[Essentials] Homebrew

bitjacker · Jan 1, 2016

+1 ds fret by spag (guitar fretboard not learning tool) http://www.gbarl.it/UP/UP_old/2601-2700/DSFret0.zip

VitaType · Jul 24, 2016

+1 for

Lameboy

nesDS

Moonshell 2

World of Sand

ScummVM DS

UAPaint

Phidias

Lunar Lander DS

Hi-Dro · Jul 30, 2016

+ 1

- Gameyob (great gamboy emu with 2 player)
- nesDS (great emu supports special chip games, famicom disk system, wifi)
- 1942ds (capcoms 1942 emu love this but does have slight sound issues)
- 1943ds (capcoms 1943 emu same as above)
- GreenBeretDS (great I use for Mr. Goemon very addictive, great bgm)
- msxDS (MSX1/2+ works great once you find the right bios)
- ZXDS (emu based on ZXDS)
- jEnesisDS (megadrive emu)
- NeoDS (amazing emulator)
- S8DS (I love this emu this is a little nostalgic for me as its the first emu I put on a handheld all them months ago)
- FrodoDS (Commodore 64)

after using many emus on my DS these are the ones I have to hand at all times.

I would like the snes but I'm not sure about how good that is I've heard mostly bad things

PieMan6474 · Oct 9, 2016

+1 for
NesDS
GameYob a gameboy/color emulator with nifi link cable support
DScraft
Lameboy
Thats all for me:-)

neoj5680 · Nov 28, 2016

RoMee said: ↑

it's up to you, just throwing out some ideas, do what you think will work the best
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neoj5680 · Nov 28, 2016

Is there a homebrew for “KODI” player

Robz8 · Jun 1, 2017

+1

App/Emulator:
SRLoader (DSi only) (Loads retail and DLDI homebrew ROMs from SD Card, via nds-bootstrap).

T3GZdev · Jul 18, 2017

hey wheres sandboxengine DSi-hybrid?

Jhynjhiruu · Jul 30, 2017

Sorry, but... portalDS (Aperture Science, whatever) HAS to be on there somewhere.

Akeruz · Aug 20, 2017

Terminator02 said: ↑

Everything that I've voted on personally
Games:
5nake
Bloxavoid
DSMines
NeoPlat

Apps/Emulators:
Colors
DSBible
DSx86
DS2x86 (DSTWO Only)
IkuReader
Lameboy
Pocket Physics
WabbitDS
CATSFC (DSTWO Only)

Utilities:
BAGPlug (DSTWO Only)
Moonshell 2
iMenu Beta (DSTWO Only)

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Rules:

-1 votes are not allowed

If you want to vote for a homebrew not already on the list, categorize them, then please provide a download page (not a direct link) and a short description

Don't edit your posts, if you want to add more votes make a separate post

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Essential (12 or more votes)

Games:
[13] Lemmings DS (the classic game Lemmings)
[13] StillAlive (a 2D platformer based off Portal)

Apps/Emulators:
[32] Lameboy (near perfect Gameboy/Gameboy Color emulator)
[22] Colors (a drawing application)
[20] nesDS (a NES emulator)
[15] Pocket Physics (a 2D physics simulator)
[14] SNEmulDS (a SNES emulator)
[13] jEnesisDS (a Genesis Emulator)

Utilities:
[32] Moonshell 2 (a multipurpose media player, text editor, and homebrew launcher)
[17] DSOrganize (scheduled events, address book entries, todo lists, scribble pad, IRC, calculator, web browser, homebrew database, and more)
[12] GBA Exploader (used to access slot 2 memory expansion packs for GBA games)
[12] YSMenu (alternative firmware for the DSTT, R4, and a variety of clones)

Recommended (6 or more votes)

Games:
[8] POWDER (a Roguelike for NDS)
[8] Warcraft: Tower Defense (a tower defense game based on Warcraft)
[8] World of Sand (ummm watch this video)
[7] DSCraft (a Minecraft clone)
[7] LoneWolf DS (The first five LoneWolf adventure game books wrapped up in a nice engine to play them on the DS)
[7] Video Games Hero (a guitar hero clone with support for the official guitar hero grip)

Apps/Emulators:
[9] NeoDS (a Neo Geo emulator)
[9] ScummVM DS (a point-and-click adventure game emulator)
[8] Comic Book DS (comic book reader)
[6] DSbible (a bible)
[6] DSNotes (a fast notes application)
[6] NitroTracker (a tracker for creating music)

Utilities:

Noteworthy (3 or more votes)

