This $5 Card Plays EVERY DS Game Ever Made!

👉A $5 flashcart from AliExpress now plays every Nintendo DS game ever made, including full DSi mode on a stock 3DS, no custom firmware needed. I bought one to find out if the cheapest possible solution is somehow the best DS-playing setup in 2026. It goes up against a DS Phat, a 3DS XL, an Anbernic RG DS, and a $300 AYN Thor. Things get interesting. The DSpico is the first open-source DS flashcart, built by the LNH Team after four years of development and given away as a fully open design, which is why a $5 version can exist on AliExpress without anyone getting sued. Stay tuned for a full setup walkthrough, the firmware reflash that fixes most "my DSpico doesn't work" complaints, and an honest answer to whether you should ever spend more than $5 to play DS games again. Alexa, play DSpico. Helpful Setup Links: 👉 https://sanrax.github.io/flashcart-guides/cart-guides/dspico/ 👉 https://www.lnh-team.org/ 👉 RH Written Guide: https://retrohandhelds.gg/dspico-setup-and-review-a-ds-flash-cart-under-10/ 👉 Official SD Card Formatter (use this, not Windows): https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter/ 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🛒Featured items from this video: 🛍️https://rh-go.link/DSpico_AE 💵 Save with our hand-picked gaming & handheld deals: https://handheld.deals 🔎Browse our curated weekly deals: https://rh-go.link/DILLS ✨Became a Member or Patron👇 🌐All Our Links: https://rh-go.link 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🎵 Music by Jim Gray (https://ourghosts.bandcamp.com) and SoundStripe 🎞️Production & Editing by Gary ⚠️ Disclaimer This video contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, the channel gets a small cut at no cost to you. That's how we keep the lights on. Thanks to everyone who already grabbed a DSpico through these links — you're the reason this video exists. This video is for education and entertainment purposes only, and is not intended for kids. All opinions are our own. #emulation #retrohandheld #retrogaming #dspico #nintendods #flashcart #3ds #nintendo3ds 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 ⌚Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 01:08 - What $5 Actually Gets You From AliExpress 03:08 - Setup Guide/Adding Games 05:21 - Firmware Check 08:29 - DSi mode on a stock 3DS 10:48 - DSpico vs RG DS vs AYN Thor 14:46 - Should You Buy A DSpico? 16:25 - What Did We Learn? 17:55 - Thanks for watching!