NDS Game Loader Comparison Chart
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This is the New Flashcart comparison chart for the Nintendo DS(lite) and DSi Systems. It is still incomplete so please help us to update it.
Slot 1 Flashcarts
| R4 DS | R4i Gold | Acekard 2.1 | Acekard 2i | Acekard RPG | CycloDS Evolution | DSTT(i) | (i)EDGE | EZ Flash V(i) | iPlayer | iTouch (2) | M3 DS Real (M3i Zero) | R4DS/M3 Simply and Clones | SuperCard DSONE(i) | SuperCard DSTWO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | |||||||||||||||
| DS / Lite | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DSi / XL | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | split | split | split | Yes | Yes | split | No | split | Yes |
| Internal Memory | No | No | No | No | Yes (1GB) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Expandable Memory | Micro SD | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD (some clones also HC) | Micro SD(HC) | Micro SD(HC) |
| SD Slot | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Side | Top | Top | Side | Top | Top | Top |
| Software | |||||||||||||||
| Official firmware | R4 | R4i Gold | Acekard | Acekard | Acekard | CycloDS | DSTT | EDGE | EZ Flash | iPlayer | iTouch | Touchpod | R4DS | Supercard | Evolution OS |
| Alternative Firmware | Wood R4 | Wood R4 | AKAIO | AKAIO | AKAIO
Wood RPG |
None | YSMenu | None | EZ Flash 2.0 Firmware | None | None | Sakura | YSMenu, R4li, Wood R4 | DSTT Firmware, YSMenu, Evolution OS | None |
| Skinning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cheats | Usrcheat.dat | Usrcheat.dat | Cheat.dat, Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat | Cheat.dat, Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat | 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 | Cheat.xml, Usrcheat.dat(EOS) | Usrcheat.dat |
| Autoboot (DS\Lite) | ? | ? | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Supercard DS One)/No (DSOnei) | No |
| Slow Motion | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Real Time Save | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Real Time Guide | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | ??? | Yes | Yes |
| Wii Connectivity | ? | ? | (With AKAIO) | (With AKAIO) | (With AKAIO and/or Wood RPG) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | (With Wood R4) | Yes | Yes |
| Other | |||||||||||||||
| Clones | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes (M3 Adaptes, M3 Adaptor) | Yes (Many) | No | No |
| Updatable Bootloader (DSi) | No | ? | No | Yes | Not for DSi | Not for DSi | Only DSTTi | Only iEDGE | Only EZ Flash Vi | Yes | No | Only M3i Zero | No | Only Supercard DS ONEi | Yes |
