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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 Wasmachinemann
Start date Jun 6, 2010
Views 1,542
Replies 6

Wasmachinemann

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Jun 6, 2010

Yeah, Downloaded classic .xm song, It wont play, When i press it it just shows Dithersamples2 en hangs at 50/118 at 42 precent.

Mario92

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Jun 6, 2010

Have you tried other .xm songs? I had same problem with couple tracker music files so I just deleted or converted them to another format.

fgghjjkll

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Jun 6, 2010

Maybe too many tracks in the tracker file? Have to tried playing it on your pc?

Wasmachinemann

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Jun 6, 2010

It will play on the PC, Also tryed other .xm files and .mod files.

SifJar

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Jun 7, 2010

DSOrganize can play .xm I think, and I'm fairly sure MenuDO's media player (which was released seperately a short while ago) can too.

shamiko_

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Jun 7, 2010

MenuDO isn't out yet, where ?

SifJar

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Jun 7, 2010

MenuDO isn't out, but a beta of the media player and doodle apps were released for the last NeoFlash compo IIRC. They can probably still be found around. I'll try and get you a link.

mPlayer : http://filetrip.net/f6931-A-tint-of-MENUdo...ayer-82009.html