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Introduction of SuperCard DSTWO EOS

Manufactured by: SuperCard
Also Known As: SuperCardDS2, DSTWO, DS2, SCDSTWO, SCDS2

The SuperCard DSTWO (SCDS2), released by Team SuperCard, has been dubbed the 2nd generation of DS Slot-1 Flash Kits. Since the introduction of Slot-1 Flash Kits, users have continually desired new features, better support, and advancements from the developers. The SCDS2 attempts to appease the user with an on-board CPU capable of GBA Slot-1 emulation. Team SuperCard has additionally promised SNES emulation, drag/drop video playback, on-the-fly anti-piracy advancements, an in-game menu system, slow-motion, soft-reset, a real-time cheat editor, and more.

Official Features

1. RealTime Functions: RealTime Save (Enhanced, 3D game more stable), RealTime Game Guided (txt, bmp) & RealTime Cheat mode (more stable, easier to use and compatible with popular cheat file)
2. Multi Saves (Up to slots). It is easy to backup and restore saved games
3. New exclusive feature. Free Cheat function. During game play will allow you to search for and enable various cheats and hacks
4. Multiple languages. Hotkey user-defined. Unlimited MicroSD storage space support. SDHC support. FAT or FAT32
5. Built-in GBA Emulator. More Emulator will be developed on schedule. Such as SNES
6. New Hardware Control, Slow Motion Action (4 levels of speed)
7. File Management System ( Copy, Cut, Paste and Delete with long file name support)
8. eBook (BMP, JPEG, JPG, PNG, TIF, GIF, TXT, PDF)
9. New exclusive feature. Intelligent clean mode, automatically detect memory card speed and save type
10. Hardware defense DS Anti Piracy. No patch needed.

Packaging
The SCDS2 ships in thin matte black colored cardboard box. The box measures approximately 5 and 1/2 inches by 3 and 3/4 inches by 3/4 of an inch. The left and right sides of the box fold inwards and secure with a cardboard flap. The box is printed with the "SuperCard" logo on all sides but the bottom. The top of the box includes a shiny DSTWO, a SuperCard Team logo, a SDHC logo, real time save, GBA Emulator, Free Cheat Feature logos. The bottom of the box includes 3 shiny firmware screen captures of the EOS software. Also found on the bottom of the box is the official English features listing and an official SuperCard URL (www.supercard.sc).

The box protects a thin plastic felt covered tray which slides in snugly and holds the SCDS2 and the microSD reader. Both of these items sit tightly into their respective cutouts, so well are they contained that users have reported damaging the shell of their SCDS2 while attempting to remove it. Removing either item is a simple as pulling out the tray and pushing on the back side to allow the item to lift away from the packaging. Under this tray sits the paper user manual in English.

Kit Design and Impression
The SCDS2 uses a modified shell possibly based on the AK2i design, and at first glance they look almost identical except for a deeper shade of black and additional insertion guides. Instead of glue, the SCDS2 is held together by a single jewelry sized micro screw and 4 plastic raised inserts. The plastic inserts extend from the stickered back side of the kit and join into matching holds on the opposite side. The entire kit can be pried apart at every point but the lower right hand area surrounding the micro Phillips head screw.

The front side of the SCDS2 is protected only by the stickered label. It is very easy to see and feel the chips and the other distinct characteristics of the PCB. These parts are vital to the functionally of this kit and users should take caution to avoid pushing onto this area of the shell.

Set-up and Usage
The SuperCard EOS v1.06 software is released archived with 5 main directories. These directories are "_dstwo", "_dstwoplug", "iReader", "moonshl2", and "NDSGBA". Each of these 5 directories must be placed in the ROOT of a freshly formatted microSD card.

The "_dstwo" directory contains vital system related files, the User Interface theme files, and translated language .TXT files. Users can easily see the influence from the Ackeard R.P.G. software from which the EOS is based, by examining the familiar directory structure. The EOS themes are complex and made up of 54 files not including the additional patch and plug-in related theme files.

The "dstwoplug" directory contains EOS shortcut icons commonly called "plug-ins" based on this directories name and not on their actually functionality as external software applications. Each shortcut includes a correctly formatted .BMP image and an .INI file. The .INI file contains a path to the icon file and the name as displayed in the EOS software. The .NDS file itself must also be located in this directory and named the same name as the .BMP and .INI files.

To use this shortcut one would place a MoonShell2.NDS file in the same directory as these shortcut specific files.

Like the Acekard R.P.G. firmware it is based off of, the EOS software uses a globalsettings.ini file to store various important system related variables. The default file stores many different options than the Acekard firmware. Please be cautious as editing the file directly is recommended for advance users.

