Birthday greeting:
To receivie a birthday greeting, enter a chat room in PictoChat on your birthday. The start-up sound will also change on your birthday.
Quick Game Boy Advance start:
To quickly advance to the Game Boy Advance game without the warning screens, with both a Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS game inserted, hold B when turning on the Nintendo DS.
Abort Automatic Play mode:
After turning on Automatic Play mode, hold Start when turning on the Nintendo DS to return to the main menu instead of starting the game.
In-game reset:
To perform an in-game reset, hold L R Start Select.
Game Boy Advance in-game reset:
To perform an in-game reset while playing a Game Boy Advance game, hold A B Start Select.
Holiday greeting:
Enter a chat room in PictoChat on certain holidays (such as Christmas) to be greeted with a “Happy
Play multiplayer games with one copy:
First, start the first DS and go to multi-player mode. Then host the game. Now remove the cartridge, insert it into the second DS, then go to multi-player mode and join the game.Finally, put the game back in the first DS and play the game.