v0.66.0: Halloween (2022) release

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.5.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• 25 more DSiWare titles are now playable on DS/DS lite, with 5 of those being the first to require the DS Memory Expansion Pak!
  • Nintendo DS Browser is no longer the only official DS(i) software to use the Memory Expansion Pak!
  • An additional 3 are now supported for debug consoles as well.
  • An additional one is also supported for both retail and debug consoles, but requires Slot-2 RAM expansion larger than the MEP (ex. M3, G6, SuperCard).
  • Scroll down to see which titles are now supported.
• Increased compatibility when running from Slot-2 flashcards, as ROMs up to 32MB can now be played properly!
  • A few (if not all) ROMs above that size may work as well.
• Special thanks to @Epicpkmn11: The red with white dots error screen has been replaced with a new detailed error screen taking place in the in-game menu!
• The in-game menu can now enter sleep mode by closing the console's lid.

Bug fixes

• Fixed some weird red screen crashes which wouldn't occur in previous versions.
• Fixed some overlooked bugs which made some DSiWare titles not boot in B4DS mode.
• Fixed a B4DS mode crash which occurred later on in Pinball Attack!.

Newly supported DSiWare titles on retail & debug DS consoles

Click here for the full list.

• Big Bass Arcade
  • Will crash later on retail consoles
• Cake Ninja 2
  • Previously only supported on debug consoles
• Castle Conqueror
  • Previously only supported on debug consoles
  • Only USA version is supported
• Castle Conqueror: Heroes 2
  • Previously only supported on debug consoles
  • Memory Expansion Pak is required
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords: Anniversary Edition
  • Previously only supported on debug consoles
  • Audio is disabled on retail consoles
  • May crash after completing a stage
  • Memory Expansion Pak is required
• Motto Me de Unou o Kitaeru: DS Sokudoku Jutsu Light
• Music on: Playing Piano
• Music on: Retro Keyboard
• Nintendo Countdown Calendar
  • Memory Expansion Pak is required
• Nintendoji
  • Will crash later on
  • Audio is disabled due to memory limitations
  • Memory Expansion Pak is required
• Peg Solitaire
• Puzzler Brain Games
• Redau Shirizu: Gunjin Shougi
• Remote Racers
  • Previously only supported on debug consoles
  • Memory Expansion Pak is required
• Sokuren Keisa: Shougaku 1 Nensei
  • Does not save
• Sokuren Keisa: Shougaku 2 Nensei
  • Does not save
• Sokuren Keisa: Shougaku 3 Nensei
  • Does not save
• Sokuren Keisa: Shougaku 4 Nensei
  • Does not save
• Sokuren Keisa: Shougaku 5 Nensei
  • Does not save
• Sokuren Keisa: Shougaku 6 Nensei
  • Does not save
• Sokuren Keisa: Nanmon-Hen
  • Does not save
• Space Invaders Extreme Z
  • Previously only supported on debug consoles
  • Game can be played without the Memory Expansion Pak, but is required for bottom screen backgrounds to be displayed
  • Does not save
• Spin Six
• Wonderful Sports: Bowling
  • Will crash later on retail consoles
  • Music is disabled on retail consoles
• Yummy Yummy Cooking Jam
  • Music is disabled due to memory limitations

Requiring Slot-2 RAM expansion larger than MEP

• Meikyou Kokugo: Rakubiki Jiten
  • Does not save

Newly supported DSiWare titles only on debug DS consoles

• Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
  • Only USA version is supported
  • Does not save
• Puzzler World 2013
• Puzzler World XL

v0.65.1 (hotfix)

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.4.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

Bug fix & Regression

• As the feature to pre-load 2 parts of a ROM into RAM has caused unexpected issues with card read DMA (ex. crashing), the feature has been cut down to only pre-load one part of a ROM into RAM. As a result, the card read DMA issues have been fixed.

