I've been looking around for a flash card for my DS but I can't find any consensus on which ones are the best/good/bad.

The basic functions I'd like are:

NDS support
GBA support
homebrew support

A decent gui would be nice too.


Anyone out there have any recommendations?

1/10/2008 10:29:20 AM

Supposedly the best out right now is the CycloDS Evolution. They've got working save states implemented plus automatic DLDI patching. If I was buying one now, that's what I'd go with. Currently I have an M3 Simply/M3 Lite Combo. You're not gonna find one thing that plays both DS games and GBA games, I don't think. You will need a slot 1 device for the DS games and a slot 2 for the GBA games.

1/10/2008 10:39:49 AM

I have the cycloXS...top of the line...one of the relatives gets the classified shit before it hits the market...save state is 3x faster than the one elnacho is talking about

will sell it to highest bidder

1/10/2008 10:52:27 AM

I bid $5000!

1/10/2008 10:53:53 AM

what is dldi patching? i've read a lot of sites mention it but not really go in depth as to what it is

1/10/2008 11:34:00 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS_homebrew

Quote :

"Due to the fact that there are so many different flash carts available for the NDS, and they all write to their flash card differently, a unified architecture was needed so programmers would not have to recompile their program for each flash cart that was released. A programmer called Chishm solved this by creating DLDI(Dynamically Linked Device Interface), which allowed users to "patch" homebrew with a cart-specific version of the patch"

The CycloDS supposedly has automatic DLDI patching, so you never have to worry about it. It just works. They claim 100% homebrew compatibility.

1/10/2008 1:38:03 PM

word. now just to find a good shop to buy this from and not get ripped off

1/10/2008 1:51:12 PM

I've ordered many things from divineo.com and never been unhappy with them.

1/10/2008 1:59:02 PM

Yea, my only problem with ordering from them is that I'd have to order the memory card from a different place, but I guess I can suck it up.

1/10/2008 2:48:14 PM

I'm sure it would be way cheaper to get a memory card elsewhere on the internets anyway.

1/10/2008 2:50:07 PM

Do the memory card models make that much of a difference? I was reading a lot of stuff saying Japanese PNY memory was so much smoother for games etc. and was wondering if it really mattered?

1/10/2008 2:51:21 PM

I honestly don't know. I know with Pro Duos for the PSP there can be a speed difference and some programs compatibility problems on the cheaper memory sticks, so I'd imagine it could be the same for the DS and the Micro SD cards.

1/10/2008 3:04:20 PM

really? i've never had any problems with my memcard, but i also don't pick up memory sticks from my toilet either.

1/10/2008 3:05:44 PM

Got the cyclods and am loving it

2/2/2008 12:13:39 PM

bttt per request

10/18/2008 11:22:18 PM

My wife and I have the CycloDS Evolution for our DS and we love it.

Its so simple to use that she can change the games on it all the time herself.

10/19/2008 8:31:14 AM

So is CycloDS still the best option? I'm looking at getting something along those lines pretty soon.

Any non-sketchy sites to buy them from?

10/19/2008 9:46:03 AM

I still recommend divineo. It might be a little bit more expensive than the cheapest place you'll find, but I've ordered from them 10-12 times over the years and they always have quick shipping and haven't screwed up an order yet.

10/19/2008 5:12:46 PM

That's where I got mine from. No complaints at all.


Though you may consider getting the GBA cartridge too so you can play both. I really itch for a GBA game every once in a while, though I can play most on my PSP or computer if i really want.

10/20/2008 10:06:39 AM

I have a White CycloDS I am looking to sell.

Brand new... Never used.

Bought online from Real Hot Stuff..I Think.

they took forever to email me, so I ordered another thinking I would cancel. And they both showed up at my house on the same day.

Would sell it to you for 50. Just let me know.

10/20/2008 6:30:09 PM

ALSO, anyone know how to get MLB power pros to work. It says it cant find a save and shuts down my DS. Its being a bitch, and I want to play a sports game.

10/20/2008 6:31:06 PM

If you havent updated your cyclo ds evolution to the latest firmware, do so, it eliminates all those save not found issues (or at least did for me).

10/20/2008 8:10:56 PM

So a while back I was placing an order for random stuff from dealextreme and I ran across this. I was actually looking to buy one of those microsdhc readers for ~$3, but I saw that they were included free with those dstt things, so I thought, why not, it's only an extra $3.

I got it in the mail today and this thing is pretty sweet. It's far better than the old M3 simply I have, and it looks to be as good if not better than the CycloDS Evolution my dad uses. So far it's played everything I've thrown at it including a couple of games that were a pain in the ass to get running on my M3. It plays all the homebrew I've tried too. For $7 (I got mine when it was $6, but it's still a heck of a deal) you really can't go wrong with this. Supposedly there are a lot of fakes of these being sold, and I'll admit for such a cheap price, I was a bit skeptical, but DX claims they personally check each one sold to see if it's a fake, and I checked this one, and it's legit.

12/19/2008 5:38:31 PM

Damn, I spent a small fortune for my GBA flash cart and it was only 64MB.

12/19/2008 7:33:35 PM

I've had my g6ds for at least a year and it's done great. had all the features you mentioned and cheat code support, plus the software on it is upgradeable.

http://www.g6flash.com/SLOT-1/main.htm

[Edited on December 19, 2008 at 10:00 PM. Reason : ,]

12/19/2008 9:59:11 PM

just to add, i second the one nacho mentioned

although the site says it's the "fake" one, it works like a champ

on that page, there's a link to the "newer" one

i don't get it but whatever- the one i got works

1/5/2009 2:02:31 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure those are the fake ones, but so far I've ordered 4 and had absolutely no issues at all except for the clicky mechanism in one of them broke and now it won't hold the memory card in. Still, not bad for $7.

1/5/2009 5:57:46 PM

http://dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.604

1/6/2009 12:15:06 PM