Hello ds-scene, I will soon buy a DSLite and I know a R4 card was used with it. I am new to this flash cards business and I'd like to know if they modify the DS software or if their effect is temporary(only when inserted in slot). Should I avoid buying a DSlite if it was used with a flash card?
Flashcarts don't affect the consoles, it's like if you were to take an empty DVD, put a movie on it and play it on your DVD player, the DVD player would play the movie but there wouldn't be any side effects. Same thing with flashcarts, you just put the games on them (or rather on the microSD card) and you can play them on the DS, but the DS itself won't change.
This post has been edited by Nathan, Sun, September 15th, 2013 at 12:27
Flashcarts don't affect the consoles, it's like if you were to take an empty DVD, put a movie on it and play it on your DVD player, the DVD player would play the movie but there wouldn't be any side effects. Same thing with flashcarts, you just put the games on them (or rather on the microSD card) and you can play them on the DS, but the DS itself won't change.
and one more thing
DS lite will not get update from Nintendo , so just buy a good flashcart with firmware support.
which flash card should I get for a ds lite? all i want to do is to play ds games on my ds, i do not need any fancy stuff like media player, etc.
edit: it looks like there is the acekard (which isn't updated anymore) and the dstwo (which cost almost twice the price). Is it worth it paying more for a dstwo if I use a DSLite?
This post has been edited by atrika, Sun, September 15th, 2013 at 23:03
I use an original R4 with 2GB card (Maximum size usable for that version of R4) with my DS Lite and it gets great compatibility updates through Yellow Wood Goblin's Wood R4 software.