Setup TWilight Menu On Your R4 Card | The Last Guide You'll Need For Your Real Time Save Card

[@boostsomo2599]

this guy is an absolute saint for having such extensive knowledge and experience and sharing all of it with extensive in depth material! and he responds to practically every single comment. what a man. kudos to you! modding out two NDS originals for my brothers for christmas with some r4 cards and some classic quality repro cartridges of some gba classics that my brothers shared with me. Minish Cap, Fire Red, Metroid Fusion, etc. anyways thanks for all the info. this has helped a lot to set up these cards for them to enjoy multiple nds classics they never got to experience or buy!

[@supportabuser]

Quick and easy, thank you! I spent so many hours before finding this tutorial. Great job!

[@poke_hoarder]

Just starting watching your videos, I ordered the card via one of your Amazon links and I set it up just like you said. My Nintendo ds just came in the mail and it worked as planned. Thank you so much! 🙏

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Eh thanks for joining the DMG Clan, the R4 card still after all these years gets a lot of love.

[@n.c846]

I can't believe it works for me. This is the 5th time I tried and I was already tired, but your method looked interesting and different and made me try again.

[@barduzzi9175]

Apparently my R4's original firmware had a timebomb (and bad games compatibility) so I had to search for a working alternative and your method is the only working one. Sub deserved

[@kflemonice]

Thank you, you're a big help! I appreciate the fact that you packed everything we need into a zip file!

[@skatemonster5034]

Youre the best when it comes to the r4 card guids ive done followed all of them. Thank you 😊

[@joshuacampbell3148]

you sir are a saint! thank you!

[@MrWafflesGames]

Another question I have is, what are the names of the games listed at 5:56? Or is there a document listed of all the console names?

[@PeninsulaPaintingProjects]

Thanks for doing this I love cheese Christmas is coming up so that is a time to eat I'm also going to get my DS lite and do this

[@Bombersnomore]

Really helpful! Much better than using the stock R4 software that comes from the R4's website

[@DNAMobileGaming]

I know right, I did share a guide for the stock firmware but not every game will play using it plus the UI isn't as nice looking to me. Enjoy!

[@EnjoySynthSounds]

What advantage over the stock firmware??

[@Adrian-hl2se]

Thank you! Great Turorial!

[@JoseAng_The]

Only This video Works me, thanks bro

[@CreamBeatZ]

Bro, your guide worked wonders, thanks so much!!!

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Awesome glad it worked great for you, did the hot menu work too because SOME have said it won't open not sure why.

[@CreamBeatZ]

@@DNAMobileGaming mhm, everything works awesomely! Can play my games in style with this, thanks again!!

[@glendavania6389]

01.11.2024 I TRIED THIS AND THIS TOTALLY WORKS! Thank you and subscribed, liked it. I have tried many videos before this one to have a theme for my DS Lite (even videos made years ago!) and sadly, nothing works. I even gave up and after months of giving up, I have finally decided to once again try to give my DS a theme. Thank God, I came across your video, and man, it's straightforward and very easy to follow. It really works! Thank you for taking the time to fix the source files (I guess it's the name) and even making this tutorial for us! God bless you.

[@davidbryant02]

Thank you, this guide worked

[@MajinGohan_Yars]

I LOVE CHEESE also thank you for making this, it was much needed

[@stefanostranieri4641]

Does this have a timebomb?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

No

[@suki-naki]

Hullo! I recently got my hands on a 3ds. Already modded it. Im currently waiting on my THREE ds lites to come in. Ordered the cards also. Im excited. Ill use those guide when they come in. If anyone cares, i got 3 because my best friend, brother, and i are on a journy to battle eachother in all pokemon games 😂 (ds obviously) P.s. why did a get a ds lite after having a 3ds? Because i have children i would like to give it to after so they can start learning how to game. Cheaper to replace ds lites than Nintendo switch ❤

[@Zacendroid]

thanks my ds lite now works perfect.

[@WilliamNaidas]

This guy is a rhyming machine!

[@DNAMobileGaming]

You should check out my rap 😄

[@CoreBravia]

Thank you very much for the video explanation, but I have a question, my r4 is also a time bomb version, I want the "Game Loader: Kernel" in the twilightmenu settings to work, so that my nds game can be booted with the kernel of the flashcard, so which "wfwd" kernel should I copy?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

So you want to dual boot TWilight Menu so you can use thr original R4 kernel?