v0.65.0: Canadian Thanksgiving 10/10 Release

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.4.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• A whopping 51 new DSiWare titles are now supported on flashcards in B4DS mode, making them playable on DS and DS Lite!
  • An additional 7 are now supported for debug consoles as well.
  • Scroll down to see which titles are now supported.
• 1 or 2 parts of the launched ROM can now be pre-loaded into RAM to work around slowdown, flickers, and crashes in some games.
  • Settings are read from sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/preLoadSettingsDSi.pck or sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/preLoadSettings3DS.pck
  • They can be downloaded from here. The above TWiLight Menu++ version already bundles them.
• Adding yet another advantage over flashcard firmwares/kernels, screenshots can now be taken via the in-game menu in B4DS mode!
• Text manuals can now be opened in the in-game menu in B4DS mode!
• The help button is now hidden in the title screens of Mighty Flip Champs! & Shantae: Risky's Revenge when running in B4DS mode, as the manuals cannot be opened.

Improvement

• Merged cardEngine9i SDK1-4 & SDK5 binaries to save space.

Bug fixes

• Fixed where the patch offset cache version wouldn't save correctly.
• Fixed WiFi crashing Bomberman Blitz in B4DS mode.
• Fixed saving not working in Heathcliff: Spot On in B4DS mode.
• Fixed an overlooked bug where the DSiWare version of Plants vs. Zombies would crash in B4DS mode on debug DS consoles after going into gameplay.

Newly supported DSiWare titles on retail & debug DS consoles

Click here for the full list.

• Anne's Doll Studio: Antique Collection*
• Anne's Doll Studio: Gothic Collection*
• Anne's Doll Studio: Lolita Collection*
• Anne's Doll Studio: Princess Collection*
• Anne's Doll Studio: Tokyo Collection*
• Bejeweled Twist (USA)
• Dreamwalker
• Electroplankton: Hanenbow
• Electroplankton: Luminarrow
• Electroplankton: Marine-Crystals
• Electroplankton: Nanocarp
• Electroplankton: Rec-Rec
• Electroplankton: Sun-Animalcule
• Electroplankton: Varvoice
• Littlest Pet Shop
• Lola's Fruit Shop Sudoku
• Missy Mila Twisted Tales
• PictureBook Games: The Royal Bluff
  • Audio does not play on retail consoles
• Pinball Attack! (Part of GO Series in USA, Europe, and Australia)
  • On retail consoles, it will crash later on in Stage 3
• Plants vs. Zombies (Previously only booted on debug consoles)
• Prehistorik Man
• Puzzle to Go: Baby Animals
• Puzzle to Go: Diddl
• Puzzle to Go: Planets and Universe
• Puzzle to Go: Sightseeing
• Puzzle to Go: Wildlife
• Real Crimes: Jack the Ripper
• Renjuku Kanji: Shougaku 1 Nensei
• Renjuku Kanji: Shougaku 2 Nensei
• Renjuku Kanji: Shougaku 3 Nensei
• Renjuku Kanji: Shougaku 4 Nensei
• Renjuku Kanji: Shougaku 5 Nensei
• Renjuku Kanji: Shougaku 6 Nensei
• Renjuku Kanji: Chuugakusei
• Smart Girl's Playhouse Mini
• Tales to Enjoy!: Little Red Riding Hood
• Tales to Enjoy!: Puss in Boots
• Tales to Enjoy!: The Three Little Pigs
• Tales to Enjoy!: The Ugly Duckling
• Tangrams
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Tsubaki no Yukue
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Akenaiyoru ni
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Kadannoitte
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Rensa Suru Noroi
• Tantei Jinguuji Saburou: Nakiko no Shouzou
• Tetris Party Live
• Turn: The Lost Artifact
  • Does not save due to difficulty in implementation
• Zombie Blaster
• Zombie Skape
• Zoonies: Escape from Makatu
• Zuma's Revenge!

*As there's no photo album in B4DS mode, you must use the screenshot feature in the in-game menu to take a picture in Anne's Doll Studio.