Games:
[5] Arcomage (a "Heroic Fantasy card game")
[5] DS Doom (a port of the classic FPS Doom)
[4] AmplituDS (a music game based off of Amplitude)
[4] DSmines (minesweeper)
[4] TouhouDS (a top-down shoot-em-up similar to 1942)
[3] Bloxavoid (a cuberunner clone)
[3] NetHackDS (a port of NetHack to the Nintendo DS)
[3] OpenTTD DS (a port of OpenTTD)
[3] playDiSmusic (a music rhythm game)

Apps/Emulators:
[5] Game Melody Oratorio (teaches popular game melodies via a virtual piano)
[4] DSReader (a book reader)
[4] IkuReader (a great looking reading homebrew with epub, txt, and fb2 support)
[4] NitroGrafx (PC-Engine/TurboGrafx16 emulator)
[3] FlickBook (an animation toy for the NDS)
[3] NDSMail (an email client for NDS)

Utilities:
[3] SunOL (an NDS official release list viewer)

Personal Picks (less than 3 votes)

Games:
[2] Meteora (just watch this video)
[2] NeoPlat (a unique, fast-paced platformer)
[2] Red Temple (a top-down adventure and puzzle game, similar to a cross between Chip's Challenge and rogue-likes such as nethack)
[2] Tetris: The Grand Master (similar to Tetris DS by nintendo)
[1] 5nake (the popular game Snake)
[1] DS (Porn) All Stars (a "Qix remix", there is an optional adult version)
[1] DSChess (a great chess homebrew with human vs. human and human vs. computer modes)
[1] DSCube (Rubik's Cube for the DS)
[1] Duke3DS (a port of the class FPS Duke 3D)
[1] Every ExteNDS (just watch this video)
[1] Fatal Relations (a port of the old PC adult visual novel Fatal Relations)
[1] Fireworlds (particle-effects-heavy platformer with a gravity twist)
[1] JNKPlat Platdudes Happy Endings (a puzzle/platformer that includes a level editor)
[1] Knytt Stories DS (port of freeware PC gameKnytt Stories)
[1] Lunar Lander DS (Lunar Lander for the DS)
[1] OpenTyrian DS (a port of the classic top down shooter Tyrian)
[1] Picross (homebrew version of Picross
[1] PuzzleManiak (a port of Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection)
[1] Retro Wars (another SHMUP)
[1] Robot Unicorn Attack DS (a port of the flash game)
[1] Sheep Goes Left (move to the left and dodge spikes)
[1] Space Impakto (a Bullet-Hell SHMUP (Space shooter/Shoot 'em up))
[1] Super Spike Dislike (press a button to jump and avoid hitting the spikes)
[1] Tetattds (Tetris Attack with the stylus, has multiplayer support)
[1] Quake DS (a port of the classic FPS Quake)
[1] Warhawk DS (a remake of the 1986 C64 classic, Warhawk)

Apps/Emulators:
[2] DSLinux (a port of linux to the DS, text only)
[2] DSx86 (a PC emulator that can run old DOS games)
[2] Nyan Cat DS (a port of nyan.cat)
[2] UAPaint (a drawing application)
[2] WabbitDS (a TI-83+ calculator emulator)
[1] Apprentice Minus DS (a Gamegear and Sega MasterSystem emulator)
[1] Clirc (IRC client)
[1] iDaft DS (an electronic keyboard, with the chorus of one of the songs of the duo Daft Punk)
[1] Innocence (Hatsune Miku synth guitar app)
[1] Online Jukebox DS (a shoutcast player for the ds)
[1] Phidias (a drawing program)
[1] S8DS (Sega Master System/Game Gear emulator)

Utilities:
[2] DS2Key (use your DS as a remote control for your computer)
[1] Beup Live (MSN Messenger client)
[1] DSCovered (a firmware replacement influenced by Apple's Coverflow)
[1] NDS_Backup_Tool_FTPd (dump ROMs and saves from commercial game carts [DS phat/lite only])
*[1] M3 Sakura (Included in the download) (alternative media player and firmware)
*[1] Moonshell 2 Tools (manage ROMs, saves, and files. Enables launching ROMs in moonshell.)
*[1] Moonshell Simply (MoonShell 1.71 with commercial rom loading)
*[1] Wood All In One (WAIO) (R4's Unofficial Wood firmware brought to all flashcarts)

DSTWO only homebrew
first, look here for official plug-ins
DSTWO Only

Games:
[1] DS2 Pong (a fully skinnable game of Pong built using the SDK)

