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− | + | This is the comparison chart for methods of running DS games on your [[Nintendo DS]], [[Nintendo DSi|DSi]], or [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]. Most of the options here are [[flashcart]]s, 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/[[Nintendo DS Lite|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== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! | ||
− | ![[ | + | ![[Ace3DS+]]<ref group="fn" name="clone">Only clone cards are commonly available.</ref> |
− | ![[Acekard | + | ![[Acekard 2|Acekard 2i]]<ref group="fn" name="clone" /> |
− | + | ![[R4 DS]]<ref group="fn" name="clone" /> | |
− | + | ![[r4isdhc.com]]<ref group="fn" name="clone" /><ref group="fn">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.</ref> | |
− | ![[ | + | ![[SuperCard DSONE SDHC]]<ref group="fn" name="clone" /> |
− | ![[ | + | ![[TWiLight Menu++]] |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | ![[ | + | |
− | ![[ | + | |
|- | |- | ||
− | |colspan=" | + | |colspan="7"|'''Hardware''' |
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |<span title="Works on the DS Phat and DS Lite">DS</span> |
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|With flashcart}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Works on the DSi and DSi XL (Non-DSi Games)">DSi</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v1.4.3/<wbr />1.4.4}}<ref group="fn" name="ak2i-update">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 [[Updating the AK2i Bootloader|bootloader update]].</ref> | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |{{Yes | + | |{{Yes}} |
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Works on the old/"New" 3DS/2DS and their XL variants (DS Games)">3DS</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v2.1.0/v4.3.0}}<ref group="fn" name="ak2i-update" /> | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Options for expanding memory">Expandable Memory | ||
+ | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc">SDXC cards are supported if reformatted to FAT-32</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> | ||
+ | |{{No|SDSC}}<ref group="fn">Only cards up to 2 GB can be used. Some clones are SDHC, but not the ones currently common.</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> | ||
+ | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> | ||
+ | |{{n/a}}<ref group="fn">On DSi and 3DS, the console's internal SD(HC) card. On flashcard subject to the restrictions of the flashcard it's running on.</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Position of the Micro SD Slot">SD Slot</span> | ||
+ | |Top | ||
+ | |Top | ||
+ | |Top | ||
+ | |Top | ||
+ | |Top | ||
+ | |{{n/a}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Built-in extra CPU">CPU</span> | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
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|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{n/a}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan="7"|'''Software''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Plays DSi enhanced and DSi Only Games">DSi Games | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}}<ref group="fn" name="dsi-only">Only two (''Picture Perfect: Hair Salon'' and ''NOE Movie Player: Volume 1'') work with [[Nintendo DS|DS Phat]] and [[Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]], all are compatible with [[Nintendo DSi]] and [[3DS]] consoles.</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Plays DSiWare Games">DSiWare Games | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}}<ref group="fn">On DS Phat and DS Lite, a majority of supported titles do not require the camera. See [https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/blob/master/universal/include/compatibleDSiWareMap.h this page] for which titles are supported. On DSi and 3DS, most/all titles are compatible.</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Carts with well supported kernels can play the most games">Kernel</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes|Custom [[Wood R4]]}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|[[AKAIO]]}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|[[Wood R4]], [[YSMenu]], R4li}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|[[YSMenu]]}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|[[Evolution OS]], [[YSMenu]], [[TTMenu]]}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|[[nds-bootstrap]], Varies}}<ref group="fn">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.</ref> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Can use Skins">Skinning</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Filename for Cheats">Cheats</span> | ||
