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R4 Nintendo DS - Things You Can Do With Your Nintendo DS

By: Ray Greenfield Click author's name for more of his/her articles

There are numerous Nintendo DS Slot 1 Solutions on the market today. With two of the most noteable ones being the R4 DS slot 1 solution and the M3 DS Simply. The favorite of the two it would seem is the M3 DS Simply. Often out of stock at many online retailers.

The R4 and the M3 DS Simply represent the latest in the development of flash based memory cards for the DS. The two cards are essentially the same and differ in name only, both utilizing microSD memory cards and plug into Slot 1 (The DS game slot).

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You can also use the R4 DS to turn your Nintendo DS into an iPod or a video player. You can play a number of downloadable games using the R4 DS. You can play commercial games such as Super Mario Pokemon and Mario Kart. You can also download and play homebrew games like Pacman and poker. You need two different items in order to use the R4 DS.

1. Play ROM backup files - Contrary to popular belief, flash memory cards for the DS are not simply for playing pirated games (although it certainly is possible, and is a question of your personal ethics whether you do or not) and can be used in a variety of legal ways.

2. BooT Slot 2 - This menu option allows the R4 DS, just like the M3 DS, to boot the GBA Slot, or Slot 2, in your Nintendo DS / DS Lite console.

3. Try to backup your game saves to your PC hard drive on a regular basis. Not because they could get corrupted on the microSD card in the R4 DS, but because you may want to go back to an earlier save point later in the game.

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There are a number of online retailers that sell video games and video game accessories. You can save a lot of time and money by shopping online. When shopping online you have to be extremely careful. You have to make sure that you don't purchase a product that is damaged or in bad quality.