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This will serve as a guide for new DS users on which flashcart you should use... if you got any flashcart related problem, you may post it here. Hope it helps!
Please dont update your DSi/XL to 1.4.3 (latest) as some flashcarts were blocked by these updates
What is an "NDS flashcart"?
Flashcarts are used to play NDS roms and homebrews... think of it as a custom firmware of a psp so that it could play isos/homebrews. The good thing about "most" flashcarts, it doesn't brick the unit as the firmware is on the flashcart, not on the NDS itself.
List of good flashcarts:
Supercard DS two
My verdict:
The best flashcart, if you have the money. Lots of emulation to choose from (GBA, SNES, DOS etc). Newest DS roms can be played as it has an auto-patch database, bye bye AP... :P
Acekard2i
My verdict:
Cheaper but gets the job well done. It has AAP (Anti-anti-piracy?) so it could play new NDS roms with AP with no problems at all.
IEdge/Edge
My verdict:
Great flashcart, last year.... Now, it had trouble on updating its firmware so it only rely on using AP patch/fix. It had delayed firmware updates but it better late than never. A clone of CycloDS.
R4 DS Revolution (Not to be confused with R4i[insert word here] clone)
My verdict:
Last original firmware update was 1.18. It was almost the laughing stock of all flashcart last year or two ago. But then comes the wood R4 firmware update (a firmware clone of acekard) it skyrockets the DS roms compatibility. If you got an R4 like this, get the wood firmware update asap!
Other good R4 flashcarts were R4iDSN, R4iGold and R4iLS as they are compatible with wood R4 firmware
DSTT/DSTTi
My verdict:
This cart had the best compatibility on homebrew applications/games but DS roms compatibility sucks.... well as long as you are using retrogamefan's update and fixes, you will be fine. :P
The R4 Clones
Too many clones, some of them are worth it... most of them sucks.
Special Mention:
Galaxy Eagle i (GEi)
Clone of R4i Ultra +acekard2i.
Flashcart compatibility on NDS system:
For NDS phat and Lite:
All flashcarts were compatible
For DSi/XL:
-DSTTi
-iEdge
-R4i
-Acekard2i
-Supercard DStwo
-GEi
For DSi/XL with 1.4.1 firmware:
- Acekard 2i > Firmware Update for AK2i for DSi 1.4.1 video tutorial
-DSTTi > firmware for DSTTi 1.4.1 video tutorial
-iEdge > Bootstrap V3 for 1.4.1 + OS 2.0 total PACK Video Tutorial
-Supercard DStwo > Supercard DSTWO Fix for DSi 1.4.1U Video Tutorial
- Galaxy Eagle > Galaxy Eagle (GEi) Fix for DSi 1.4.1
Knowing what kind of R4 or DSTT clone is your flashcart:
if it gives an error=-4 on a certain game, it is an DSTT clone.
Flashcart Firmware Download Index
link
note that they are all the official firmware updates
By Other members:
Some infos were taken at Gbatemp and Filetrip...