DS-Homebrew/nds-bootstrap v2.10.0

v2.10.0: Thanksgiving Release

on GitHub

Included in TWiLight Menu++ v27.19.0

Instructions:

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

What's new?

• The screen swapping hotkey (hold L+R+Up+X for 1 second) has been readded!
  • To avoid continuous writes to the SD card after using the screen swap hotkey, the setting will save after 3 seconds. (Does not apply to B4DS mode, where the setting only saves via the in-game menu.)
  • The hotkey is now customizeable as well! It can be changed within the TWLMenu++ Settings menu.
• B4DS: 11 more DSiWare now run on DS and DS Lite consoles, bringing the total from 480 to 491!
  • Absolute BrickBuster
    • Accessing free play mode causes a crash.
    • Does not save.
  • Discolight
  • Hakokoro
    • Audio disabled on retail DS consoles due to RAM limitation.
  • Jagged Alliance
  • Kuniya Burete Sanga Ari: Hills and Rivers Remain
    • Both a Memory Expansion Pak and VRAM-WiFi Donor ROM (such as Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals) required. If you have neither, then a debug DS console will work.
  • Libera Wing
  • Nintendogs (iQue)
  • Puzzle Fever
  • Retro Pocket
  • Sagittarius-A-Star
    • Only the options are saved.
  • Sengoku Tactics
    • Master volume has been reduced due to the original audio playing loud.
• B4DS: Removed Memory Expansion Pak requirement for these DSiWare titles by Digital Leisure!
  • 21 Blackjack
  • Match Up!
  • Mega Words
  • Word Searcher (Europe)
  • Word Searcher II
  • Word Searcher III
  • Word Searcher IV
• B4DS: Music now plays in Neko Neko Bakery: Pan de Pazurunya! on retail DS consoles!
  • This was achieved by having the game stream the music files from the ROM instead of pre-loading the music files to RAM, reducing RAM usage as a result.
  • The same method was implemented for the above listed Digital Leisure titles in order for them to run without the expansion pak.
• B4DS: To increase boot speed of DSiWare titles, the patched ARM binaries are not written to the page file, since soft-resets are disabled (console reboots or turns off instead).
• DSi: Added ROM pre-load settings for SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS (USA & Japan).
• DSi/3DS: Added ROM pre-load settings for SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS (Europe).

Bug fixes

• DSi/3DS: Reverted LRU cache block size from 32KB to 16KB to reduce both audio and wireless communication issues.
  • It'll be kept as 32KB for Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs due to some crashes being fixed as a result.
• B4DS: Fixed a possible bug which could cause Battle/Combat of Giants: Mutant Insects to not boot.
• B4DS: Fixed a long-standing bug which caused Dragon's Lair II (EUR/AUS) to crash on the company logos. Now both the USA and EUR/AUS versions boot properly!
• B4DS: As a result of the MEP requirement being removed for Mega Words, some missing graphics have been restored.
• B4DS: Fixed uncompressed FAT table cache still being created when end of file is reached, if an expansion pak is inserted.
  • Fixes saves not being read if an expansion pak is inserted.