There's A NEW Nintendo DS Flash Cart On The Block

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Flash cartridges have been around for a long time and exist for a multitude of systems from the NES all the way to the Switch. However, a new Nintendo DS flash cart has entered the scene, with the goal of being the very best (like no one ever was). So, is it any good and what makes it so special? Let's take a look!
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💻 CHAPTERS 💻
00:00 - Introduction
00:42 - What Is The EZ Flash Parallel?
02:50 - What Can A Flash Cart Do?
03:10 - Setting Up Process
03:53 - EZ Flash Parallel UI
05:00 - Homebrew & Emulation
06:34 - What Makes It Special?
09:11 - Making The Ultimate DS/3DS
10:10 - Score & Summary
12:55 - Conclusion
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@RetroDodo 2 месяца назад

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@jaredhayslip8014 Месяц назад

It Is Not Free To See What Happens Though Darn I Do Not Want To Pay For The Video

@esmith13 2 месяца назад

Everyone who loves DS games should get their hands on a DSi XL/LL while they can still be acquired for reasonable prices. A 3DS XL/LL can't integer scale a DS game. A DSi XL/LL with give you perfect integer scaled DS games on screens just as large as a 3DS XL/LL. You can even softmod a DSi similar to how you would a 3DS, so you can run TwilightMenu++ from SD at boot and store all your DS games internally if you like - in addition to emulating all the other systems internally that TwilightMenu++ can handle. If you plan to mod it anyway, you can go for cheaper DSi LL imported systems (usually cheaper because they can't be set to English) and once you softmod it to boot TwilightMenu++ at power on you can have it completely usable in English or a bunch of other languages.

@Jinsei24 2 месяца назад

I 100% agree. I have a DSI XL and a New 3ds XL and I always prefer DS Games on the DSI XL. It feels just right having the D-pad on the middle left and the games look crisp and not fuzzy like on the 3ds

@pilks4k 2 месяца назад

Yep agreed I have DSI XL and another DSI standard size as a back up lol my New 3DS XL recently died due to a power surge so been looking to replace that and crying out the insane prices.

@idkwhatimdoingproductions8824 2 месяца назад

Ever heard of widescreen and circlepad patches?

@esmith13 2 месяца назад

@@idkwhatimdoingproductions8824 You do realize that whether you widescreen patch a DS game or not, you STILL have stretched game screens for DS that are not perfectly integer scaled - both horizontally and vertically. Even in a supported, entirely 3D rendered game which can show properly scaled graphics (not a huge percentage of the library, btw), you are now altering the viewable area, perspective or both - changing the way the game looks compared to how it was meant to be played. For a purist, DS, DSL, DSi & DSi XL are the only way to properly play a DS game. Nothing wrong with you wanting to do otherwise if that's your thing of course. Just saying...

@tgred9721 2 месяца назад

@@pilks4kI recently purchased a N3DSLL from Japan and it was so much cheaper than the NA version. If you install cfw, you can change it to your preferred language and region. Super happy with it!

@bgjck 2 месяца назад

I had a R4 card (R4i Gold) for the DS and it allowed me to use the DS local wireless communication in games like Pokémon to trade/battle locally or Lego Star Wars to play LAN multiplayer for example. I don't know if all DS flash carts can use DS local wireless communication but I do know that this feature is usually absence from standalone DS emulators. The DS local wireless communication did work between the flash cart and real DS game cart and between flash cart and flash cart when I tested it out so this is a win over stand alone DS emulators.

@erick_ac 2 месяца назад

The FPGA isn't there for "something in the future", it IS precisely what makes the DS cart emulation, other flash carts have either a proprietary-locked FPGA (expensive like the parallel) or a burnt-in chip with the same FPGA (cheap, but cannot be changed). The good thing here is that EzFlash are the ones managing it from the ground since they can certainly reprogram it as they want, which certainly can make more things possible. If they really wanted, they would make a future hardware update (like they have done in the past with GBA) to integrate hardware features (like an IR sensor for the Pokewalker), maybe even make it possible to have native support for MicroSD cards above 32gb.

@bigbean672 2 месяца назад

You can already do so, just make sure your micro sd card is less than 128gb and it’s converted from the exFAT format to FAT32 using gui format or another file formatter program

@jackscalfani555 24 дня назад

Are you a spokesperson for EZ Flash? The EZ Flash Parallel is a colossal failure of a flash cart for the DS. It does NOT support sleep mode and it is being ranked as the worst DS flash cart in the market. Only RU-vidrs are buying into the hype of this garbage of a flash cart because they don’t know any better.

