How to Play NES Games on a Nintendo DS

Keeping the old traditions alive, Nintendo opted to use cartridges to store games for the Nintendo DS, DS Lite, DSi and DSi XL -- all of which use R4 cartridges. In the US, some companies sell blank R4 cartridges for players to store homebrew games or to backup legally-purchased games. If you have an R4 cartridge with a previously-purchased Nintendo Entertainment System game installed on it, you can play it on your Nintendo DS just like any other game.

Instructions

1. Locate the game slot on your Nintendo DS. This is located behind the handheld device towards the center.

2. Slide the R4 cartridge inside until it clicks.

3. Press the power button on the front of the Nintendo DS.

4. Press "A" to start the game.

References

• "Nintendo DSi XL Manual"; Nintendo; 2009