Apps/Emulator:
[1] CATSFC (an improved version of the official DSTwo SNES emulator)
[1] DS2x86 (a PC emulator that takes advantage of the DS2's hardware and can run old DOS games)
[1] MAME4ALL (arcade emulator)

Utilities:
[1] BAGPlug (a more all-in-one custom plug-in menu)
[1] DS2Tools (download and install skins and EOS through wifi on your DS)
[1] iMenu beta (a custom plug-in menu influenced by iOS) you may want to check out the tutorial to setting it up

Video of some of the best homebrew (By R4Liam)

*projects closed by Taiju Yamada (Xenon++)

PLEASE POST IF THERE ARE ANY BROKEN LINKS!!!

Last updated
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Terminator02 said: ↑

Everything that I've voted on personally
Games:
5nake
Bloxavoid
DSMines
NeoPlat

Apps/Emulators:
Colors
DSBible
DSx86
DS2x86 (DSTWO Only)
IkuReader
Lameboy
Pocket Physics
WabbitDS
CATSFC (DSTWO Only)

Utilities:
BAGPlug (DSTWO Only)
Moonshell 2
iMenu Beta (DSTWO Only)

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rules:

-1 votes are not allowed

If you want to vote for a homebrew not already on the list, categorize them, then please provide a download page (not a direct link) and a short description

Don't edit your posts, if you want to add more votes make a separate post

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Legend:

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Essential (12 or more votes)

Games:
[13] Lemmings DS (the classic game Lemmings)
[13] StillAlive (a 2D platformer based off Portal)

Apps/Emulators:
[32] Lameboy (near perfect Gameboy/Gameboy Color emulator)
[22] Colors (a drawing application)
[20] nesDS (a NES emulator)
[15] Pocket Physics (a 2D physics simulator)
[14] SNEmulDS (a SNES emulator)
[13] jEnesisDS (a Genesis Emulator)

Utilities:
[32] Moonshell 2 (a multipurpose media player, text editor, and homebrew launcher)
[17] DSOrganize (scheduled events, address book entries, todo lists, scribble pad, IRC, calculator, web browser, homebrew database, and more)
[12] GBA Exploader (used to access slot 2 memory expansion packs for GBA games)
[12] YSMenu (alternative firmware for the DSTT, R4, and a variety of clones)

Recommended (6 or more votes)

Games:
[8] POWDER (a Roguelike for NDS)
[8] Warcraft: Tower Defense (a tower defense game based on Warcraft)
[8] World of Sand (ummm watch this video)
[7] DSCraft (a Minecraft clone)
[7] LoneWolf DS (The first five LoneWolf adventure game books wrapped up in a nice engine to play them on the DS)
[7] Video Games Hero (a guitar hero clone with support for the official guitar hero grip)

Apps/Emulators:
[9] NeoDS (a Neo Geo emulator)
[9] ScummVM DS (a point-and-click adventure game emulator)
[8] Comic Book DS (comic book reader)
[6] DSbible (a bible)
[6] DSNotes (a fast notes application)
[6] NitroTracker (a tracker for creating music)

Utilities:

Noteworthy (3 or more votes)

Games:
[5] Arcomage (a "Heroic Fantasy card game")
[5] DS Doom (a port of the classic FPS Doom)
[4] AmplituDS (a music game based off of Amplitude)
[4] DSmines (minesweeper)
[4] TouhouDS (a top-down shoot-em-up similar to 1942)
[3] Bloxavoid (a cuberunner clone)
[3] NetHackDS (a port of NetHack to the Nintendo DS)
[3] OpenTTD DS (a port of OpenTTD)
[3] playDiSmusic (a music rhythm game)

Apps/Emulators:
[5] Game Melody Oratorio (teaches popular game melodies via a virtual piano)
[4] DSReader (a book reader)
[4] IkuReader (a great looking reading homebrew with epub, txt, and fb2 support)
[4] NitroGrafx (PC-Engine/TurboGrafx16 emulator)
[3] FlickBook (an animation toy for the NDS)
[3] NDSMail (an email client for NDS)

Utilities:
[3] SunOL (an NDS official release list viewer)

Personal Picks (less than 3 votes)

