Nintendo DS backward compatability

[Charon]

I know the DS plays GBA games and not the GB orginal or colour games. But I have heard you can use a flash card and play them on the DS. Anyone know about this ?
And if you can do that what is the quality of the speed, graphics, etc... on the ds when using the flash card method ?

[1badPT]

Really? I always thought each Game Boy was backwards compatible with all previous GB carts?

[Charon]

Everything I have read has told me that the DS is not. But I am just unsure of the flash card compatability. Any DS owners around ?

[Singel]

The DS is not backwards compatible with GB and GBC games. I don't know anything about the flash cards or whatever, but I think the reason is that the GB and GBC require their own processors which would have added to the cost, and maybe size of the system. I think all game boys will be backwards compatible all the way, but they want the DS to be completely seperate from the Game Boy series

[Charon]

Thanks, too bad nothing has been heard about the flash cards. Google has been turning up loads of OLD reviews from before it was even released.