For new readers, here’s a quick run down of just what the R4 DS is. If you’d like more information on the R4 DS cards, you may want to read my other articles on the R4 DS.In my last articles and reviews I described in detail exactly what the R4 DS is and what it can do as well as how it works. To save time for readers that are following my articles, I won’t list every single feature and function for the r4 ds but you can find it all in google search.{com for a detailed feature and function list}~com for a detailed list of all of the features and functions~{com for a list of all of the features and functions}~{com for detailed lists of features and functions}~com for a list of features~com for a list of all functions~com for a detailed run down of all features and functions}. If you’re not clear on all of the features and functions of the R4 DS, then I suggest you do a searc on google or go to www.ps2cover.com.

The R4 DS allows you to turn your NDS into not only a game system, but also a full MP3 and Movie player as well as an eBook reader… on your Nintendo DS Lite console or the Nintendo DSi console. For less than dollars, your Nintendo DS turns into a whole entertainment unit.00

There are some quick and easy tips to follow. Some of the things I recommend may seem like no brainers, it did actually take me a week or so of using the R4 DS Card daily to figure out how to make my life a whole lot easier.

1. Copy your games and game files to a specific directory on the micro SD card. Create a GAME folder and put all of your GAMES into this folder. You’ll have a much easier time when you are looking for games. It makes navigating the menu much easier, and all of your save game files will also be origanized by default.

2. Try to orignize your MP3 files as well as Video files by creating a seperate directory for each one of them on the microSD memory card. This is a MUST for anyone that has lots of music, with all of the track names labelled TRACK 1.mp3, TRACK 2.MP3, and others, etc….. You’ll avoid conficts with file names by putting them all in on directory, and because you can name your sub-directory the name of the CD your ripped, you’ll at least know that TRACK-1.MP3 in the music directory is the album that you’re looking for.

3. Save a copy of your game save files on your hard drive once per week or more. Not because you could lose your save games, but you may want to try a level again to get a better score without having to start from the start again. Why should you backup and keep your current files in a folder on your PC? MicroSD cards are small, and as a result are also easily lost. You should always keep your games saves on your HDD as well as the card itself. While this one really seems like an obvious hint, you would be surprised to know that most of our technical support emails for the R4 DS deal with how to get back erased or deleted game saves that were not backed up. I recommend doing this at LEAST once a week, more if you play your games more frequently.

4. You don’t want to take out the microSD Card from the R4 DS in the NDS each time you want to add files. Just push the microSD card and it will pop of out the slot in the r4 ds card. You can then quickly put it into the included microSD Card reader / writer in order to change games and files or add music or video.

5. This is my very last tip. And it handles the Micro SD card in the R4DS card slot. When you put the Nintendo DS or DS Lite into your pocket or pick it up. Check to make sure that the microSD card is in the R4 DS card. Make sure that your MicroSD card in the R4 DS Card is snug an secure to avoid any issues with it popping out or getting lost. While there are failsafes to protect you against the microSD from popping out the microSD card accidentally, it could happen. Losing you microSD card is horrible. Not knowing where it is because it popped out somewhere and may have falled on the ground is even worse. As you may know, microSD cards are very small, and if you lost one, you’ll have a really tough time finding it, unless you want to get a new one. If you carry your Nintendo DS in a case, then the chances are much smaller that the card will get dislodged from the R4 DS card slot, but it’s better to check on a regular basis anyway. Make this something you do before you even power on.

The R4 DS is a Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS lite homebrew and roms player. It also allows you to play MP3 music as well as watch movies on your Nintendo DS. What the R4 DS does is take your Nintendo DS from just being a game system to becoming a full entertainment center by allowing you to watch movies read ebooks, listen to mp3’s and much more. For more information on the R4 DS cards and homebrew games in general, please visit http://www.ps2cover.com/nintendo-ds.shtml