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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 xPiNoYx
Start date May 25, 2009
Views 1,513
Replies 6

xPiNoYx

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May 25, 2009

Hey,

I ordered an Acekard 2i and a 2gb microsd card from Dealextreme a couple minutes ago, and I was wondering if it will actually get here in 1-3 business days. I've read somewhere that DX takes forever to ship.

Thanks.

BoxShot

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May 25, 2009

The 1-3 business days means it will get to them and they ship it out in those days if they can. It took my order 2 weeks so expect around that.

iwakura

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May 25, 2009

it will take 1-3 days to ship, as in leave their warehouse. itw ill then be another 1-2 weeks for it to be delievered to your house

xPiNoYx

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May 25, 2009

Oh.

Alright, thanks.

Kingfield

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May 25, 2009

Bwahaha it took mine 2weeks to get shipped but only about 5 days to arrive after that ==".

Tokiopop

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May 25, 2009

Mine took 2 days to be shipped, then another 5 days to get here.

I wonder why everything I buy comes quicker than anyone else...

SoLuckys

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May 25, 2009

it depends on the location of the buyer. every time i order from DX my items are shipped in 3 days arrived after 3 then its 6 days for me every time i ordrer from them