Homebrew [DS(i)/3DS] TWiLight Menu++ - GUI for DS(i) games, and DS(i) Menu replacement

[Nikokaro]

v24.8.0

Includes nds-bootstrap v0.57.1

What's new?

• @DeadSkullzJr: Added AP-fix for Pokémon: SoothingSilver Version (v1.2.0).
• DSi theme: Added support for rumble, when moving the cursor!
  • Requires the DS Rumble Pak, Drill Dozer, or WarioWare: Twisted.
• A message will now appear when attempting to launch a DSiWare title from a flashcard in DS mode on DSi or 3DS consoles.
• The donor ROM message can no longer be skipped without viewing the second page of it.
• 3DS theme: Message box now pops up instead of sliding in.

Were you able to fix those dsiware titles that didn't work (using Flipnote as an exploit) , that we talked about (Dr. Mario and the "Absolute" series) and that were giving white screens, crashing the console?
Thank you for your continued dedication to improve your software.

 

[RocketRobz]

Were you able to fix those dsiware titles that didn't work (using Flipnote as an exploit) , that we talked about (Dr. Mario and the "Absolute" series) and that were giving white screens, crashing the console?
Thank you for your continued dedication to improve your software.

Yes, I did. Please check previous version changelog(s) for more information.

 

[Ahmeteled]

Good day to whoever is reading
I hope you're doing OK!
So, I updated TWiLight Menu++ and felt like playing some "CONTRA: Hard Corps" with the jEnesisDS emulator. But to my shock, it didn't work. Reopening the top screen and relaunching the game from the menu both didn't help. Tried PicoDrive, it hardly emulates the background layers. Is there anyway I could get Hard Corps (and castlevania bloodlines) to work again?

 

[RocketRobz]

Good day to whoever is reading
I hope you're doing OK!
So, I updated TWiLight Menu++ and felt like playing some "CONTRA: Hard Corps" with the jEnesisDS emulator. But to my shock, it didn't work. Reopening the top screen and relaunching the game from the menu both didn't help. Tried PicoDrive, it hardly emulates the background layers. Is there anyway I could get Hard Corps (and castlevania bloodlines) to work again?

Apparently, there isn't a way to emulate the game properly.

 

[Nikokaro]

Good day to whoever is reading
I hope you're doing OK!
So, I updated TWiLight Menu++ and felt like playing some "CONTRA: Hard Corps" with the jEnesisDS emulator. But to my shock, it didn't work. Reopening the top screen and relaunching the game from the menu both didn't help. Tried PicoDrive, it hardly emulates the background layers. Is there anyway I could get Hard Corps (and castlevania bloodlines) to work again?

Very strange...
Using jEnesisDS on a flashcart (Ace3DS+) both games work perfectly "out of the box", without even needing to change settings. Why wouldn't they work on TwilightMenu++?

 

[RocketRobz]

Very strange...
Using jEnesisDS on a flashcart (Ace3DS+) both games work perfectly "out of the box", without even needing to change settings. Why wouldn't they work on TwilightMenu++?

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Them being run from the SD card may be a factor to why they wouldn't work.

 

[Nikokaro]

Them being run from the SD card may be a factor to why they wouldn't work.

That user forgot to specify whether he was using the SD or flashcart version of your software. Evidently it is the former.

 

[Ahmeteled]

That user forgot to specify whether he was using the SD or flashcart version of your software. Evidently it is the former.

My sincerst apologies. I'm using SD card with unlaunch 2.0

 

[Ahmeteled]

Can I possibly access the jEnesis menu and launch games manually?

 

[RocketRobz]

Can I possibly access the jEnesis menu and launch games manually?

Not possible without a flashcard, unfortunately.

 

[Ahmeteled]

Is there a way to trick it into thinking I'm running it through a flashcart?

 

[RocketRobz]

Is there a way to trick it into thinking I'm running it through a flashcart?

That's basically how it works when using a RAM disk.
In the case of launching Genesis ROMs from the console SD with jEnesisDS, a temporary disk drive is created in the console's RAM by nds-bootstrap, in order for the emulator to read it.

 

[Ahmeteled]

I have this "RAMDisk Configuration Utility" program, I know how to make a RAMDisk but what do I name it and where do I put it?

 

[Ahmeteled]

And in which program should I launch it? HBMenu or TWiLight Menu++?

 

[RocketRobz]

I have this "RAMDisk Configuration Utility" program, I know how to make a RAMDisk but what do I name it and where do I put it?

I didn't say that you need to make one. I said that it's made by nds-bootstrap, when you launch a Genesis ROM through jEnesisDS via TWLMenu++.
When you launch a Genesis ROM via TWLMenu++, it gets passed to nds-bootstrap. Then nds-bootstrap creates a temporary disk drive in your console's RAM to store the ROM in. After that, jenesisDS starts to read the RAM disk (as if you're using a flashcard), in order for the ROM to be booted.

 

[Ahmeteled]

I get it now. Thanks for the explanation, kind sir.

 

[Ahmeteled]

EDITELED: After a long research with my file-replacing rhapsody, I found out that the problem is with nightly nds-bootstrap (idk which either nds-bootstrap-nightly or hb-nightly). Now the question is; How to let it launch from release (hb) bootstrap?

 

[Ahmeteled]

Updated my last comment since I can't deletE

 

[RocketRobz]

EDITELED: After a long research with my file-replacing rhapsody, I found out that the problem is with nightly nds-bootstrap (idk which either nds-bootstrap-nightly or hb-nightly). Now the question is; How to let it launch from release (hb) bootstrap?

Switch "Bootstrap" back to "Release", though this is confusing, since both the current release and nightly builds of nds-bootstrap-hb are supposed to be the same.

 

[Ahmeteled]

Can't access TWL++ Settings, Which one is it on the bootstrap.ini (or twilight-menu.ini?)?