DS Flashcard Identification

This is a list of flashcards to identify an unknown card. This list is incomplete and may be subject to change.

If you have a flashcard not listed here, please add it!

PassMe/NoPass

Natrium42 developed the PassMe, which was one of the first methods of booting unsigned code and retail DS games. A DS cartridge is attached to the device to bypass the copy protection, fooling the DS into thinking it has a legitimate gamecard inserted. The CPLD relocates the ARM7 and ARM9 addresses to slot-2 and sets an autoboot flag once you've passed the H&S warning, allowing DS code to be executed from the GBA slot. After the blowfish encryption was broken, "true" slot-1 flashcart solutions (such as "NoPass" devices) were developed that did not require a donor cartridge to use PassMe. Games developed with a later SDK will not run, and homebrew does require DLDI patching for your specific cart.

Flashcard	Image	Notes
PassMe		Natrium42
PassKey		M3 Team
SuperPass DS		SuperCard
PassCard		M3 Team
NDS Magic Key		NEO Team
EZ-Pass		EZ-Flash

NAND-based

The first slot-1 based flashcart used an internal NAND flash that you can transfer your own games and homebrew software onto, with the use of a proprietary dongle that attaches to the GBA gameslot and is hooked via a USB cable to mount as a removable disk. DSGBA, an OEM manufacturer who specialized in developing the DSFlash2, supplied their own boards to various distributors, with them adding new updates and features to the kernel; the DS Fire Link, the N-Card, and the DS Linker were the most common.

Flashcard	Image	Notes
Acekard R.P.G.		acekard.com
DS-Xtreme		Team Xodus
AnyCVI		Unknown.
N-Card		DSGBA
DS-Linker		SuperCard Team
ExpressCard		xpcard.com.cn
K6 Super Card		k6.cngba.com
Sunny Flash		game-menu.com
Ultra Card		gbacard.com
DSFlash2		usb11.com
DS Fire Card		Fire Link
F-Card		Fire Link

SD-based

Flashcard	Image	Notes
R4 Revolution for DS		R4 Team. The V1 had issues relating to the spring-loaded microSD slot, which got stuck after many uses. So in response to this, they released the V2 model by opting for a plastic slot instead.
Top Toy DS (TTDS/DSTT)		NEO Team
DSONE		SuperCard
DSTWO		SuperCard
NinjaDS		NinjaDS
NinjaPass Evolution X9		NinjaDS
MicroNinja DS		NinjaDS
MediaGAMER		UWindNet. Same as the MicroNinja DS.
Games 'N Music		Datel. Comes bundled with an 8cm CD containing homebrew games, a 512MB microSD card and a microSD to USB reader. Originally sold as "Cartridge Construction Kit DS", until the product name was changed as they thought it would not appeal to consumers.
Acekard		acekard.com
EDGE/iEDGE		EDGE

Clones

Clone flashcarts which are copycat designs based on previous generations.

R4 Clones

Flashcard	Image	Notes
Ace3DS X (ace3ds.com)		R4iLS clone. www.ace3ds.com
Gateway (Blue Card) (gateway-3ds.com)		R4iLS clone. www.gateway-3ds.com
MT-Card (Blue Card) (mt-card.com)		R4iLS clone. www.mt-card.com
M3 DS Simply (m3adapter.com)		OEM clone of the Original R4 DS.
MARS		R4 DS clone. www.ndsmars.com
N5 DS		Clone of the Original R4. Early revisions of the N5, notably with a spring-loaded microSD slot, have been reported to brick consoles by blowing the fuses. www.dsn5.com
Original R4 SDHC (r4sdhc.com, ndslr4.com)		r4sdhc.com, ndslr4.com
R4 i.L.S (r4li.com)		www.r4li.com
R4 SDHC Christmas		This card is an R4SDHC clone. www.r4isdhc.com
Wood R4iGold.cc Upgrade for 3DS (r4igold.cc)		Clones of the R4ids.cn cards.

Acekard Clones

Flashcard	Image	Notes
Ace3DS Pro		ace3ds.com
Amaze3DS		Amaze Team
R4 SDHC Dual-Core (r4isdhc.com)		Only applies to cards without a year number, or has a NEW/2013 bubble.
R4 SDHC Dual-Core (r4isdhc.hk)		R4DS Pro clone. 2024 carts only.
R4 SDHC Gold Pro (r4isdhc.hk)		R4DS Pro clone. 2024 carts only.
R4 SDHC RTS Lite (r4isdhc.hk)		R4DS Pro clone. 2024 carts only.
R4 Ultra (r4ultra.com)		Acekard 2/2i clones. www.r4ultra.com
R4iTT		www.r4itt.net
R4i Ver 2.0		r4ids.com
R4i-SDHC Gold (r4-pro.com)		Based on the R4DS Pro carts. r4-pro.com

DSTT Clones

Flashcard	Image	Notes
Ace3DS (ace3ds.com)		Clone of the DSTT(i). Not to be confused with the 'Plus' models.
Gold R4 3DS (r4issdhc.com)		Same PCB as R4i-NDSiLL clones based on the DSTTi.
R4-III SDHC Upgrade (r4iiisdhc.com)		Clone of the U2DS, which is also a DSTT clone.
R4 SDHC Gold Pro (r4isdhc.com)		2014+ cards are DSTTi clones.
R4 SDHC Snoopy (r4isdhc.com)		2014+ cards are DSTTi clones.
R4 SDHC RTS Lite (r4isdhc.com)		2014+ cards are DSTTi clones.
R4 SDHC Upgrade (r4i-sdhc.com)		Based on the DSTT(i). r4i-sdhc.com
R4 SDHC Upgrade (r4isdhc.com)		2014+ cards are DSTT(i) DEMON clones.
R4 SDHC (SylverReZ)		Stolen designs without authorization from SylverReZ, based on the R4i-SDHC DEMON family.
R4i V1.45		www.ndsiLL.net
PK3DS		www.pk3ds.com
R4i FIFA		www.r4i-fifa.com
Koo Flash		www.game-menu.com
DSTT Gold		Not by the DSTT team, relabelled r4i-gold.com Gold RTS cart.
DSTTi Gold		www.ndstti.cn
U2DS		U2DS