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Hacking SNES emulator for acekard

[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 xnuralratiugx
Start date May 14, 2010
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Replies 7

xnuralratiugx

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May 14, 2010

I've been really wanting to get super metroid and a link to the past for my ds but i'm not very tech savy. Does anyone know if the acekard2i will run a snes emulator and where i might find one? thanks

spinal_cord

Multitask? I have enough trouble single-tasking!

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May 14, 2010

Here -> http://tinyurl.com/3am77m9

spark1223

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May 15, 2010

lol I it when people do that.

Potticus

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May 15, 2010

spinal_cord said:
Here -> http://tinyurl.com/3am77m9

That works if you google ds emulator.

You googled the exact name of the emulator.

That's what he was asking for.

GreatCrippler

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May 15, 2010

Snemulds is your best bet. Be warned SNES emulation on the DS is not that great, and no seems to have updated anything in a long while.

Potticus

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May 15, 2010

GreatCrippler said:
Snemulds is your best bet. Be warned SNES emulation on the DS is not that great, and no seems to have updated anything in a long while.

2008 to be exact.

SOOOOOOO much potential.
And no one has run with it :/