nds-bootstrap

nds-bootstrap Controls

These do not apply to homebrew.

  • SELECT + Up/Down: Precise volume control
  • L + R + Up + X for 1 second: Swap the screens
  • L + R + Down + A for 2 seconds: Dump RAM to sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap, as ramDump.bin
  • L + R + Down + B for 2 seconds: Return to loader
  • L + R + START + SELECT for 2 seconds: Reset game
    • Many games support simply pressing this button combination by default, but this will force reset it
  • L + Down + SELECT: Open the in-game menu
    • R: Advance by one frame
    • Screenshot
      • Up/Down/Left/Right: Change VRAM bank
      • A: Save screenshot
      • B: Return to in-game menu
    • RAM Viewer
      • Up/Down: Scroll
      • Left/Right: Fast scroll
      • R + Down/Up: Faster scroll
      • R + Left/Right: Fastest scroll
      • A: Enter RAM Editor
      • B: Return to in-game menu
      • Y: Specify an address to jump to
      • Up/Down: Increase/Decrease selected value
      • Left/Right: Select a value
      • A/B: Return to RAM Viewer/Editor at specified address
      • SELECT: Switch between ARM7 and ARM9 memory maps
    • RAM Editor
      • Up/Down/Left/Right: Select a value
      • A: Modify selected value
        • Up/Down: Increase/Decrease value by 1h
        • Left/Right: Increase/Decrease value by 10h
        • A/B: Finish modifying value
      • B: Return to RAM Viewer
      • Y: Specify an address to jump to
      • Up/Down: Increase/Decrease selected value
      • Left/Right: Select a value
      • A/B: Return to RAM Viewer/Editor at specified address
  • Returning to loader may not work on some O3DS models, and does not work in B4DS mode
  • The button combination for opening the in-game menu can be changed in the TWiLight Menu++ settings
  • Precise volume control can be turned on or off in the TWiLight Menu++ settings
  • Screenshots are saved to sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/screenshots.tar. This file can be opened using an archive viewer such as 7-Zip
  • Taking screenshots is currently not possible in B4DS mode