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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 tim_baller_tim
Start date Sep 19, 2008
Views 1,816
Replies 6

tim_baller_tim

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Sep 19, 2008

My non-legendary team

1st 2nd
-Infernape -Infernape
-Porygon-Z -Porygon-Z
-Lucario -Lucario
-Kingdra -Garchomp
-Dragonite -Kingdra
-Magnezone -Magnezone

ZenZero

GBATEMP's regular arse.

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Oct 25, 2008

what lvls?

DarkRey

still transfoooorming.... with sum lags!

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Oct 25, 2008

cant remember what pokemon i had but these are the ones that i remember;
dialga
all the Evee evolution (didnt have that icey one)
all the three starters
and chindaquil (second gen fire starter)

InuYasha

Professional Coke Fiend

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Oct 25, 2008

Major weaknesses to Ice,Ground,Fighting.....

War

Take it easy~

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Oct 25, 2008

When you make these kinds of threads, you're supposed to show everything... Pokemon name, item they're holding, level, EV's, IV's, attacks...

InuYasha

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Oct 25, 2008

War said:
When you make these kinds of threads, you're supposed to show everything... Pokemon name, item they're holding, level, EV's, IV's, attacks...

I'd be afraid to even ask what moves were on them.......