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==Slot 1 Flashcarts==
 
  
 
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![[SuperCard DSTWO]]
 
![[SuperCard DSTWO]]
 
![[SuperCard DSTWO+]]
 
![[SuperCard DSTWO+]]
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![[TWiLight Menu++]]
 
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|colspan="14"|'''Hardware'''
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|colspan="15"|'''Hardware'''
 
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|<span title="Works on the DS Phat and DS Lite">DS / Lite</span>
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|<span title="Works on the DS Phat and DS Lite">[[Nintendo DS|DS]]</span>
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{Partial|With flashcard}}
 
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|<span title="Works on the DSi and DSi XL (Non-DSi Games)">DSi / XL</span>
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|<span title="Works on the DSi and DSi XL (Non-DSi Games)">[[Nintendo DSi|DSi]]</span>
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{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>
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Partial|v1.4.2?}}
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Partial|??}}
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Partial|v1.4.2?}}<ref>[https://gbatemp.net/threads/296271/ iEDGE Bootstrap updater v4 released]</ref>
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Partial|v1.4.4}}<ref name="ezflash-download">[https://www.ezflash.cn/download/ DOWNLOAD - EZ-FLASH]</ref>
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{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>
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Partial|v1.4}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111028222006/http://www.itouchds.com/ iTouchds Home]</ref>
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Yes}}<ref>[https://gbatemp.net/download/m3i-zero-core.32734/ M3i Zero Core]</ref>
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{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}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
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|<span title="Works on the 3DS and 3DS XL (DS Games)">3DS / XL</span>
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|<span title="Works on the old/"New" 3DS/2DS and their XL variants (DS Games)">[[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]]</span>
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|v2.1.0/v4.3.0}}<ref group="fn" name="ak2i-update" />
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|??}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|??}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|??}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|v4.0.0}}<ref name="ezflash-download" />
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|??}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|??}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|v4.5.0}}<ref>[https://gbatemp.net/download/m3i-zero-core.32734/ M3i Zero Core]</ref>
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Partial|v4.4.0}}<ref name="dsone-firmware" />
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
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|<span title="Works on the 2DS (DS Games)">2DS</span>
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{Yes}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{Yes}}
 
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|{{Yes}}
 
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|<span title="Works on the New3DS and New3DS XL (DS Games)">N3DS / XL</span>
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
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|{{Yes}}
 
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|{{No}}
 
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
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|-
 
|<span title="Options for expanding memory">Expandable Memory
 
|<span title="Options for expanding memory">Expandable Memory
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc">SDXC cards are supported if reformatted to FAT-32</ref>
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD (some clones also HC)
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|{{No|SDSC}}<ref group="fn">Only cards up to 2 GB can be used. Some clones are SDHC.</ref>
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(HC)
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|{{Yes|SDHC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" />
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|Micro SD(XC) (SDHC only for NDS mode)
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|{{Yes|SDXC}}<ref group="fn" name="sdxc" /><ref group="fn">SDHC only for NDS mode.</ref>
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|{{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>
 
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|-
 
|<span title="Position of the Micro SD Slot">SD Slot</span>
 
|<span title="Position of the Micro SD Slot">SD Slot</span>
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|Top
 
|Top
 
|Top
 
|Top
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|{{n/a}}
 
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|<span title="Built-in extra CPU">CPU</span>
 
|<span title="Built-in extra CPU">CPU</span>
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|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{n/a}}
 
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|colspan="14"|'''Software'''
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|colspan="15"|'''Software'''
 
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|<span title="Plays DSi enhanced and DSi Only Games">DSi Games
 
|<span title="Plays DSi enhanced and DSi Only Games">DSi Games
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
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|{{Yes}}<ref group="fn" name="dsi-only">Only on [[Nintendo DSi]] and [[3DS]] consoles, not [[Nintendo DS|DS Phat]] or [[Nintendo DS Lite|DS Lite]].</ref>
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}<ref group="fn" name="dsi-only" />
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|<span title="Plays DSiWare Games">DSiWare Games
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|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}<ref group="fn">Only a small number of DSiWare are compatible with DS Phat and DS Lite, most/all are compatible with DSi and 3DS.</ref>
 
