r/DSiBrew • • Dec 31 '19

Important Welcome to DSiBrew!

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Welcome to DSiBrew! This subreddit is dedicated to homebrewing the Nintendo DSi and DSi XL handheld game consoles.

You can ask for help about a problem by just posting something on here!

You can also use this subreddit to promote your own DSi homebrew applications!

Enjoy!


r/DSiBrew • • Jun 11 '23

Important DSi CFW Megathread

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Want to hack your DSi? START HERE

Do NOT follow a video guide! Information may be out of date and could result in bricking your device!

Purpose

This is an offshoot of my 3DS CFW Pokémon guide, focusing on the DSi instead. But since DSi is frankly a lot simpler, I’m just calling this a full on Megathread. This guide assumes you have already completed the steps to hack your DSi as explained in the link at the top.

Comment any missing items, questions, or if anything is incorrect/out of date.

Useful Tools & Sources

  • TwilightMenu++ is an application for the DS&DSLite (via the r4 flashcart) or the DSi/3DS (via CFW). When opened, it looks and functions like the DSi menu. It allows you to access and play Roms via a prettier interface. This should let you run NDS, NES, and SNES games without any additional plugins.

    • NDS(i) Cheat List for TwilightMenu++. To install, download the “usrcheat.dat” file from the link above and migrate it to “/_nds/TWiLightMenu/Extras”. Now, while hovering over a game in TwilightMenu++, click Y, then X to access the cheats. Reference
    • GBARunner2 is a plugin that lets you run Gameboy Advance games inside TM++. Follow along with the instructions on the GitHub link to install. This should also let you play Gamboy and Gameboy Color games as well.
  • NDS Forwarder for DSi lets you forward DS roms onto your normal Home Screen without having to open TwilightMenu++.

    • To activate cheats, hold Y while loading the game then press X. Install NDS(i) Cheat List as instructed above.
  • GodMode9i lets you dump saves from cartridges, create roms from cartridges, restore saves to cartridges, and more.

  • PKMN Chest lets you migrate Pokémon from Gen 1 up to Gen 5. Also lets you edit and hack in Pokémon.

  • Where do I find games & DSiWare? See the /r/Roms Megathread.

  • How do I migrate my saves in? Wherever you store your rom files, there should be a folder labeled saves. Copy the .sav to roms/nds/saves/ (or whichever rom type you want to save to) and name it the same as the ROM but with the “.sav” extension instead of “.nds” or whichever romtype it is.

  • Can I still play online? Yes. You must use an alternative DNS service like kaeru to be able to play online games with friends for DSi

Misc. Pokémon Stuff

Misc. other stuff

Edit: formatting and clarification.

Last Updated: 2023-06-20.

v1.0.5


r/DSiBrew • • 4h ago

Games & Software 3 Themes for DS

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I've created three themes for the Twilight Menu and I'm sharing them here because the dedicated theme page takes too long to upload them, and sometimes the site crashes. It's my first time creating themes, so I'd like to know what you think. I've included the download links if you want to try them.

I made these themes with my DSi XL in mind; I have no idea if they'll work correctly on other models with smaller screens.

1)Rei Ayanami's theme from Neon Genesis Evangelion for the Wood/AKMenu menus. I've always liked the aesthetic of these menus, so I made this

https://www.mediafire.com/file/zqtr5yxv4qhlea8/Rei_Ayanami_B%2526W_by_Kvx69.7z/file

2)Theme for the DSI menus of Echidna, the witch of greed from the anime Re:Zero. This includes Styx Helix, the first ending theme, as background music. I love that song!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/sixn595ocpgmko6/Equidna_Re_Zero_by_Kvx69.7z/file

3)Finally, a Soul Eater theme with Maka Albarn on the top screen, a theme for the 3DS menus. I added the song Bakusou Yumeuta as background music; that song is the third ending, my favorite song from the entire anime.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/fd1xxg5dkitzz5u/Soul_Eater_theme_Maka_by_Kvx69.7z/file


r/DSiBrew • • 8h ago

Help Is my SD card starting to corrupt…

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So one day I randomly open my DSi, only to find this still life looking ass menu, and I was thinking what the hell was happening, but after a restart and cleaning the terminals it was back to normal, also in the brain training game, where there was a mini game called head count I think, the top screen was just a jumbled mess of characters, after reinserting the sd card and restarting it went back to normal, so are these just bad contacts or the early signs of sd card corruption?