+ | |Usrcheat.dat | ||
+ | |Usrcheat.dat, Cheat.dat, Cheat.xml | ||
+ | |Cheat.dat, Usrcheat.dat | ||
+ | |Usrcheat.dat | ||
+ | |Usrcheat.dat | ||
+ | |Usrcheat.dat | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Skips the DS Menu on DS/Lite">Autoboot (DS)</span> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|Flashcard depandant}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Automatically patched Anti-Piracy on DS games">Auto AAP</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}}<ref group="fn">Missing patches for some of the last releases, such as 5th generation Pokémon. Those games must be manually patched.</ref> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Ability to slow down the game">Slow Motion</span> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Save and load the game at any time">Real Time Save</span> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Shows a Text/Image guide (walkthrough) while ingame">Real Time Guide</span> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{dunno}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Can connect with the Nintendo Wii">Wii Connectivity with Pokemon games</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|With AKAIO}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|With Wood R4}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No|Not with nds-bootstrap}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan="7"|'''Other''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="The common carts of this are clones/clones exist">Clone</span> | ||
+ | |{{No|Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No|Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No|Yes (Many)}} | ||
+ | |{{No|Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No|Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{n/a}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Bootloader can be updated in case of a DSi/3DS update">Updatable Bootloader (DSi)</span> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{n/a}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Able to be flashed with ntrboot to install CFW on a 3DS">[[ntrboot]] Compatible</span> | ||
+ | |{{Partial|Not clones}}<ref group="fn">Original Ace3DS+ cards ''can'' be flashed for ntrboot, however the modern clones ''cannot''.</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{n/a}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Estimated battery life with flashcarts and factory default battery pack.">Battery Life for DSLite + Flashcart + Commercial ROM</span> | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |7hrs 13min | ||
+ | |4hrs 15min | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |- <!-- keep on the bottom --> | ||
+ | ! | ||
+ | ![[Ace3DS+]] | ||
+ | ![[Acekard 2|Acekard 2i]] | ||
+ | ![[R4 DS]] | ||
+ | ![[r4isdhc.com]] | ||
+ | ![[SuperCard DSONE SDHC]] | ||
+ | ![[TWiLight Menu++]] | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Difficult to Purchase== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
+ | |+ Slot-1 flashcarts | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! | ||
+ | ![[CycloDS iEvolution]] | ||
+ | ![[DSTTi|DSTTi]] | ||
+ | ![[iEDGE]] | ||
+ | ![[EZ-Flash V|EZ Flash Vi]] | ||
+ | ![[iPlayer]] | ||
+ | ![[iTouch 2|iTouch (2)]] | ||
+ | ![[M3i Zero]] | ||
+ | ![[R4i Gold 3DS Plus]] | ||
+ | ![[SuperCard DSONEi]] | ||
+ | ![[SuperCard DSTWO]] | ||
+ | ![[SuperCard DSTWO+]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |colspan="12"|'''Hardware''' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Works on the DS Phat and DS Lite">DS</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Works on the DSi and DSi XL (Non-DSi Games)">DSi</span> | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v1.4.2?}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|??}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v1.4.2?}}<ref>[https://gbatemp.net/threads/296271/ iEDGE Bootstrap updater v4 released]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v1.4.4}}<ref name="ezflash-download">[https://www.ezflash.cn/download/ DOWNLOAD - EZ-FLASH]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v1.4}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101127233111/http://www.dsiplayer.us/news/iPlayer_OS_0909.html DS iPlayer - iPlayer OS v1.1 & firmware v1.0]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v1.4}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111028222006/http://www.itouchds.com/ iTouchds Home]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}}<ref>[https://gbatemp.net/download/m3i-zero-core.32734/ M3i Zero Core]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}}<ref name="dsone-firmware">[http://eng.supercard.sc/manual/dsone/evolution/znsj.htm Unlimited Upgrade for DSONEi only_SuperCard Official Site]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Works on the old/"New" 3DS/2DS and their XL variants (DS Games)">3DS</span> | ||