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|<span title="Firmware that can be used besides the normal firmware">Alternative Firmware</span>
 
|<span title="Firmware that can be used besides the normal firmware">Alternative Firmware</span>
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|{{Yes|YSMenu}}
 
|{{Yes|YSMenu}}
 
|{{Yes|YSMenu, Moonshell, bagplug, iMenu}}
 
|{{Yes|YSMenu, Moonshell, bagplug, iMenu}}
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|{{Partial|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>
 
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|-
 
|<span title="Can use Skins">Skinning</span>
 
|<span title="Can use Skins">Skinning</span>
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|Usrcheat.dat
 
|Usrcheat.dat
 
|Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat(EOS)
 
|Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat(EOS)
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|Usrcheat.dat
 
|Usrcheat.dat
 
|Usrcheat.dat
 
|Usrcheat.dat
 
|Usrcheat.dat
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{dunno}}
 
|{{dunno}}
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|{{Yes|Yes (Supercard DS One)/No (DSOnei)}}
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|{{Partial|Varies}}<ref group="fn">Only the SuperCard DSONE and DSONE SDHC autoboot, DSONEi does not.</ref>
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{dunno}}
 
|{{dunno}}
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|{{n/a}}
 
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|<span title="Automatically patched Anti-Piracy on DS games">Auto AAP</span>
 
|<span title="Automatically patched Anti-Piracy on DS games">Auto AAP</span>
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{No}}
 
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|-
 
|<span title="Save and load the game at any time">Real Time Save</span>
 
|<span title="Save and load the game at any time">Real Time Save</span>
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{No}}
 
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|-
 
|<span title="Shows a Text/Image guide (walkthrough) while ingame">Real Time Guide</span>
 
|<span title="Shows a Text/Image guide (walkthrough) while ingame">Real Time Guide</span>
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|{{dunno}}
 
|{{dunno}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|-
 
|<span title="Can connect with the Nintendo Wii">Wii Connectivity</span>
 
|<span title="Can connect with the Nintendo Wii">Wii Connectivity</span>
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|{{Yes | (With AKAIO)}}
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|{{Yes | With AKAIO}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{No}}
 
|{{No}}
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{No}}
 
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|colspan="14"|'''Other'''
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|colspan="15"|'''Other'''
 
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|<span title="Clones of this cart exist">Clones</span>
 
|<span title="Clones of this cart exist">Clones</span>
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|{{Yes|No}}
 
|{{Yes|No}}
 
|{{No|Yes}}
 
|{{No|Yes}}
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|{{n/a}}
 
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|-
 
|<span title="Bootloader can be updated in case of a DSi/3DS update">Updatable Bootloader (DSi)</span>
 
|<span title="Bootloader can be updated in case of a DSi/3DS update">Updatable Bootloader (DSi)</span>
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|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
 
|{{Yes}}
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|{{n/a}}
 
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|<span title="Estimated battery life with flashcarts and factory default battery pack.">Battery Life for DSLite + Flashcart + Commercial ROM</span>
 
|<span title="Estimated battery life with flashcarts and factory default battery pack.">Battery Life for DSLite + Flashcart + Commercial ROM</span>
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|?
 
|?
 
|6hrs 04min
 
|6hrs 04min
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|?
 
|?
 
|?
 
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![[SuperCard DSTWO]]
 
![[SuperCard DSTWO]]
 
![[SuperCard DSTWO+]]
 
![[SuperCard DSTWO+]]
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![[TWiLight Menu++]]
 
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==Footnotes==
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<references group="fn" />
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==References==
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<references />
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[[Category:NDS Slot-1 Carts]]
 
[[Category:NDS Slot-1 Carts]]

Revision as of 05:14, 7 May 2022

This is the New Flashcart comparison chart for the Nintendo DS(lite) and DSi Systems.
Please help us keeping this as up to date as possible!!