[@CoreBravia]

@@DNAMobileGaming Yes, that's my problem.I read the twilightmenu instructions and wrote that you need to put “wfwd” into the root to use the flashcard's own kernel.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

That's if you want to use stock kernel within TWilight Menu, I never saw a point because the games that didn't work before using TWilight Menu worked with TWilight Menu. You can definitely figure out which one works though as the loader.

[@munsu2944]

Broo I could fix my old R4 thank you so much! I LOVE CHEESE!

[@DNAMobileGaming]

LOL what kind of cheese! Extra Old or Havarti for me!

[@suyon_ally]

I tried to play Mario & luigi superstar saga but the game freeze when the battle against bowser start at the start of the game

[@mmir869]

Games tend to freeze and sometimes I get a red screen on game boot. :/ This is the only one that's really worked for me, I should add. Thank you!

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Awesome 😎 TWilight Menu really does fix a lot I spent way too much time fixing this build of it as well lol and I'm not even the developer.

[@mmir869]

The menu’s working great but games are unplayable, freezes are too frequent :/

[@DNAMobileGaming]

What games?

[@mmir869]

I’ve tried multiple roms for Pokemon HeartGold, SoulSilver and White. Same random freezes.

[@CLUTCHDMT]

Same. This works great except for Pokemon. It runs and will crash to black screens with music playing. It’s like the AP patch isn’t being applied.

[@RetroFab]

My card stopped working due to a time bomb and ive ust done this but have not fully tested it. The onky roms showing are those that are unzipped so im assming the roms need to be extracted. I did test Street Fighter II The New Challengers but it appeared to have visual issues when fighting. Is that a known issue?

[@yourneighbour3309]

sorry for asking so much, but this video will accomplish all you need to do to mod a ds lite? and where did you get the sd formatter tool?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

You aren't modding the DS Lite with this card it's a card to play your games.

[@yourneighbour3309]

@@DNAMobileGaming just saying like everything in this video accomplished getting twilight menu beginning to end? this video was everything needed to get twilight right?

[@yourneighbour3309]

@@DNAMobileGaming yeah i now know that a while back but yeah i was a dummy thinking that or something.

[@MrWafflesGames]

Will this set up get rid of the timebomb on the real time save cards or no? I'm asking this question because I just got an r4 card and I've ordered a micro sd card, and I don't know if both of the guides will work or I only have to do one of them.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Well if you ordered the R4 Card that looks like the one in the guide and loads the game shown in the guide, and you watch the entire guide you'll find out that TWilight Menu bypasses the FAKE time bomb on these cards.

[@MrWafflesGames]

@ Aw sweet! Thanks!

[@CloudyInside1902]

Hi there, I have a bit of a problem that maybe you could help me with, I have an old r4 card called r4imax revolution for ds, it was dead before (and also its website obv) but I managed to find its kernel and also install ysmenu on it and it works perfectly without a timebomb, I was also able to install twilightmenu but cant autoboot from it, it autoboots to ysmenu, the install folder for it has an autoboot folder mentioning a lot of cards but mine isnt there, I want to know is if there is some way to fix this or if my r4 card is just unable to autoboot from tw so I should just scrap it, thank you in advance

[@whitegoku9918]

ok someone explain to me why twighlight menu and nds boot strap HATES diddy kong racing DS.

[@nelsonmartinez6277]

Thank you!

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Welcome! Stop yelling at me 😆 jk hope this helped!

[@ovenmitts]

link for the RTS file in the description isnt working

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Ha thanks I forgot this was the same one, someone else just told me this too.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Fixed it by the way, you got the latest update as well as I fixed a ton.

[@ovenmitts]

@@DNAMobileGaming thanks so much, got it working!

[@mohammadhalloub1624]

I have a r4 card with the sticker r4 2013 sdhc 3ds dsi dual-core smart update,but i cant find the correct firmware ,can you pls help

[@DNAMobileGaming]

You need the SpongeBob Atlantis kernel.

[@antoniopisanello872]

@@DNAMobileGaming where can we find it? pls

[@DontPaniku]

There is a website address on the sticker. Go to that site to download the firmware.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@@DontPaniku incorrect that website doesn't work lol

[@rookworst73]

Hello, Mine does not go back to the twilight menu when quit game, it shows there is no SD card inserted, please insert the sd card contains the twillight menu++ then try again, any idea ?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

I don't really know what you mean? When you exit a game it doesn't exit it just gives an error?

