Movie Player Version 3
Since the release of the GBAMP, a newer version, the M3 Perfect adapter, has been released for the Nintendo DS and the DS Lite. The M3 adapter improves on the GBAMP by adding 256Mb (32MB) of RAM and allowing for both Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS ROM images and homebrew applications to be run. Nintendo DS programs must be run in conjunction with a PassMe device.
The official PassMe variant for the M3 adapter is known as the PassKey. An update to the original PassKey, known as the PassKey2, allows for the running of DS code on DS consoles that have a newer firmware (version 3 or above). PassCard 3, an even newer kind of passthrough (actually now a misnomer because no "passing" is done) contains encrypted Nintendo DS game code and therefore runs normally without exploiting bugs in the firmware (PassMe) or BIOS (PassMe2).
The added 256 Mbit (32 MiB) of RAM also allows for all GBA games to run at full speed with no slowdown because all the game data is loaded into the RAM. DS games 32MB or smaller can also be loaded into RAM, but if they are over 32 MiB, they must be directly booted from the CompactFlash or Secure Digital card. Games loaded from the CF/SD card rarely exhibit slowdown, as compatibility with DS games is very high on the M3 adapter.
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