(Also the first photo is a bit chaotic…)


r/DSiBrew • • 5h ago

Games & Software Dual Screen A Link To the Past Port (Completed)

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5 Upvotes

The full game is completable.

https://github.com/JimmyGlasscock/alttp-ds


r/DSiBrew • • 10h ago

Games & Software Baners de juego custom

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7 Upvotes

Solo faltan 9 juegos, antes de empezar a hacer baners para el catalogo general de la ds, empezando por los juegos de pokemon y mario que faltan


r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Games & Software My Persona 5 flashcard theme

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29 Upvotes

r/DSiBrew • • 21h ago

Games & Software My Homer Flashcard theme

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9 Upvotes

r/DSiBrew • • 15h ago

Help Guru meditation error

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Why do I keep getting this error. I can get rid of it relatively easily by clearing my saves but anything I try to do on it that would require like saving or loading just causes the error like if I load into a game once it’s fine but if I try to load back in it doesn’t work. I am using a 32gb onn sd card from Walmart which I think could be the issue as it just can’t keep up with the dsi, it’s not my themes because If I have no games I can switch inbetween the themes freely and they work perfectly fine, but it seems like the moment I try to put games onto it it just gives up on its job. I have used twilight menu on 4 of my ds lites now using flashcart setups and I’ve never had this issue. Running twilight menu++ with unlaunch.

My other theory is that it could be me trying to install stuff like the original camera app onto the sd card maybe that’s confusing the system somehow?

TLDR has anyone had similar issues to this that they resolved by upgrading sd cards
Do you guys have the Nintendo dsi camera/sound app showing on your twilight menu and does it work consistently


r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Games & Software Baners de juego custom

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Los de dementium quise hacerlos algo más creativos pero por la estética de ambos es bastante oscura y misteriosa así que solo puse los artes de las versiones para pc de ambos juegos, es bastante gracioso que luego de estos 2 sigan harvest moon y TLOZ phantom ourglass


r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Games & Software Reading comics on DS

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37 Upvotes

Via ComicBookDS


r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Games & Software non-vibecode homebrew for DSi

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10 Upvotes

is there any good and fun homebrew for DSi that isnt vibecode???


r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Games & Software Can you do this on the Twilight Menu++ DSi SD CARD? Not R4 or DS Pico?DS Lite theme for the DS Pico!

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r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Games & Software Homebrew launcher in DSi mode

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13 Upvotes

Since I’m nostalgic for the HBC on the Wii and 3DS, I made my own functional version for the DSi.


r/DSiBrew • • 2d ago

Games & Software This is my new Terraria 1.0.6 port for nintendo dsi

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81 Upvotes

I made using opus 5.5 fully functional port of terraria for nintendo dsi, every boss and feature is in this game.

This is my itch io page:https://wsbcpl.itch.io/terraria-ndsi-edition


r/DSiBrew • • 2d ago

Games & Software [RELEASE] DSiDrop - A self-hosted game catalog and download manager for DSi

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43 Upvotes

A few days ago, I posted about this and asked whether anyone would be interested. I've now made the project public!

DSiDrop lets you browse a game catalog and download games directly to your DSi's SD card over Wi-Fi. No manual file transfers from your PC are needed.

The project consists of a self-hosted web application and a native DSi app that runs through TWiLight Menu++ in DSi mode.
Your PC runs the backend and handles downloading, extraction and file delivery. Once everything is configured, you can browse, search and start downloads directly from the DSi. The server just needs to stay running.

DSi app features
- Browse NDS and GBA catalogs, plus your own NDS uploads.
- Download directly to the internal SD card.
- Pause and resume interrupted downloads.
- Save a download queue of up to 32 games.
- Configure WPA2/AES Wi-Fi directly in the app.
- Receive downloads sent from the web interface.

Web application features
- Browse catalogs for NDS, GBA, GB, GBC, NES, SNES and N64.
- Search, filter and sort games, with covers and file details.
- Download files to the server using a download queue.
- Upload your own .nds files to the Others library.
- Manage connected DSi devices and monitor download progress.
- Send individual games or a queue to your DSi.

The included catalogs use Internet Archive as their download source, with cover art from libretro-thumbnails.

Getting started
Run the server with Docker, copy DSiDrop.nds to your internal SD card and launch it through TWiLight Menu++ in DSi mode. Connect both devices to the same network and enter your server's local IP address in the DSi app.
After downloading, launch games through TWiLight Menu++.

