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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 smashing
Start date Jun 8, 2006
Views 1,706
Replies 5

smashing

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Jun 8, 2006

Have anyone faced any problem with the multiplayer capability of Big Brain Academy dump? Attempted it yesterday with my friend, but the communication broke off during the downloading process from another DS.

(FYI, I'm using M3SD+Passcard2)

AshuraZro

Belongs in a museum.

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Jun 8, 2006

The receiving DS must have FlashMe installed onto it.

IxthusTiger

Cruddy's Buddy

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Oct 7, 2006

Didn't work for me with both NDS having flashme v7 installed.

Supercard CF and EZ4lite

Stormingsoul

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Oct 8, 2006

Same Options, trim etc off?

adgloride

Its A Wii Wario

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Oct 8, 2006

I've never had problems with using my flashmed DS lite connecting up to a unflashed DS. If communication broke off and the other DS was actually downloading maybe something just interupted the WiFi signal. Did you try to communicate again?

monkeymachine

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Oct 8, 2006

This has worked for me, same game

Single-card download play with SC SD and MML -

Unflashed -> Flashme7
Flashme7 Flashme7

Flashme7 -> Unflashed doesn't work.. (other games too)