Ultimate Flashcart Download Index

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This page will attempt to provide a comprehensive guide to which firmware, kernel or system files you need to download for your flashcart. We prioritize updated operating systems over the official and unsupported ones. For example, we would rather direct users to Wood R4 rather than the original R4 system files which haven't been updated for years.

The list should be sorted alphabetically.

Original Flashcards

Acekard

Acekard+

Acekard RPG

Acekard 2

Acekard 2.1

Acekard 2i

CycloDS Evolution

Same card as N-Card, UFPEX, NeoFlash MK5 & DS-Linker.

DS-Xtreme

DS-Linker

Same card as N-Card, DS Fire Link, UFPEX & NeoFlash MK5.

DSTT

DSTTi

EDGE

eWin2

EZ-Flash IV

EZ-Flash V

EZ-Flash V+

EZ-Flash Vi

Games 'N' Music

Note: By default, Games 'N' Music will only run homebrew software, however, it is possible to use a kernel like AKMenu-Next to unofficially run retail/clean ROMs of DS games. Keep in mind that SD card access is slow, so loading games will take a while, in addition to only supporting non-SDHC microSD cards.

G6 DS Real

G6 Flash

G6 Lite

iEDGE

iPlayer

iTouch 2

A.K.A. iTouch 2(i)
Developed by the M3 Team.

iTouch DS

The iTouch DS was developed by the M3 Team which uses the same hardware as the M3 DS Real. Although, they share the same hardware, the M3 DS Real kernel is not backwards compatible.

M3 DS Real

M3 Perfect

M3 Sakura

Exclusive edition of the M3 DS Real with the release of the M3 Sakura kernel. Only sold in Japan. (image)

M3i Zero

New revision of the M3 DS Real with full backwards compatibility for the Nintendo DSi.

MAX Media Player

MK5

Same as N-Card, DS Fire Link, UFPEX & DS-Linker.

N-Card

Same as DS Fire Link, UFPEX, NeoFlash MK5 and DS-Linker.

Ninja DS

MicroNinja DS

R4 DS

A.K.A R4 Revolution for DS
Note: This card should not be confused for any clones with R4i, R4-SDHC, R4i-3DS, or any other name except the original R4.

SuperCard DSONE

SuperCard DSONE v3

SuperCard DSONEi

SuperCard DSTWO

SuperCard DSTWO+

Ultra FlashPass EX

Same as N-Card, DS Fire Link, MK5 & DS-Linker.

Clones & Fakes

  • Clone flashcarts are copies of other original cards (i.e., the M3 Simply is a clone of the Original R4 DS. Systems that run on the R4 DS run the same way on the M3 Simply).
  • A fake flashcart is a device that steals the name of a well-known original card, which is nothing like it. (i.e., the R4 Upgrade is a fake R4 DS that is not compatible with any of the system files available for the Original R4 DS (a fake card uses its own separate system files)).
  • There are instances where it can be a clone of a clone, which means that the card is a clone of an original card that is fake. Many flashcarts sold today are either clones of the Original R4 DS (Ace3DS+ and R4 DS Pro) and DSTT(i) (R4i-SDHC, www.r4i-sdhc.com).

Ace3DS (Original)

Clone of the DSTT(i). This card should not be confused with the most popular Ace3DS Plus cards.
Its circuit board is identical to that of the R4i 3DS Unlimited Upgradable and R4i New Genaration V2.55 cards from r4i-gold.hk, as well as the R4i V1.41 from ndsiLL.net. Both firmware updates are cross exchangeable with one another.

Ace3DS+

Clone of the R4 i.L.S. with backwards compatibility for DSi and 3DS models.
This cart is no longer produced by the Ace team; however, until the turn of the 2020s, clones of the Ace3DS+ were sold on AliExpress usually as 'xxx-in-1' multicarts with or without a label.

DS Fire 2

Clone of the Acekard 2(i).

DSTT Advance

DSTT Fakes

E7

Clone of the N5 DS, which is also a poorly made clone of the R4-SDHC. Likely by the same team.

EDGEi

Same as the DS Fire 2, it is an Acekard 2(i) clone.

GEi DS

Gold R4i (r4ids.com)

Hyper R4i

iSmart Premium

Koo Flash

OEM re-badged DSTT flashcart.

M3 Adaptador

M3 Adaptes

M3 DS Simply

OEM re-badge of the original R4 DS cards. Although they share the same kernel and hardware, the jumpers on the PCB are configured to prevent usage of the R4 kernel.

M3i SDHC

M3i Upgrade

Based on the R4i-SDHC DSTT(i) DEMON cards.

