Buying a quality R4 DS card has become notoriously difficult with so many imitations on the market along with units being made at varying qualities depending on which factory produced them. With no high street retail companies selling R4 cards, it’s a matter of luck for most whether or not they get a working unit or one that refuses to start up.

We understand that it is not an easy process buying the right R4 card or finding a reputable retailer to buy from so we have done the leg work and research for you. People have asked us many times, where the best place is to buy genuine R4 cards from! After thoroughly researching many different suppliers we now always use the same store when buying these R4 cards. This store has really quick delivery, we have always received our items in a few days of ordering! Unlike many of the other sites out there these guys are NOT China based so you dont have to wait a ridiculously long time and you will always get your product! The site is www.m3izero.co.uk
 
We constantly receive requests from R4 websites to be listed on this page, but most are not worthy of a mention!  As you can imagine we have tested alot of R4 cards over the years and we have purchased from many different companies.  At present the only online retailer that we have had a great, consistently good, experience with is www.m3izero.co.uk.
 
If you check the R4 forums you will find that a lot of people end up buying R4i cards from random websites and have lots and lots of problems.  It is very important that the place you buy from has at least some form of after sales support, we have found that www.m3izero.co.uk has an exceptional after sales support.
 
We cannot recommned this R4 store highly enough if you want a HASSLE FREE R4i purchase!

www.m3izero.co.uk This retailer has been awarded the r4revolutionds.co.uk Quality Seal of approval for oustanding customer service.  Ships Worldwide Genuine Cards After Sales Support Exceptional Value

Not sure which card to buy?

There are many variations of R4/R4i and R4 3DScards cards to choose between. If you are not sure which one you need then let us recommend one for you. The card we would recommend is suitable for all Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL and the 3DS consoles. This card comes with an 4GB Micro SD card so you will be able to store lots of files onto it. You can’t go wrong with this card and its the card we receive the fewest complaints and problems with.
 
We are all using this card in our Nintendo DS’s
 
 
 

R4i 3DS Card for Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL / 3DS + 4GB Micro SD Memory Card  This is the recommended card from our recommended retailer   Ships Worldwide Genuine Cards After Sales Support Exceptional Value

It is human nature to remember only the best and worst experiences in life, the average ones are soon relegated to the memory’s murky corners, destined to accumulate dust on a shelf alongside high school Chemistry equations. Human nature thus dictates why the following games are so very easy to recall, as they were so very, very bad.

3) Pac-Man (1982)

Before you become indignant, I am not referring to the traditional and time-less Pac-Man we all know and love. No, the Pac-Man concerned is a 1982 remake by Atari which was significantly altered from the original to meet the console’s significant limitations. This Pac-Man was so very terrible that even a lead designer at Atari considered it a rushed and “lousy” effort. The Atari version of Pac-Man is widely considered as one of the worst video games in history, IGN listing it in 2006 as the worst home console port of an arcade game ever made.

The game-play and audio-visual differences from the arcade version were the main grievances spurring the heightened criticism that surrounded the port Pac-Man. The graphics were notably simplified, the maze layout was modified, and “flickering” ghosts were used to bypass the technical limitations inherent in the console. Whilst the port did sell 7 million copies, Atari over-estimated its popularity and produced 12 million copies, and to add insult to injury, customers returned the game in large quantities. The game was received so badly that it has been cited as a contributory factor in the North American video game crash of 1983. Next Generation Magazine called Atari’s Pac-Man the “worst coin-op conversion of all time.”

2) Custer’s Revenge (1982)

Custer’s Revenge was heavily criticized, not because of its quality, but because of its controversial content. Not only was it the first video game to feature sexual acts and nudity, but the objective of the game was the rape of a Native American woman. After receiving numerous complaints, Atari attempted to sue Mystique, the game’s makers, before withdrawing Custer’s Revenge from circulation. Listed as the most shameful game of all time by Game-Spy, it has entered this list as the second worst video game in history.