[@TheMadamDragon]

I followed all of the steps here. I don’t know how to save my game progress though. I was playing animal crossing pressed start to save and I got a message saying I couldn’t save 🙈 how do you save your game progress on twilight menu. Tia ❤️

[@DNAMobileGaming]

I've personally never experienced this, is it only happening with Animal Crossing?

[@TheMadamDragon]

@@DNAMobileGaming I fixed it, it was an in game issue. you have to have met tom and saved for the first time using the bed! Thanks for the reply 🥰 love your videos 🥳

[@JackCat101]

is 2 TB good enough? i'm also using it to store backups of my non DS games.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

You would never need 2TB for the R4 card, also not recommended to keep other games on this just get a 32GB sd card for the R4 and you're good to go.

[@omarmorales5777]

for snes games need to be without folders to play how can I put folders?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@omarmorales5777 what are you saying? There's already folders to put your games in, so again not sure what you're asking.

[@omarmorales5777]

@DNAMobileGaming in the folder of snes i like put more folders whit separations like games A-B B-E i put folder in like that because if You put more that 200 games don't load and may question is how i can put folder in the snes if You put folder in it the emulator don't detectes that folders Sorry if is so long may question but i'm not native English

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@@omarmorales5777 well hate to break it to you there's no point in doing this for anything but DS games. There's a lot of issues with emulation on the R4 card that not even games like Super Mario World play well. Also never tried this because I hardly ever play SNES on my R4 never have, just play tested some games and that's about it.

[@omarmorales5777]

@@DNAMobileGaming Thank you for helping me and taking the time to answer questions not many people take the time to do this

[@saswatkumar3794]

Hi wanted to know how to unhide icon once hidden also after hiding my select doesnt take me to the modding screen

[@DNAMobileGaming]

You can navigate to the settings menu and select show hidden items. It's located in the first menu in the settings of TWM.

[@Retroclassics-1]

when i downloaded the file it said RTS R4 TWilight DMG Clan

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Sweet good job glad you got it working.

[@jianalinksydo1542]

hey, i have the r4 card from ur CANADA affiliate link. i got it yesterday and it worked when i plug and played. after an hour or so i plugged it in my dsi and it was stuck on loading. i tried to take out the sd card from it into my pc but it said i had to format and i tried but my windows was unable to. my file system is RAW, idk how. im just not sure how to open it, idk if its my reader, my adapter, my computer or the micro sd itself. thank you sm for your videos!❤

[@RetroPets]

Twilight Is save for health of nds lite or Ys menu is good? Can you guide me which is good for me and NDSL. According to console health.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

This video will be good for your R4

[@RetroPets]

Is this video is perfect for r4 full setup or we need some more files or setup for complete?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Extract files, copy to root of card, get your games play games easy nothing else needed.

[@RetroPets]

@@DNAMobileGamingtwilight is not working in my DS but I was format my SD card using windows format.

[@devinhead43]

When will you be releasing info on your second screen DraStic mod? It's a 5" IPS 800x480 screen from aliexpress right?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

More details will be shared once the prototype shell enclosure arrives from PCB Way. No it's not from AliExpress at all, I had to source this screen out. The first screen I shared with the RG556 however was from Amazon though.

[@maxyliano]

Thank you for the guide. DS games don't start though, I get "Start Failed. Error 2". Any idea how to fix this? thanks again!

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Are you trying to load it via the kernel because I'm pretty sure that's the error for changing to load through kernel not bootstrap if I remember correctly.

[@maxyliano]

@@DNAMobileGaming I am doing exactly as you did...

[@maxyliano]

@@DNAMobileGaming For further information: I am using an R4 dual-core 2017. It looks just like yours. I'll try again the whole process with another SD card and report back.

[@eyeball226]

I've still got an original first gen non-clone R4, any guides for those?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

No I do not just the more recent ones in the last 5 ish years.

[@eyeball226]

@@DNAMobileGaming Never mind. It's past retirement age anyway!

[@mika534_mrt]

i get a white screen after i start Bomberman Land and it dont go away. When i boot the DSl i hear a ticking noise too. I followed your video step by step and used the same card as you. where are the problems? i used a 2gb old MicroSD card, coud that be the problem ?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

It's most definitely your SD Card

[@K1111-t9r]

why does it keep saying couldnt find ds menu dat 😭😭

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Because you didn't pay attention to the fact that you have a completely different card.

[@Rc2mths]

Hi, I have a nintendo dsi, will there be any problem, or doesnt matter?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

The console doesn't matter for these cards.

