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How to Download a Game to SD for DSI

    Setting Up Your Adapter

    • 1). Download the latest R4 software for your R4i card (see Resources). Save the file to your computer. Unzip the files by right-clicking it and selecting "Extract all."

    • 2). Insert the microSD card into the SD adapter and insert the adapter into the SD card port on your computer. If your computer does not have this port, use a USB SD card reader.

    • 3). Click "Open folder to view files." This opens your microSD card.

    • 4). Highlight the files you just downloaded from R4, right-click them and click "Cut." Right-click within the microSD card and click "Paste." This moves all of the files to the card.

    Downloading Games

    • 1). Open your web browser and navigate to your favorite DS game website. A few suggestions are ROM-Freaks, Romulation and Mega DS ROMs (see Resources).

    • 2). Browse through the list of available games and click "Download" to download and save the game to your computer.

    • 3). Open the folder that contains the game files on your computer, highlight them all, right-click them and click "Cut."

    • 4). "Paste" the files in the microSD card folder.

    Playing the Games

    • 1). Remove the microSD card from the computer and from the SD card adapter.

    • 2). Insert the microSD card into the R4i adapter, and then insert the adapter into your Dsi.

    • 3). Press the "Power" button to start your DS.

    • 4). Tap the Pac-Man icon with your stylus for the list of games.

    • 5). Tap a game to begin playing it.



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