Hover your mouse over the categories on the left to view a short description.
Acekard 2i CycloDS iEvolution DSTTi iEDGE EZ Flash Vi iPlayer iTouch (2) M3i Zero R4DS/M3 Simply and Clones R4i Gold SuperCard DSONEi SuperCard DSTWO SuperCard DSTWO+ TWiLight Menu++
Hardware
DS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes With flashcard
DSi v1.4.3/1.4.4[fn 1] v1.4.2?  ?? v1.4.2?[1] v1.4.4[2] v1.4[3] v1.4[4] Yes[5] No Yes Yes[6] Yes Yes Yes
3DS v2.1.0/v4.3.0[fn 1]  ??  ??  ?? v4.0.0[2]  ??  ?? v4.5.0[7] No Yes v4.4.0[6] Yes Yes Yes
Expandable Memory SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDSC[fn 3] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDHC[fn 2] SDXC[fn 2][fn 4] N/A[fn 5]
SD Slot Top Top Top Top Side Top Top Side Top Top Top Top Top N/A
CPU No No No No No Yes No No No No No Yes Yes N/A
Software
DSi Games No Yes[fn 6] No No No No No No No No No No No Yes[fn 6]
DSiWare Games No No No No No No No No No No No No No Yes[fn 7]
Alternative Firmware AKAIO None YSMenu None EZ Flash 2.0 Firmware None None Sakura YSMenu, R4li, Wood R4 Wood R4 DSTT Firmware, YSMenu, Evolution OS YSMenu YSMenu, Moonshell, bagplug, iMenu Varies[fn 8]
Skinning Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cheats Cheat.dat, Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat user.EVOcheats Usrcheat.dat Usrcheat.dat Cheat.dat Cheat.dat, EZARcode.dat None Cheat.db, cheat.xml Cheat.dat, Usrcheat.dat Usrcheat.dat Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat(EOS) Usrcheat.dat Usrcheat.dat Usrcheat.dat
Autoboot (DS\Lite) No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes  ??? Varies[fn 9] No  ??? N/A
Auto AAP No Yes No No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Slow Motion No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No
Real Time Save No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No With Wood R4 Yes Yes Yes No
Real Time Guide No Yes No No Yes No No Yes  ??? No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wii Connectivity With AKAIO Yes No No No No No No With Wood R4 With Wood R4 Yes Yes Yes No
Other
Clones Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes (M3 Adaptes, M3 Adaptor) Yes (Many) Yes Yes (DSONE only) No Yes N/A
Updatable Bootloader (DSi) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes N/A
Battery Life for DSLite + Flashcart + Commercial ROM 7hrs 13min ? ? ? ? ? ? 3hrs 44min 4hrs 15min ? ? 6hrs 04min ? ?
Acekard 2i CycloDS iEvolution DSTTi iEDGE EZ Flash Vi iPlayer iTouch 2 M3i Zero R4DS/M3 Simply and Clones R4i Gold SuperCard DSONEi SuperCard DSTWO SuperCard DSTWO+ TWiLight Menu++

Footnotes

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l SDXC cards are supported if reformatted to FAT-32
  3. ^ Only cards up to 2 GB can be used. Some clones are SDHC.
  4. ^ SDHC only for NDS mode.
  5. ^ On DSi and 3DS, the console's internal SD(HC) card. On flashcard subject to the restrictions of the flashcard it's running on.
  6. ^ a b Only on Nintendo DSi and 3DS consoles, not DS Phat or DS Lite.
  7. ^ Only a small number of DSiWare are compatible with DS Phat and DS Lite, most/all are compatible with DSi and 3DS.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Only the SuperCard DSONE and DSONE SDHC autoboot, DSONEi does not.

References

  1. ^ iEDGE Bootstrap updater v4 released
  2. ^ a b DOWNLOAD - EZ-FLASH
  3. ^ DS iPlayer - iPlayer OS v1.1 & firmware v1.0
  4. ^ iTouchds Home
  5. ^ M3i Zero Core
  6. ^ a b Unlimited Upgrade for DSONEi only_SuperCard Official Site
  7. ^ M3i Zero Core

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