Homebrew nds-bootstrap modified to allow play DS games with only one screen

[RocketRobz]

I've just tried it with the latest release using the shortcut you provided but nothing happened

Have you tried changing the setting in the in-game menu?
If so, and nothing happened, then the game is incompatible with screen swap.

 

[Mak3yt]

when i do the screen swap on animal crossing and it worked but it glithces out of control

 

[RocketRobz]

when i do the screen swap on animal crossing and it worked but it glithces out of control

This also happens on the main nds-bootstrap builds.
Due to how the game is coded, there's nothing that can be done to fix this, unfortunately.

 

[Soft619]

Hello, RocketRobz! Thanks for great job! Do you plan to make quick screen switching for DSLite? Standart 4 keys switching is to slow for quick gaming

 

[RocketRobz]

Hello, RocketRobz! Thanks for great job! Do you plan to make quick screen switching for DSLite? Standart 4 keys switching is to slow for quick gaming

Is TWiLight Menu++ installed? If so, then turn on "Use nds-bootstrap" in TWLMenu++ Settings, launch a game, and then hold L+R+Up+X for 1 or 2 seconds to swap the screens.

 

[kiupro2007]

Hola me encanta el trabajo que has hecho, pero abria alguna forma de solucionar el bug de super mario 64? se ejecuta bien y se cambia de pantalla cuando apreto los botones, pero se queda bugueada la interfaz en la pantalla y molesta cuando tratas de jugar

 

[RocketRobz]

Hi, I love the work you have done, but would there be any way to fix the bug in super mario 64? it runs fine and changes the screen when I press the buttons, but the interface is bugged on the screen and it bothers when you try to play.

This is a known issue with no known fix.
Also, please report future issues in this thread (and in English): https://gbatemp.net/threads/nds-bootstrap-loader-run-commercial-nds-backups-from-an-sd-card.454323/

xonn's custom nds-bootstrap build is no longer needed, as the main build has the screen swapping feature, so to others reading, please do the same, instead of bumping this thread.

 

[xonn]

Totally agree with @RocketRobz
This thread can be closed, the main idea was finally implemented in main build of nds-bootstrap, and it will be maintained and (maybe) improved there. This old version has the only "advantage" of swap screens with a more simple button combination, but nothing else.
Thanks everyone for your feedback!

 

[JJX7]

Tiny question does this work on a 3ds lite through a r4?

Post automatically merged: Apr 1, 2023

Question does this work on a ds lite through an r4?

 

[CoolMe]

Tiny question does this work on a 3ds lite through a r4?

Post automatically merged: Apr 1, 2023

Question does this work on a ds lite through an r4?

TWilightMenu++ works from a flashcart (and with ds lites). So i'd assume this works too since it relies on it.

 

[mosslump]

Any reason why nds-bootstrap control shortcuts don't work?

I'm using 1.5.2 on a DS lite via TWM++ on an R4 and I can access the in-game menu with the default l+down+select however none of the other controls are working. I can swap screens via the menu but l+r+up+x held does nothing for example.

Any insight would be great as I'm trying to set this card up for a single screen "Gameboy macro" salvage and wonder if others have run into this too.

 

[RocketRobz]

Any reason why nds-bootstrap control shortcuts don't work?

I'm using 1.5.2 on a DS lite via TWM++ on an R4 and I can access the in-game menu with the default l+down+select however none of the other controls are working. I can swap screens via the menu but l+r+up+x held does nothing for example.

Any insight would be great as I'm trying to set this card up for a single screen "Gameboy macro" salvage and wonder if others have run into this too.

The screen swap button combo no longer works (regardless of console or flashcard), because the screen swap setting is now saved, and so the button combo is disabled in order to prevent writing the setting each time.

 

[mosslump]

The screen swap button combo no longer works (regardless of console or flashcard), because the screen swap setting is now saved, and so the button combo is disabled in order to prevent writing the setting each time.

So I'm not going crazy, that's great to know. Of course I was hoping for a quick toggle, but I appreciate how much consideration is going into the project. Thanks Rob!

Post automatically merged: Jun 6, 2024

So I'm not going crazy, that's great to know. Of course I was hoping for a quick toggle, but I appreciate how much consideration is going into the project. Thanks Rob!

Just musing aloud, but how about an option for persistent or toggleable screen positions, best of both worlds as for some (like me!) avoiding the need for menu diving would be favorable to persistence.

Edit:

For DS lite users, there exists an unrelated utility to pre-patch a hotkey to swap screens called NitroSwapper by reddit user Skelux.

Just in case you find yourself in a similar usecase this might fit the bill.

 

[rheimeister]

Does

Hello to everyone.
I have included a swap screen option through key combination SELECT+UP / SELECT+DOWN in nds-bootstrap to enjoy NDS titles in GBMacros or DS with one screen damaged.
To use it follow those instructions:

1. Download it from this repository and copy it to _nds folder of TwilighMenu++.
2. In your console, press Y in a NDS title and select nds-bootstrap = nightly
3. Start your game and use key combination whenever you want.

I have checked some games, and for now, I only have found one that is not swap-screen-friendly: Mario64 DS. Some games reset the screens (like MKDS) when a level is completed, or a cinematic is displayed. In this case, just re-swap again

this work on old 3DS XL? it just gives me white screen when loading Pokemon White, which is compatible.

 

[ELBARBARO_2025]

es un poco tarde pero espero le sirva a alguien, hace dias descubri como poder hacer el intercambiar las pantallas en un DS Lite el truco esta en entrar en twilight menu++ y entrar en la opcion atajo del menu creo que es el de bootstrap, yo lo configure L+ cruz abajo y antes de iniciar el juego ds con la la tecla Y configurarlo en lanzador de juego: nds-bootstrap, en bootstrap: Reslease, luego inicie el juego. aclaro que el intercambio de pantallas no lo hace con la combinación de teclas L+ cruz abajo automáticamente como lo hace en un dsi, lo que descubrió fue que es para entrar en un menú de donde hay varias opciones como:
1- volver al juego
2- reiniciar el juego
3- captura de pantalla
4- carnero volcánico
5- opciones
6- visor de ram salir del juego.

pero la que nos importa es la de opciones la numero 5 dentro de esa opción encontramos el intercambio de pantalla que aparese comopantalla principal por defecto esta en automatico pero lo pueden cambiar moviendo la cruz hacia los lados para cambiar si quieren que la pantalla principal sea la de abajo o la de arriba, es decir hay que hacer el proceso manual, pero porlomenos no hayque toca el hardware comolohe visto en otros foro y videos de youtube para instalar botones.

ojala a los poseedores de ND Lite les sirva como ami.