@bigbean672 13 дней назад

@@jackscalfani555bro, you ain’t smart at all💀 get absolutely shit on for not understanding simple advice😭 It does support sleep mode for some games as well, just not the best for others maybe lmao

@bgjck 2 месяца назад

When I think of flash carts I think of the EZ-Flash Omega for the Game Boy Advance, the R4 card/the myriads of R4 card clones for the DS, and the more expensive EverDrive line of flash carts for a number of retro consoles and handhelds like the Game Boy, NES, SNES, N64, and TurboGrafx-16 for example. Also software modding a DSi or 3DS is pretty easy and allows for more features and apps than a standard flash cart.

@DonutTPOTer 2 месяца назад

i wish the gba flashcarts weren't so pricy

@SWPLGAMING 2 месяца назад

This is a great way to use your original hardware, something I don't get to do often as I have many emulation devices. Awesome video 🔥👍🏾

@robinson32993 2 месяца назад

The 3DS has the Stargate flash card for 3DS games. Works the same as this one for it.

@KnowThyWeakness Месяц назад

oh man when i hacked my 3ds, cards like stargate costed were pretty expensive or no longer in production. thats really nice that its a decent price and available

@robinson32993 Месяц назад

@@KnowThyWeakness I bought one but it’s already not working. Only had it for a month.

@jesseboy7951 2 месяца назад

another great video Baldie, thank you. i have zero interest in DS or flash cards for it but i still enjoyed listening to you talking about it. cheers!

@rattslayer 2 месяца назад

tempted to get one of these, still love my 3ds

@lionablaze8747 2 месяца назад

I hope analogue makes a device like the analogue pocket, but for 3ds and ds games.

@terryechoes3192 2 месяца назад

The M3 Sakura had a terrific front end, and I don't get why nobody else ever used it.

@festivitycat 2 месяца назад

Still rocking my CycloDS Evolution flash cart from before they were banned!

@user-mc5wl7wx7z Месяц назад

I still have mine too, and still love how it doesn't make you go hunting through sketchy Chinese websites for the firmware.

@TargetRenegade 2 месяца назад

I got one of these last week. Works absolutely fantastic. I ordered the No Card version but I had one included anyway. Works fine on 3DSXL, I'll have to find my OG DS and test it but I'm sure it'll be fine. 😉

@shadow306k 2 месяца назад

I bought a parallel myself a couple weeks back, despite already owning 8 various flash cards at this point. I'm not dissatisfied with it, but it definitely needs something to set it apart other than the clear shell, custom PCB and FPGA potentials. Wood menu but red and the cart being recognised as some random Japanese game I don't recognise just like other cheap flashcards doesn't sit right, but I still like it because it just works

@Pluvilia 2 месяца назад

Please tell me, does your EZ-Flash Parallel lag on every game as well? I am hoping I have done something incorrectly and I forgot something upon installation.

@jaredboehm3102 Месяц назад

@@PluviliaCastlevania Dawn of Sorrow's intro video is a slideshow on my Parallel. Works perfectly fine on my ancient AceKards. No clue why the Parallel exists currently and I regret spending $25 on it.

@GRH_Roadhouse 2 месяца назад

Pretty cool video. I just wish it wasn't right-ear exclusive Roadhouse

@1GlowingJar 2 месяца назад

Getting one

@quickgrawmcdraw2893 2 месяца назад

Another benefit to using a DS flash cart instead of a 3DS is the slot 2 functionality some games have. I think its fun playing games with these obscure features, like DS rumble or ingame unlockables. Plus I only have one 3DS and one DS, so a flash cart lets me play DS multiplayer game with both, instead of needing to use a physical copy on my DS

@Yellow-em2yo Месяц назад

I just received my Parallel and it works pretty well, however I've noticed a couple issues so far: - Initial ROM loading times are much shorter compared to my R4 SDHC Gold Pro, however scene loading (such as moving between routes on Pokemon) seems to take slightly longer and causes brief pauses during games as a result. - It seems to be missing some AP patches (e.g. Pokemon B/W) and the ROM files themselves need to be patched beforehand.

@Baumie11 2 месяца назад

I just want whatever card works in my 2ds.

@Monsuco 2 месяца назад

Honestly just hacking your 2DS is probably better. With an R4 card your limited to running everything in DS mode which means no taking advantage of the 2DS having much more powerful hardware & no running 3DS games on it. The 2DS is able to emulate the SNES & Genesis (Mega Drive) quite well while the equivalent emulators on DS mode are much less accurate & the New 2DS can even sorta emulate the PS1 & N64, albeit possibly with less than perfect performance. DS mode also means GBA games have to be run with GBARunner2 which has compatibility problems with some games.

