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Revision as of 21:29, 26 February 2023
This is the comparison chart for methods of running DS games on your Nintendo DS, DSi, or 3DS. Most of the options here are flashcarts, however TWiLight Menu++ is a homebrew app that can be run on DSi or 3DS consoles using a softmod or as an alternative interface for any flashcart. Despite its reliance on a flashcard on DS/DS Lite, it has been included in the comparison as it makes a good alternative to buying a flashcart on DSi and 3DS.
Hover your mouse over the categories on the left to view a short description.
Plausible to Purchase
| Ace3DS+[fn 1] | Acekard 2i[fn 1] | R4 DS[fn 1] | r4isdhc.com[fn 1][fn 2] | SuperCard DSONE SDHC[fn 1] | TWiLight Menu++ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | ||||||
| DS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | With flashcart |
| DSi | Yes | v1.4.3/ |
No | Yes | No | Yes |
| 3DS | Yes | v2.1.0/v4.3.0[fn 3] | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Expandable Memory | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDSC[fn 5] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | N/A[fn 6] |
| SD Slot | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | N/A |
| CPU | No | No | No | No | No | N/A |
| Software | ||||||
| DSi Games | No | No | No | No | No | Yes[fn 7] |
| DSiWare Games | No | No | No | No | No | Yes[fn 8] |
| Kernel | Custom Wood R4 | AKAIO | Wood R4, YSMenu, R4li | YSMenu | Evolution OS, YSMenu, TTMenu | nds-bootstrap, Varies[fn 9] |
| Skinning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cheats | Usrcheat.dat | Usrcheat.dat, Cheat.dat, Cheat.xml | Cheat.dat, Usrcheat.dat | Usrcheat.dat | Usrcheat.dat | Usrcheat.dat |
| Autoboot (DS) | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Flashcard depandant |
| Auto AAP | Yes[fn 10] | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Slow Motion | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Real Time Save | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Real Time Guide | No | No | ??? | No | No | Yes |
| Wii Connectivity with Pokemon games | Yes | With AKAIO | With Wood R4 | No | Yes | Not with nds-bootstrap |
| Other | ||||||
| Clone | Yes | Yes | Yes (Many) | Yes | Yes | N/A |
| Updatable Bootloader (DSi) | No | Yes | No | No | No | N/A |
| ntrboot Compatible | Not clones[fn 11] | Yes | No | Yes | No | N/A |
| Battery Life for DSLite + Flashcart + Commercial ROM | ? | 7hrs 13min | 4hrs 15min | ? | ? | ? |
| Ace3DS+ | Acekard 2i | R4 DS | r4isdhc.com | SuperCard DSONE SDHC | TWiLight Menu++ | |
Difficult to Purchase
| CycloDS iEvolution | DSTTi | iEDGE | EZ Flash Vi | iPlayer | iTouch (2) | M3i Zero | R4i Gold 3DS Plus | SuperCard DSONEi | SuperCard DSTWO | SuperCard DSTWO+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | |||||||||||
| DS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DSi | v1.4.2? | ?? | v1.4.2?[1] | v1.4.4[2] | v1.4[3] | v1.4[4] | Yes[5] | Yes | Yes[6] | Yes | Yes |
| 3DS | ?? | ?? | ?? | v4.0.0[2] | ?? | ?? | v4.5.0[7] | Yes | v4.4.0[6] | Yes | Yes |
| Expandable Memory | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDHC[fn 4] | SDXC[fn 4][fn 12] |
| SD Slot | Top | Top | Top | Side | Top | Top | Side | Top | Top | Top | Top |
| CPU | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Software | |||||||||||
| DSi Games | Yes[fn 7] | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| DSiWare Games | Not without TWiLight Menu++ | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kernel | CycloDS Evolution Firmware | YSMenu, TTMenu | EDGE Firmware | EZ Flash 2.0 Firmware | None | iTouch firmware | YSMenu, Sakura | Wood R4 | Evolution OS, YSMenu, TTMenu | Evolution OS, YSMenu | Evolution OS, YSMenu, Moonshell, bagplug, iMenu |
| Skinning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cheats | user.EVOcheats | Usrcheat.dat | Usrcheat.dat | Cheat.dat | Cheat.dat, EZARcode.dat | None | Cheat.db, cheat.xml | Usrcheat.dat | Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat(EOS) | Usrcheat.dat | Usrcheat.dat |
| Autoboot (DS) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | ??? | Varies[fn 13] | No | ??? |
| Auto AAP | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Slow Motion | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Real Time Save | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | With Wood R4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Real Time Guide | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wii Connectivity with Pokemon games | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | With Wood R4 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Other | |||||||||||
| Clones | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes[fn 14] | Yes | DSONE SDHC only | No | Yes |
| Updatable Bootloader (DSi) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ntrboot Compatible | No | Varies[fn 15][8] | No | No | No | No | No | Internal switch | No | No | No |
| Battery Life for DSLite + Flashcart + Commercial ROM | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 3hrs 44min | ? | ? | 6hrs 04min | ? |
| CycloDS iEvolution | DSTTi | iEDGE | EZ Flash Vi | iPlayer | iTouch 2 | M3i Zero | R4i Gold 3DS Plus | SuperCard DSONEi | SuperCard DSTWO | SuperCard DSTWO+ | |
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Only clone cards are commonly available.
- ^ As of 2022, any card from r4isdhc.com from 2014 and later. Not to be confused with r4isdhc.hk or r4isdhc.com.cn, which are both Ace3DS+ clones.
- ^ a b HWID 44 supported until DSi v1.4.3/3DS v2.1.0, HWID 81 supported until DSi v1.4.4/3DS v4.3.0 via bootloader update.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o SDXC cards are supported if reformatted to FAT-32
- ^ Only cards up to 2 GB can be used. Some clones are SDHC, but not the ones currently common.
- ^ On DSi and 3DS, the console's internal SD(HC) card. On flashcard subject to the restrictions of the flashcard it's running on.
- ^ a b Only one (NOE Movie Player: Volume 1) works with DS Phat and DS Lite, all are compatible with Nintendo DSi and 3DS consoles.
- ^ Only a limited number of DSiWare are compatible with DS Phat and DS Lite, most/all are compatible with DSi and 3DS.
- ^ On Nintendo DSi and 3DS, TWiLight Menu++ can only be used with nds-bootstrap. When running from a flashcart, TWiLight Menu++ sometimes supports other kernels as well.
- ^ Missing patches for some of the last releases, such as 5th generation Pokémon. Those games must be manually patched.
- ^ Original Ace3DS+ cards can be flashed for ntrboot, however the modern clones cannot.
- ^ SDHC only for NDS mode.
- ^ Only the SuperCard DSONE and DSONE SDHC autoboot, DSONEi does not.
- ^ M3 Adaptes, M3 Adaptor
- ^ Only some flash chips are compatible