Anybody who’s researched ds flash cards has come across numerous references to R4 and some of the more expensive ones like M3i, Supercard, and iEdge. Unfortunately, they might skip over a card that retains many of the features and stability of a more expensive card without the premium, the Acekard 2i. An important thing to note is that the Acekard team was the first team to develop a workaround for Nintendo’s card blocking technology for the DSi v1.43u.
The Acekard 2i is the third card from the venerable Acekard team who have been making cards since 2006 for the Nintendo DS. Their first card the Acekard and Acekard+ made a strong showing and by the time of the release of the Acekard 2.1 had solidly placed themselves at the head of the industry for good products. There was a side project of a highly customizable Acekard R.P.G. which had some mild success, but by the time they hit their flagship product, the Acekard 2i, they had picked up a large following. While the Acekard name has had a few hiccups, they seem to take responsibility for any diificulties
GBAtemp, one of the largest Nintendo ds card communities, consistently recommends the Acekard 2i. That team has avoided a lot of the drama of other card brands for things like bad clones, stolen firmware workarounds, slow updates, and general manufacturer irresponsibility. This team works fast, and efficiently. Acekard users rarely have to wait long for patches and compatibility updates. There is an alternative loader for the Acekard called the AKAIO software. While it was not created by the Acekard team it has their full endorsement and improves loading speed as well as adds support for the EZFlash 3in1 slot-2 device for loading gameboy advanced game backups.
The Acekard 2i features many useful assets like the ability to flash the firmware (provided that the DSi console hasn’t already been updated), Action Replay cheat codes, saving to the micro sd card, auto-patching for DLDI, multiple languages, four screen brightness settings, and reduced power consumption. For those who enjoy customizing their menus the Acekard 2i is also skinnable. The only major feature it seems to lack is Real Time Save but that typically requires a card with a higher cost.
Acekard is the only latest cart in the range of slot-1 flash kits for Nintendo DS. Acekard has brought this latest product to us the original acekard, and now Acekard+. The original acekard did not receive good response from the users. After revolution, this first flash kit came up with perfect compatibility with all DS games. This original cart has face some problems with the users, which has saved it from being coveted cart. Proprietary file system and PC software has made this cart a chore. Acekard team has come up with Acekart+, which offers a free upgrades to the users of the previous acekard. The issues of the original acekard is resolved by Acekard+ which offers simple drag and drop support, where FLAT file system is used. Acekard+ has come up with good improvement, but it was too late, while other carts were already on the list. After working for 10 months, Acekard team come up with latest Acekard R.P.G i.e. Real play gear. It was the first DS flash kit which offers internal flash memory and support’s micro SD and micro SDHC cards.
Acekard was originally present at GB A temp. During 24th November 06, acekard was only seen in China and Chinese import stores. There are some manufacturers who says that there are availability of English version which will be announced officially very soon. Acekard supports micro SD memory card which is upto 2gb. Before buying this card, you should be aware about its features. Firstly, it the just the same size of normal DS card, Plug and play is required, Consuming low electricity, Compatible for all DS games, Directly supports clean rom, always supports moon shell and also supports link slot-2. Acekard can directly be started by Flashcard in slot-2, but requires usage of an high speed TF card, addition of more games. It is also known as perfect save system. There is always an use of original chip, so no chance of losing save file, uses of other flash card to save files. Always be aware about its packaging and contents. Acekard always comes in a pack of small smooth cardboard box. The art done on box is quite well. The picture drawn on the front of the card is not the actual one, as it is white for a start. Box carries a brief detail about the products on the front and sides. You can visit various sites to gather more information.
to play the DS roms as well ashomebrew game for the DSi and of course, run the games for the 3DS. However, it is a fact that it simply serves like a modified version of the earlier Acekard 2i that has a firmware compatible with the Nintendo 3DS, with the packaging as well a newly-designed logo. With regard to compatibility concerns, there is nothing new with the AK3 DS. It would also be difficult to say which among the two is more effective, although the latter is backed by a strong development team which can surely be destined to succeed.
There will surely be that possibility that the players would get to see much more game roms that are set to be released for the 3DS in the near future. However, what cannot be foreseen is if the latest adapter kit for the flash card will have any improvements as compared to what is currently being offered.
