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2 Questions: Which card is the best for DS and can you play GBA games on it?

Discussion in 'Technical Help' started by broman, Oct 26, 2008.

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  1. broman

    broman Active Member

    I have an R4 card that I believe to be original and have had no problems with it. I would like to upgrade to a card that will use SDHC and allow it to wirelessly connect to the Wii, as well as connect to other DS'. I have read everything I can and there doesn't seem to be a concensus that I can discern. I figured since there are experts on this board, perhaps I can find some agreement about what I card I should purchase. Also, can you play GBA games off of this type of card, or do you have to purchase one for the other slot? Thank you for your help.
     
  2. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    CycloDS Evolution is the best flashcart, however as it is a slot 1 flashcart it is unable to play GBA roms. it supports SDHC and wifi with other DS units, I do not know about with the wii.
     
  3. madshredder

    madshredder Member

    Take a look at the M3 DS Real. It has everything you want, supports WiFi, SDHC, DS Download and Play, all DS games with updates, rumble (with teh rumble pack), motion sensing (with the motion sensing pack), and GBA games. It supports GBA games with a spot 2 device that comes with it for an extra 5 bucks or something but they work together great. You can also get the rumble pack and expansion memory pack with it as well if you want so you can play rumble games and get the DS browser without paying for the game to get the memory pack... hope I helped.

    Official Site for all M3 Products:
    http://www.m3adapter.com/

    Also in case you decide to buy one fake versions of it just came out, here is a site telling you how to tell between real and fake:
    http://www.m3adapter.com/News_Events.htm
     
  4. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    I wouldn't recommend any M3 product, it's a clone of the R4 so what you're going to get is the exact same as the R4 only of a newer version, you might as well just buy the R4 that supports SDHC then. Of course you'll still have to deal with firmware trouble and ARM7 fixes and shit.

    I personally use the CycloDS Evolution since I find it supports SDHC and has a almost perfect compatibility rate.

    If you want to be able to play GBA ROMs then you'll have to go for a slot 2 cart, but those work differently with NDS and often have a far lower compatibility rate than slot 1 carts.
     
  5. broman

    broman Active Member

    Thank you very much, you've answered my questions and I'm making my purchase. Thanks again for the help.
     
  6. broman

    broman Active Member

    One last question... Recommend where to buy.

    I was going to go through Deal Extreme, but they don't have CycloDS anymore, any suggestions on where to buy? Thanks again.
     
  7. Upaut

    Upaut Well-Known Member

    And here I thought you wanted a way to play GBA games on your DS, broman.

    Personally, I use an eWin Expansion pack and Rudolph's GBA loader. I'll admit I have a few save problems, but considering I can play Mother 3 on the go, I don't have much to complain about.
     
  8. broman

    broman Active Member

    Upaut

    I thought the answer was no. So, do you use a slot 1 cart or 2? And if slot 1, do I just download the eWin Expansion pack and Rudolph's GBA loader? Thanks.
     
  9. Upaut

    Upaut Well-Known Member

    Okay, I guess I have to explain this a little better for you.

    The eWin Expansion pack is a slot 2 device (I picked it because it fits snugly with nothing poking out of my NDSL) that does not require you to use a MicroSD or USB a-to-b connection. On your R4 (or whatever flash cart you have on hand), you put the GBA roms you want to play and Rudolph's GBA Loader (can't remember if there was different versions for different flash carts). Load up the GBA Loader and you'll be given a new pair of screens. Just point the GBA Loader to the GBA game you want to play, select the save slot (or the very first option, since you'll be running it for the first time), and up comes your GBA game. GBA saves from VisualBoyAdvance work just fine with the loader. However, I will admit that not every game will save, but that could be just a problem with coding. I do believe the Pokemon series saved just fine, but I don't remember.
     
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