Ds Slot 2 Flash Cart
This page is used to compare existing 3DS mode flashcarts features.
- Ds Slot 2 Flash Cart
- Ds Slot 2 Flash Cartoon Network
- Ds Lite Flash Cart
- Ds Slot 2 Flash Cartridge
- Ds Flash Cart For 3ds
For slot 2 carts I have looked into EZ Flash products. The EZ Flash 3 in 1 looks very nice with its DS Lite form factor but it looks a little cumbersome to use and I. Nintendo DSTT also known as NDSTT.com flash cards are used to play free DS ROMS on the dual-screen consoles. Nintendo DS Slot-1 interface, built-in boot function, can boot games from Slot-2 GBA flash cartridge on NDS and DS Lite consoles.
List of 3DS mode flashcarts
Ds Slot 2 Flash Cart
Although they are still compatible with the DS, Slot-2 flash carts originally intended for the Game Boy Advance have been superseded by more modern DS flash cards which use slot-1, such as the N-Card, M3, Supercard, EZFlash Vi, G6DS Real, DSTT, Nintendo DS storage devices R4i gold 3ds, Acekard, and CycloDS Evolution. DS Mode from GBA slot - The DS has to be tricked into booting in full DS mode. Rom Patching - The roms have to be patched, to change them to work from the GBA slot. Flash Card - The roms have to be stored and run from a flash card in the GBA slot. Saving - The saving in the game has to be taken care of. G6 DS vs R4 DS vs CycloDS top NDS Cards. Tip #6: If you are interested in the DS Opera browser then you will need a Ram pack. This is a Slot-2 device with some extra memory that the browser uses to cache stuff. You can buy it separately from any FlashCart you decide on, as they are largely compatible with eachother, or go for a combo package.
- MT-Card (Gateway clone)
- Bluecard 3DS (Gateway clone)
- DSTwo+ (Gateway clone)
- R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe (Gateway clone)
- 3DS Link (Same team/Product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe)
- Orange 3DS (Same team/Product as R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe)
- K3DS (Same product as Sky3DS)
- QQ3DS (Same product as Sky3DS)
- R5 (Same product as Sky3DS)
ALL Gateway3DS clones and Gateway3DS CAN BRICK your system!It is highly recommended to NOT USE them!
Amiibo Emulators
- N2 (Previously Amiiqo) - (Official Website)
Flashcart comparison chart
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Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe 3DS Link | MT-Card | Sky3DS | QQ3DS | K3DS | R5 | Sky3DS+ | DSTwo+ | EZ-Flash Redux | |
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Hardware | ||||||||||
3DS / XL | Yes (v4.1-v9.2) | Yes (v4.1-v4.5) | Yes (v4.1-v4.5) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (v4.1-v9.2 11.0 w/ CFW) | Yes (v?-v10.7) |
2DS | Yes (v6.0-v9.2) | No | No | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (v6.0-v9.2) | Yes (v?-v10.7) |
N3DS | Yes (with some extra requirements) | No | No | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (all versions) | Yes (v?-v9.2) (with some extra requirements) | Yes (v?-v10.7) |
Expandable Memory | Micro SD(XC) 128GB | Micro SD(HC) 32GB 128GB if reformatted FAT32 | Micro SD(XC) 128GB | Micro SD(XC) 128GB | Micro SD(XC) 128GB | Micro SD(XC) 128GB | Micro SD(XC) 64GB | Micro SD(XC) 128GB | Micro SD(XC) 128GB Micro SD(HC) if playing NDS ROMs | Micro SD(XC) 128GB |
SD Slot | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Top | Side |
Spring loaded | Yes & No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | No | Yes | Unknown |
USB Slot | No | No | Yes (Top) | No | No | No | No | Yes (Side) | No | No |
LED | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
FPGA Upgradeable | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
Region free | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Contains CPU | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Software compatibility | ||||||||||
ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Retail cartridge | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
E-shop 3DS games | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
E-shop VC games (not GBA) | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
E-shop GBA VC games | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Built in CPU and emulator (TempGBA) for GBA games. | Unknown |
NDS ROMs | With CFW (both sysnand and emunand) and linked emunand | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
Image written ROM mode | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
File system ROM mode (FAT32) | Yes Split 4GB+ ROM | Yes Split 4GB+ ROM | Yes •Trim 4GB+ ROM •256 titles | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes Trim 4GB+ ROM | Yes |
File system ROM mode (exFAT) | Yes | Yes | Yes •256 titles | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
SDK5+ ROM | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown |
SDK7+ | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Card2-type games (ROM) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Card2-type games (Retail Cartridge) | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
