r/NintendoDS • • Mar 04 '21

Community News What's Happening with our Subreddit?!

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Hello r/NintendoDS,

For a bit of backstory for me, my name is Thomas (as you might have guessed). I was a professional programmer / developer for a few years, and I'm also a university student. I have been around Reddit since 2013, and I have been a mod on r/WiiHacks for over a year. The Nintendo DS, more specifically the DS Lite, is my favourite handheld system and I have so many fond memories of it. I've been in the hacking scene, hacking my own consoles, since around 2007/2008 when the Twilight Hacks was released for the Wii.

When I saw the post by the previous owner back on February 16th I decided to do some digging and put in a RedditRequest for it. The remaining two moderators never got back to the modmail that I sent to them, so my request was granted by the Reddit admins.

I have made a couple of changes, most of them being behind the scenes. I have changed the rules to make things a bit more streamlined and easier to deal with:

  • Rule #1 -> Be Civil
  • Rule #2 -> No Spam
  • Rule #3 -> No Piracy
  • Rule #4 -> No Low-Effort Posts
  • Rule #5 -> Keep Links to a Minimum

I've also changed and added some new flairs, hopefully they'll get some use.

I have also brought on two of my fellow r/WiiHacks moderators. Mostly as a formality in case something happens to me or if I can't be around for some time span. Thank you again to u/BloodyThorn and u/Mental_Turtles for agreeing to this.

If there is anything you would like to see added, changed, or regular things you want done with our little community here, please send a modmail and we'll look over it.


r/NintendoDS • • 12h ago

Extremerate shell not sitting flush with the body, almost like the hinges are too small or the top screen bit is too wide.

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r/NintendoDS • • 14h ago

Nintendo DS need new battery?

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My original DS battery light looks like it's at a rave sometimes. I'm guessing it needs a battery replacement. Would I be correct in this guess?

Edited to add: it turned green for a bit, but when I picked it up with my left hand (pressure on the battery), it turned red. Looks like I'm ordering a battery sooner rather than later


r/NintendoDS • • 1h ago

Discussion Metal saga translate?

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Does anyone know something about this Project?

There was a request https://gbatemp.net/threads/clean-official-translation-requests-topic.288635/page-9#post-10191503 but never provide any updates

There’s a new thread https://gbatemp.net/threads/new-nds-translation-request-thread.672642/

Can someone request the game there or knows anything about the status of this game? Which it’s the best tool to translate NDS games?


r/NintendoDS • • 3h ago

Video Putting a generic pouch cell into a DS Lite

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After my previous post where I finally put my DS Lite back together after 10+ years of sitting in pieces, I discovered, to no great surprise, that the aftermarket battery I had in it was shot, and I'd lost the proprietary charger...

I was hesitant to go and buy yet another aftermarket battery specifically made for the console as there's just no reputable sources to buy them from. They all massively exaggerate their capacity to a comical level, and have likely been sitting on a shelf for years.

So I set out to find a generic replacement battery that would fit inside the battery compartment of the DS Lite. After measuring up the compartment and using a bit of AI help, I found that the 703048 cell will fit the best. It's a hair thicker than the stock battery, and it's not quite as wide as the compartment, but it works great!

For links to the parts I used, I wrote a blog post: https://elvinhome.io/blog/articles-3/modding-the-2006-ds-lite-into-2026-35


r/NintendoDS • • 18h ago

Looking for true hidden gems/cult classics

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So ive recently been trying to get back into playing some ds games after modding my 3DS and I've been having fun reliving odd gems like Dragon quest heroes rocket slime but it got me wondering. What are some other awesome nice games I might have missed in my adolescence that I'd enjoy today? Do you guys have any recommendations on some non super popular titles to play? If you're favorite is still a big name im glad to take it as maybe its not one ive played yet but I am specifically looking for niche titles that went under appreciated


r/NintendoDS • • 22h ago

Well well well progress I think

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yeah yeah ai I don't care either that or by the time id finish GTA 6 would be out and uh then there'd be no progress:3 :3


r/NintendoDS • • 2h ago

Does anyone know what’s causing ts

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I have a sneaking suspicion it’s a loose wire but I want to be sure first before I go digging around in the ds. It does this on a charge so I don’t think it’s the battery.


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Help! (Question/Support) Case Consulting

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So I'm currently trying to get cases for my handhelds and for my DS' I want the cases to be coloured matched and I found a case made by Gameron which looks good but one of my requirements for handheld cases is to have some kind of storage for games or other things.

