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[HopOnRocks]

Ok, I've been thinking about getting a DS Flashcard a long time now but I don't really know what to go with. I was thinking about getting a M3 with a Passcard 2 but I don't know if that is the best thing. So I have some questions about the Supercard.

1. Is the GBA compatibility as lousy as everyone says it is. Is there a list somewhere I can see of all the roms that work/don't work?

2. How well does the Supercard perform on DS games? Is the compability good? Again, is there a list out there?

3. Is it worth my while to buy the SuperPass 2, or should I save up for the Passcard 2? Is the Passcard 2 reliable with the Supercard?
I really don't wanna flash my DS, and I'm getting a DS Lite fairly soon.

4. How bad is the battery life on a DS when I use the SuperPass 2 or the PassCard 2? Does it drain it fairly bad? Am I allowed to take it out to save on battery life once I boot up the game or anything?

5. Is there a list of all the compatible Memory cards out there? Because I'm probably gunna go with a 2GB SD card.

6. Is it worth my time to go with Supercard over the M3? Because I really wanna mix GBA games along with DS games on my memory stick.


Sorry for all the questions but I wanna clear some stuff up before I order anything. Money is a bit tight, so if it's worth my while, I can try and save up more for the M3.

Thanks.



EDIT: I found a good site just now that has the GBA and DS compatibility. I'm impressed with the DS, there are some GBA ones though that I'm disapointed in though :/
http://wiki.pocketheaven.com/Supercard

Still anybody have any opinions on which one is the better product to go with?

[bitblt]

1. Is the GBA compatibility as lousy as everyone says it is. Is there a list somewhere I can see of all the roms that work/don't work?

Supercard GBA compatibility is not the best, but it's not bad.  The people who make Supercard post frequent patcher software updates.

2. How well does the Supercard perform on DS games? Is the compability good? Again, is there a list out there?

Currently Supercard has nearly 100% DS compatibility.
http://www.dualscene.net/lists/index.php?listname=Supercard

3. Is it worth my while to buy the SuperPass 2, or should I save up for the Passcard 2? Is the Passcard 2 reliable with the Supercard?
I really don't wanna flash my DS, and I'm getting a DS Lite fairly soon.

It doesn't matter what pass through 2 device you choose.  Take your pick.

4. How bad is the battery life on a DS when I use the SuperPass 2 or the PassCard 2? Does it drain it fairly bad? Am I allowed to take it out to save on battery life once I boot up the game or anything?

Battery life does drop some as with any add-on device.  Supercard is pretty efficient if you flash your DS firmware with flashme, eliminating the need for a pass through device.

5. Is there a list of all the compatible Memory cards out there? Because I'm probably gunna go with a 2GB SD card.

Check out . . .

Does SD speed matter?
http://www.scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2444&highlight=

My impressions from an SD card upgrade (50x -> 150x)
http://www.scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2694&highlight=

SD Card Compatibility List
http://scdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2936&highlight=

6. Is it worth my time to go with Supercard over the M3? Because I really wanna mix GBA games along with DS games on my memory stick.

You can mix games (and homebrew) with supercard on SD/CF media.  M3 is better for GBA.  Supercard is better for DS.

EDIT: I found a good site just now that has the GBA and DS compatibility. I'm impressed with the DS, there are some GBA ones though that I'm disapointed in though :/
http://wiki.pocketheaven.com/Supercard

Still anybody have any opinions on which one is the better product to go with?

I prefer Supercard miniSD over any other DS add-on.

[m2pt5]

3. Is it worth my while to buy the SuperPass 2, or should I save up for the Passcard 2? Is the Passcard 2 reliable with the Supercard?
I really don't wanna flash my DS, and I'm getting a DS Lite fairly soon.

It doesn't matter what pass through 2 device you choose.  Take your pick.

While this is true, you may be best off with a Max Media Launcher, so you don't have to program your SRAM every time you boot your DS. (Or, in the case of the Supercard miniSD, every time you play a GBA game or do something else that overwrites the SRAM.)

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Max Media Launcher is also a good idea because it doesn't stick out of the DS. PassMe is relatively fragile and is much larger than a regular DS card - it sticks out around the slot. Max Media Launcher makes things easier there, so you can worry less since you don't want to flash it.

[uzumakishade]

also for memory card size make sure you havea 1gb or smaller so you can make firm ware updates because it currently still doesnt work with 2gb or larger (updating firmware, you can still play games with a 2gb)

[johnny9562001]

no your wrong, the new firmware update is in bin format, that means you manually get to update the firmware. i know it works because i did it on my 4gb sd card, yes you can use 4gb sd cards i have 2 of them.