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DSTT

DSTT/i & Clones

ndstt.com (and many clones)

Cart Info

The DSTT and DSTTi appear to be a cut-down version of SuperCard's DSOne, with no PSRAM or RTS support, meant to be a cheaper entry in the flashcart market.

This cart is one of the most widely cloned flashcarts ever, with dozens or even hundreds of various "R4" clone carts using DSTT based hardware. The well-known r4isdhc.com Gold Pro carts are just one example of such a clone. Luckily, the clones work nearly identical to real DSTT's, so kernels can be shared between all of them.

See YSMenu Compatibility List's DSTTi-Clone YSMenu section for a full list of DSTT/i based carts.

Setup Guide:

Kernel Info

Pico-Launcher is the game menu for the DSpico (an open source DS flashcart by the LNH team) and other supported carts. Combined with Pico-Loader, it can be used as a full kernel, and supports almost all retail DS games. It features a material-inspired user interface, and an extremely fast loader.

Soft-Reset Not Supported

Note that Pico-Launcher/Loader currently does not support soft-resetting to the game menu. If this is important to you, consider using YSMenu.

  1. Format the SD card you are using by following the formatting tutorial.

  2. Download the latest Pico Package for DSTT.

    • Currently updated to Pico-Launcher v1.3.0 and Pico-Loader v1.7.1

  3. Extract the pico_package_DSTT.zip file with 7-Zip, or your native file manager app.

  4. From within the extracted files, copy the following files/folders to your SD card root:

    • _pico folder

    • _picoboot.nds

    • ttmenu.dat

  5. Some DSTTi clones load from a boot file other than ttmenu.dat. Find your flashcart in the YSMenu compatibility list by searching the page (CTRL+F) for the URL listed on your cart's label.

    • If your cart is listed as needing an extra boot file, make copies of the ttmenu.dat file on your SD card root, then rename the copy appropriately.

  6. If you'd like to be able to use cheats on your games, download a cheat database.

  7. You will need the usrcheat.dat file from the download link in the post. Copy this file into the _pico folder on your SD card.

  8. Create a Games folder in your SD card root, and place any .nds game ROMs you'd like to play inside.

  9. The files on your SD card should now look like this:

    • DSTTi

  10. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu.

Post-Setup Enhancements

Emulators

To emulate retro consoles like GBA, GB/C, NES, and others, you will need to add emulators and configure their file associations for Pico-Launcher to display retro ROMs in the menu.

Emulators Tutorial

Game Covers

Pico-Launcher supports showing game covers in cover flow layout mode, and on the top screen in icons mode. You will need to add cover images to your SD card to use this feature.

PicoCover

Themes

Looking to customize your DSpico interface? Check out the Pico themes repository:

Themes Repository

To create your own custom themes for Pico-Launcher, check out the themes creator:

Themes Creator

Kernel Info

AKMenu-Next is an alternative kernel based on akmenu4 (used in Wood R4 and AKAIO) and uses Pico-Loader (and optionally nds-bootstrap) to load games. This is an option if you prefer the Wood UI and it's themes over Pico-Launcher.

Soft-Reset Not Supported for Pico-Loader

Note that Pico-Loader inside AKMenu-Next currently does not support soft-resetting to the game menu. If this is important to you, consider using YSMenu or using the nds-bootstrap loader within AKMenu-Next.

  1. Download the latest release of AKMenu-Next Flashcart Edition.

  2. Extract the downloaded akmenu-next-flashcart.zip file with 7-Zip.

  3. From within the akmenu-next files, copy the following files/folders to your SD card root:

    • _nds folder
    • _pico folder
    • BOOT.NDS

  4. Go into the Autoboot folder and then go into the DSTT folder. Copy TTMenu.dat to your SD card root.

  5. Some DSTTi clones load from a boot file other than ttmenu.dat. Find your flashcart in the YSMenu compatibility list by searching the page (CTRL+F) for the URL listed on your cart's label.

    • If your cart is listed as needing an extra boot file, make copies of the ttmenu.dat file on your SD card root, then rename the copy appropriately.

  6. Download the latest release of Pico-Loader for DSTT.

  7. Extract the downloaded Pico_Loader_DSTT.zip file with 7-Zip.

  8. Copy the contents of the files from the extracted Pico_Loader_for_DSTT.zip file to the _pico folder on your SD card.

  9. If you'd like to be able to use cheats on your games, download a cheat database.

  10. You will need the usrcheat.dat file from the download link in the post. Copy this file to _nds/akmenunext/cheats/ on your SD card. (Create the cheats folder if it doesn't exist)

  11. Create a Games folder in your SD card root, and place your .nds game ROMs inside. You can also create additional folders to help with organizing/categorizing your ROMs.

  12. The files on your SD card should now look like this:

    • R4i-SDHC AKMenu-Next

  13. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu.

nds-bootstrap installation (Optional)

  1. Download the latest release of nds-bootstrap.

  2. Extract the downloaded nds-bootstrap.zip file with 7-Zip.

  3. Copy the contents of the files from the extracted nds-bootstrap.zip file to the _nds folder on your SD card.

  4. In AKMenu-Next, press Start and go to Settings. Go to the nds-bootstrap settings tab and change the Game Loader to nds-bootstrap.

Post-Setup Enhancements

Plugins

To emulate retro consoles like GBA, GB/C, NES, and others or to play media such as videos, you will need to add plugins to AKMenu-Next:

Plugins Tutorial

Themes

Looking to customize your DSpico interface? Check out the AKMenu themes repository:

Themes Repository

Kernel Info

YSMenu is a simple, fast, and stable kernel, featuring a menu UI resembling the original R4. It's a great choice for most DSTT-based flashcart users, and has near-perfect compatibility with unmodified retail DS roms.

Note that YSMenu has issues with some romhacks - the loader will not recognize the romhack in its patch database, causing it to throw errcode -4 when attempting to load it.

  1. Format the SD card you are using by following the formatting tutorial.

  2. Download the RetroGameFan YSMenu 7.06 kernel.

  3. Extract the YSMenu .7z file you downloaded using 7-Zip, then go into the DSTTi-Clone YSMenu folder.

  4. From this folder, copy the following files/folders to your SD card root:

    • Games folder

    • TTMenu folder

    • TTMenu.dat

  5. Some DSTTi clones load from a boot file other than TTMenu.dat. Find your flashcart in the YSMenu compatibility list by searching the page (CTRL+F) for the URL listed on your cart's label.

    • If your cart is listed as needing an extra boot file, make copies of the TTMenu.dat file on your SD card root, then rename the copy appropriately.

    • Note that in all cases, TTMenu.dat still needs to be on your SD for soft-reset to function. Do not remove it.

  6. Place any .nds game ROMs you'd like to play into the Games folder.

  7. The files on your SD card should now look like this:

    • DSTTi

  8. Insert the SD card back into your cart, plug the cart into your DS, and see if it boots into the menu.

Post-Setup Enhancements

Emulators

To emulate retro consoles on your DS like GBA, GB/C, NES, and others, you will need to download emulators.

Emulators Tutorial

Themes

Looking to customize your menu? Check out the YSMenu themes repository:

Themes Repository