So does this Gameron lime green case have either game card slots or nets for other things.


r/NintendoDS • • 22h ago

Help! (Question/Support) Shoulder button problem

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I don’t exactly know what happened to my DS Lite shoulder button. Last week it was normal but now it sticks out a little bit and I can’t press it. I tried pushing it back down or moving it even a little but it’s completely stuck and sticks out way more than usual. I just had it in my pocket but I do that all the time and can’t explain how it ended up like this.


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Haul / Show It Off! First ever reshell!

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Before and after!


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Video Custom DS Lite with custom startup screen and custom leds

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225 Upvotes

Thoughts?


r/NintendoDS • • 15h ago

CHAVALES ALGUIEN Q TENGA EL EMULADOR NEOGEO DS CON EL JUEGO KOF 98 ESQ LA VERDAD NO PUEDO PONERLO EN .NEO

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CHAVALES ALGUIEN Q TENGA EL EMULADOR NEOGEO DS CON EL JUEGO KOF 98 ESQ LA VERDAD NO PUEDO PONERLO EN .NEO


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Anyone else still using their DS as a music player?

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Been using my DS to listen to music lately and honestly I love it.


r/NintendoDS • • 21h ago

Help! (Question/Support) Can someone identify what’s wrong with this DS Lite motherboard?

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Got a non-working DS lite with intentions to fix and reshell, but for the life of me I can’t figure out what’s wrong with the system.
Errors from start to end, as the problem has morphed a bit:
1. unit won’t turn on, nothing happens when power switch flipped. When putting charger in slot I get a brief red led and then nothing. Opened it up and checked the L2 and L1 fuses, both good. Found some light corrosion on the board and cleaned it up with alcohol. Also checked the EM10 relay and continuity confirmed.
2. Put it back together enough to check it (screens connected, bottom screen protected from shorting, etc.) and charging light stayed on & screens turned on, with the top screen having a small pulse to it. That worked for a few minutes and then it reverted back to the initial problem of no screens, no flickering, no charging light other than the brief red when plugging in the charger. Checked fuses again to make sure nothing blew, and have troubleshot everything I can think of following google directions.
3. Back to square 1, can’t get power on or charging indicator light.

Pics for reference, any troubleshooting ideas would be greatly appreciated. I just did a good thorough cleaning with alcohol to eliminate any lingering corrosion, hopefully that helps.

https://imgur.com/a/KuDgWg0


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Help! (Question/Support) Reshell websites

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I have pulled my old NDS (phat) from the attic and upon opening it, the plastic broke..

So Im looking for the best most legitimate websites to order a shell from.

Thanks in advance!


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Help! (Question/Support) Is it worth fixing my DS Lite?

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I found my old DS Lite, but it is on a very bad condition, I don't have the charger so I'm not sure if it even starts

Is it worth trying to repair it, or would it be cheaper to buy another one?
Any advice is appreciated


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Nintendo DS Screens' temperature

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16 Upvotes

Is it normal that my DS has such a difference between top and bottom screen?


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Discussion Wich nintendo is better for playing mario games

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I want to buy a nintendo ds only for the mario games (like nsmb ds 1-2, mario party ds,…) But I can’t decide between the new nintendo 3ds xl and the nintendo 3ds xl? Can someone help me out


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Does Moonlight work on a 2DS system version 9.5.0-23U

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Hi everyone! I have an original Nintendo 2DS (not a New 3DS or New 2DS XL) on system version 9.5.0-23U.

  1. Is Moonlight-3DS compatible with the original 2DS, on this version or any other? I've read that it relies on the New 3DS hardware H.264 decoder, so I'm not sure the original model can run it at all.
  2. If it does work, can I stream anything from my PC to the screens (video files, my desktop, etc.), or is it limited to games? I'd love to use the 2DS as a small extra display.

Thanks!


r/NintendoDS • • 2d ago

Got a ds lite !

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Got this for 80 bucks, The screens on this thing are beautiful I enjoy more than my n3dsxl. The squishy buttons are also my preference this is a great console. Any game recs?


r/NintendoDS • • 2d ago

Haul / Show It Off! The ds lite is the ultimate Pokemon machine

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274 Upvotes

You can play Gen 1-5 on this amazing console shame about the battery life though it really isn’t great


r/NintendoDS • • 2d ago

Discussion Thoughts on this GameRant article?

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454 Upvotes

Honestly it's interesting but I never thought of this and GameRant clearly wants their money.


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Sacrilege

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My wife put a plate of dinner on my Nintendo DS lite yesterday. It was closed, but I was still very angry with her, I still am. You just don't do that kind of thing, every real gamer knows that. Even the word DIVORCE popped up in my head.


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Help! (Question/Support) Is my ribbon cable for the top screen cooked?

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This is for a DS Lite and i've been in the process of reshelling. First time doing this, but I at least know what I did wrong, already ordered a new screen as well.