Nintendo DS & DSi · Homebrew games & ports

1. Copy WordleDS.nds to /roms/nds/homebrew/ (a suggested library folder), then open it in your homebrew launcher.
2. The game stores a completed result at /_nds/WordleDS/Wordle DS/share.txt; its statistics screen can show a QR result.

Use the NDS asset on flashcarts. The upstream .dsi asset carries a title ID for NTM; the CIA asset belongs to a separate 3DS install route. Neither is needed for the NDS download here.

1. Extract the ready ZIP. Keep asds/ beside portalDS.nds; custom .map files go in asds/maps/ and controls are configured in asds/config.ini.
2. Use a NitroFS-capable launcher, such as hbmenu if the flashcart menu lacks support. This is a standalone adaptation, not the full PC game.

The author describes this legacy final version as buggy and incomplete. Modern launcher compatibility has not been hardware-tested here.

1. Extract the hardware ZIP. Put its .nds on your card and soundbank.bin plus counter_strike_music.raw at the storage root.
2. On a DSi/3DS SD setup, highlight the game in TWiLight Menu++, press Y, then set Run in to DS mode.

Download the hardware archive, rather than the separate emulator package. Ad-hoc Ni-Fi multiplayer is unsupported; the publisher reports that the online server is closed.

1. Copy Punch-A-Rooney.nds onto your flashcart microSD or prepared console SD, for example /roms/nds/homebrew/.
2. Launch it from the flashcart menu or TWiLight Menu++. Open Guide in the game for its controls.

Local multiplayer needs two compatible consoles running the game. The author notes that unexpected latency can occur.

1. Copy spelunkyds.nds to your homebrew storage, for example /roms/nds/homebrew/, then open it in a compatible homebrew launcher. This folder is a library suggestion, not a fixed app requirement.
2. Use the publisher’s 1.13DSi++ ready executable. The older README calls the launcher DSiMenu++; its successor is TWiLight Menu++.

This is an incomplete remake rather than the full commercial game. The project documents collision, item and crash issues; the release notes report stability improvements without guaranteeing crash-free play.

1. Copy Minicraft-DS-Edition.nds to your homebrew storage, for example /roms/nds/homebrew/, then open it in a compatible homebrew launcher. This folder is a library suggestion, not a fixed app requirement.
2. Use writable SD storage for the game’s saves, and keep existing save files when replacing the executable.

This exact v1.0.0-beta.3 build is a beta. The original project lists unfinished features and interface work. No additional commercial Minecraft files are required.

1. Copy 2048-nds.nds to your homebrew storage, for example /roms/nds/homebrew/, then open it in a compatible homebrew launcher. This folder is a library suggestion, not a fixed app requirement.
2. Open the game to merge tiles and work toward 2048; no separate data archive is supplied with this release.

The author credits the presentation to Professor Layton assets. This is an independent homebrew puzzle; use the NDS release rather than a PC build.

1. Extract RAPTOR-NDS-V1.1.0.nds and copy it to your homebrew library, for example /roms/nds/homebrew/. Open that NDS file with a compatible launcher.
2. This exact NDS build embeds FILE0000.GLB, FILE0001.GLB and SETUP.INI in NitroFS: no external game-data folder is needed for the included shareware. Full-game data uses the publisher’s separate DOS v1.2 asset procedure.

The game build is RaptorDS v1.1.0 within the publisher’s MultiSys-V1.0.4 release. Other DOS revisions are incompatible; 3DS, Switch and Xbox packages are separate and excluded here.

1. Extract the FAT release and copy its data/ folder to the SD root. Place its NDS executable in your homebrew library.
2. Press START in the program to switch between automatic movement and player control.

The selected FAT build needs SD storage and keeps textures in external data files. The publisher also supplies a separate NitroFS package; this catalogue pins the FAT variant for customizable textures.

1. Copy 3dpinball-nds.nds to your homebrew library. Put your own Windows 95 Plus / Windows XP Space Cadet game data in /data/SpaceCadetPinball/.
2. The v0.5 release adds Inverted rotation, using ABXY for the flippers. Keep the external data folder intact when updating the executable.

Full Tilt! Pinball’s CADET.DAT is not compatible with this port. Some table lights are incorrect in DS mode because images are downscaled; the author says this issue is absent in DSi mode. The download contains the engine, not the commercial data.

1. Copy TerrariaDS.nds to a folder such as /roms/nds/homebrew/ on your homebrew storage and open it in a compatible launcher. This is a suggested library folder, not an app-specific fixed path.
2. Use TWiLight Menu++ with the launcher set to Default as the publisher directs. Use writable SD storage and keep the generated world and character saves.

This v0.2 fan remake has a limited content set; it is not the complete Terraria game. The author reports DSi and 3DS TWiLight testing, while flashcart support remains untested and may need DLDI patching.

1. Copy derailed.nds to a folder such as /roms/nds/homebrew/ on your homebrew storage and open it in a compatible launcher. This is a suggested library folder, not an app-specific fixed path.
2. Start with single-player and the game’s tutorial. The included local multiplayer implementation is experimental.

The selected release is explicitly 1.1alpha. The author lists multiplayer bugs and further UI work; online multiplayer is a planned feature, not a supported feature of this build.

1. Copy MicroCityNDS.nds to a folder such as /roms/nds/homebrew/ on your homebrew storage and open it in a compatible launcher. This is a suggested library folder, not an app-specific fixed path.
2. The DS port swaps the original A/B button mapping. Follow the game’s interface to build and manage your city.

The publisher’s v1.0 notes say this port has no audio. No external commercial game data is listed for the ready NDS release.

1. Extract MontyHallDS.nds and Readme.txt from the ready ZIP. Put MontyHallDS.nds in your homebrew library; this exact release has no external data folder.
2. Launch the NDS file from your homebrew menu; choose normal play or the simulation to compare the outcomes of staying and switching.

Version 2.0 fixes the simulation and adds sound effects. The bundled Readme.txt explains its controls and game modes.

1. Copy spirited_ds.nds to a folder such as /roms/nds/homebrew/ on your homebrew storage and open it in a compatible launcher. This is a suggested library folder, not an app-specific fixed path.
2. Choose one of the five qualities on your card. Winning a comparison takes both cards; play continues until one side has none.

The author describes a minimal independent fan game and explicitly notes that this release has no sound.

1. Use IkachanDS.nds for a DS flashcart or compatible NDS launcher. Place it in your homebrew library, such as /roms/nds/homebrew/.
2. IkachanDS.dsi is the separate title-identified DSi variant for a compatible direct-boot or hiyaCFW/NTM route; use the installation method documented for that setup.

The release tag is 0.2.1; the README’s “Ikachan 1.5.2” refers to the underlying game, not this DS port release. The original NDS and DSi files are kept separately.