r/NDSHacks

9.3K archived posts · Apr 2016 – Sep 2026

Homebrew development for, and hacking of the Nintendo DS

r/NDSHacks

This subreddit is temporarily private as part of a joint protest to Reddit's recent API changes, which breaks third-party apps and moderation tools, effectively forcing users to use the official Reddit app. Feel free to join our Discord for more NDS hacking related discussion: https://discord.com/invite/JtnxnDD

Created Apr 2, 2016

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Welcome to NDSHacks a subreddit specific to developing on the NDS.

#Official Discord:

https://discord.gg/JtnxnDD

#Rules:

Please be nice to everyone. Bullying/sexual harassment/etc will NOT BE TOLERATED!

When criticizing homebrew apps, please remember that the developers may be reading this subreddit, so please be polite in your criticisms and detailed about your particular issue! 2. Please don't link/upload illegal content (Gore, NSFW, etc) on this subreddit. This includes ROMs. 3. Do not ask about which Flashcart to get. Ask that at r/NDS or on r/NDSHacks Discord 4. This sub reddit is purely for developing on the NDS, Homebrews and tools.

Tutorials / Tools

Useful Links

DeadSkullzJr's Flashcart Cheat DB
DS-mode GBARunner2 Compatibility List (refer to this one when running GBARunner2 from a flashcart on a non-CFW system, even if it's a DSi/3DS!)
DSi/3DS-mode GBARunner2 Compatibility List
nds-bootstrap Compatibility List

#DS Server: A Nintendo DS and Wii online multiplayer server emulator is now available. This allows you to play online with again!

#Our Friends:

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