Card2 Converted to Card1-type games (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Unknown |
EmuNAND | Yes (up to 10.7) | Yes (up to 7.2) | Yes (up to 9.5) | No | No | No | No | No | Yes (up to 9.2) | Yes (up to 11.2) |
EmuNAND 8+ | Yes Flashcart required | No | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Yes Flashcart required | Yes |
EmuNAND 9.6+ on New 3DS | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | v9.6 only | Yes |
eShop | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Homebrew | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Software Features | ||||||||||
Region free (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No* | No* | No* | No* | No* | Yes | Unknown |
Region free (Retail Cartridge) | • 2.0b2 mod by Normmatt • 2.0 Omega | No | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
Update partition spoofing (ROM) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Update partition spoofing (Retail Cartridge) | No | No | No | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | No | Unknown |
Manual Savegame Backup | Card1 type only | Yes | No | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Real Time Savegame Backup | •Card2 type only •Save in the ROM | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Local Play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
Online (ROM) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unknown | Unknown |
Online (Retail Cartridge) | Yes | v3.0-3.3 only | Yes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
Dump Retail Cartridges | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Cartridge Savegame backup/restore | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Cartridge & ROM Savegame crossover | .3dz with the same Unique ID | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Unknown | Unknown |
Cheatcode support | Yes | Yes | Yes •Flashcart's menu •Edit Savegame's data only •No database editor •Short game compatibility. | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
NAND Dump support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
NAND Restore support | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Downgrade support | Yes (3DS only) | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown |
Other | ||||||||||
Is a clone or a re-brand | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 3DS 4.1-9.2 Yes | Unknown |
3DS 11.0+ No | ||||||||||
DS/DSi Mode No | ||||||||||
Possible Rip-off clones* | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Gateway 3DS | R4i Gold 3DS Deluxe 3DS Link | MT-Card | Sky3DS | QQ3DS | K3DS | R5 | Sky3DS+ | DSTwo+ | EZ-Flash Redux |
* Rip-off clones: Whether clones of this cart exist. This line doesn't reflect if this cart is a clone of another one, but if you have chances to buy a cloned (rip-off) one instead of the expected product. For example if different manufacturers are selling a card with the same name.
* eShop access: Not working anymore since May 13th 2014 if your EmuNAND version is not updated to the latest system menu and eshop version. Online games are still working on old system menu version, but only if you don't need to download an update.
* Cartridge support: Not possible to launch EmuNAND Classic with R4i/3DSLink/Orange3DS on latest version.
* EmuNAND: Not possible to create a new EmuNAND dump with R4i/3DSLink/Orange3DS on latest version. Existing emuNAND will still be used automatically at launch.
* Region Free: Possible on 2DS, 3DS, and 3DS XL with a system menu version lower than 9.4 using smealum's RegionThree, Or on N3DS/3DS/2DS on 9.2 or 9.2+ using smealum's RegionFour/HANS.
Best low cost Nintendo DS, DSi, DSi XL and 3DS compatible game rom backup and console jailbreak device. Nintendo DSTT also known as NDSTT.com flash cards are used to play free DS ROMS on the dual-screen consoles.
• Nintendo DS Slot-1 interface, built-in boot function, can boot games from Slot-2 GBA flash cartridge on NDS and DS Lite consoles.
• Supports clean DS ROMs, no need to patch games using computer software, 100% RomSet game compatibility.
• microSD and micro SDHC - fully compatible, all sizes up to maximum of 4TB capacity (4096 GB bytes).
• Hardware interface to take advantage of SDHC high-speed transmission, support any manufacturer and brand and speed microSD card, to prevent in game slow downs for loading.
• Direct save game file storage to the SD card, no battery memory, never loose a save game file.
• DSTT card will automatically identify the game archive type, You do not need to update the archive library.
• DSTT has a built-in Action Replay and Goldfinger cheat support, editable library for new game roms.
• No extra power requirements for the console. Effective micro-power design of the chip means that power is used effectively and you get the same DS gameplay times as you would have with a genuine original Nintendo cartridge.