Newly supported DSiWare titles only on debug DS consoles

• Bejeweled Twist (Europe, Australia)
  • As the USA version is already supported on both retail and debug consoles, this one is not counted towards the total
• Electroplankton: Beatnes
• Electroplankton: Lumiloop
• Electroplankton: Trapy
• Go! Go! Kokopolo
• Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ
• Pirates Assault
• Remote Racers

v0.64.1

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.3.1

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• B4DS mode: Tired of playing Mighty Milky Way and/or Shantae: Risky's Revenge on your DS/DS Lite without music? If so, you can now play them with music, by adding music packs for those games to fat:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/musicPacks/.
  • The pack's filename must have the TID and CRC from the ROM's header (ex. KS3E-57FE.pck)
  • The pack files are currently unavailable, but the creator can be downloaded here.
  • This will only work with those two games. Other games are not supported.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a regression which caused Pokemon Black/White to crash with a red screen.
• @Epicpkmn11: Fixed Japanese font mapping in the in-game menu.

Known bugs

• Music playing from a music pack will have slight lags. Depending on what's happening, the lag may be longer.
• Music playing from a music pack will not pause when the game is paused.

v0.64.0: Labor Day Release

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.3.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• DSiWare playability on DS Phat/Lite is finally out of it's proof-of-concept stage, as you can now save your data, along with 100 titles now supported (plus a few more, if you're using a DS Debug console)!
  • A custom .sav format is used for flashcard DSiWare save files (featuring a "save exist" flag and save size at the end of the file).
  • Shantae: Risky's Revenge can now get past the first two battles using an existing save file!
  • Scroll down to see which titles are now supported to play on DS Phat/Lite.

Improvement

• @Epicpkmn11 and various: Updated translations and added Ryukyuan language.

Bug fixes

• Communication errors should no longer occur in games with local multiplayer (ex. Mario Kart DS)!
• Certain DS games no longer have issues with TWL clock speed!
• Fixed some pre-loadable ROMs not booting (ex. Clubhouse Games).
• Fixed some pre-loaded ROMs with the expanded space not reading split data properly.
  • Mario Kart DS no longer crashes when starting the Mushroom Cup.
• Fixed more DS games with weird arm9 start address not booting (ex. Spider-Man 2, Urusei Yatsura: Endless Summer, etc.).
• Other minor fixes.

Known bugs

• Not all DSiWare titles can save on the DS Phat/Lite, due to the difficulty of adding save support for them, and/or them storing more than one file in the save filesystem.
• WarioWare: Touched! (DSiWare DL version) does not play audio on both DS retail and debug models due to it taking more than 4MB/8MB of RAM, using almost of the DSi's RAM.

Newly supported DSiWare titles on retail & debug DS consoles

Click here for the full list.

• 40-in-1: Explosive Megamix
• Amakuchi! Dairoujou
• Anonymous Notes 1: From The Abyss
• Anonymous Notes 2: From The Abyss
• Anonymous Notes 3: From The Abyss
• Anonymous Notes 4: From The Abyss
• Beauty Academy
• Cake Ninja (Previously only supported on debug consoles)
• Chuukara! Dairoujou
• Fashion Tycoon (USA only)
• Model Academy
• Mr. Driller: Drill Till You Drop
• Orion's Odyssey
• Paul's Monster Adventure
• GO Series: Picdun
• Picture Perfect: Pocket Stylist
• SnowBoard Xtreme
• Unou to Sanougaren Sasuru: Uranoura
• VT Tennis
• WarioWare: Touched! DL

Newly supported DSiWare titles only on debug DS consoles

• Dragon Quest Wars
• Make Up & Style
• Metal Torrent
• Plants vs. Zombies

v0.63.2

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.2.1

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• Because of the bug fix from v0.63.1, Mario Kart DS and Mario Party DS are now pre-loadable into RAM on 3DS consoles again!
  • Mario Kart DS requires EXTENDED_MEMORY setting to be set in sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap.ini, or Ex. ROM Space in RAM in TWLMenu++ per-game settings menu.

