The M3 team previously announced that they were busy working on a slot-1 solution several months ago, and in the past week we have received more information about the product, possible price and a nice picture of the cart! The DS-Xtreme took the DS scene by storm as it provided a reliable, all-in-one product for the DS. However, the M3 team was not far behind as they too were working on a new device. This one looks to be the most promising of their devices, and might just be the greatest slot-1 device to date.

The most shocking news that accompanies the announcement is the previous announcement of a price of $ 25.00! Previous devices (including their passcard 3) were above $ 30.00. This seems a little too good to be true, so please take this with a grain of salt if you will. However, no matter what the price - you are getting a lot for your money.

• The same size as an original DS cart
• Build in PassMe (No Need for boot card or anything else to boot )
• Using Micro SD card (Trans Flash) as external storage. Cheap & variety (?)
  
• Boot clean dump images
• Super simple to use , drag and files over to the micro SD card .
• No drivers required
• Standard FAT system support
• Support different speed of micro SD card even the low speed SD card .Run
• Upgradable Firmware ( OS / Bios / Kernel )
• Touch Screen control & robust skinning support
• No need battery , back up the save file into the micro SD card directly
• Auto detect the save type & automatic generate saver file
• Homebrew support , IO lib will release on launch
• Direct watch movie , listen MP3 & read TXT on the DS via the use of
• Support WiFi , DS rumble pack & DS browser

Buy: [M3 DS Simply Slot 1 (MicroSD) for Nintendo DS (Lite)]
Buy: [M3 DS Simply Slot 1 (1GB MicroSD) for Nintendo DS (Lite)]
Buy: [M3 DS Simply Slot 1 (2GB MicroSD) for Nintendo DS (Lite)]

   

Over at a Chinese forum, a forum manager got his hands on the upcoming M3 Lite for the Nintendo DS Lite. The M3 Lite will allow users to run homebrew and other .nds files straight from their MicroSD memory card assuming they have a no-pass device such as the Passcard 3 and this product.

We've seen several revolutionary flashcarts this year including this product. This is the summer of flashcarts, and all have their own pros and cons. The M3 Lite however, has numerous pros and only a few cons. One of the only cons that I can think of without having the product in my hands (yet), is the expensive price of 79.99$, but this is all worth it in the end as MicroSD cards only range in the 20$-50$ range for high capacities (512mb - 1gb). This is the first flush-fit adapter from M3 even after they released several versions such as the CF, SD, Slim SD, and MiniSD adapters.

The G6/M3 team has been very generous as to let us review their G6 Lite for our members/readers. The G6 Lite is a NDSL (Nintendo DS Lite) flashcart that comes in various size capacities; the highest capacity being 4 gigabits (roughly 512mb).  

The G6 Lite has both GBA and NDS modes, allowing you to play both GBA and NDS homebrew (and those illegal games that we are so strong against here at QJ). The G6 is known for it's great compatibility and ease of use, and it lives up to that reputation! So, whether your needs are homebrew of illegal activity, the G6 Lite is almost perfect. If you want to know why I say it is “almost perfect” – check out my review after the jump!

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Dr. Neo from the NeoFlash team has posted some very good news on his site detailing the flash cart compatibility with the new MK4 devices. The MK4-Mini is the most expensive passkey/passcard 3 on the market due to the resellers, but the NeoFlash team recently introduced a cheaper version known as the MK4-Key (Lacks ability to store a save file). Both of these MK4's run on the NDS Lite perfectly and work with all the flash carts. This is good news as the M3/G6's Passcard 3 has been reported not to work with the EZ flash carts, but the MK4 works with it.

 

Passcard 3 is a nifty third-generation hardware device for the Nintendo DS, which bypasses the security check from the DS game cartridge slot. This allows you to run DS homebrew games, applications and backed up roms from a GBA flashcard device without the pains of programming. DeVS was able to snag one and and sent in a review to boot.

The device is safely tucked in a plastic protective case and comes in a little box with professional-looking box art. You might find yourself looking for a software disk, but there's none as there's really no need for one. The Passcard 3 has the same exact size of a DS game cartridge, as you see on the pic. Unlike the previous Passkey2 and Passcard 2 devices, the Passcard 3 is a plug and play device that you simply take out of the box and insert in your DS. It starts running without the need for programming and the annoying "power-on-then-off-then-on-again" drill.

After you plug in the device, turn on the DS and you'll be greeted by the usual Nintendo health warning and then the Passcard 3 splash screen. You'll then automatically be taken into the flash cards menu. The Passcard 3 works with all the major flash carts (Supercard, G6, and Neo), but DeVS was able to "break-in" the device with his M3 MiniSD. You'd also be interested to know that Passcard 3 works perfectly with the sleep mode function of the DS.

DeVS has nothing but praises for the device:

One word, WOW! The Passcard 3 is the ultimate passme solution for the Nintendo DS. The Passcard 3 is the smallest and easiest passme device on the market today. Not only is it the best looking flashme device, but it is the safest! By using the Passcard 3 you won’t risk “bricking” your DS by flashing it (which seems to happen to 1 out of every 3 DS Lites that people have tried to flash). Style, ease of use, no risk passme, and price, makes the Passcard 3 the hands down top dog for passme technology on the DS.