The latest 3DS compatible R4 3DS ROM flash cards.
www.R4 3DS.com - the R4 for Nintendo 3DS / 3DSXL.
www.GW3DS.com - Gateway 3DS Team Home Page/. Gateway 3DS Review.
www.Sky3DS.uk - User friedly Sky3DS Flash card for all 3DS Console versions.
How does Nintendo DSTT and Nintendo DSTTi compare to other DS flash cards?
Here is a review of a MK5 card for comparison.
About DSTT
This nice slot 1 solution has featured under different names, such as Ncard, MK5, Ultra Flashpass, DS Fire, Neo Flash, Express Card and other. They are all basically the same so for the ease of reference I will further call it MK5. With this Slot 1 kit you can play ROMs, homebrew, listen to MP3, watch movies, pictures and so on. The only potential drawback is the limited size; however it is compensated by big internal memory (8Gbit to 64 Gbit; currently the largest size available is 16Gbit) and the really great price. Let’s have a closer look at MK5.
Here is the official feature list:
- Supports clean ROMs (simply drag and drop – no patching required)
- Large internal memory (from 8Gbit to 64Gbit)
- USB 2.0 interface
- USB disk function (compatible with any operation system)
- Build in the latest MoonShell (v1.5) and upgradeable
- Support homebrew
- Build in SMS Multi-Save function plus Auto Save
- Upgradeable menu
- Multi-ROM support and media play support
- MK5 Turbo Engine (100% game speed without any slowdown)
- Built in PassMe
NDSTT Packaging and card
Ds Slot 2 Flash Cartoon Network
The MK5 is delivered in a typical cardboard box with a carton tray holding 4 items. The packaging is nothing special, but decent. Items included:
- Slot 1 card (16GByte)
- USB v2.0 cable
- DS Linker Writer
- Installation disk
The card is made of good quality plastic and looks smooth. It is the same size as original Nintendo cards, so it perfectly fits into console. The USB v2.0 cable is a bit short. The packaging also includes a CD with manual; however I would suggest visiting the manufacturer’s website to download the latest files.
Ds Lite Flash Cart
NDSTT card installation
First plug the MK5 into Slot1, then put the Linker Writer into Slot 2, then connect the USB cable to the Linker Writer and also to your PC (there have been warnings not to use hubs, but in my case it worked just fine). Then turn on the DS and you will see the regular boot menu. You must manually select MK5 (unfortunately it does not boot automatically). Once you have uploaded ROMs on the card you can unplug the writer. You can load whatever you want to see on your card. MK5 also comes preloaded with Moonshell 1.6 and DSOrganize and both are patched with DLDI drivers, so you will be able to playback video files.
GUI is not too pretty to be honest. The top screen displays game information such as ROM name, file size etc. There is also a help file describing how to back up saves or use PassMe. The bottom screen displays card’s capacity, date and time. The centre is for icons of games loaded on the card. Icon style can be changed and also background is skinnable. There is also a multiple save support for NDS ROMs.
Testing
MK5 was tested with many ROMs and provides superb 100% compatibility. It was fascinating – everything I threw at it worked without a glitch. Not so well with homebrew, where compatibility was approximately 80%. I particularly tested.
Extra features
Positives:
- Superb clean ROM compatibility
- Good homebrew compatibility
- Great price
- 16Gbit Memory
- Touch screen option
- Multiple save option
- PassMe option
- Low power consumption
- DLDI support
Negatives:
- Slow file transfer speed
- Unattractive GUI
- Available in one colour
Ds Slot 2 Flash Cartridge
To summarize the above: MK5 is a decent reasonably priced slot-1 card practically for anything you need – playing Nintendo DS ROMs, NDS homebrew, watching movies, jpg gif pictures, reading e-Books. The design is a bit unattractive and rough e.g. the GUI is not pretty, also MK5 does not boot automatically, however you do not have to deal with MicroSD cards. What is very good is the price and the fact the card does all it is designed for. Check it out yourself ndstt.com.
◇ 100% SDHC TF and standard TF compatibility up to 4TB(4096GB) memory space.
◇ High speed SDHC. Supports any TF card speed with no lag
◇ Supports cheat and edit the code base.
DSTTi Introduction
◇ The advanced version of DSTT, TTi & DSTTi for DSi/DSL/DS
◇ The product has unique hardware serial number, which can be read and display by kernel menu
Obtain files
Supports multimedia files,or
Homebrew of any size
Copy files
Directly Drags and drops all files into
the memory disk from Computer
Run app/movies
Plugs and plays