Games:
[2] Meteora (just watch this video)
[2] NeoPlat (a unique, fast-paced platformer)
[2] Red Temple (a top-down adventure and puzzle game, similar to a cross between Chip's Challenge and rogue-likes such as nethack)
[2] Tetris: The Grand Master (similar to Tetris DS by nintendo)
[1] 5nake (the popular game Snake)
[1] DS (Porn) All Stars (a "Qix remix", there is an optional adult version)
[1] DSChess (a great chess homebrew with human vs. human and human vs. computer modes)
[1] DSCube (Rubik's Cube for the DS)
[1] Duke3DS (a port of the class FPS Duke 3D)
[1] Every ExteNDS (just watch this video)
[1] Fatal Relations (a port of the old PC adult visual novel Fatal Relations)
[1] Fireworlds (particle-effects-heavy platformer with a gravity twist)
[1] JNKPlat Platdudes Happy Endings (a puzzle/platformer that includes a level editor)
[1] Knytt Stories DS (port of freeware PC gameKnytt Stories)
[1] Lunar Lander DS (Lunar Lander for the DS)
[1] OpenTyrian DS (a port of the classic top down shooter Tyrian)
[1] Picross (homebrew version of Picross
[1] PuzzleManiak (a port of Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection)
[1] Retro Wars (another SHMUP)
[1] Robot Unicorn Attack DS (a port of the flash game)
[1] Sheep Goes Left (move to the left and dodge spikes)
[1] Space Impakto (a Bullet-Hell SHMUP (Space shooter/Shoot 'em up))
[1] Super Spike Dislike (press a button to jump and avoid hitting the spikes)
[1] Tetattds (Tetris Attack with the stylus, has multiplayer support)
[1] Quake DS (a port of the classic FPS Quake)
[1] Warhawk DS (a remake of the 1986 C64 classic, Warhawk)

Apps/Emulators:
[2] DSLinux (a port of linux to the DS, text only)
[2] DSx86 (a PC emulator that can run old DOS games)
[2] Nyan Cat DS (a port of nyan.cat)
[2] UAPaint (a drawing application)
[2] WabbitDS (a TI-83+ calculator emulator)
[1] Apprentice Minus DS (a Gamegear and Sega MasterSystem emulator)
[1] Clirc (IRC client)
[1] iDaft DS (an electronic keyboard, with the chorus of one of the songs of the duo Daft Punk)
[1] Innocence (Hatsune Miku synth guitar app)
[1] Online Jukebox DS (a shoutcast player for the ds)
[1] Phidias (a drawing program)
[1] S8DS (Sega Master System/Game Gear emulator)

Utilities:
[2] DS2Key (use your DS as a remote control for your computer)
[1] Beup Live (MSN Messenger client)
[1] DSCovered (a firmware replacement influenced by Apple's Coverflow)
[1] NDS_Backup_Tool_FTPd (dump ROMs and saves from commercial game carts [DS phat/lite only])
*[1] M3 Sakura (Included in the download) (alternative media player and firmware)
*[1] Moonshell 2 Tools (manage ROMs, saves, and files. Enables launching ROMs in moonshell.)
*[1] Moonshell Simply (MoonShell 1.71 with commercial rom loading)
*[1] Wood All In One (WAIO) (R4's Unofficial Wood firmware brought to all flashcarts)

DSTWO only homebrew
first, look here for official plug-ins
DSTWO Only

Games:
[1] DS2 Pong (a fully skinnable game of Pong built using the SDK)

Apps/Emulator:
[1] CATSFC (an improved version of the official DSTwo SNES emulator)
[1] DS2x86 (a PC emulator that takes advantage of the DS2's hardware and can run old DOS games)
[1] MAME4ALL (arcade emulator)

Utilities:
[1] BAGPlug (a more all-in-one custom plug-in menu)
[1] DS2Tools (download and install skins and EOS through wifi on your DS)
[1] iMenu beta (a custom plug-in menu influenced by iOS) you may want to check out the tutorial to setting it up

Video of some of the best homebrew (By R4Liam)

*projects closed by Taiju Yamada (Xenon++)

PLEASE POST IF THERE ARE ANY BROKEN LINKS!!!

Last updated
Click to expand...

CatmanFan · Aug 20, 2017

+1 for
-NeoDS
-YSMenu
-Lameboy
-DSCoverflow
-jEnesisDS
-nesDS
-Gameyob

Alex4nder001 · Nov 30, 2017

Make a switch emulator

BARNWEY · Dec 1, 2017

Alex4nder001 said: ↑

Make a switch emulator
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You're joking right?

Alex4nder001 · Dec 1, 2017

BARNWEY said: ↑

You're joking right?
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Yes

BARNWEY · Dec 5, 2017

Alex4nder001 said: ↑

Yes
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I have to make sure, because I've actually seen people request that kind of thing -_-

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