The globalsettings.ini remains undocumented at this early stage of EOS development. Some items are fairly obvious and others are extremely cryptic. The EOS DLDI file is absent from the directory structure, and has recently been released for download by Team SuperCard.. The EOS software can use the Action Replay usrcheat.dat formatted file. This file should be placed into the "_dstwo" directory and accessed using the included in-game software menu system. GBA .CHT cheat files are placed into the "gamecht" directory and .GBA Homebrew and retail ROM dumps can be placed into the "gamepak" directory.

EOS G.U.I.:
The SCDS2 will not skip the NDS firmware's Health and Safety screen, user must click to advance or wait for this screen to time out. The current v1.06 SCDS2 firmware displays as "Fish Tycoon Majesco Entertainment," This compatibility issue was limited to a handful of cards making the upgrade not advisable at this time.
Once the boot-up sequence is triggered the SCDS2 will load the EOS software in under 3 seconds. The EOS software has a similar design to the NDSi official firmware; the main screen contains various icons, the date and time, and a slider bar at the bottom. The top screen of the EOS software displays a still image with the text "It's Time To Go Beyond DS." At any point the B button can be pressed in succession to navigate the G.U.I. back to this top menu icon-display screen.

The default SuperCard EOS software comes pre-installed with a handful of icons. The included icons are "DS_GAME", "iReader", "MoonShell", and "GBA Emulator". The first 2 listed icons will boot .NDS files and eBook files respectively. The last two icons will boot MoonShell or the SCDS2 GBA EMU, these icons are user created and stored in the "_dstwoplug" directory. Users can alter, rename, or remove various icons from the EOS software. The "DS_GAME" icon can only be renamed by hex-editing the "dstwo.nds" file found in the "_dstwo" system directory. This icon is part of the software and can not be removed.

The "DS_GAME" icon boots into a second viewing area which sorts by default visible folders, and files with the .NDS extension. Non-visible folders with their attributes set to "hidden" can only be made visible by using your computer Operating System. Automatically sorting the display based on file extensions is a nice addition which keeps miscellaneous files hidden regardless of their attribute or association. However, users who wish to have more control over their files can additionally sort by NDS & SAV, GBA & SAV, or by ALL file types. The start menu can be displayed by pressing START or by clicking Start on the touch-screen. This menu can be further expanded by pressing A, and retracted by pressing B. The top screen displays a clock, the currently browsed file or type (folders display as "folder", files display using their internal information and icon), and the file name which is limited to 14 characters.

The Start menu provides the user with a minimalistic approach to firmware/software manipulation. As a result the EOS software has less of a learning curve but provides fewer options for tweaking the end experience. This experience is unlike the AKAIO firmware, where many options can be tweaked thus increasing the compatibility of the firmware and ROM files. The EOS user must rely on the SuperCard team for improvements, fixes, compatibility updates, and more..

The start menu offers basic file operations including copy, cut, paste, and delete. These options are limited to 1 file type at a time; a .SAV file can not be moved or removed at the same time as an .NDS file, for example. The second start menu option provides a way for users to select skins found in the "…/_dstwo/ui" directory. The default EOS v1.06 install includes the English, Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Korean languages. Languages can be quickly and easily set through the start menu language area. The systems settings provide options for adjusting the display (icon, list or Text), the brightness level (NDS Lite only, 1-4), the full/simple hotkey (.NDS retail ROM dumps' in-game menu key combination), the previously discussed file display (NDS, NDS & SAV, GBA & SAV, ALL), and GBA Extend (NULL, Link, Rumble). The last start menu option displays a help menu which provides basic navigation information and the current EOS build number.

The bottom right area of the tool bar contains 3 icons. The light build icon can adjust the backlight setting of the NDS Lite and the arrow back icon will navigate back one directory.

The EOS software offers an icon based view and a list based view. The icon based view can display 12 items on the screen while the list based view can display 4 items on the screen. Both views display an icon and the file name, however, the icon based view truncates the file name between 6-8 characters when not highlighted and between 11-13 characters when highlighted. The list based view truncates the file name at 30 characters when highlighted and 32 characters when not highlighted.

Once a file is highlighted execution can begin by either clicking on the file icon or by pressing A while in the icon list view. When using the list view, execution can begin by either clicking to the left of the icon or by pressing A. Loading beings with an EOS splash screen and can range anywhere between 2-30 seconds depending on the file. All .NDS retail ROM dumps load between 2-4 seconds, where some Homebrew projects took as long as 30 seconds to initialize (IE: Dawn Seekers).

Reference to GBATEMP.net.

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