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You can add DS games to a microSD card to transfer and play on your Nintendo Dsi. SD cards can store gigabytes worth of DS games. After downloading the games to the card, you can easily play them on your system by using an R4i adapter. The R4i card also allows you to view and save media on the DS.
Setting Up Your Adapter
Download the latest R4 software for your R4i card (see Resources). Save the file to your computer. Unzip the files by right-clicking it and selecting “Extract all.”
Insert the microSD card into the SD adapter and insert the adapter into the SD card port on your computer. If your computer does not have this port, use a USB SD card reader.
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Click “Open folder to view files.” This opens your microSD card.
Highlight the files you just downloaded from R4, right-click them and click “Cut.” Right-click within the microSD card and click “Paste.” This moves all of the files to the card.
Downloading Games
Open your web browser and navigate to your favorite DS game website. A few suggestions are ROM-Freaks, Romulation and Mega DS ROMs (see Resources).
Browse through the list of available games and click “Download” to download and save the game to your computer.
Open the folder that contains the game files on your computer, highlight them all, right-click them and click “Cut.”
“Paste” the files in the microSD card folder.
Playing the Games
Remove the microSD card from the computer and from the SD card adapter.
Insert the microSD card into the R4i adapter, and then insert the adapter into your Dsi.
Press the “Power” button to start your DS.
Tap the Pac-Man icon with your stylus for the list of games.
Tap a game to begin playing it.
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The Nintendo DS is home to commercial video games of all genres. Moreover, it provides extensive support for homebrew ROMs, which are open-source, free games designed by independent developers. However, the Nintendo DS does not possess a built-in method for accessing such ROM files. Thankfully, you can use one of many third-party accessories to play such ROMs successfully.
Acquire a flash media card. These cards allow you to play multiple file types, including videos, music and homebrew ROMs. The R4 and M3 flash cards are popular choices for such purposes. Typically, they are equipped with an external MicroSD chip and a computer card adapter. Otherwise, purchase these two items separately from your local retail store.
Insert the MicroSD chip into the computer card adapter, then connect it to a computer USB port.
Obtain the flash media card’s device drivers from its respective source. Also known as the card’s firmware, it allows homebrew ROMs and other files to be recognized by the flash card.
Launch “My Computer” from the Windows “Start” menu. Click the entry named “Removable Disk,” which represents the MicroSD chip.
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Move the downloaded device drivers into the chip’s top level. Optionally, click the “File” menu, select “New Folder” and create a directory to store your ROM files. Otherwise, move all ROMs to the top level of the storage unit as well. Note that you can use the Windows standard copy-and-paste procedure.
Place the MicroSD chip into the media flash card’s built-in memory slot. Insert the flash card into your Nintendo DS. Initialize the console and select the “Games” section from the flash card’s main menu. Select the ROM of choice and press “Start” to launch it.
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