@Baumie11 2 месяца назад

@@Monsuco I completely agree I’d love to do that. Sadly though every video I’ve watched the process doesn’t work. I’ve bought three different SD cards. Tried different videos. Just not worth trying anymore with this device. I’ll be hyped if I can just play DS on the 2DS at this point. I thankfully have plenty of other handhelds with better screens for other stuff though so I don’t really feel like I am missing out.

@Mr.BlueSkyy Месяц назад

The parallel works with all DS systems :)

@BILLYBOBERTJOE Месяц назад

@@Baumie11 look up on google “3DS hacks”. The first sit shown should have a guide you should follow to do it correctly. NEVER USE VIDEO TUTORIALS!!! The guide is updated as soon as a change is found, and it is very easy to follow.

@BILLYBOBERTJOE Месяц назад

@@Baumie11idk if my comments are coming through. If not, idk how I can send you in the right direction to do it easy

@DevilNeverKnows 22 дня назад

I really want it but is there a reason to replace my current one other than to get a transparent case?

@MegaManNeo 2 месяца назад

I am actually the crazy guy who uses only dumps of his own cartridges, next to demo versions and homebrew. Especially DS kiosk demos should be fun to play thanks to these cartridges. Maybe I pick one up some day, my DSlite still works and I enjoy that nostalgia trip.

@GiSWiG 2 месяца назад

Got mine in the mail today! I'm not sure what they could do with the FPGA. I have the GB/GBC and GBA flash carts from EZ-Flash and they are about twice as much. Yes, maybe they can have GB/GBC/GBA and maybe even NES hardware emulation but for $25? IDK but it will be awesome to see.

@decisionparalysis7856 Месяц назад

With any device, you can ask, has this device been Doomed yet? Most often the answer is yes. Every new device should just have Doom installed initially, so they can be Doomed from the start.

@rileyshiery8456 2 месяца назад

I've been speculating the same thing about the Parallel and that FPGA. I PRAY we are both right. Imagine playing GB, GBC, GBA and SNES on a DSi XL!

@JtwasLuck 2 месяца назад

Wow finally someone did an actual battery test, just got mine yesterday, its great to see a better alternative to the run of the mill R4 cards. Not that this thing is doing anything different from those ATM but with the FPGA it has a lot of potential. EDIT: Battery life is amazing, I can get 11 hours of battery life on the N3DS (Dual IPS) with a genuine battery (manufactured in 2023) FW is quite a bit behind for now so saving in-game takes longer vs your typical R4 cards / ACE3DS clones. Read/Write speeds are about 1/2 as fast as current R4 cards however the FPGA has been tested and has the potential of reading/writing 4 times as fast as current cards. Hopefully EZ-Flash continue to work on the firmware to achieve this!

@inANUTSHELLANIMATION 2 месяца назад

Does it have real time saves for the ds. Like let say o was in the middle of a level and couldnt save in game. Does the card let you in game save? Does any r4 type card does that

@Mr.BlueSkyy Месяц назад

I believe if you have a cheat downloaded for this, yes this can be done with the parallel

@AnOnym0uS888-5 9 дней назад

How do you save a game I can’t work it out

@Mr.BlueSkyy 6 дней назад

@@AnOnym0uS888-5 In my experience it’s like any other ds game. Either save in the settings or it auto saves

@silversonic1 2 месяца назад

EZFlash cards are fairly reliable and among my favorites. I think they went with the Wood Kernel because it's already so ubiquitous. That could play into their FPGA plans in the future. It may be that they've put it there for homebrew devs to toy with, opening a new door for them. I mean, imagine using the FPGA to add chips like the SuperFX for SNES emulation. It could also be completely pointless. Hard to say at the moment.

@ThaThree 2 месяца назад

I hope this doesn't sound rude because great content and still subscribed! But was this channel sold sometime ago? I remember the usual guy used to be a different dude. Sounded like he was from Hot Fuzz! LOL

@RetroDodo 2 месяца назад

He's still around, most of his time is spent on our website, Brandon has a couple of videos lined up. :)

@ThaThree 2 месяца назад

@@RetroDodo ah. Tell him to slip a hot fuzz quote somewhere!😂

@israel9350 2 месяца назад

Bought one, can’t wait to transfer all of my games from my R4 to the ezflash. I’ll probably just use the old r4 as a multiplayer flash cart for when someone wants to game the DS way. Or to transfer Pokémon from older gens to the newer ones. Either way, I hope it gets lots of attention from the flash cart community so that we can get better emulators that use the fpga chip.

