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Hacking GBAMP LOADER DS game compatibility list

[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 Zippi
Start date Jul 26, 2006
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Zippi

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Jul 26, 2006

Hello

Sorry for my bad english!!!

There is a new NDS Loader for gbamp.

You can play with it Full NDS Roms on Movieplayer2

I have made a GBAMP LOADER DS game compatibility list.

PLZ Give me feedback from games that work and not work.

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754boy

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Jul 26, 2006

Nice list man. I'm sure man people have been looking for somethin glike this, I have lol

ds6220

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Jul 26, 2006

Yes. very nice work

wohoo

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Jul 26, 2006

nice ;P and i didn't even know it could play DS games ;P

tu2cool

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Jul 26, 2006

where do i get the gbamp loader??

Ichiban

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Jul 26, 2006

QUOTE(tu2cool @ Jul 26 2006 said:
where do i get the gbamp loader??

I've pm you

Ouzy

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Jul 27, 2006

This won`t work on my GBAMP.

The loader works but nothing runs.

I have patched the roms but i cant get any to run. Is this because I have flashed the wrong flash of my GBAMP?

Does this actually work??

Ouzy