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Hacking R4 clone maker steals YSmenu

[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 Hecatia
Start date Apr 3, 2010
Views 1,790
Replies 5

Hecatia

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Level 2

Apr 3, 2010

One of the flash cards i own is a R4 clone http://www.ndslr4.com/ today i downloaded a firmware update and instead of the usual 30mb firmware i get a 80mb firmware that looked the same but was instead a hacked version of YS menu.

I thought the guy who made YS menu said NO to people doing this

If that's the case then those people are just jackasses and should not get away with this!!

elixirdream

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Level 2

Apr 3, 2010

yawn...
this is not NEW!
infact, many of them is doing these
they steal ysmenu
steal infolib
steal extinfo
steal savlib
steal fixes
steal cheat codes

MelodieOctavia

Just your friendly neighborhood Transbian.

Former Staff

Level 15

Apr 3, 2010

They blatantly steal the R4 name, and you don't think they'll steal a firmware?

lol.

House Spider

In the GBAtemp attic.

Banned

Level 3

Apr 3, 2010

They're lazy fucks. I wonder how they even make the hardware.

gameguy95

Needs More Furries!

Banned

Level 1

Apr 3, 2010

^does it really matter?
technically, you cannot steal something if someone is giving it away for free. besides, yasu stopped working on ysmenu over a year ago