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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 coldplay201
Start date Jan 23, 2007
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coldplay201

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Jan 23, 2007

I can't seem to find it when downloanding v1.05. Theres like 58 other files beside the .nds and .dat files.

coldplay201

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I can't seem to find it when downloanding v1.05. Theres like 58 other files beside the .nds and .dat files.

Katalyst

Johnald Everyperson

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Jan 23, 2007

TWO TIMES!

coldplay201

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Jan 23, 2007

what do you mean?

coldplay201

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Jan 23, 2007

oh i see now.....sorry

phoood

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Jan 23, 2007

Like a folder.
Right click>Arrange icons by>Type.

Then find it.

Or Ctrl+F then search for shell. Or moonshl. not sure.

friedchicken

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Jan 23, 2007

i think he wants to know what are the contents of the shell folder

coldplay201

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yeah, exactly. I need to know what the content of the Shell folder looks like. How many items are there in the shell folder. For some reason I have 56.

coldplay201

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Jan 23, 2007

anyone?

ZAFDeltaForce

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Jan 24, 2007

Download moonshell, run the setup and find out. Otherwise get download the kernal file from www.r4ds.net. The kernal will come with the SHELL folder. Use that if you think 56 files will kill your R4 or something.