Welcome to our page dedicated to DS reverse engineering! The Nintendo DS was a popular handheld gaming console that was released on November 21st 2004, and has since become a favorite of gamers around the world.
If you’re interested in learning more about the technical aspects of this console and how it works, you’ve come to the right place. On this page, we’ve compiled a list of links to other pages that cover various topics related to DS reverse engineering.
Whether you’re interested in understanding the hardware architecture of the console, analyzing game code, or exploring the many mods and hacks that have been created by enthusiasts over the years, you’ll find a wealth of resources and information on the pages we’ve linked to.
So grab your DS, and get ready to dive into the exciting world of DS reverse engineering!
Tinke is an open source application that can be used to open Nintendo DS games and the various file formats that are inside. You can view and edit textures, sound files, compressed archives and even a few game specific formats, it is well worth a look!
Copetti.org has an excellent page on the hardware Architecture of the DS it is also a great introduction to the system:
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Game Boy Advance Architecture - A Practical Analysis
Check out this excellent introduction to the DS hardware
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Nintendo DS (Nitro) Development Kit Hardware
For more information on the NDS Development Kit hardware check out this post.
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Nintendo DS SDK (NITRO)
For more information on the Official DS SDK check out this post.
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Nintendo DS File Formats
For more information on the DS File formats check out this post.
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Nintendo DS Homebrew
For more information on DS Homebrew check out this post.
Official Development kits This section will cover the official development kit hardware sold by Nintendo and developed by Intelligent Systems. The Nintendo DS was initially codenamed IRIS during development and... ...
The Nintendo DS (Codename NITRO) utilises a number of different file formats either created by Nintendo or a third party developer. If you are interested in reverse engineering a DS... ...
The Nintendo DS has had a very talented homebrew scene right from the very start thanks to the popularity of DS Flash carts such as the R4. This page will... ...
The NITRO SDK was previously known as the IRIS SDK, but got renamed sometime before April 2004 (release 1.0 of NITRO-SDK). Much of the structure and files remain from the... ...
As part of the Platinum Leak on the 9th of September 2020 a ton of DsiWare titles were leaked, including debug versions of games like Legend of Zelda Four Swords... ...
The Ninja leak occurred on the 22nd December 2020 and is named after the contents containing information that prove the long-standing Nintendo “Ninja” myth. Including stalking and intimidation of a... ...
The Paladin leak occurred on the 30th of September 2020 and included about 2.4GB of content related to the Nintendo IRIS and Pokemon spinoffs. This was the third Nintendo leak... ...
The Platinum leak occurred on the 9th of September 2020 and included gigabytes of content, hence why some call it GigaLeak 3. {% include link-to-other-post.html post=”/gigaleak” description=”For more information on... ...
