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How do I play GB games on my DS?

Insert your Game Boy Advance cartridge
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A ROM cartridge, usually referred to in context simply as a cartridge, cart, or card, is a replaceable part designed to be connected to a consumer electronics device such as a home computer, video game console or, to a lesser extent, electronic musical instruments.
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on the bottom slot of your DS. This is labeled for you next to the slot as Slot-2. Touch, or select the bottom box on your touch screen that says "Start GBA game". If this option does not show up then you must power off the device and remove the cartridge.
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Can you play GB color games on a DS?

While the Nintendo DS is compatible with Game Boy Advance games, it is not able to play Game Boy Color or original Game Boy games. There are two main reasons for this: The Nintendo DS is designed for wireless play and lacks a link cable port.
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How do I put Game Boy games on my DS?

How to Insert a Game Boy Advance Game Pak
  1. Remove the Game Pak Slot Cover from the Game Pak Slot (SLOT-2). ...
  2. With the label side of the Game Boy Advance Game Pak facing away from the Nintendo DS Lite, insert the Game Pak and press it down until it stops. ...
  3. Carefully lift up the screen into the open position.
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How do I play downloaded emulated games?

Launch a game.

If you did not change the location of the downloaded ROMS, they will be in your Downloads folder. Tap on the game to launch it in the emulator. Most games open up to a main screen with options like “Play,” “Settings,” “Controls,” and so on, which will differ for every game.
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What emulator can run on DS?

RetroArch: Best Multi-platform Nintendo DS Emulator

It is not only available on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Linux but also various game consoles, including PS2, PS3, PSP, PS Vita, Wii, Wii U, 2DS, 3DS, Nintendo Switch, and more.
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How to play GameBoy and GameBoy Color games on DS!

Do you need a SD card to play games on a DS?

In order to play downloaded games on your DS, you will need an R4 SDHC card, a microSD card, and a computer on which you can download the game files.
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Why won't my SD card work in my DS?

Insert the SD Card and turn the system on. If the error message mentions that the SD card may be full, try deleting unused content. If the problem is occurring with a specific downloadable game or application, use the Nintendo 3DS Download Repair Tool to check the game or application for errors and repair if necessary.
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How do I access my SD card on my DS?

For Nintendo 3DS, the SD card slot is located on the left side of the system. For Nintendo 3DS XL and Nintendo 2DS, the SD card slot is located on the right side of the system. For New Nintendo 2DS XL, the microSD card slot is located on the front side of the system.
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Can Nintendo DS run Gameboy games?

What they cannot play: Original Game Boy or Game Boy Color games.
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Why wont a DS game work?

often the problem is simply due to dirty contacts. Try to clean the contacts in the card slot and those of the game itself with a cotton swab and some alcohol. Otherwise, there could be bent contacts in the card slot.
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What does DS stand for Nintendo?

TIL: That DS in Nintendo DS stands for dual-screen.
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Do all DS games work on any DS?

All currently available software released for Nintendo DS can be played on Nintendo DSi. However, as the Nintendo DSi does not have a Game Boy Advance Game Pak Slot, certain games for Nintendo DS that make use of the GBA Game Pak Slot cannot be played, or some of the games' features cannot be used.
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Do new DS work with old games?

The process does not work any differently than playing on a DS. You don't need to enable a special setting or update your device to play older DS titles on your 3DS. Plug your Nintendo DS game into the 3DS cartridge slot. Select the game cartridge icon from the bottom menu on your 3DS and the game will load.
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What games work on a DS?

Year
  • Project Rub DS. SEGA / Sonic Team. ...
  • Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver DS. Nintendo / Game Freak. ...
  • Solatorobo: Red the Hunter DS. Bandai Namco / CyberConnect2. ...
  • Kirby Super Star Ultra DS. ...
  • Professor Layton and the Unwound Future DS. ...
  • The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass DS. ...
  • Knights in the Nightmare DS. ...
  • Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon DS.
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What is the max SD card for DS?

The Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL, and Nintendo 2DS systems are compatible with SD cards up to 2 GB in size, and SDHC cards of 4 GB and larger up to 32 GB in size. All other SD Card types are not considered compatible.
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What is an unsupported SD card?

Most of the time the error - SD card is blank or unsupported occurs due to corrupt RAW file system, virus infection, bad sectors, logical damages, or inappropriate SD card usage. Usually this happens when: The card is removed from the device without turning off the device.
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Why does DS need SD card?

The system comes with an SDHC card inserted into the SD card slot (microSDHC card for the New Nintendo 3DS family systems). With SD cards you will be able to save photos you have taken with the system or play music saved to the SD card. (The data that can be saved to an SD card varies depending on the software.)
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How much GB is every DS game?

Don't worry about trying to work out the answer, as Reddit user, RHYTHM_GMZ, has already done all the hard work for us. You'll need roughly 7.53TB (yep, that's TERABYTES!) of space to be able to emulate every darn Nintendo video game!
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What happens if you play a 3DS game on a DS?

Simply put, no - you can't play 3DS games on your DS system. In fact, even though 3DS games are the same shape and size as DS cartridges, they have a little tab on the right hand side to prevent them from being inserted into a DS.
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Can you play Nintendo DS without Internet?

You can play without an internet connection by using the primary console instead or by making the system you are using the new primary console.
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Are DS emulators illegal?

But while emulators are free and legal, ROMs are not. A person can go through the tedious process of copying game data off their disc or cartridge to their computer, but nine times out of 10, people who have ROMs probably just downloaded them off some corner of the internet.
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Are Nintendo DS with emulators illegal?

Emulators are 100% legal, as is the process of downloading them. They are no different to other programs you might download such as word processing or music player software. Downloading and uploading ROMs is illegal, however, so make sure you use your own game files.
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Can I play ROMs on my DS?

You can't, you can only play DS games, but I imagine you could use a laptop with some emulators. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
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