+ | |{{Partial|??}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|??}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|??}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v4.0.0}}<ref name="ezflash-download" /> | ||
+ | |{{Partial|??}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|??}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v4.5.0}}<ref>[https://gbatemp.net/download/m3i-zero-core.32734/ M3i Zero Core]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|v4.4.0}}<ref name="dsone-firmware" /> | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Expandable Memory | + | |<span title="Options for expanding memory">Expandable Memory |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /> |
− | | | + | |{{Yes|SDXC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdhc" /><ref group="fn">SDHC only for NDS mode.</ref> |
− | | | + | |
|- | |- | ||
− | |SD Slot | + | |<span title="Position of the Micro SD Slot">SD Slot</span> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
|Top | |Top | ||
|Top | |Top | ||
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|Top | |Top | ||
|Side | |Side | ||
+ | |Top | ||
|Top | |Top | ||
|Top | |Top | ||
|Top | |Top | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |<span title="Built-in extra CPU">CPU</span> |
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |colspan="12"|'''Software''' |
− | | | + | |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |<span title="Plays DSi enhanced and DSi Only Games">DSi Games |
− | |{{Yes| | + | |{{Yes}}<ref group="fn" name="dsi-only" /> |
− | |{{ | + | |{{No}} |
− | + | |{{No}} | |
− | |{{No| | + | |{{No}} |
− | |{{Yes|YSMenu}} | + | |{{No}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{No}} |
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Plays DSiWare Games">DSiWare Games | ||
+ | |{{No|Not without TWiLight Menu++}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Carts with well supported kernels can play the most games">Kernel</span> | ||
+ | |{{Yes|CycloDS Evolution Firmware}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|[[YSMenu]], [[TTMenu]]}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|EDGE Firmware}} | ||
|{{Yes|EZ Flash 2.0 Firmware}} | |{{Yes|EZ Flash 2.0 Firmware}} | ||
|{{No|None}} | |{{No|None}} | ||
− | |{{ | + | |{{Yes|iTouch firmware}} |
− | |{{Yes|Sakura}} | + | |{{Yes|[[YSMenu]], Sakura}} |
− | |{{Yes| | + | |{{Yes|[[Wood R4]]}} |
− | |{{Yes| | + | |{{Yes|[[Evolution OS]], [[YSMenu]], [[TTMenu]]}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{Yes|[[Evolution OS]], [[YSMenu]]}} |
+ | |{{Yes|[[Evolution OS]], [[YSMenu]], [[Moonshell]], [[bagplug]], [[iMenu]]}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Skinning | + | |<span title="Can use Skins">Skinning</span> |
− | + | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
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|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Cheats | + | |<span title="Filename for Cheats">Cheats</span> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
|user.EVOcheats | |user.EVOcheats | ||
|Usrcheat.dat | |Usrcheat.dat | ||
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|None | |None | ||
|Cheat.db, cheat.xml | |Cheat.db, cheat.xml | ||
− | | | + | |Usrcheat.dat |
− | | | + | |Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat(EOS) |
− | | | + | |Usrcheat.dat |
+ | |Usrcheat.dat | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Autoboot (DS | + | |<span title="Skips the DS Menu on DS/Lite">Autoboot (DS)</span> |
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
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|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
− | |{{ | + | |{{dunno}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{Partial|Varies}}<ref group="fn">Only the SuperCard DSONE and DSONE SDHC autoboot, DSONEi does not.</ref> |
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{dunno}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |<span title="Automatically patched Anti-Piracy on DS games">Auto AAP</span> |
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
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|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | |<span title="Ability to slow down the game">Slow Motion</span> |
− | |{{ | + | |{{Yes}} |
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