[@jesusfernandez2094]

Do RTS cards have a timebomb? If I download the twilight menu kernel will it still have it? I ❤ 🧀.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

They only have the time bomb with the old original kernel I did a video about this too as someone has modified the original Real Time Save kernel for these cards to get rid of it completely regardless. Using TWilight Menu however you don't have to worry about it.

[@jesusfernandez2094]

@@DNAMobileGaming ok

[@Tony-oh2tk]

Curious if I have a Gold R4 with a 2014 sticker on it will it work?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Not sure as that means nothing you need to figure out what card you have.

[@Tony-oh2tk]

@@DNAMobileGaming its R4 3ds upgrade SDHC Gold Pro 2014*

[@ketchupwaffles4670]

Hey followed all the instructions and the white screen with a question marked showed up, I watched the video you had on it but it’s not for the twilight menu it’s for original firmware. What firmware am I supposed to use?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Probably missed something because if you get the menu? error that means you did something wrong I have a video guide about how to fix that too. What menu, I suggest TWilight Menu for UI and Compatibility.

[@ketchupwaffles4670]

@@DNAMobileGamingit was for the twilight menu

[@ketchupwaffles4670]

I have everything needed on the drive

[@EminemLover-y7f]

if i have a 3ds the nds file gonna work?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Yes the R4 card works in any DS family console.

[@jeldez171]

THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@pepeglobos6538]

There is a way I can use it with a R4TT of 2015 ? I keep trying it with my Ds Fat and keeps leaving me with a white screen after the R4 works (My R4TT purple is still working with an old firmware I have edited with your videos that help me a lot to put some Gba Games but it doesn't work with the twilight :') video )

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Does that card load bomberman?

[@pepeglobos6538]

@DNAMobileGaming For the icon it shows Star Wars Lethal Alliance Ubisoft. My R4 (TT purple) is 9 years old but its still working on my fat with old setting but with the new games i have put it in like some hackrooms from ds and gba.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@pepeglobos6538 completely different firmware is needed you'll have to find it I shared a website on Discord that has a lot of firmware for the R4 cards as well

[@pepeglobos6538]

@@DNAMobileGaming Oh great, thank you so much! :) Your videos helped me a lot to return back to the good retro games

[@GozaProductions]

nothing I Do will get me past the menu? icon.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Did you follow this ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2fcqGR5fc-aitk

[@gabbothepro9793]

Does it worck an a TWYmenu++ r4 card??

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Pardon?

[@gabbothepro9793]

@DNAMobileGaming sorry im not english, does it works on a TWYmenu++ r4 card???

[@gabbothepro9793]

Is a type of card that i find online in amazon

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Never heard of it, looks like another garbage clone. Just buy the Smart Update R4 if you're looking for an R4 card.

[@Greenvrs]

I get a screen with a SD card with a question mark in it, please advice?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2fcqGR5fc-aitk

[@Greenvrs]

@@DNAMobileGaming Thank you, big fan by the way :)

[@andrew.ortsac]

i have a question, i can automatically boot the twilight menu when i turn on the console? (sorry for my bad english)

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Yes it automatically boots

[@andrew.ortsac]

@@DNAMobileGaming for me doesnt boot automatically what i do wrong?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@@andrew.ortsac did you format the sd card and copy all the files directly to the sd card? If so, then the moment you select the R4 Card TWilight Menu will boot directly.

[@andrew.ortsac]

@ it works thanks! But when I try to play Pokémon games the screen turns black in certain zones

[@panchilll1]

Where do you download the games?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Your home usually put a game in your DSi and dump it then you can take all your dumped nds roms and put them on your R4 lol.

[@panchilll1]

@@DNAMobileGaming What I wanted to ask was in what page you dowload the games that you want to put in the sd, the files

[@FPSLEGENDKING]

Is it possible for me to put the spectrum emulator on this card?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Idk what that is?

[@FPSLEGENDKING]

@DNAMobileGaming it's an older gaming console, from 1970-1980, I am trying to put more emulators, but idk if it's possible

[@Ceskyify]

Will this work with the smart update R4 cards?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Watch the video to find out

[@vashshadow]

is this that much different then the one you did 3 months ago? i just used that.

[@DNAMobileGaming]

This is basically the same I just fixed it up and cleaned up the guide to be better.

