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 • • 2h ago

Haul / Show It Off! My DSi vs My Sister's DSi

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39 Upvotes

I want to make a meme about the "duality" but idk... Lmao


r/NintendoDS • • 13h ago

Discussion Super Princess Peach is amazing!

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162 Upvotes

Just started this gem and I absolutely love it.


r/NintendoDS • • 9h ago

RIP My Original Nintendo DS ;(

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27 Upvotes

I Been Having This DS Since 2005 And Now Broken:(

So What You Think Should Get Know DS Model Or A Different Nintendo Console?


r/NintendoDS • • 21h ago

Rare/Collectors Item DS Demos?

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115 Upvotes

I found these sitting in the very back of a closet… I did some research and can’t find ANYTHING, please what is this


r/NintendoDS • • 9h ago

Laszlovania: a What We Do in the Shadows game

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Hi everyone! I made a game based on What We Do in the Shadows for Halloween.
It works on DS/3DS with the download, or you can play it free here:
https://edward-la-barbera.itch.io/laszlovania

Character Art by Lara K.
Choir Arrangement by Tiffany Palmer


r/NintendoDS • • 11h ago

Help! (Question/Support) DSi likes to shut off on me

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My DSi will randomly shut off while I'm playing. I couldn't catch it on video, but there also seems to be something wrong with the cartridge port.

It just shut off while sitting next to me, not being moved at all, so I don't think it's a loose battery.


r/NintendoDS • • 17h ago

Discussion Thoughts on this game?

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r/NintendoDS • • 9h ago

Help! (Question/Support) Cartridge problem!

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2 Upvotes

Help! I've been wanting to play phantom hourglass, but my cartridge won't read/work. Is there any way to fix this? I've been trying to clean it, but I think the contacts are too worn down or something.


r/NintendoDS • • 15h ago

my ds lite freezes whenever i move click the hinge

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i bought it used of some guy and he didn’t mention that it froze every time i did that, and the gba card reader isn’t too good, i don’t have any ds games to test out tho


r/NintendoDS • • 14h ago

Help! (Question/Support) ExtremeRate glow/clear shell swap and restore recommendations?

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Help me pick out shells and color schemes.

I have two DS Lites that I’d like to fix/mod. Are the clear ExtremeRate shells just as good as their regular shells? I kind of want to mod one to have a mix of glow in the dark and clear shell parts with a clear case to go over it for extra protection. Maybe even add a black light LED to help it glow.

Where can I buy the recommend replacement battery?
What SD Card should I buy for my DS Pico?
What can I put in the GBA slot?

Any other mod recommendations?


r/NintendoDS • • 23h 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 • • 1d 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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29 Upvotes

r/NintendoDS • • 14h ago

Someone Made Halo DS...

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r/NintendoDS • • 13h ago

Can't find anything about this Metroid Prime: Hunters SKU, is it rare or valuable?

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Hey all, been going through my old collection and noticed my Metroid Prime: Hunters has a Rumble Pak in it and a different SKU label on the back of the case. Other than that, everything else seems the same as the regular package. I can't find anything online about this bundle though, all I can find is that Metroid Prime Pinball was sold with the Rumble Pak, but no matches for the ISBN or searching specifically for MP Hunters bundled with the Rumble Pak.

Is this a rare bundle and is it worth anything more than just a regular copy and the Rumble Pak would be if purchased separately?


r/NintendoDS • • 1d ago

Nintendo DS need new battery?

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26 Upvotes

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 • • 20h ago

What are some good Action and RPG games on the DS?

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My DS Lite is working. Now I just need to find some games.


r/NintendoDS • • 1d 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 • • 1d 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 • • 1d 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 • • 2d 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 • • 2d ago

Haul / Show It Off! First ever reshell!

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102 Upvotes

Before and after!


r/NintendoDS • • 1d 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 • • 2d ago

Video Custom DS Lite with custom startup screen and custom leds

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247 Upvotes

Thoughts?


r/NintendoDS • • 1d 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