Official Website: http://www.ndstt.com

Much is written about these products on the official website and other sources - NDS-Gear are here to give a plain, short, simple review in layman's terms! Of course, the original feature list can still be found below our own review.

The DSTT was one of the first cards ever to be produced for the Nintendo DS and DS Lite, and as a result was extremely popular. It was the second card to ever be produced behind the famous R4 card, otherwise known as the R4v2 or the R4-0815.

The DSTT was the first ever DS card to utilise the "games-menu" system in its user interface. Instead of making the user select from three options at a startup menu screen, the DSTT card would simply display a list of all the multimedia files and games straight away upon loading. This gave users the ability to quickly and effectively select what they wanted to play on their Nintendo DS console. This kind of system is less beneficial to advanced users who may wish to use their DS for other uses such as a Game Boy Advance emulator and so on, but great for basic users or gaming enthusiasts who play the same type of games (or media) regularly.

The DSTT has very good dimensional control, and is slightly lighter than the original R4 card. Failure rates on the DSTT are extremely low as shown in the review conducted by GBATemp in 2007 when the DSTT was first released. Like the R4 card, the DSTT initially used a spring mechanismi to keep the DS card in the console, but after a few months when the manufacturers realised this increased the failure rates of the cards, they began to opt for a push-slot instead, which worked quite well because there were fewer mechanical components on the card that could fail.

The DSTT card has the smallest, simplest, and most compact packaging of all the cards available through NDS-Gear. It also has what is arguably the fastest loading interface (challenged only by the R4v2) and an excellent reliability record. Because of the blister pack packaging not including a Micro-SD to USB reader, any DSTT bought from NDS-Gear comes with such a reader (we put it in).

The DSTT games list / menu.

Perhaps the most striking and important difference between the DSTT and other cards such as the R4 series, is the way the menu loads. Instead of bringing up a menu asking if you want to go into homebrew/backup games, MP3s, or settings, the DSTT interface launches you straight into a list of applications or games installed on your Micro-SD card. This obviously makes it ideal for users only wanting to play homebrew/backup games or applications such as young children, or anybody older (but young at heart, naturally!) who already own an MP3 player.

(DSTT menu screen)

The DSTT also holds a very strange crown: it is the fastest loading DS card of all time! This is primarily because it's only slightly faster than the original R4 (no longer in production), and as cards became more complicated software had to keep pace and thus slowed the loading time of the cards.

In summary, the DSTT was one of the first ever cards to be produced for the Nintendo DS and DS Lite console, and continues to be popular thanks to a team that is still updating the firmware and compatibility for the card. It loads quickly and is an ideal choice for any regular DS or DS Lite console user who wants a card that is simple to use and reliable.

Official DSTT Features List

• DS Original Cartridge Size, Slot 1 interface
• Plug and Play, Easy to use (Drag and Drop files from PC).
• No Flashme, built-in NoPass, and the GBA cards in slot 2 can be started directly.
• Supports CleanROM, no conversion required.
• "100%" SDHC TF and standard TF compatibility up to 32GB Micro-SD memory.
• High speed SDHC. Supports any TF card speed with no lag in game.
• Save directly to TF card, not to onboard chip, never lose your saves.
• Automatically detect and generate save type.
• Supports Moonshell and homebrew. DLDI auto-patching.
• Supports FAT/FAT32, works on any OS.
• Supports Action Replay cheat and edit the code base.
• Built-in energy-saving design.
• User friendly skinnable interface. Touch screen or button operation. Supports Skin DIY.
• Supports the four button Soft Reset.
• Supoorts WiFi games, DS Rumble Pak, DS Browser.
• Supports Download play.
• Supports 4-scale-lightness adjustment.
• Free SDHC high-speed reader.