The Christmas just gone I bought a little gadget called M3DSreal for my son to use with his Nintendo DS.
What a neat little thing this is. I had to wait for the English version to be released, there are other items that do a similar thing but not quite the same or as good, R4DS is one of them.
What it is? It is a little cartridge exactly the same dimensions as a DS game cartridge but this has some smarts inside and a tiny flash card slot for microSD memory. I bought a 2 gigabyte Kingston microSD but you can use the newer SDHC ones which go to 6GB at the moment.
With this cartridge I put all of my sons DS games on it PLUS four movies PLUS a CD of music - now he has all of this on one cartridge rather than having to carry around multiple game cartridges that could be lost easily. It can even have PDA functionality, if you want, to store phone numbers, have a caculator etc. as well as and ebook reader and more.
Leave a comment if you want more details and I will answer or if needed I’ll write a better post. It really is a great product and cheap to buy.
Here is some more information on how to use the M3 Ds Real. And thanks to catflap at GBAtemp for making a replacement for the awful system fonts - http://rapidshare.com/files/116960118/menu.eng (only for 3.7b)
M3 DS Real system has been updated , read about it in my post here - M3 DS Real system updated
That sounds really nifty. Having just bought 3 DS for my kids for Chritmas, I havent had a chance to look into all the cool bits you can get. Would you mind emailing me where you got it
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Thank you for taking time to read this and for commenting, I appreciate it.
I bought our M3real for a crowd called DealExtreme.com , took about 10 days for it to arrive and it was free postage to Australia. There are Australian companies that have it but they are about double the price! A 2 gig memory card is another $25 or so.
Thanks for that. I have been browsing deal extreme for about a week checking all the great stuff out trying to decide what to buy first. Hadn’t seen those there so will have to take a look.
Thanks for the info
I have bought a few things from dealextreme.com and have had no problems. I have noticed that they are out of stock for the m3dsReal at the moment.
Hey.i have m3dsreal and if you dont no how the games work when u get games (with US on the back so the game is english) just go to romsite.net and type in what ever ds game u want on the right of your screen and maybey there will be a list of the same games and some are gba and some are DS make sher u get the ones with the us at the end and when there done downloading go to the page you downloaded it on and right click on the game and extract all and then there will be a folder and you go into the folder and then bring up my computer and then click on m3ds and there will be three files,system,nds, gba click on nds and then go back to your game folder and drag the game to your nds folder…..and if this does not work for you i might post a video on youtube of how to do it…..it is realy simple for moor info email me kurtdoerfel@yahoo.com GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR DS SUPLIES P.s. i am a 10 year old hack i know everything becouse my dad works with Mac. if you dont no what mac is it is a way better pc then windows…..bye!
Thank you Kurt but unfortunately I can hardly understand your writing - maybe English is not your home language, hey? I was going to fix all the spelling errors but there were too many
((QUOTE - P.s. i am a 10 year old hack i know everything becouse my dad works with Mac. if you dont no what mac is it is a way better pc then windows…..bye!))
Not quite, Kurt, you don’t know how to spell
There are plenty of ROM sites around but that isn’t the reason I bought the M3DSreal. Have you hacked the M3 to change the font to a better one, or so the games sort themselves automatically in alphabetic order. Do you use Rominator to sort the games out on the PC - it’s fantastic and free!
Thanks again for the comment and please come back.
It looks amazing! Thanks for posting about it. Really amazing stuff you’re showing here
well….sorry for spelling tons of words wrong. i spell pretty fast and i do not go over my mistakes. it’s not like i am doing a spelling contest. and my language that i really speak is latin. i started speaking English when i was six. so its not my fault. and i am not a true hack that puts errors on peoples pc’s i just know stuff.
There is only one thing i don’t know, when i go to PDA the screen says (please copy pda to movable disk) but i don’t know what pda is or how it works,please tell me what to do or how to work it
The PDA isn’t installed on the M3real , you need to download it and put it on.
