nds-bootstrap loader: Run commercial NDS backups from an SD Card

nds-bootstrap:

Thanks to the work of ahezard, Gericom, Apache, Robz8, _catcatcat, and shutterbug2000 and other contributors, we can now load NDS games from the SD card, without any flashcard/SLOT-1 card.

Don't expect high compatibility, but do expect many, many updates.

:arrow: Compatibility listing:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit#gid=0

:arrow: The official Discord server for nds-bootstrap:
https://discordapp.com/invite/7bxTQfZ

:arrow: The thread for the recommended loader (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/twloader-ctr-mode-nds-app.448375/

:arrow: SRLoader for softmodded DSis (by Robz8):
https://gbatemp.net/threads/srloader-nds-app-for-dsi.472200/

:arrow: If you're more of a forwarder person:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-forwarder-cias-for-your-home-menu.426174/

:arrow: Link to the releases page:
https://github.com/ahezard/nds-bootstrap/releases

:arrow: Anti-Piracy patch list by Robz8
https://gbatemp.net/threads/ap-patch-preservation.477536/

Also, thank you to our testers:
Historian
JoshuaDoes
thejsa
Alerdy
PokeAcer


Also, a video thanks to Robz8:


And another thanks to Alerdy:
 
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Have a question... Does antipiracy like game work?
Yes, though they'll need manual patches in the ROM for it to avoid the AP measures.

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Reword your question, it's confusing.
The user means games with anti-piracy measures.
 

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I take it additional measures to counteract the anti-piracy measures are on the "to do" list (presumably after it's a bit more stable)?
 

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I take it additional measures to counteract the anti-piracy measures are on the "to do" list (presumably after it's a bit more stable)?
Probably not. It's better to just patch the ROMs manually than adding patches in bootstrap, due to the patches being unique for every game.
 

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Flash carts typically handle it within the flash cart firmware itself. Some of the older ones required AP patches for some of the later games, after firmware updates stopped popping up for them.
 

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Hmmm, I can't for the life of me get anything to work. I'll either get stuck on the white screen for a while, or go to a blank black screen for a while too. :(
 

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