Bug fixes

• Fixed screen flickers in Animal Crossing: Wild World (and possibly other games that have been affected by the same bug).
• Fixed AP-patched overlays not being cached properly when running a TWL title in DSi mode on DSi consoles.
  • KORG DS-10+ Synthesizer no longer crashes with a red screen.
• Worked around unexpected issues with card read DMA in DSi mode, by using the regular card read code in place.
  • The proper DMA code is still used with ROMs pre-loaded into RAM on 3DS consoles.
• More minor bug fixes.

v0.63.1 (hotfix)

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.2.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

Bug fix

• Fixed long-standing bug where part of pre-loaded SDK1-4 ROM in RAM would get cleared.

v0.63.0: TWL Summer Release #7

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.2.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• More DSiWare titles are now playable on DS Phat/Lite consoles! (Full list of compatible titles)
  • Debug units only (Total: 21 -> 22) (Absolute Baseball & Candle Route did not boot, so they got removed.)
    • Cake Ninja 2
    • Cake Ninja: XMAS
    • The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords: Anniversary Edition
• On DSi consoles, AP-patched overlays are now saved to a separate file in order to avoid shrinking the heap size beyond how much the title would allocate, when running DSi-Enhanced titles in DSi mode.
  • This allows the AP-fix (bundled with TWLMenu++) for Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem to work properly in DSi mode on DSi consoles.
• Dragon Quest V no longer uses card data cache.
• @Epicpkmn11 and various: Added Catalan language.

Improvement

• @Epicpkmn11 and various: Updated translations.

Bug fixes

• Fixed Pokémon Black & White Versions 2 (untrimmed) running very slow on SD cards formatted with 4KB cluster size.
• Fixed Kirby: Canvas Curse not reading save data.
• Fixed Jam with the Band showing error screen after saving.
• Fixed the Cake Ninja titles freezing on top black screen.
  • This is achieved by clearing the R0-R11 registers before booting the set .nds file.
• As a result of disabling card data cache for Dragon Quest V, the intro no longer loops back to the logos at the start.
• Fixed sleep mode crashing the DS Phat/Lite console in 99Bullets, 99Moves, and 99Seconds.
• Fixed known issues related to running DSiWare titles only supported on DS Debug units.
• Some other minor fixes, as well as removing unused code.

FAQ

• Q: Any updates on support for Golden Sun: Dark Dawn?
  • A: We have found why the game does not boot, as the crash occurs in one of the game's overlay files. However, even after setting breakpoints in the NO$GBA debugger, it is still unclear as to how the game boots successfully outside of nds-bootstrap. More information...

v0.62.0: TWL Summer Release #6

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.1.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• More DSiWare titles are now playable on DS Phat/Lite consoles! (Full list of compatible titles)
  • Retail & Debug units (Total: 73 -> 80)
    • Advanced Circuits
    • Bugs'N'Balls
    • Dr. Mario Express (CHN version not supported)
    • GO Series: Earth Saver
    • Magical Whip
    • Paul's Shooting Adventure
    • Paul's Shooting Adventure 2
  • Debug units only (Total: 18 -> 21)
    • Candle Route
    • Need for Speed: Nitro-X
    • Neko Reversi

Bug fixes

• Fixed Nintendo DS Browser crashing with only bottom button graphics shown.
• Fixed part of the pre-loaded ROM getting corrupt when using the Expand ROM space in RAM (.ini: EXTENDED_MEMORY) setting.

v0.61.3: TWL Summer Release #5

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v25.0.0

Instructions:

1. Download the .7z file.
2. Extract the nds-bootstrap .nds and .ver files, to root:/_nds.

What's new?

• Do you have Memory Pit installed, but still want to use the Nintendo DSi Camera application normally at the same time? Well now you can!
  If the Memory Pit exploit is detected in pit.bin, Nintendo DSi Camera will be redirected to instead read tip.bin.
  • This requires a ROM dump of Nintendo DSi Camera.
  • If you backed up your pit.bin file before this release, make a copy of it, rename the copy to tip.bin, and add it to sd:/private/ds/app/484E494A/.
• Added support for two DSiWare titles to be played on DS Debug console units!
  • 101 Pinball World
  • Robot Rescue 2

Bug fix

• Fixed four DSiWare Rytmik titles to not crash. This is achieved by not loading the in-game menu and cheat engine for those titles.
  • Hip Hop King: Rytmik Edition
  • Rytmik Retrobits
  • Rytmik Rock Edition
  • Rytmik World Music