Try here - http://www.handheldsources.com/M3DS/Download_M3DSR.html
That looks really cool. There have been other efforts like this, but none that I know of that utilise TransFlash or micro SD cards. 6GB and larger are expensive though…
Hi Goldcoaster…
in the past 12months i would have spent over a thousand dollars on games alone… A freind of mine told me about this M3dsreal which i thought was a great idea for my som and my back pocket 
i got the M3dsreal perfect bundele version but have no idea how to use it.
Can you help me please ? my son as a ds lite he’s only 9yo and suffers from slight down syndrome he loves his DS but he is for ever losing the games i buy him
Now i am not a tech/computer head or a gammer in any form what so ever so when i look on the net and start reading about the M3 i get lost in all the computer/gammer linggo
Do you know any site on the net that explains how to use them in good on english ???
what i need to know is how do i get the games on my computer and how do i set up the M3 and use it ?? i know its a big ask but any help/info would be a great help.
Thanks
Storm
Storminoz, thanks for commenting.
The M3Real is very easy to use - just pretty much drag and drop to the Micro SD card.
For great information try this web site - http://gbatemp.net/
All downloads of files are here - http://www.handheldsources.com/M3DS/Download_M3DSR.html remember to use the updated firmware (system) files.
And some simple instructions here - http://down.gbalpha.com/Softwares/G6M3DS-R/M3DS_Real_USER_MANUAL_oct15.doc
Hope it helps and ask again if you need (I can’t say where to download games though)
Thanks very much goldcoaster will check out the sites later.
About the games… i ment how do i get the original brought games on to my computer .
cheers
storm
I think the easiest way would be just to download the game rom (they end in .nds format) - you already own the games so I really don’t so any thing wrong with downloading them.
You can can the “hey I’m not being illegal, I’m just backing up”.
Even if you own Nintendo DS games, it’s illegal to download the ROMs.
Of course, I don’t care, stolen games are awesome, but adding “but I own the games” doesn’t save you.
Thanks for the comment Michael - I said “I think the easiest way would be just to download the game rom (they end in .nds format) - you already own the games so I really don’t so any thing wrong with downloading them” and I still don’t think there is anything wrong with it - whether it is to the law or not I think it is a fair way to use games you have bought - especially to use the cheat function, I never said it was legal its just fair way to use it.
hey, can this thing play GBA, GameBoy, NES, or SNES games? i seem to remember seeing a product that can do that, but i’m not quite sure.
I know it can play GBA games, not sure about the older ones but I do remember reading about an emulator for these games so my answer - probably.
Thanks for the comment.
Where do you go to download games what site i have some on disk but i want diffrent ones plz help!
how do i know witch movie converter to get? i tried a lot of them but they did no work. can someone please send a link to a web to download the right converter. when go to my pc and i click on my m3ds real there is four folders nds,my flix,system,m sounds,my music, and gba and do i make my own folder when am gonna put the movie on the m3? or do i just put it n my flix. please tell me some realy ice dirctions? please
Kurt, there are a few convertors around - try this one its free http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html , it works pretty good - you need to make a dpg or dsm movie - Super makes dpg movies.
To play on the DS just put the movies directly onto the mem card not in a separate folder.
my brother tried to convert a movie and put it on my m3ds real but it did not work. what was the video converter that you use to put movies on m3ds real.
when you download the pda what folder do you put it in?
Kurt did you try SuperC as i mentioned above? Sometimes it ends with an error after encoding but the movie plays anyway.
PDA, I am not sure just put on the top directory.
What game do you think is the best game for ds?
What type of games do you like , Kurt?
i like shooting games. but the bad thing is when i pulled my ds out of my pocket the L button ripped off
do you think any store will take my ds lite? its in perfect condition but the L button is ripped off
i like action games to
Trade it in at EB games and buy a new new one. Can you glue the L button on so they don’t know, first?
To be honest the L button hardly gets used in games anyway. You can also buy whole new cases from DealExtreme.com (where I bought me M3DS Real)for about $7 for the DS and about$18 for the DS Lite but . I have heard it is fairly hard to pull apart
Contra 4 is a fun old style platform shoot’em up like the arcades back in the ’90s, nothing fancy. Metroid Prime is great.
