R4DS and similar products (newbie)

[Bigbacon]

So I am now a proud owner of a Nintendo DS. I've looked at the above products for some time but I figured it would best to get information from those who have used them for quite some time.

I am looking to get a flash type card (like the R4) so that I can play Roms and such on the DS.

I really want the ability to play older stuff as well if possible (like NES,SNES,GB,GBC Etc)

There are TONS of products out there. So far the R4DS seems the best for DS stuff but no where do I see if it can play the older stuff. I'm reading G6 will do the older stuff (but not SNES)

Needs some input here,
What are the essential products to get?
What else is needed to do all this (minus roms)

I don't want prodcuts that may need to mess with the DS software itself (so no flashing anything) I want something that won't possibly kill the thing so the carts with flash memory I guess would be best.

Thanks.

[Fraser]

Hey there bigbacon,

Hopefully this link will be of some help

http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/latest.asp ... S+homebrew

There are various bits of hardware dealt with throughout those articles so hopefully something helpful will emerge.