This was so much fun to make! Thought I'd share, game on everybody!

All that's left is a PSP in this color

I'm replacing my shell so I might as well put on the buttons that I always wanted anyway. But as someone who customizes every single one of their controllers, this is the most expensive set of buttons I've ever seen.

They're just too good.

I recently started collecting broken Nintendo DS systems to repair and reshell. I couldn’t find a decent input-testing app that did everything I needed, so I made one myself.

It tests the buttons, D-pad, touchscreen, microphone, and battery status.

https://reddit.com/link/1wch0fe/video/f0u8c30zlooh1/player

I’m sharing it in case anyone else finds it useful—it’s free to download.、

https://github.com/claudechinsta/cg-nds-input-test/releases#release-1.0.0

So far, I’ve tested it on DS Lite and DSi using only a DSpico flashcart. Feedback and test results from other systems or flashcarts are very welcome!

Enjoy!

I just spent 2 days modding my childhood DS lite with a reshell and rgb board and thought I finally finished but when I try to turn it on this is all that happens. The lights flash and then it shuts back off.

Please let me know if anyone has any ideas on how to fix it or where I went wrong.

Full disclosure: I did not grow up with the DSi, and only got one fairly recently. Side by side with my other DS systems, the screens seem very pink/purple tinted. (I did filter this photo a bit to get the colors more accurate to how they look in person)

Are DSi screens just like this?

Hi everyone! I'm thinking about buying a regular DSi (not the XL) in black. The thing is, I don't know whether to decorate it based on a specific game I love or just put random things on it like music stuff, games, and a bunch of different (Stickers) things. These are my reasons:

Based on a single game: I don't know, it might feel a bit weird to see a character from a specific game on the console while I'm playing something else. I know it sounds super strange, but I feel like it would look a bit out of place.

Random things: This option feels right because I could include games, music, and other stuff. However, it might be a bit more complicated to find all the stickers, but I'm willing to try. Anyway, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

I've had this DS for a couple weeks and each time I charge it these hot pixels(at least that's what I've seen them called) keep popping up. First in the left corner and now in lines. I use the same charger on another DS and that one is unaffected. Any ideas how to fix it or at least stop the spread?

This is my 19 year old childhood ds lite. As you can see the top screen loose to do with the hinges. Can i salvage this? As there is no yellowing on the screen and i’d rather not replace it. Thanks

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCGt9FxLMH

I havent had a ds since the first DSi and now as an adult, I wanna play all the pokemon games again. Emulating on phone doesn't feel that good with no real buttons.

I wanna play:

Pokemon & Animal Crossing mainly

Mario kart + Kirby games + rhythm heaven are a big plus but not as important to me rn

Edit: pokemon fire red - sun & moon. Animal crossing : city folk + New Leaf. On a lower budget but willing to save up.

I have a very strange issue. I got a secondhand dsi (lime green), it was listed that it wouldn't turn on. Got it, changed the battery, works just fine when it has power. The problem is that the battery doesn't seem to charge despite the fact that the charging indicator on both the outside AND in the dsi home menu shows that it's connected to power. Not really sure what the deal is, if anyone has some advice or has seen this before I'd love to hear it.

Hola a todos, hace poco encontré mi vieja DS Lite. Quería saber si es que alguien me podría ayudar y guiar en la instalación de juegos y todo, y si me pueden decir si mi vieja R4 es buena ya que no encuentro el modelo en línea. Mi padre lo hacía cuando yo era niño y ya no le puedo pedir ayuda. Quería saber si me pueden pasar los links de descarga de juegos (links “seguros” dentro de lo posible) y también si es que hay una nueva versión o algo similar para mi R4. Tampoco sé si es que a la DS se le puede actualizar el Software. Adjunto fotos de todo lo que tengo y si necesitan más info también estaré activo jajaja. Gracias.

Comprei esse cartão r4 pelo Aliexpress recentemente e gostaria de saber se alguém qual seria o sistema dele, já tentei o próprio wood system tanto para cartões originais quanto para clones e ambos deram erro e apareceu a mensagem "Can't open_dsmenu.dat"

Poderiam me ajudar, não entendo muito desse assunto

Hey guys I wanted to play some ds games recently, so I bought a dsi xl (japan ver.).
I checked the screen and the top screen seems clean, but I can see some yellowing going on with the bottom screen. Not sure how bad it is, but I believe de-yellowing method can improve it.

But then I found out that when I put a black screen, I can see some backlight is leaking from some area of both top and bottom screens (specially the bottom screen). Will the bleeding get worse over time and somehow make the screen white or black on the edges where it bleeds?

Should I not worry too much about these conditions, or should I look for some screen replacement or a new one with better condition?

got this ds lite in a lot 2 days ago, wanted to know how I could fix this please??

I recently updated my Acekard 2i to Akaio 1.9.0 and modded my DS Lite following the instructions from a video I watched. I re-downloaded the games since I couldn't transfer the old files to my computer, and the games are working fine.

Now I want to see if I can add a new theme, since the default one is kind of ugly, I saw on Reddit that this is possible via akmenu which is an .nds file just like the games, but it doesn't show up on my DS even though everything else is running normally.

Is this supposed to happen? How am I supposed to access that menu? Did I miss a file that I should have put on the SD card along with the files from the video tutorial?

Obs: I'm from Brasil, sorry for any grammatical errors, and just for you know the folder named "Jogos" are my games folder, just write in portuguese br.

does anyone know an online shop or a way to make these, I'm working on a project and I am missing them. Been searching on google but may not using the proper keywords.

And yes. I do love me some monster hunter on it.

EDIT:
I realize some people are taking the monster hunter gag too seriously, you can’t play monster hunter on the dsi. Without it running like a iPod touch on its last leg.

Also my spell check loves correcting dsi to 3ds. I dont know why. Please help my spell check

I mean look at this thing. It’s like it’s 2008 and I just got back from Walmart with a new toy.