Hmm, I’ll get back to you about these games, have to think about it.
try these games :
- Geometry Wars
- nanostray 2
Can i ask how did you put all the games and movies and music on it..
Just copy and paste to the micro SD card.
Go to the M3DSreal site and they have an instruction sheet.
i dont download any of the games i have just been using it for movies. i figured out what to do
i think nintendo already knows about this but how come they haven’t sued the companys yet?
i like the company that made it(just because the movie thing)
In some countries it is legal to do this - not to steal game roms but to use the Flsh cart for public domain games, music and video.
Morrrrrning. Just hoping you could give me a quick hand. I have an M3DS Simply, and it is wonderful. Anyway, aside from that, with the M3DS Real coming down in price, I was considering an upgrade. HOWEVER, All of the sites I have encountered make no mention of WIFI, Single card, Dual card and Wii Wireless compatability. The M3DS Simply works with all these functions perfectly well, including Opera browser, but does the M3DS Real also have compatability, in particular, to other DS’ and wireless, over-the-net gaming???
Thanking you in advance.
Liv.
Thanks for commenting Oliver. My personal opinion is if the M3simply is fine for you now, why upgrade - what would the advantage be for you, except I guess memory card size?
What is single/dual card - do you mean a GBA slot? I have used wireless with mario cart fine haven’t tried any other.
This site I suspect uses a flash cart, he may know http://wiinds.wordpress.com/ you could also ask at gbatemp.
Well, it’s not really< having issues getting the MicroSD card to stay in, having trouble in data download, yeah, it had a wonderful run, but it is indeed gettign a bit old, especially because I got it second hand.
Thankyou for the info/sites. I will go and check them out.
By single/dual card I was referring to playing wirelessly with only one DS game or with both players having the cart/M3.
I cannot see any reason why they would take away the ability of wireless play, seeing as it was rampant on the M3, especially now you have quelled my fears, ie, Mario Kart working.
SO! Thankyou very muchly!
Oh I see, I have played games with the single cart option - meaning the other Ds downloads off the others cart, using the M3real - it works fine. Mario part (i think that is what its called, plays fine as a download game as well.
I have no problem recommending it, its cheap and everything works
hi,
when i go on to this syt to try to download the program so that i can convert some films but it didn’t work it wont download, all that happens is that i download the first one (setup1) a webpage downloads and when i open it it just has adverts on it can someone please tell me what is wromg and send me the hyperlink to the proper download
this is the syt that i used but i couldnt download it http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html
Yes it is a bit of a pain to find the download link. They don’t make it easy.
Here is the direct link
http://www.erightsoft.biz/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe
Hello again all. I need some help… Upon the arrival of the M3DS Real, I opened the manual and all, downloaded the system software, Version 2.41 English. I have a bunch of games, but i cannot get any to work?
I have uploaded them to a folder called NDS that is just sitting in the root folder. IE - The window that opens as soon as you open the removable disk…
When I put the micro Sd into the M3DS Real, I am presented with only five menu options, MyCard, Boot, Media, PDA, Setting. I am missing the Games and the GBA Function???
Looking past this, if I enter the MyCard Option, I can access the system folder, and the NDS Folder, which has the games in it, with thier correct picture icons and sizes… But I cannot open them?
Could someone please help me, it is frustrating me beyond comprehension! I have no idea what to do…
Olivier.
I am sure 2.41 is not the M3DSreal system. I think you may have the M3simple (they usually just call it M3DS) I think the last system I used was 2.9 a long long time ago and checking, the latest is actually 3.4. Here it is. delete all off the card first. http://www.handheldsources.com/M3DS/Download_M3DSR.html
The NDS folder is where the games go, so thats correct.
has anyone here aver tried the AceKard 2? because, i can get it and an EZ 3-in-1 ram+rumble expansion from DealExtreme for $8 more than an m3ds real with just a rumble pack
P.S. [Quote: Kurt]i am a 10 year old hack i know everything becouse my dad works with Mac. if you dont no what mac is it is a way better pc then windows…..bye![/quote] - y’know, telling everyone that you’re ten years old might not be the best idea… and have you ever tried linux? think mac, except free and open-source, including the GUI. have fun now!
