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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 GBA_Temper
Start date Dec 10, 2006
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Replies 6

GBA_Temper

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Dec 10, 2006

I am having a Problem the PDA will not work for me it always stay full on the CLOCK signal in It will not load wat is the problem I have tried these following things.

1st.)Erase the Chinese Version of PDA
2nd)Put The English PDA on G6
3)Did the PDA Linker thing 3 Times
3)Formatted my G6 2 Times

What else can I try?

SpaceJump

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Dec 10, 2006

QUOTE(t43026 @ Dec 10 2006 said:
2nd)Put The English PDA on G6

What exactly do you put on your G6?

GBA_Temper

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Dec 10, 2006

I put the updated ENGLISH version of the pda on my G6 lite

dsrules

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Dec 10, 2006

make sure that you are using G6 Loader 4.6c

GBA_Temper

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Dec 10, 2006

I am using G6 Loader 4.6c

SpaceJump

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Dec 10, 2006

Tell us the folder structure you copy onto your G6, maybe something's wrong there.

GBA_Temper

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Dec 11, 2006

Thanks for your help, But my mistake was when i FORMATTED my G6 I had to reupdate the firmware to 4.6c all I had did was put the g6vervify.sys and g6loader.sys and I didnt never update it. now I updated it in it works good I love it cause i STORE all my numbers in contact info in it