@AnOnym0uS888-5 9 дней назад

How do you save the game

@drdca8263 2 месяца назад

7:44 : shouldn’t the comparison be to *other* flash carts? Like, if we’re talking advantages over other flash carts, I think those would be the thing to compare to..

@thet4306 2 месяца назад

i think that EZflash wants the community to make emulators that will work on that fpga chip game boy games and snes games would be super nice.

@tornadojohnson3178 Месяц назад

its always cool play whatever you want. I got the R4 gold a few years ago, it works really well and i have hundreds of DS games on it but i'd definitely want a flash card thats able to play 3DS games. i heard it was possible to hack a 3DS but i have yet to try it

@Electric_Doodie 2 месяца назад

I really wish, you guys wouldn't in the end try to sell me this Flash Card. You had the chance to test the battery drain vs another Flash Card (instead of a Original Card), but didn't. The EZ Flash, in it's current state has basically nothing aside from the Shell going for it. Broken Sleep Mode, Slower UI then the other Wood Based Clones, Worse Game Performance, No DLDI Patching for Homebrew and stuff (which might or might not affect some people) and much more issues it has going for it. And that for currently a premium pricing of x10-15 of a cheap clone (Ace3DSPlus ones). Heck, if you have a modded console, you can also get a DSOne Clone, which offer Real Time Saves, which no Wood Clone does, ability enable slowdowns in games, and much more. Also a very important information: "The official spokesperson of the EZ Flash Chinese community said in the community that it would sell more than 5,000 DS burn-in cards before considering a subsequent kernel update to add RTS" which is kind of scummy.

@SotnekronOfficial 2 месяца назад

Got mine today. All I can say is, everything you said here in this video is true. It works fine, runs all my legally backed up games perfect, all the emulators for the older systems for the NDS work perfect without any lag or problems. Now, there is one thing that would make this card go from a 8/10 to a 11/10 and that is a Game Boy Advance emulator similar like the one from Supercard DSTWO. But, I can only hope and wait for future updates when EZFLASH starts using that chip that's on the card. For now, I have my EZF Parallel on my NDS Lite and rocking it like it's 2006 and later!

@estebanzap7 2 месяца назад

But what about some FPGA functonality 😭 i really hope they add an update that would let it work with like poke transporter etc

@EricCarter12 18 дней назад

What makes the FPGA chip so special? I genuinely never heard of it with regards to the DS until now.

@FiftyFive74 2 месяца назад

I don't know if it's possible, but I'm hoping the fpga chip can be used to provide sharper DS graphics on 3DS. TWPatch doesn't cut it for me.

@fishingwithtoasters 21 день назад

that's not how that works lol

@FiftyFive74 21 день назад

@@fishingwithtoasters can you explain? Is it technically not possible?

@alastor8780 2 месяца назад

That super combo DS thing in the first second of the video, legit? Or buggy like the roms pre-installed on most eumulation handhelds? (I hacked my 3DS so I don't care, just curious)

@theretroguy0609gg 2 месяца назад

Ngl I have the old one in the title screen

@Nikku4211 2 месяца назад

This EZ Flash card for the DS violates the GPL. Buyer beware.

@Mr.BlueSkyy Месяц назад

I’ve heard this, what does this mean?

@mariowario5945 Месяц назад

How does that effect the consumer who is intending to pirate games? Edit: just canceled my purchase after finding out it can brick itself and uses a wood firmware from 2010. It also is told to have worse read and write speeds than the cheaper bootleg r4 card clones

@mariowario5945 Месяц назад

Also would like to note that almost every flashcart made before this for the ds used fpga too, its not anythong special and it really doesnt make sense why this is a buying point for them.

@Breakbeats92.5 14 дней назад

If you don't feel comfortable modding your hand held these flash carts are a god send. As someone that has used flash carts and owns modded systems I would have to say you get a pretty decent experience on a flash cart. Many of them can load emulators of other systems allowing your DS to play old school NES and Sega consoles. This is a very low cost / high value purchase if I'm being honest.

@KnowThyWeakness Месяц назад

I have a 2018 card and it had a timebomb in like 2020 or 2021. using it in 2024, the time bomb problem just isnt there

@Hex9876yugioh Месяц назад

Twilight menu on 3ds gives you the same results as a flash cart

@rstarrkk 10 дней назад

great cart but still doesnt support sleep mode via closing the ds. when the cart i got on ebay for $10 does just fine. needs some work.

