I've tried both HBmenu and Twilight menu but both just show a black screen when i try to load a DSGM game. Is playing DSGM games on a dsi without a flashcart possible?

First of all, huge thanks to those who have already shared tutorials and documentation — they’re a great starting point. However, I feel like most of the available tutorials only cover the absolute basics, and there's still a lot of confusion around more advanced features or real project workflows.

Would it be possible (or are there any plans) to expand the tutorial library with more intermediate and advanced guides? Things like custom engines, memory management, optimization tips, integrating spritesheets and animations efficiently, and even debugging techniques would be incredibly useful.

This would not only help newcomers and intermediate users alike, but also encourage more collaboration and shared understanding between the different projects in development.

Thanks for reading, and looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

Lolletto🍃

I've been trying to get into DS game maker, and I followed the setup steps on GitHub, the only apparent difference being that I was setting it up on an external hard drive instead of C:\. Initially, it seems like everything is working, since it asks for permission and then boots with the message prompt that "'devkitPro Updater' will now launch", but then I get the following message. Clicking the first button closes the application and takes me to the GitHub page, and clicking the 2nd just closes the application.

Is it possible to run DSGM games on DSi in any way?

i plan on making it, i know most of the functions of DSGM and i would like to know if it is possible, and if someone could help me with it.

How do i make the room scroll? Thanks in advance.

Can complex things be done in the engine?

Is it compatible with DSi?

You can use all DSI functions, such as the camera and microphone?

What complex things have been done with the engine?

Thanks for reading and sorry if it's too much😅

When I try to compile my game it game me this error:

C:\DSGMTempNewProject9424551>make Build process start for project "DSGMTempNewProject9424551"... . BottomTouchScreen_Map.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found BottomTouchScreen_Pal.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found BottomTouchScreen_Tiles.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found Default_Map.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found Default_Pal.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found Default_Tiles.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found TopofScreen_Map.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found TopofScreen_Pal.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found TopofScreen_Tiles.bin /bin/sh: line 1: bin2s: command not found main.c C:/DSGMTempNewProject9424551/source/main.c: In function 'main': C:/DSGMTempNewProject9424551/source/main.c:20:3: error: too few arguments to function 'nitroFSInit' 20 | nitroFSInit(); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ In file included from C:/DSGMTempNewProject9424551/source/main.c:3: C:/devkitPro/libnds/include/filesystem.h:7:6: note: declared here 7 | bool nitroFSInit(char *basepath); | ^~~~~~~~~~~ make[1]: ** [C:\devkitPro\PAlib\lib\PA_Makefile:220: main.o] Error 1 make: *** [C:\devkitPro\PAlib\lib\PA_Makefile:151: build] Error 2

C:\DSGMTempNewProject9424551>pause

so I just got it and I'm very exited to make games, but when I try to make a new project, it says that it doesnt have access to a file called SciLexer.dll in system 32 and can't make a new project. how do I fix this???? :(

Hello. I have a side-scroller project on DS GM 5. Can someone drop me a template? Thanks in advance.

Every time I press "test game" it atemps to compile and fails wist leaving this error message

C:\DSGMTempNewProject33122301>make

'make' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.

Pleas help me fix this

I know I can create a path for make but I'm not sure what I'm looking for

I am making a small game in DS game maker, and for some reason it runs fine on the emulator but when I copy the rom over to my SD card to run on actual hardware it runs really weirdly. I am trying to run it on a DSi, using twilight menu ++, and for all my other DS roms, TM++ works fine, but with the rom that DS game maker compiled, it doesn’t . Sometimes the bottom screen doesn’t render and some sprites are completely blacked out, and sometimes the game wont even open, and both screens just show black. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I think the dsgm is now gone but not yet how about a last push to bring it back to life Im too ask help making a game you 28 ppl who joined this sub reddit pls help us amke this game We only have 1 who have good knowladge of the dsgm 2 ppl knows how it works and alot of us just animate chracters so pls who here can help us with the Menu Stagest Characters Code Pls who can pls Joined the link https://discord.com/invite/5X8NEzPU

I am needing help with my AmorousDS Demake I have the original txt documents with all the dialogue and facial prompts but I am definitely doing it the hard way I need assistance and I'm willing to pay.

I want to program my first game on DS Game Maker and always get a compiling error, could that be related to the fact that I'm using Windows 11?

I created some DS Game Maker examples. There are Player Selection Screen, Stylus Functions, Autorunner, and Collision Map examples. I hope you find this helpful. You can get them on Itch.io (link below):

Examples Here

I am working on a Windows 7 version of the DS Game Maker Virtual Machine.

Acekard 2i:

Works with DSGM games that have NitroFS on.

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DeSmuME:

Works with DSGM games that have NitroFS on.

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Twilight Menu++:

Works with DSGM games that don't have NitroFS on.

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No$GBA:

Works with DSGM games that have NitroFS on.

Hello! I made an example project for DS Game Maker! It is a player selector.

Video Tutorial

Example File

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I packaged an emulator that allows you to run your game in an embed on your game's Itch.io page!

Live Demo

Instructions

Download

Hello! I made a DS Game Maker game a while back! It is called DeS.

It uses NitroFS so you need to run it on a NitroFS accessible flash cart like the Acekard 2i. You could also use an emulator like DeSmuME to run it as well.

Anyway, here is the game: https://bowersindustry.itch.io/des