NDS Game Loader Comparison Chart
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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