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Gaming Nintendo DS

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 heronic
Start date Jun 28, 2006
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heronic

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what does 'DS' stand for?

shaunj66

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Jun 28, 2006

"Dual Screen" or "Developers System".

But I believe the most common answer for the general public would be Dual Screen.

dice

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"DS" stands for dear son

heronic

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QUOTE(shaunj66 @ Jun 28 2006 said:
"Dual Screen" or "Developers System".

But I believe the most common answer for the general public would be Dual Screen.

that makes perfect sense , how about SP?

Darkspark

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Jun 28, 2006

I always though it stood for D.ark and S.park

_Mazza_

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Jun 28, 2006

SP stands for special

ShadowXP

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QUOTE(_Mazza_ @ Jun 28 2006 said:
SP stands for special

I thought that at first too, but what about "Special Product"?

heronic

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some of us play alot of ds , DS stands for "Dating Service".

Dirtie

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Jun 28, 2006

Also Death Sonar.

yuwing

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Jun 28, 2006

it's for DUO-CORE SONIC, the latest and fastest processor Intel has come up with to date.

kutis

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DS = Duuuuuuuuddddeee.... S!C

Veho

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Dead Soon

imgod22222

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Dumb Sh!zzn!t.

OrR

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QUOTE(ShadowXP @ Jun 28 2006 said:
QUOTE(_Mazza_ @ Jun 28 2006 said:

SP stands for special

I thought that at first too, but what about "Special Product"?

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