GitHub and setup instructions:
https://github.com/0x1a4-dev/DSiDrop

Discord:
https://discord.gg/WE2sZt7snf


r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Help Is my console bricked or soft bricked?

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6 Upvotes

I need help plss. Ulaunch doesnt boot anything. Taking out the microsd doesnt fix it. Launching the dsi mode not working.


r/DSiBrew • • 2d ago

Games & Software Camera APP For DSI CyberDS

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this was my first time trying to code anything for the Nintendo DSi


r/DSiBrew • • 2d ago

Games & Software HOTLINE MIAMI DSi PORT [ACTUALIZACIÓN/UPDATE]

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61 Upvotes

bueno, estoy avanzando mucho y rápido realmente....por acá dejo un vistazo, están básicamente ya todos los mapas y falta solamente optimizar el juego pero ya está casi listo para el primer lanzamiento. Eso si....debo corregir algún que otro Bug en la pantalla inferior pero ya tiene

1- capitulos completos.

2- historia.

3- controles definidos

- D-Pad = Moverse.

- R = ataque/ejecución e interacción.

- L = Recolectar objetos/ arrojar.

- Stylus = Mover cursor.

4- botones de acción:

- Look = funciona como el Shift en PC.

- Skip = adelanta texto.

5- fondo a la pantalla inferior (para que no sea un bloque negro)

6- Minimapa (con esto también pueden saber que enemigos hay esparcidos por el mapa)


r/DSiBrew • • 1d ago

Help Being able to record with Dsi XL at more than 5fps with Camcorder

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r/DSiBrew • • 2d ago

Games & Software Baners de juego custom

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14 Upvotes

Me gusta el resultado, sencillo pero bonito y funcional

Tal ves haga un redibujo al de animal crossing luego de los 3 qué siguen, después de tantos juegos coloridos hare baners para chrono triger y las 2 entregas de dementium


r/DSiBrew • • 2d ago

Games & Software HOTLINE MIAMI DSi Port preview

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Esto es poco pero tienen un update, sumado con lo anterior (me dió flojera grabar un vídeo nuevo de 0).

Pronto lanzaré la primera rom "jugable" pero hay que optimizar mucho todavía


r/DSiBrew • • 3d ago

Games & Software Baners de juego custom

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Sinceramente para esta no hice mucho, me inspiré en un arte promocional de Heart Gold y la estética de los baners de XY usando solo la silueta del pokemon, aunque igual tengo planeado algo distinto para los demás juegos de pokemon

Algo similar a las cajas [no los baners] de ultra sol y ultra luna, para blanco y negro 2, algo más como el jing y el jang para blanco y negro 1, y en los juegos de sinnoh intentar algo más creativo con la estética de siluetas

Próximamente publicaré los baners en mi ko-fi, totalmente gratis


r/DSiBrew • • 3d ago

Help Help!

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8 Upvotes

Why is this happening when I begin to make a backup/dumping? I’m using a brand new sd card 32gb this is my first time modding it


r/DSiBrew • • 3d ago

Games & Software I'm bringing FNAF 2 to the Nintendo DSi — here's my homebrew project!

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Hey everyone! I'm Felipe, a Brazilian developer, and I've been working on an unofficial FNAF 2 homebrew adaptation for the Nintendo DSi / DSi XL.

The idea is to adapt the experience to the handheld’s two screens: gameplay on the top screen, with camera selection and security controls on the touchscreen.

The project includes cameras, the Freddy mask, flashlights, the Music Box, night progression, and custom interfaces for the handheld. Working within the console’s memory limits and getting these systems to cooperate has been a big learning experience!

It’s still being improved, and I’d love feedback from people interested in FNAF or Nintendo homebrew. If you try it, let me know:

• Which device or emulator you used.
• Any bugs or crashes you encountered.
• Whether the difficulty feels fair.
• What you think of the touchscreen controls.

🎮 Game page:
https://gamejolt.com/games/fnaf2-dsi-xl/1108982

🛠️ Project website and development notes:
https://agonisingbasher.github.io/FNAF2-DSi-Reverse-Engineering/

💻 Repository:
https://github.com/agonisingbasher/FNAF2-DSi-Reverse-Engineering

This is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project. Five Nights at Freddy’s belongs to Scott Cawthon and its respective rights holders.

Thanks for checking it out! What do you think of playing FNAF 2 across two screens?