The game’s protagonist is General Custer whom the player controls. The player must manoeuvre Custer, who is incidentally bearing a huge erection, across the screen. Custer must avoid the hail of arrows raining upon him to reach a Native American woman and rape her. The manual for the game shockingly said, “If the kids catch you and should ask, tell them Custer and the maiden are just dancing”. Inciting the ire of woman’s rights groups, and the general gaming population in general, Custer’s Revenge deserves its spot as the second worst video game ever made.

1) E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Based on the popular Steven Spielberg film, this Atari adventure game was so bad that millions of copies had to be buried in a landfill in New Mexico after they failed to sell. Just as with Atari’s 1982 version of Pac-Man, E.T. is commonly cited as the catalyst for the North American video game industry crash in 1983. E.T. was unanimously listed as the worst game of all time by PC World, Electronic Gaming Monthly, and FHM. Indeed, the only positive reception it had was when it was named by GamePro as one of the 52 most important games in history but this was for its role in downfall of Atari.

Atari had hoped to have it on the shelves in time to both ride on the popularity of the film and for the Christmas shopping season. Spending just five weeks designing and programming the game however certainly didn’t pay off. One particular problem with the game was its unrelenting monotony. E.T would fall continuously into pits with the only means of escape being very, very slow levitation out of them. Selling just 40% of the manufactured copies and receiving a great quantity of them back from unsatisfied customers, E.T. is history’s worst ever video game.

For all those R4 3DS owners it looks like there is a new 3DS firmware update on its way. The latest rumour is that it will be released on the 8th December and will be called v2.2.0-0E.

If you own a R4 3DS card and are happily using it with your 3DS console running firmware v2.1.0-4E or earlier then we would suggest not updating to the new firmware straight away. Often new firmware can stop your R4 card from working until a new R4i 3DS compatible kernal is released by the R4 manufacturer. Normally these compatible kernals are released quite soon after the new firmware is available, so you are not left waiting too long.

So our recommendation is to hold off updating your 3DS console until the R4i manufacturer has released the new kernal, this way you can keep using your R4 3DS card with out issue.

So you have your R4 card all set up and ready to rock. The only problem is you are getting rather sick of looking at the same boring R4 home screen!!!! Am I right?

Thank goodness the R4i manufacturer of the card, www.r4i-sdhc.com have given you, YES YOU!!! the power to change it!

OK well the first step is to pop your R4 card into the rear game slot on your Nintendo Console and turn it on! If you are using a DS or DSlite then you will go straight to the R4i “Home Screen”, with the DSi, DSi XL and the 3DS you will need to select the game icon on the DS console first which will then open up the R4i “Home Screen”. The “Home Screen” is shown by 3 “ICONS”

From left to right your R4 icons are as follows -
GAMES – All of your game files are located here
MULTIMEDIA – Music, Video and image files are located here
CONFIG – User Settings are located here

Select the “CONFIG” icon, the following screen will show two options – “CONFIG” and “UPGRADE”. Select “CONFIG”, we will discuss the “UPGRADE” option in a moment.

In the R4 configuration menu you are given the ability to change various user settings including the “SKIN”. For those of you that do not know, the SKIN is the design or appearance of the R4 screens.

There are 6 R4 SKIN’s to choose from -
SKIN 1 – Snowy Scene
SKIN 2- Red Victorian Image
SKIN 3 – Super Mario
SKIN 4 – Blue/White Circuit Board
SKIN 5 – OnePiece Pirate Design
SKIN 6 – Bakugan Design

Select the R4 SKIN you want, wait for it to load, then simply hit the “BACK” button and you will see how the home screen has changed!

Now Lets go back to the UPGRADE option. PLEASE DO NOT try to do an upgrade unless you are specifically advised to. Accidentally starting this UPGRADE and then interrupting the power supply to your console can irreparably damage your R4i card.

As you can expect there are several Languages that are supported by your R4 card. When first received they are set up to support the English language.

The manufacturer of R4 cards appreciates that as these cards are used Internationally and so has made them accessible for all, with multi language support!

First of all you need to insert your R4 card into the game slot of your Nintendo Console. This could be the standard DS or DSlite, or even the DSi or DSi XL. When you turn your console on you will need to access the home screen of the R4 ds card. The “Home” screen displays the following 3 icons.

