Getting Started

The DS ONE setup is extremely simple: as with most other Slot-1 flashcards it's only a matter of downloading the latest system update and copying it to the microSD card, inserting it into the card and plugging everything into your Nintendo DS. As difficult as it is to bid farewell to our trusty Supercard patching software, it is not necessary anymore. The archive, no matter whether it's the one in the included mini-CD or a copy pulled off Supercard's website, always includes an offline version of the online user manual, a valuable extra (Linux users, beware: you'll need kchmpart or its Gnome equivalent to open it).

The entire procedure is extremely simple, with nothing extraordinary to point out: here is how the card appears once everything is in place.

GUI & System Software

Let's now switch on our DS and take a look at the card in action: as soon as you'll reach the much loved/hated health & safety disclaimer, the DS ONE's Passcard mode will immediately kick in, redirecting you to the card's OS. This seems to be a trend with newer flashcards, although some users prefer being still able to access the DS dashboard without removing the card first.

The DS ONE system software is nothing more than a heavily modified and graphically customized Moonshell: the advantage of such a choice is being able to effortlessly offer advanced features such as music and movie playback out of the box and with little source code modification, although a few design choices are slightly debatable, as we'll explain. One thing to remember, though, is that the top and bottom screens can be flipped by pressing L+A.

Let's start from the lower screen, whose prominent use is for single ROM management and multimedia features, as well as additional windows such as the online help.

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