MARS

Clone of the Original R4-SDHC(?).

N5

Clone of the Original R4-SDHC.

N5i

Black cartridge is an R4SDHC clone, white cartridge is a clone of the DSTT(i).

N-Card II

Clone of the DSTT.

ND1

Clone of the N5 DS, which is also a poorly made clone of the R4-SDHC. Likely by the same team.

NPlayer

Clone of the R4-III/R4 Upgrade.

Pandora 3DS

Clone of the R4iDSN (r4ids.cn) carts.

R4 Advance/R4i Advance (r4i-advance.com)

Clone of the DSTT(i).

R4 Deluxe

This is a clone of the N5 which itself is an original R4 SDHC clone.

R4 DSi XL

R4 DS Pro (r4dspro.com)

R4 DS Pro carts are based on the Acekard.
NEVER attempt to install the YSMenu kernel, as you can fully BRICK the cart!

R4 i.L.S.

Clone of the R4 DS.
Has other clones that came after it, notably the Ace3DS Plus.

R4 King

R4 New

R4 Plus (r4.ndsl.cc)

R4 Plus (r4plus.net)

R4 SDHC Azure (r4azure.com)

Part of the R4iLS/Ace3DS+ clone family.

R4 SDHC R4iNP (r4inp.com)

Part of the R4iLS/Ace3DS+ clone family.

R4 SDHC (r4new.com)

R4 SDHC (r4sdhc.com)

R4 SDHC Upgrade

R4 Team

R4 Top

R4 Ultra/R4i Ultra

Clone of the Acekard 2/2(i).

R4 Upgrade (r4-dsl.net)

Usually either N5 or R4 SDHC clones.

R4 II

R4 III (r4-dsl.net)

R4 III SDHC

R4 III Upgrade (r4dsl.net)

Usually either N5 or R4 SDHC clones.

R4 New

R4 Pro

R4 v

R4ds-i

R4dsixl3d

R4i3D (2014)

R4i (r4i.cn)

R4i (r4idsn.com)

R4i Best

R4i Blue

Official website: http://www.r4i-blue.com/indexe.html

R4i Deluxe

R4i DSHC

R4i FIFA

Clone of the DSTT(i).

R4i Gold (r4ids.cn)

R4i Gold (r4i-gold.com)

R4i Gold (r4i-gold.eu)

Based on the R4i-SDHC DSTT(i) DEMON-based clones.

R4i Gold SDHC (r4-pro.com)

Same carts as the R4 DS Pro.
NEVER attempt to install the YSMenu kernel, as you can fully BRICK the cart!

R4i Gold (r4idsxl.com)

R4i Gold (r4igold.cn)

R4i II

R4i NDSill (www.ndsill.net)

Clones based on the DSTT(i) hardware.

R4i Neo

R4i Platinum

Same cart as the R4 DS Pro.
NEVER attempt to install the YSMenu kernel, as you can fully BRICK the cart!

R4i Pocket

R4i Pro Upgrade

R4i Redant

Official Site: [1]

R4i RTS

R4i Upgrade (ndsr4i.com)

Clone of the DSTT(i) hardware.

R4i SDHC (r4-v.com)

R4i SDHC (r4rts.com)

R4i SDHC Upgrade 1.4

R4i SDHC Upgrade 1.4.1

R4i-SDHC (r4i-sdhc.com)

Clones based on the DSTT(i) hardware.

R4i SDHC (r4i-sdhc.com.au)

R4i SDHC (r4isdhc.com)

R4i Ultimate

R4i Yes

R4iDSXL

R4iTA

R4iTT

Series of DSTT & Acekard-based clones from r4itt.net.

Flashcart Identification:
  • R4iTT cards with purple shell, star-shape with a version number of 'V1.6', no '3DS' text, silver screw, and blue PCB with 'r4itt' text silkscreen are DSTT(i) clones.
  • R4iTT 3DS cards with no 'RTS' text, a black or purple shell, silver screw, and red or blue PCB with or without 'r4itt' text silkscreen are DSTT(i) clones.
  • R4iTT 3DS cards with 'new' in bold text, purple shell, and no screw are DSTT(i) clones.
  • R4iTT 3DS RTS cards with red stripe in the top-right corner that says 'new' or '2014', purple shell and no screw are Acekard-based clones.


Clones:
  • Cards with the URL ('r4itt.info') or ('r4itt.cc') are FAKE!
  • Original R4iTT cards that have a screw mounting post, but does not have a silver screw, are FAKE!. Installing YSMenu will result in a BRICK!


Links:

R4X

Super R4i

TTi Upgrade

U2DS

Clone of the DSTT.
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