From left to right your R4 icons are as follows :-

GAMES – This is where you can locate all of your game files
MULTIMEDIA – Look here for your video, music and image files!
CONFIG – This is where your settings menu is

When you select the “Config” icon in your R4 home screen you will be taken to a screen that will give you two options, it is important to select the “CONFIG” option and NOT the “UPGRADE” option at this time as this could permanently damage your R4i card.

Once the “CONFIG” option has been selected on this second screen you will see a whole array of options to personalise your R4 card!! We are interested in the LANGUAGE function, on selecting this you will be able to change your R4i card to support the following languages -

– ENGLISH
– CHINESE
– JAPANESE

Then simply hit the “BACK” button and away you go! You can now play your R4 card in your chosen language, easy peasy!

We received this question from several of our users about their old R4 Revolution cards and thought it useful to cover the topic with a quick blog post:

So your old trusty R4 Revolution card has been serving you well over the years, tirelessly working in your Nintendo DS console and entertaining you for hours at a time. But you decide its about time to get with the latest technology and upgrade to the latest 3DS console. Who can blame you, the new 3DS consoles are brilliant and you will wonder why you haven’t upgraded before! So the question now is, will that faithful old R4 Revolution card work with your new 3DS console? Unfortunately the answer is no, there is no software upgrade that you can apply to the card which will allow it to work with the 3DS console. As technology has moved on, the hardware in the old R4 Revolution card is not compatible with the 3DS console. This is a real shame, we know, it would be so easy just to plug your old R4 card into the new console and be up and running again. Unfortunately you will have to purchase a new card, which is called an R4 3DS card, this is 100% compatible with the new console and will have you up and running in no time. The good news is that you can re-use your micro SD card from your old R4 revolution. It is best to format the micro sd card and then copy across the latest kernel software for your R4i 3DS. Before formatting its a good idea to backup your own files as you will be able to copy these back onto the card once the kernel software is added, these files will then be accessible for you via the R4 interface similar to the interface on your old R4.

We hope this has been useful, please make sure to purchase your R4i 3Ds card from a reputable R4 online store to avoid receiving a fake card.

We all love to win a free prize if we can and it seems like Christmas is the time to get some free booty! Yep, we have been informed that the manufacturer r4-sdhc.com is giving away a collection of random prizes when you buy an R4 card. Sound good? we thought so too, so what exactly are the generous R4 peeps giving away?

1St prize – 4GB USB dirve

2nd Prize – Stylus pen with Santa pendant

3rd Prize – Screen protectors for your DSi or 3DS

Ok, yes we admit the selection of prizes are not going set the world alight however its better than nothing, right! So what have you gotta to do to win one of these lovely christmas prizes, we hear you ask? Its not a complicated, all you need do is purchase a new R4i or R4 3DS card for your chance to win. There are limited amounts of each prize, they are randomly distributed in your R4 card box, kinda like the golden ticket in “Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory”, except there are loads more than just five! So if you purchase an R4 card this Christmas make sure that you buy from a reputable online store such as m3izero.co.uk who sell the genuine thing for your chance to get your hands on a prize!

Good luck and happy R4 shopping.

Ever wondered what would happen if your R4 card went through the wash with your favourite jeans?! Well personally i had never really wondered this or had a burning desire to test this out but, as it happens my R4 card did take an unexpected journey through the wash, in the pocket of my favourite levi jeans, doh!

I had been trying to find my trusty R4 card for a couple of days and it was really driving me nuts! You now what its like when you turn the house upside down looking for something and you cant find it, very frustrating! Suddenly it dawned on me…. I had taken my r4 card out of my DSi the other day and placed it safely in my jeans pocket, now where were those jeans? Ahh yes they were hanging on the line, after being lovingly washed by my zanussi washing machine!. After a quick search of the pockets, there it was, my R4 card looking slightly worse for wear. The sticker on the R4i card was knackered and came off, no great drama i thought as long as the card still works? After drying the the R4i card and micro SD for a good day i decided to see what damage the old Zanussi had done to my favourite R4. Well i was surprised to see that after a full spin cycle and wash the R4 card still worked, wooo hoo!

Now i wouldnt recommend doing this to your R4 card however its good to know that should you happen to, your R4 card will be ok