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There are three types of games using DSi hardware enhancements:
;DSi-enhanced retail cartridges: Regular DS retail cartridges compatible with the older DS models, but unlocks more RAM and features when used on the DSi, similar to some late GBC games on the GBA. A [[http://www.rfgeneration.com/blogs/pdrydia/DSi-enhanced-titles-an-incomplete-list-1969.php couple of dozen games]] from Japan and US/EUR relied on this method, they will still boot on DS emulators, but without the DSi enhancements. DSi-enhanced games also have an animated icon when displayed in the boot menu, which is the only indication that it's DSi-enhanced.
;DSi-exclusive retail cartridges: Retail cartridges relying heavily on the DSi hardware features. A boot-up error screen will show when attempting to load those on regular DS models (and by extension, emulators for those). Only five games were released this way, either launch games or because they were too big for to be DSiWare.
;DSiWare: Downloadable titles only avaliable through the DSi Shop (discontinued as of March 31, 2017). They have a 16MB size limitation due to the small size of the internal NAND and there were a lot of interesting exclusives for the system released as DSiWare. The Nintendo 3DS is also compatible with those games and offers a way to back them up to an SD card but not the save files. The Nintendo 3DS eShop also offers some DSiWare for purchase, though it uses a different file packaging format.
