch for it. Does the 3-in-1 only have 1-2 games or I just heard wrong?

Plus what is the main difference between EZFlash 4 and the 3-in-1?

Sorry for the questions but I am better with slot 1 cards.

 

[BoxShot]

It holds one game at a time. It requires a slot 1 to flash a game everytime unless you run in NOR mode. Which pretty much makes it a normal gba cart.
The Ez Flash IV runs games off of a mini sd cart that you load with games and other stuff. So it would allow you access to multiple games without the need to flash. You still require a slot 1 to use as a pass me if it isn't a flashed ds.
Only Ruby and Sapphire have an RTC patch afaik.

 

[xilo]

Use? Games only on a DSL.
Price Range? Don't care.
Slot 1/2? Slot 1.
Built in or expandable memory? Expandable.
Special features? SDHC, RTS, clean roms, cheat codes
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular No clue. Haven't been keeping up in the scene. Still have an old slot 2 Supercard.
Other? RTS and cheat codes aren't that needed, but would be nice. The biggest issue, however, is game compatibility.

Support slot-2 GBA? Don't care. I have a GBA with a flashcart and also play GBA on my iPhone.
Support slot-2 rumble packs? Don't care.
Support slot-2 RAM (web browser)? Don't care.

any suggestions please?

 

[rockstar99]

Use? Games only on a DSL.
Price Range? Don't care.
Slot 1/2? Slot 1.
Built in or expandable memory? Expandable.
Special features? SDHC, RTS, clean roms, cheat codes
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular No clue. Haven't been keeping up in the scene. Still have an old slot 2 Supercard.
Other? RTS and cheat codes aren't that needed, but would be nice. The biggest issue, however, is game compatibility.

Support slot-2 GBA? Don't care. I have a GBA with a flashcart and also play GBA on my iPhone.
Support slot-2 rumble packs? Don't care.
Support slot-2 RAM (web browser)? Don't care.

any suggestions please?

M3i zero

 

[Satangel]

Use? Games only on a DSL.
Price Range? Don't care.
Slot 1/2? Slot 1.
Built in or expandable memory? Expandable.
Special features? SDHC, RTS, clean roms, cheat codes
Any flashcarts you are looking at in particular No clue. Haven't been keeping up in the scene. Still have an old slot 2 Supercard.
Other? RTS and cheat codes aren't that needed, but would be nice. The biggest issue, however, is game compatibility.

Support slot-2 GBA? Don't care. I have a GBA with a flashcart and also play GBA on my iPhone.
Support slot-2 rumble packs? Don't care.
Support slot-2 RAM (web browser)? Don't care.

any suggestions please?

AceKard 2 sounds pretty good for you.
Or if you don't care about price, CycloDS Evolution.