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[WIP/Release] ds_mangaman - Turning the Nintendo DS into the Ultimate Vertical Book-Style Manga Reader!

Hwongfish · 2026-06-09T00:33:11+00:00

Hi everyone! I’ve always felt that the Nintendo DS is criminally underrated when it comes to being a dedicated manga-reader. Think about it: it has two screens built right into the form factor, one of them has a precise (not quite most of the time though) touchscreen, and when you rotate the console 90 degrees counter-clockwise, it perfectly mimics the ergonomics of holding a real physical tankobon (manga volume). When held vertically, the D-pad sits perfectly on the bottom, and the shoulder keys (L/R) are in the ideal position for switching chapters. Plus, the touchscreen can be used to magnify for reading the text or inspecting details. Such interactions are the ultimate form factors that modern smartphones just can't match. To prove this, I built ds_mangaman — an open-source, highly optimized homebrew manga viewer for the NDS/NDSL. Download and learn how to build in Github release: :teach::teach::teach: GitHub Repository: https://github.com/hwfish-error408/ds-mangaman :grog::grog::grog: Looking for Contributors! The compiler engine and core state machine are now fully functional and running smoothly on real hardware and emulators (like melonDS). However, I want to take this project further and could really use the community's help! I’m looking for developers, testers, and retro-enthusiasts to help with: A, Implementing a cleaner UI/Main Menu. B, Adding Bookmark support (saving states to SRAM/FAT .sav). C, Further optimizing the DMA memory copy speeds during page and chapter transitions. Feel free to download the source, check out the build pipeline, test it on your flashcarts, and open Issues or Pull Requests on the GitHub repo! Let's make the NDS the ultimate retro manga machine.

Thread starter pokeman138
Start date Oct 14, 2010
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Replies 6

pokeman138

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Oct 14, 2010

if there a different GUI that I can use for my SCDSTWO?
I would like to use AK2 skins or Wood GUI is it possible?

Juanmatron

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Oct 14, 2010

Use WAIO.

pokeman138

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Oct 14, 2010

It does not work I get NO DLDI SECTION when I load a rom

pikachu945

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Oct 14, 2010

why do people have the same problem as me???
I get a black screen saying NO DLDI SECTION!!
I think we need Xenon++ for this

bloodred

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Oct 14, 2010

pikachu945 said:
why do people have the same problem as me???
I get a black screen saying NO DLDI SECTION!!
I think we need Xenon++ for this

DLDI Patch WAIO.nds
rename waio to dsgame.nds
change original dsgame.nds to dsgame.dat

SifJar

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Oct 14, 2010

I'm pretty sure it is impossible to load ROMs on SCDS2 via WAIO, or anything other than official firmware. WAIO will work e.g. for homebrew etc., but there is no third party loaders for the SCDS2, and as the official firmware doesn't have an autoload function, there is no possible workaround there.