[sharatvir]

The DS Lite edges it for me. You could get a microsd ds cartridge adapter as well as an expandable flash cartridge for the GBA slot and store all of your home brew games on the microsd.

Back then, it felt so futuristic to have an entire library of games in one cartridge on the go.

[dleslie]

You can get microsd gba carts nowadays.

[gambiting]

You can, and they are weirdly expensive! Last I checked a recommended one that supports all features is about £100!

[dleslie]

Not so weird; the demand fell away and so they're becoming scarce. They're growing to be priced similarly to sdcard carts for other old and far out of date systems.

Just have a look at what a decent cart for a Genesis, SNES or NeoGeo will cost.

[GrantSolar]

I bought an EZ Flash IV last year for around £35.

[gambiting]

Yeah, from my research the EZ Flash IV has some limitations(like max 2GB card support and miniSD only??), so the EverDrive X5 is recommended.....but that's £130 apparently??

https://www.deadpanrobot.co.uk/everdrive-gba-x5-mini-for-gam...

[joshvm]

It's expensive because of economy of scale. EZ Flash sells way more devices. However, it's more power efficient than the EZ Flash I believe due to better use of the FPGA. The Omega looks good though, and it also supports save states (nice for games like Harvest Moon FOMT where it's basically impossible to get all the best items without save scumming).

[saagarjha]

The design was great too.

[enshake]

An R4DS!