I don’t use the rumble card that came with the M3DSreal at all. Not many games use that function. The Ram one maybe if I had the Browser but I doubt it.
The Acecard2 looks like it would be a good choice.
Pros
+ Fantastic looking skins
+ Many non-skin aspects of the interface are customizable
+ Allows file operations from within GUI
+ MicroSDHC compatible
+ 100% ROM compatibility
+ 100% Download Play compatibility
+ Soft Reset works 100%
+ Auto-DLDI patching
+ PassMe functionality
+ Cheat system works
+ Very fast and responsive menus
+ 8 languages supported
Cons
- Have to compile cheat file for each game
- Sturdiness is so-so
Thankyou so so very much!
Ok… One more question..? Haha. How do I add AR cheats to the M3DS Real? It speaks of .xml files and .db files, but how do I convert convention text I get off the net to these files? Or is that even what it is talking about?
Thanks again…
Olivier.
hi,
ok so, i dont have an m3 ds real yet but it has been ordered.
now the one i have ordered doesnt come with the disc so i’ve downloaded it, its version 3.4 i think. when i get the m3 ds real i just put it into the microsd right? and with the games ive downloaded it from ???
so when i come to put it in to the microsd i have to unzip it dont i?
all answers are greatly appreciated.
thanks =)
ROMs will have the NDS format eg. abcgame.nds and should be stored in a folder on the memory card called NDS, so may need to be unzippd
Just drag the latest system files to the mem card first, then make your NDS folder, put the gamesin that folder.
BTW, no M3Dsreal’s come with a disk.
Hey everyone, I just bought my M3 DS Real 3 weeks ago, and I’m still confused on where to insert movie files and how to make the movie files play.
I tried to put the movie file into my 1GB Micro SD card, but the video did not show up anywhere. I also tried putting the movie file directly into the NDS folder. The video was still no where to be found =/
I tried to download the GBalpha NDSMovie Converter from the site http://www.handheldsources.com/M3DS/Download_M3DSR.html as suggested in this forum, but when I ran the program, I got this popup error that says “Component ‘comdlg32.ocx’ or one of its dependencies not correctly registered: A file is missing or invalid.”
Any suggestions on what to do?
Thanks!
The movies have to be either dpg or dsm format. If you read above there is a link to superC it will make dpg. I have never got the NDSconvertor to work to make dsm movies.
Put the movies straight on the mem card not in any folder. same goes for mp3 music.
Wow, you replied very quickly. Thank you ^_^.
I found the link in this forum to Super C and opened it, but I have no clue where to download it. Can I please have a direct link? Thank you!
Nicky, you were just lucky that I have turned my computer on to send an email
How did you find this post?
SuperC is hard to find, there was a direct link above though http://www.erightsoft.biz/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe
For me, it always ends in an error after making the movie but the movie played OK anyway. (other wise search for dpg movie to download, dsm is hard)
Ugh, it’s true that the movies that I converted into dpg using Super C do work on my DS now, but the movies freeze frequently at parts of the videos where it has fast-moving graphics and then it unfreezes. The only way to prevent them from freezing is by converting them into atrociously low qualities. Is there any way to improve the qualities of the videos?
Movies on my M3Dsreal don’t pixelate or freeze, they are actually pretty good. I am guessing it is the settings.
just passing through the blog (after i found it on a google search) and just thought i would make a little mention of my site here (if thats ok?)
idgamez.co.uk is a site dedicated to console gaming, and we feature the nintendo ds and its various cartridges like the m3 very heavily. we also have an ever growing list of nds back-up games (which i understand are not illegal to download if you own the original game cartridge), so if your looking for a place to hang out, and get the latest games for your m3 cart, then pop into our site and check us out.
its all free and its a very friendly site.
i hope you dont mind me putting this detail in here, but its always good to let people know where they can get the games fromfor free.
see you all around
Everything says i can download aim on ds but i cant find a download if anybody can find a download please tell me give me a link or somthin
I haven’t read anywhere about AIM for the M3DSreal, sorry.
Search for AIM homebrew.
