Super Card for Your NDS Reviewed

Super Card released their own adapter for use with Nintendo DS but the absence of other adapter to calibrate it with, we can only look at it at face value. I see the improbable use of cheap interchangeable Compact Flash or SD media in an adaptor that could plug into a GBA cartridge adaptor.GBA the sizes of cartridges are specified in the megabit format and Compact Flash and SD cards are specified in megabyte’s. (1 megabyte = 8 megabits). Usually 1 gigabytes SD card costs $35, an equivalent of an 8 gigabyte cartridge.

The Set
SuperCard own SD version of their adaptor is both faster and neater than their older Compact Flash adaptor and the SD card fits entirely inside the GBA Cartridge.

Most of the reviews were given to the Compact Flash Version of the Supercard which is slower in operation. Let’s see how it works the DS in this new cartride. So to boot DS game backups and homebrew, it require a Superpass (Passme)which come with the package. It is a high quality, plastic encased item, with good contacts for you DS cartridge.Once you plug in the kit completely, you will note that the Supercard sticks out of the bottom of the DS by about 5mm. This really isn’t noticeable when you are playing the game.

The SuperPass sticks out from the DS cartridge slot. When the screen is flipped open, you do not see it. You will need a suitable original DS cartridge plugged into the Superpass and still use the FlashMe software to reprogram the firmware on your DS. Once the FlashMe program has upgraded the firmware in your DS, you wont be needing your SuperPass anymore.

The Superpass cannot be seen when the screen is opened


Side view of the SuperPass

In order for games to run on the SuperCard, they need to be patched using the SuperCard patching software. This is very simple to use. Load the clean original game images into the software, hit the GO button and a few seconds later the patched file is created. You can then copy these files onto the SD card using a pc with an SD writer.

A listing of all menu that are found on the SD card will appear. Uisng your joypad, you can now navigate all the list and upon selecting the game a screen will appears showing the game loading off the SD card and into the SuperCard memory.

The advantage of using the SuperCard is that it is relatively cheap, applicable to almost all the DS games and there’s a regular update of the firmware. The downside though is some that 512megs roms don’t work. But we still haverto wait for the coming out of the M3 and MK3 adapters before we can give the final verdict on the SuperCard.
Super Card released their own adapter for use with Nintendo DS but the absence of other adapter to calibrate it with, we can only look at it at face value. I see the improbable use of cheap interchangeable Compact Flash or SD media in an adaptor that could plug into a GBA cartridge adaptor.GBA the sizes of cartridges are specified in the megabit format and Compact Flash and SD cards are specified in megabyte’s. (1 megabyte = 8 megabits). Usually 1 gigabytes SD card costs $35, an equivalent of an 8 gigabyte cartridge.

The Set
SuperCard own SD version of their adaptor is both faster and neater than their older Compact Flash adaptor and the SD card fits entirely inside the GBA Cartridge.

Most of the reviews were given to the Compact Flash Version of the Supercard which is slower in operation. Let’s see how it works the DS in this new cartride. So to boot DS game backups and homebrew, it require a Superpass (Passme)which come with the package. It is a high quality, plastic encased item, with good contacts for you DS cartridge.Once you plug in the kit completely, you will note that the Supercard sticks out of the bottom of the DS by about 5mm. This really isn’t noticeable when you are playing the game.

The SuperPass sticks out from the DS cartridge slot. When the screen is flipped open, you do not see it. You will need a suitable original DS cartridge plugged into the Superpass and still use the FlashMe software to reprogram the firmware on your DS. Once the FlashMe program has upgraded the firmware in your DS, you wont be needing your SuperPass anymore.

The Superpass cannot be seen when the screen is opened


Side view of the SuperPass

In order for games to run on the SuperCard, they need to be patched using the SuperCard patching software. This is very simple to use. Load the clean original game images into the software, hit the GO button and a few seconds later the patched file is created. You can then copy these files onto the SD card using a pc with an SD writer.

A listing of all menu that are found on the SD card will appear. Uisng your joypad, you can now navigate all the list and upon selecting the game a screen will appears showing the game loading off the SD card and into the SuperCard memory.

The advantage of using the SuperCard is that it is relatively cheap, applicable to almost all the DS games and there’s a regular update of the firmware. The downside though is some that 512megs roms don’t work. But we still haverto wait for the coming out of the M3 and MK3 adapters before we can give the final verdict on the SuperCard.