NDS files which are either Homebrew applications or Games in the form of ROM files. This section will allow you to browse the files on the card for. Let's talk about the launcher, there are 3 items here, they represent: NDS Apps, Moonshell, and Boot Slot-2.

Start the DS, you should be presented with the extremely ugly launcher screen.

Eject the MicroSD card from the computer, insert MicroSD into the R4, then insert the R4 to DS.

Unzip the contents of the kernel folder to your MicroSD card.

Load your MicroSD into the reader, plug into computer.

Download the newest Kernel files from the appropriate homepage for your device above.

The system software for the R4 DS is called the Kernel, download the kernel files from the respective R4 or R4 SDHC homepage above (the kernels are unique for each device). The R4 has no built in storage for its software, it keeps all needed files on the MicroSD card, this makes upgrades easy and the potential for damage is kept extremely low. So, you've got your hands on one, you've got your MicroSD card, now what do you do? The R4 DS is a 'Slot-1' (Nintendo DS Cartridge style) card which takes a MicroSD card for storing Homebrew Applications and Nintendo DS Roms. R4 3DS Emulator 1.4 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.It seems that there is no good page consolidating the collective knowledge and proper instructions for the R4 DS, I aim to remedy that. This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from console emulators without restrictions. R4 3DS Emulator 1.4 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs

To get Nintendo DS games for this emulator Google “Game Title + DS ROM” of simply Google “Nintendo DS Roms” and search for a specific game inside the top sites. Of course you do not realy have to physically insert a cartridge into a PC, but instead you should select a Nintendo DS rom file on your PC. Support for the latest 3DS games will be added in later versions.Īfter opening the Emulator it will ask you to “insert a cartridge”. This means that NDS roms and DSi game backup copies work, DS homebrew Apps work, but the new 3DS games are currently not compatible. Same as current first generation R4 3DS backup tools this emu supports only DS-MODE on Nintendo 3DS. It mimics the operation of a R4 3DS Flash Card such as R4i 3DS, AceKard 3, SuperCard DSTWO and CycloDS iEvolution on N3DS. R4 3DS Emulator also known as Nintendo 3DS R4 Flash Card emulator is based on the freeware NDS emulator No$GBA. It can also be used for playing games on PC if you do not have a Nintendo 3DS consoles. R4 3DS Emulator can be used for testing how DS games will work on a R4 3DS Flash Card.

A Nintendo 3DS emulator with flash card support

R4 card setup