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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 dragonkid6
Start date Jan 8, 2011
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dragonkid6

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Jan 8, 2011

...like the one for Soul Silver and Heart Gold?

dragonkid6

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Jan 8, 2011

bump

DarkShinigami

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Jan 8, 2011

what the hell do you mean?

oh and dont bumb ur own topics the residents here dont really approve. you dont need to worry about it not being answered it will get a response within a 24 hour time frame

basher11

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Jan 8, 2011

in HG/SS there's a cheat where everything speeds up.

to answer the question, there isn't.

DarkShinigami

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Jan 8, 2011

basher11 said:
in HG/SS there's a cheat where everything speeds up.

to answer the question, there isn't.

oh i feel like an idiot now especially since when i was playing that game i had it on all da time

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Jan 8, 2011

basher11 said:
in HG/SS there's a cheat where everything speeds up.

There is?

Rydian

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Jan 8, 2011

Nit everything, but most things. It removes the framerate limit to stuff that doesn't push the DS to it's limits (like the menu and non-overworld stuff) runs a lot faster.

It's in the cheat database.
http://cheats.gbatemp.net/