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This is the New Flashcart comparison chart for the Nintendo DS(lite) and DSi Systems.
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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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