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|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Save and load the game at any time">Real Time Save</span> | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|With Wood R4}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Real Time Guide | + | |<span title="Shows a Text/Image guide (walkthrough) while ingame">Real Time Guide</span> |
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |{{ | + | |{{Yes}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{No}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{No}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{Yes}} |
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
− | |||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |Wii Connectivity | + | |<span title="Can connect with the Nintendo Wii">Wii Connectivity with Pokemon games</span> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
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|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |{{Yes | | + | |{{Yes|With Wood R4}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{Yes}} |
− | |{{ | + | |{{Yes}} |
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | |colspan=" | + | |colspan="12"|'''Other''' |
|- | |- | ||
− | |Clones | + | |<span title="Clones of this cart exist">Clones</span> |
− | + | ||
− | + | ||
|{{Yes|No}} | |{{Yes|No}} | ||
|{{No|Yes}} | |{{No|Yes}} | ||
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|{{Yes|No}} | |{{Yes|No}} | ||
|{{Yes|No}} | |{{Yes|No}} | ||
− | |{{No|Yes | + | |{{No|Yes}}<ref group="fn">M3 Adapte'''s''', M3 Adapt'''o'''r</ref> |
− | |{{No| | + | |{{No|Yes}} |
+ | |{{No|DSONE SDHC only}} | ||
|{{Yes|No}} | |{{Yes|No}} | ||
− | |{{No}} | + | |{{No|Yes}} |
|- | |- | ||
− | |Updatable Bootloader (DSi) | + | |<span title="Bootloader can be updated in case of a DSi/3DS update">Updatable Bootloader (DSi)</span> |
− | |{{Yes | + | |{{Yes}} |
− | + | |{{Yes}} | |
− | + | |{{Yes}} | |
− | |{{Yes | + | |{{Yes}} |
− | |{{Yes | + | |
− | |{{Yes | + | |
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
|{{No}} | |{{No}} | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
|{{Yes}} | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Able to be flashed with ntrboot to install CFW on a 3DS">[[ntrboot]] Compatible</span> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Partial|Varies}}<ref group="fn">Only some flash chips are compatible</ref><ref>[https://gist.github.com/aspargas2/fa2a70aed3a7fe33f1f10bc264d9fab6 flashcart_core DSTT supported chips]</ref> | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{Yes|Internal switch}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |{{No}} | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |<span title="Estimated battery life with flashcarts and factory default battery pack.">Battery Life for DSLite + Flashcart + Commercial ROM</span> | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |3hrs 44min | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |? | ||
+ | |6hrs 04min | ||
+ | |? | ||
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+ | |- <!-- keep on the bottom --> | ||
+ | ! | ||
+ | ![[CycloDS iEvolution]] | ||
+ | ![[DSTTi]] | ||
+ | ![[iEDGE]] | ||
+ | ![[EZ Flash V|EZ Flash Vi]] | ||
+ | ![[iPlayer]] | ||
+ | ![[iTouch 2]] | ||
+ | ![[M3i Zero]] | ||
+ | ![[R4i Gold 3DS Plus]] | ||
+ | ![[SuperCard DSONEi]] | ||
+ | ![[SuperCard DSTWO]] | ||
+ | ![[SuperCard DSTWO+]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Footnotes== | ||
+ | <references group="fn" /> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
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[[Category:NDS Slot-1 Carts]] | [[Category:NDS Slot-1 Carts]] |
Latest revision as of 05:58, 29 October 2024
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++ | |
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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 | Yes | No |
Real Time Save | No | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Real Time Guide | No | No | ??? | No | Yes | 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+ | |
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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 two (Picture Perfect: Hair Salon and NOE Movie Player: Volume 1) work with DS Phat and DS Lite, all are compatible with Nintendo DSi and 3DS consoles.
- ^ On DS Phat and DS Lite, a majority of supported titles do not require the camera. See this page for which titles are supported. On DSi and 3DS, most/all titles are compatible.
- ^ 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
References
- ^ iEDGE Bootstrap updater v4 released
- ^ a b DOWNLOAD - EZ-FLASH
- ^ DS iPlayer - iPlayer OS v1.1 & firmware v1.0
- ^ iTouchds Home
- ^ M3i Zero Core
- ^ a b Unlimited Upgrade for DSONEi only_SuperCard Official Site
- ^ M3i Zero Core
- ^ flashcart_core DSTT supported chips