Hi,
I’m new to all this NDSL and accessories stuff. Am looking to get something that will let me put my current legal games (all four of them!) on the one card (for convenience), plus that will let me run a few homebrew apps as well, most notably some kind of browser for basic internet browsing.
DX have the “M3 Real with USB TF Card Reader and Rumble Pack” (sku.272
for around $30. I don’t need the rumble pack, but I can’t find a M3 real there without one. I think I also need a SD/SDHC card, was thinking the “Kingston MicroSD TransFlash 2GB Memory Card (JAPAN)” (sku.2396) though I’m flexible on that - just had it in mind because it apparently is pretty good quality.
Actually I’m flexible on the M3DSReal also … just would prefer not to get the Acekard RPG as it’s priced through the roof … but if there’s a better card out now for a similar price, then I’d be open to that.
Basically, treat me like an idiot and don’t assume that I know anything! What do I need to put backups of my games on the one card and run a rudimentary web browser on my NDSL please?
Thanks!
KTB (ozfree) , I really think that at this time you wont do better than the M3DSreal- it much better than the Acecard. Read through the comments and you will get lots of info.
I got my M3DSreal and Kingston mem card from Dealextreme - the same as you are looking at - had no problems with either.
I don’t use the rumble pack - hardly any games use it any way.
I haven’t used the Browser program as it also needs a memory pack plugged into the GBA slot at the front of the DS.
Once you buy the cart you need to put some system files on the mem card (all flash carts are like this) you then put the NDS games on the mem card under a NDS folder, plug the mem card into the M3DSreal and you are done, very simple really.
Any game I have tried works fine.
Thanks so much for your help! Decided that with the cost of the wifi dongle and the memory pack, and the reviews about the limitations of the browser, that I’d follow your example and just get the M3DSreal and the Kingston memory, which from your comments and others on this blog, really does seem the way to go.
Thank you so much for your help and advice … now just have to wait for DX to ship my stuff
KTB.
I have bought many things from Deal extreme and never had a problem with them - usually takes about 10 days to get it.
I am glad I have helped, let me know how you go when you get it.
i have been looking threw this site. and i myself have a m3adaptor, and i clicked something and saw they had one for a wii console is this true, and if it is how do i get one.?
also whats the wbesite for the games and how do you put them on?
hi, i got the m3dsreal rumble ram pack and i`m wondering if i can browse te internet with it.
I only got the Rumble pack - it had no Ram are you sure yours is a Ram pack - if it is you can use it with the Browser program but I haven’t tried it.
Let me know how you go.
Hi again,
Following your recommendation, I bought the M3DS Real and 2GB Kingston flash from DX. Completely irrelevant, but it’s insane how small memory cards are getting! Anyway, back on topic, I did something completely out of character for me, and read your useful links and tips BEFORE doing anything. And it worked! I’ve got the latest OS with the better fonts, am using Rominator to keep things organised, downloaded the roms of some games I own legitimately, and everything worked first time — THANK YOU!
B-u-t … there MUST be something I’ve missed, because I do still have one small question. I downloaded DSOrganize as my PDA … but I’m guessing it’s not the PDA that the operating system was expecting, because the OS can’t find it. And it’s not just a *.nds file that can easily be moved to the root — it’s got all kinds of subfolders and things.
So, one of two questions please! Either how can I get the M3DSReal OS to find DS Organize and link it up with the PDA button in the menu …. OR …. where do I download the PDA that the M3DS Real OS actually *is* expecting?
Thanks!
I am glad to help. It is amazing how small the microSD is - I remember buying a normal SD card back in 2001 128MB cost me $320!! and I had to wait for it to come into Australia.
To be honest I have never tried the PDA part. This is a link to the PDA you need for the M3DSreal http://down.gbalpha.com/GBalpha/Softwares/G6&M3DS-R-PDADS_V1.0.zip it is not DSorganise (but I think you can run DS organise as a homebrew app) I dont know what the PDA is like.
Hi again,
Thanks, found that link AFTER already having posted … doh! Still not sure where to put the files, so will play with different directories and see what works
Cheers!
I would try no directory at all just like movies and music.
Don’t get your hopes up , I have heard that the PDA isn’t very good.