I no longer recommend any M3 products
The M3 team is severely lacking in updates and no longer provides the support they once did!
If you do have an M3 card you can get compatibility with the latest games by getting an alternative firmware known as YSM3 which can be downloaded here:
http://filetrip.net/f25101-YSM3-6-59.html
or you can get a version which uses the same GUI as Wood R4 so you can install theme's and have a more pleasing visual experience:
http://filetrip.net/f25113-WoodYS-6-59.html
I RECOMMEND BUYING THE ACEKARD 2i or SUPERCARD DSTWO as of now!
This is my review of the M3DS Real Perfect Bundle
Get M3Real Themes I Created here:
http://www.ndsthemes.com/browse/themes/criticalhit/1
If you have a DSi do not buy the m3real as it will not work on the dsi, instead buy the m3i zero, which can be found on the following sites as well.
You can purchase it here:
http://0shippingzone.com/adapter-real-rumble-expansion-pack-p-258.html
http://www.kickgaming.com/real-simply-real-perfect-bundle-p-277.html
http://www.ConsoleSource.com/affiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=288 (consolesource no longer sells the m3 perfect bundle, they still sell the m3i zero but I recommend the other 2 sites as trusted sellers now instead of consolesource)
GBA EXPANSION PACK:
http://www.kickgaming.com/pack-pack-with-shells-p-326.html
Please use the link I've provided when purchasing any flash card from ConsoleSource as I am an affiliate and I get a small percentage of each sale when you use my link.
Get a Micro SD Card from here:
http://www.newegg.com
they have the best prices and very fast reliable service
Right Now 02/05/2009 they have an 8GB Card for $16.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211342
You should get the system files here:
http://www.handheldsources.net/M3DS/Download_M3DSR.html
as the zip of the system files on m3adapter.com is corrupted and will not extract.
You can get skins here:
http://www.gbatemp.net/
or just use google
Emulators for NDS:
http://www.zophar.net/consoles/nds.html
As far as ROMs go I can't tell you.
use google...it's pretty easy
You can use the DS Browser Rom with the GBA expansion pack(it will be recognized by the browser as a ram expansion), a lot of people are saying this doesn't work but I've tested it and found it to work fine. You do need to get the browser patch from handheldsources.net though.
M3 ds real is the best whit systemfile YSM3
sindrecool1 7 months ago
@sindrecool1 yes, I agree that YSM3 has the best compatibility but I recommend WoodYS since it has the same compatibility as YSM3 but it uses the WoodR4 interface which is a lot better looking and you have the ability to change themes and such with it.
SMAAAASHTV 7 months ago
I have a question for you. I have a ds lite and I am very interested in a device like M3 real. I want to be able to play GBA and DS games. Including new releases. What would you suggest and where would you suggest to purchase one for a US shipping address? Thank you very much.
sudolinuxfish 8 months ago
@sudolinuxfish you have a couple options...1 is to find an m3 real or m3i zero and an M3 GBA Expansion pack, the only thing about that is the official firmware is way behind but there is an awesome guy over at gbatemp who ported an alt firmware which has the latest updates. My recommendation is to get an Acekard 2i and an EZ 3 in 1 expansion pack which will probably cost you about $40 to $45 if you include a microsd card. I'll message you the links on where to purchase the stuff.
SMAAAASHTV 8 months ago
The Supercard DSTWO GBA Emulator is pretty bad, and alot of games dont run properly on it...
What would you prefer M3 GBA Emulator or DSTWO GBA Emulator???
Phenomex4life 9 months ago
@Phenomex4life well the thing about it is, the M3 doesn't have a GBA "Emulator" it runs GBA games natively like a real GBA game....it just uses the expansion pack to pass the game to the GBA slot on a DS or DS Lite. Keep in mind there is no way to play GBA games on a DSi or DSi XL using an M3 card.
SMAAAASHTV 9 months ago