@VampireKillerCrypt Месяц назад

Getting that sd card out is such a pain

@marianobecchi7850 Месяц назад

i have a 2016 R4SDHC card and after hacking my 2ds and my later Dsi i see no point on having a R4 tbh, like hacking the consoles is kinda a must rn and the R4 Ui isnt the best, twlight menu is pretty darn good on this regard

@cmlmonstar007 Месяц назад

I have the DStwo and I love it! Nes emulator isn’t the best one though.

@GauBan2501 Месяц назад

I've got both a EZ Flash Jr and standard Omega. I find the Omega works OK, not 100%, for NES, GB and GBC games. This includes when using a DS or DS Lite. I will be grabbing a Parallel as I do have an early DS Flash card which isn't DSi or 3DS compatible. I hope the Parallel does get to make use of it's FPGA as this would make for some amazing core ports. Imagine proper Super Mario 64 running on a New 3DS and not the cut down port we got at the DS launch?

@NerdyWeaponXGames 2 месяца назад

I had to think for a minute, was Rob saying he was cool or transparent… It’s been a long day 😅

@RetroDodo 2 месяца назад

I legitimately thought about making myself a little bit transparent in that shot too but I thought that might have gone over most people's heads 😂

@Anthony-uz5tj Месяц назад

i remember there was a reason for the 32gb size i cant for the life of me remember tho.

@corey-666 2 месяца назад

It would be cool to compare it with the SuperCard DSTWO.

@remusracingro3884 2 месяца назад

One is 20 , the other is 5

@Muxica12 2 месяца назад

Best part 1:11

@LordsOfSkulls 18 дней назад

got my recently, i can finally play my DS games with English Translation. XD

@kellyjr0918 2 месяца назад

I have an old r4 that still works never had a problem with it but the parallel does feel alot sturdier

@Bane_Amesta 2 месяца назад

Same here, I still have and use my R4, but this on does feel better quality

@abe0158 2 месяца назад

Does it work on a Japanese dsi

@daoow1 2 месяца назад

Yeah it should

@checob224 2 месяца назад

Ds and dsi are region unlocked so yes.

@Solcitse 2 месяца назад

want to make your flash cart stand above the rest? its simple, give us a new firmware to hack and play with, this r4 wood firmware was old news on day 2

@steelsandgaming 2 месяца назад

Thanks, great video! I have hacked all my Ds-es but I picked one up just because you said so 🙂...hahahahahaha!

@RetroDodo 2 месяца назад

Haha, we hope you enjoy it!

@chromium5988 2 месяца назад

I got one of these, it's worse than my ancient R4i 3DS Gold and Acekard 2i. It has the same slowdowns as my even older cards such as the intro FMV in Castelvania Dawn of Sorrow being a slideshow and Meteos stuttering when cycling through menus. DIsappointing, do not recommend. Just get something cheaper and better

@DarthBreh Месяц назад

bot I wonder if you have said bot more times than 3DS? 9:11

@vincentvega3093 2 месяца назад

When the english tonage hits you like Jim Sterling.

@simoncharrier_ Месяц назад

Can you set it up using a MacBook ?

@RetroDodo Месяц назад

You don't need to do anything that would be exclusive to Windows, but at the same time I can't test it for myself! Most of it just boils down to dragging and dropping files though, so it should definitely be possible.

@simoncharrier_ Месяц назад

@@RetroDodo Thank you ! 🙏🏻

@hdofu 2 месяца назад

“No suicide bomb” you know your industry has been going in the wrong direction when this is listed as a feature.

@SunnyDeLite 2 месяца назад

Yeah I will stick with the $1.48 one I grabbed from alibaba

@Deltax5 2 месяца назад

They should of let all the gameboys on there. They should of done 3ds. To many flash carts for the DS. getting annoying. Whats the time bomb about. haven't used my 2018 one and afraid to use it now. I did use a special firmware to bypass it but said just a few years thou. Should i worry about it?

@Gabi-enby 2 месяца назад

Honestly, EZ-Flash Parallel is a terrible flashcard, any clone on the market is better than this. And it doesn't looks like EZ-Flash will make it change as much, else they would've made it completely different.

@Omar_Little 2 месяца назад

waste of money. just get an r4 for £3. never buy tech because of a "potential future feature".

@X22GJP 2 месяца назад

Every game…at your fingertips. Why caveat with “you legally own”. Fact is pretty much nobody legally owns all the game roms they have. Nintendo know this which is why they are so bullish about it, and rightly so.