How to play a gba game with background/frame on DS phat/lite
Perhaps not everyone knows that it is possible to play gba games, coming from cartridge inserted in the second slot of the DS phat/lite, without those annoying black borders around the image, by setting a colorful background or frame.This tutorial is aimed at these people.
You will see that the difference is truly remarkable.
1) First you must have inserted a DS flash cart in the first slot and a gba cartridge (or gba flashcart) in the second slot.
2) To start the game you will have to use YSmenu, installed in the root of your DS flashcart.
3) You will need to edit the YSmenu.ini file inside TTmenu folder (in my case) by writing 'draw_frame = true'.
4) Insert, in the same folder containing the .ini file, a 24 bit background image named 'gbaframe.bmp', with a size of 256x192 bpp.
Personally I have inserted several of those for the sake of variety, to be renamed when necessary with DSOrganize (or other file manager).
5) Finally, turn on the console, select the first slot from the DS start menu, accessing YSmenu, then press start and x to launch the gba game. You will notice that it will give a completely different, revitalized impression.
Probably the software of some flashcart allows you to do the same thing, but YSmenu has the advantage of being almost universally compatible, easy to use and therefore very widespread. Besides, I can only talk about my own experience.
You will see that the difference is truly remarkable.
1) First you must have inserted a DS flash cart in the first slot and a gba cartridge (or gba flashcart) in the second slot.
2) To start the game you will have to use YSmenu, installed in the root of your DS flashcart.
3) You will need to edit the YSmenu.ini file inside TTmenu folder (in my case) by writing 'draw_frame = true'.
4) Insert, in the same folder containing the .ini file, a 24 bit background image named 'gbaframe.bmp', with a size of 256x192 bpp.
Personally I have inserted several of those for the sake of variety, to be renamed when necessary with DSOrganize (or other file manager).
5) Finally, turn on the console, select the first slot from the DS start menu, accessing YSmenu, then press start and x to launch the gba game. You will notice that it will give a completely different, revitalized impression.
Probably the software of some flashcart allows you to do the same thing, but YSmenu has the advantage of being almost universally compatible, easy to use and therefore very widespread. Besides, I can only talk about my own experience.