[@vashshadow]

@@DNAMobileGaming ah ok I thought maybe it was new updates or better settings

[@AutisticFloppa]

Man, I love cheese

[@maltehappy]

it says cant find ds menu .dat in my ds lite

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Yay you did it then

[@DNAMobileGaming]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqTEZaCEeZZobdU

[@AUDSOFTWORKS]

I love cheese too

[@skatemonster5034]

Would a 2019 bomber man still have timebomb if you do all this or does it have timebomb at all?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Yes YSMENU and Twilight Menu get rid of this but so does the modified version of the kernel I shared a few months ago. The time bomb is a scam really 🤣

[@TM2-CHINO_UNITE]

Hola mi R4 es copia china que me recomiendas para mejorar el software ya que cuando puse esto se me queda en Cargando

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@TM2-CHINO_UNITE check the R4 card playlist

[@skatemonster5034]

@@DNAMobileGaming perfect I thiught so but then someone in discord said different so they high lol 😆

[@Jack.Nelson412]

My pokemon white game keeps crashing .. how do I fix this ??

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Did you dump your rom properly?

[@Jack.Nelson412]

@@DNAMobileGaming all I did is download the rom file and extract it and then put it in the nds Roms folder

[@Jack.Nelson412]

@@DNAMobileGamingdo I have to dump my rom ?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@@Jack.Nelson412 well yes how else did you get Pokemon White on your R4 card?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@@Jack.Nelson412 hmm interesting where did you download such files from as perhaps the reason it's not working is because where ever you got this game from could have altered it which is why it most likely isn't working.

[@Gurnsterr]

I love cheese

[@Hero05Cactus]

Does this bypass the timebomb?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Yupper

[@RetroPets]

Real time save means?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Save States

[@TM2-CHINO_UNITE]

Hola podrías darme una actualización para mi R4 Clon Dual Core 2016 para actualizar ese menú bonito 🙏🏻👋🏻Ya que este se me queda pegado en Cargando

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Check the R4 2024 playlist.

[@TM2-CHINO_UNITE]

@@DNAMobileGaming I copied everything but it stays Loading, my R4 is a Clone DualCore 2016. Is that why? Greetings

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@TM2-CHINO_UNITE watch the first couple minutes of the video 😁

[@TM2-CHINO_UNITE]

​@@DNAMobileGamingyou are right my r4 is not compatible because on the board it does not have www... it just says sdhc I hope you make an updated system for these clone thanks for your videos always like👋🏻🙏🏻👍🏻

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@TM2-CHINO_UNITE check the R4 playlist 2024 you probably have a Smart Update card which I have a guide for as well.

[@trikso]

does this work on the 3ds too?

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Yes you can play the R4 on the 3DS heck you can play it on the DSi or the 2DS any and all of the DS's

[@trikso]

@@DNAMobileGaming thank you so much! going to put 3ds games on it as well:)

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@trikso well no you can't do that it's an R4 card meant for DS and homebrew DS games.

[@trikso]

@@DNAMobileGaming i see:( thank you so much!

[@skatemonster5034]

I love cheese 🎉

[@rauzjebasser]

me encanta el queso

[@noahbumvr]

hi jordan

[@jonathanklouski]

Lol the intro

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Ha 😆 someone said I had to much energy in my videos 😞

[@LucidaNubilus]

i cant save

[@LucidaNubilus]

on all of the games i got on it i cant save

[@DNAMobileGaming]

What do you mean you can't save? Play the game then save it not really sure as to what you're referring to?

[@LucidaNubilus]

@@DNAMobileGaming thats what i did i pressed the in game save button and next i open the game there is no save

[@LucidaNubilus]

and i tried re formatting my disk but now it says windows was unable to comeplete the format or when i used the tool you said to format it that also has an error message

[@LucidaNubilus]

and the gbarunner emulator doesnt work for pokemon fire red everytime i try it says error creating save file

[@joshzillanator]

The best

[@Kiki-zr3hc]

Hey so, i came from this video of yours kzbin.info/www/bejne/imfcnJ2Om8lni7M. It worked perfectly (i have a ds lite) now i found out this video of yours and i want to setup TWilight Menu, i followed all your instractions but when puting the card in my ds it gives me a black screen saying SD/TF card error

[@DNAMobileGaming]

@@Kiki-zr3hc how big is your micro sd card?

[@Kiki-zr3hc]

@@DNAMobileGaming 64gb but i formatted it to 32

[@DNAMobileGaming]

Did you format it properly to fat32? Could be an issue with the card not reading.