[DS(i)/3DS] TWiLight Menu++ – GUI for DS(i) games, and DS(i) Menu replacement
TWiLight Menu++ (or TWLMenu++, for short)
GUI for DS(i) games, and DSi Menu replacement for DS/DSi/3DS/2DS
*Games are ran by nds-bootstrap
Features
- Launch DS(i) ROMs from the SD card and/or flashcard, via nds-bootstrap (comes included with the app)!
For flashcards, the flashcard kernel/firmware can optionally be used to boot the games. - Automatic on-the-fly AP-patching! Drag and drop your ROMs onto the SD card, and play, without any additional steps!
The included AP-patches are loaded for a specific game, by nds-bootstrap, and the patching is done in RAM, leaving your original ROM untouched. - Bring the DSi Menu to your DS Phat/lite, by putting TWLMenu++ on a flashcard!
- First DS flashcard UI to show animated icons from DSi-Enhanced, DSi-Exclusive, and DSiWare games!
- Set the language to your preference.
- 10 save slots!
- For DSi/3DS/2DS users: Overclock your DS games to 133mhz, faster than normal DS clock speed of 67mhz!
- For DSi/3DS/2DS users: Change sound frequency from 32kHz to 48kHz for higher sound quality!
- Directly access the flashcard’s microSD card, and switch to and from there anytime! (Only applies to the flashcards listed right below the instructions.)
- Run the last played ROM on TWiLight Menu++ startup.
- Play retro games from these consoles:
Atari 2600, via StellaDS (.a26 only)
NES/Famicom, via nesDS
(Super) GameBoy (Color), via GameYob
Sega Master System/Game Gear, via S8DS
Sega MegaDrive/Genesis, via jEnesisDS (or PicoDriveTWL, if ROM is above 3MB) (.gen only)
Super Nintendo/Famicom, via SNEmulDS
PC-Engine/TurboGrafx-16, via NitroGrafx
GameBoy Advance, via GBARunner2 - Play videos:
Using GBARunner2 - 3DS/2DS users: Play DS games in 16:10 widescreen! Not all games will work with this feature.
(Find the tab “3DS/2DS: Playing in Widescreen” for how to use this feature.)
Boot Demo (by Alex S):
(Old video with the SRLoader name)
WARNING
When using this with SD cards that are 64GB or above, make sure “Save FAT table cache” is disabled in the Games/Apps page of TWLMenu++ Settings. Your SD card may become corrupt, due to an issue with saved FAT tables by nds-bootstrap.
If it’s already turned off when corruption happened, then it’s due to an issue with either libnds or libfat, or your SD card may be dying.
When using this with SD cards that are 64GB or above, make sure “Save FAT table cache” is disabled in the Games/Apps page of TWLMenu++ Settings. Your SD card may become corrupt, due to an issue with saved FAT tables by nds-bootstrap.
If it’s already turned off when corruption happened, then it’s due to an issue with either libnds or libfat, or your SD card may be dying.
Download
If you have a DSi, or a 3DS/2DS without CFW, you’ll need a DSiWare exploit to run TWiLight Menu++.
Also works with flashcards. Please check the instructions for flashcard users.
NOTE: If you have any issues happening in the DS games themselves on the SD card, please post in the nds-bootstrap thread.
Instructions
Flashcards supported with direct access, if running on the console’s SD card:
- Acekard 2i (Games cannot be booted)
- R4 Ultra (regular, not R4i) (r4ultra.com)
If your flashcard isn’t listed, enable Slot-1 SCFG access in TWLMenu++ Settings, and if your flashcard can autoboot TWLMenu++, enable Slot-1 autostarting as well.
NOTES:
- Please check this list for what games work and do not work from the SD card.
If you’re running the game from a flashcard, then you won’t need this, unless if you’re running B4DS (nds-bootstrap for flashcards). - DSi-Enhanced games currently won’t work in DSi mode.
If you have a DSi with Unlaunch, you can set Unlaunch as a Slot-1 launch method, and launch the cartridges in DSi mode.
Controls
DSi, 3DS Menu, SEGA Saturn, and Homebrew Launcher themes
- Left/Right: Select a game/app
- A/START: Launch game/app
- L/R or SELECT+LEFT/RIGHT: Switch pages
- SELECT+UP/DOWN: Switch between the SD card and flashcard
- Y: Per-game settings
- Y+X: Cheat menu
- X: Delete/hide game
- (DSi/Saturn/HB theme) SELECT: SELECT menu or DS Classic Menu (Where system menu, TWLMenu++ Settings, and GBA Mode can be accessed)
R4 theme
- Up/Down: Select a game/app
- A: Launch game/app
- L: Switch between the SD card and flashcard
- Y: Per-game settings
- Y+X: Cheat menu
With CFW: DS ROMs (on SD)/carts
- L+R+DOWN+B for 2 seconds: Return to TWiLight Menu++
(If using an O3DS, then it does not work on all models)
Credits
- @retrogamefan, Rudolph: Included AP-patches.
- @ahezard: nds-bootstrap
- @Gericom: GBARunner2
- @Drenn: GameYob
- @Coto: nesDS
- Lordus: jEnesisDS
- archeid (Loopy): SNEmulDS
- @FluBBa: S8DS
- @Sono: Widescreen patch for TWL_FIRM. The widescreen feature wouldn’t have been possible without it.
- @fintogive, @RadDude McCoolguy, @KazoWAR, me, @Vague Rant, @gamemasterplc, and @ChampionLeake: Various widescreen cheat codes.
- @Apache Thunder: Providing the Miku theme (not made by him) for Acekard theme, nesDS TWL Edition, and the DSi splash from NTR Launcher.
- @Vulpes-Vulpeos: TWiLight Menu++ logo (v4.3.0-v6.2.1, and for the launcher, after v1.0.0).
- @Joom: Original TWLoader logo.
- me: For implementing the auto-reset power button function used in NTR-mode, volume button control, fixed sound, and LED functions, to nds-bootstrap.
- @shutterbug2000: For the muted sound/touchscreen fix for nds-bootstrap, and the GB icon.
- @nocash123: For the touchscreen mode switch log. Without it, the sound/touchscreen fix code wouldn’t exist.
- @spinal_cord: DSi4DS and DSision2 graphics.
- devkitPro: Code used in nds-hb-menu, and the use of the bootloader, devkitARM, libnds, and libfat.
- FlameKat53: First photo featuring the DS/DSi/3DS consoles, with me removing some distracting reflections on the 3DS and DSi consoles.
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