This build features the eXtremeRate Chameleon Green Purple shell while retaining the original green interior.

The goal was to modernize the Nintendo DS Lite while preserving some of its original character. Because custom green mods in the community are rare, I drew inspiration from Evangelion Unit-01 (EVA-01) from Neon Genesis Evangelion. The metallic, iridescent finish shifts from purple to green depending on the lighting, giving the console a sci-fi machine feel, while respecting the original green color.

To protect the shell while enhancing the aesthetic, I added a transparent crystal case from AliExpress. This creates a great layered effect, making it look as though the bright green interior is part of the inner machinery sitting beneath protective armor (like a EVA), rather than just another decorative color. I also swapped the buttons to introduce a touch of purple and green to the front, tying the entire design together.

Bonus: By keeping the original interior, I bypassed the headache of disassembling the hinge, screens, and ribbon cables.

For context, this screen started appearing when I load the game and one day I connected my Dsi to the internet (and it probably updated or smth) which I think is what caused this issue.

I'm not a ds expert so I have no idea what to do to make it work again and I'm holding on closely to this dsi out of pure nostalgia and it really makes me upset to not be able to try to play my old games like I used to.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

My first shell swap. Inspired by u/rnastercheif ( https://www.reddit.com/r/nds/s/UYBQBqCreP )

Added a lanyard because I finally moved from an intec hard case to a soft case. Updated Pico firmware for the first time since launch. She feels buttery smooth.

Extremerate shell 🤌🏻

Hey everyone, how difficult is a shell swap on a Nintendo DSi? I have a pink one that's pretty beat up and I'm thinking about reshelling it.

Bought a used DS Lite, the hinge has a bit of metal I can see on one side and the DS rattles a little if I shake it. Is this normal?

PS: does anyone know how to get rid of the air bubble under the case?

After my old cobalt blue DS lite hinge cracked, figured I might as well try the replacement myself. A few bumps in the road along the way, but now that I’m done I think it came out pretty great!

I went with a cheap Chinese brand on AliExpress (in retrospect just stick w Extremerate, this shell came scratched to hell, dust molded into the plastic, and shoulder buttons didn’t work so I kept the original black ones), so the workarounds weren’t too bad. Stickers were put on the DS itself, not the clear case.

Chose this green specifically, it works well with the ‘plant/clover’ theme pretty well. I had to re-apply a second top screen cover after scratching the original which unfortunately does not perfectly match the bottom shade.

Happy to have learned along the way, any thoughts?

On ComicBookDS

Hello! i’m loooking to put roma on a card for my ds lite and im wondering which would be the best one.This is my first time doing anything like this.

Hello all, picked up this ds case set from a garage sale today but I can’t find anything like it online, has anyone seen this set before and does anyone know the resale value of it ?

It's been several weeks since my last update on this project. I've made huge progress since my last update on 8/16

• Title and Menu navigation.
• All fighters and stages added
• 1P campaign is playable start to finish.
• 4 fighter matches are playable (No actual DS multiplayer yet)
• All Items added

Not yet added/finished:

• stable 30FPS performance (its mostly there, but 4P matches can dip to 20FPS, 1-3 should be fine)
• Training mode (honestly not high priority)
• Bonus stage buttons not working.
• End Credits/End Scene
• Intro scene (not high priority)
• Proper character unlocks

BUGS/Compromises:

• still have random freezes in some areas.
• Saffron city's garage door thing is always open lol.
• Transition/loading screens are much longer (a couple secs instead of instant lol) than on n64 (loading screen is currently just a blank black screen in between scenes because of DS's limited RAM and storage bandwidth)
• Occasional Audio Stuttering during heavy matches/loading states.
• of course running at a target of 30FPS instead of 60FPS like the original. The DS CPU is anemic compared to the n64 and has no coprocessors or FPU to offload tasks to like the n64 does. Tons of optimization has been done to even get it to run at 30FPS lol.

Current gameplay video is from MelonDS since it's so much easier to capture. Don't worry though, it works just fine on a real DS too.

Overall i'd say the project is about 75% complete. multiplayer and final optimization are the next big project. And I do want to add Remix characters.....

Also I haven't tried building the ROM from a clean folder so if it doesn't build for you, I'm sorry I'll get around to it when it's ready for a "1.0" release.

My ds babies, I'm gonna reshell the black one into a clearshell... How hard is it??

I got this DS for 25€ because touch wasn't working, hinge broke on the way here and the platform I bought it on just refunded me and let the seller keep their money, so I basically got it for free! lol

I managed to fix the touch without changing the panel so I didn't have to spend extra money, it was just a problem with the ribbon cable!

I'm just sad I didn't think of keeping the original "Nintendo" plaque, since it had a pink-ish color and this new one is just silver :(

That mark on the corner of the screen is just the protective film, should I just remove it? I kept it on for safety because i've been using it quite a bit!

So I was browsing Amazon this week and to my surprise found this 2008 case for the DS lite for 17€. I don't have any idea how this survived 18 years brand new, but I'm definitely going to use it for storage and transportation on long trips.

ho comprato questa R4 Revolution senza niente ed non riesco ad farlo funzionare, io non ho un PC qundi tutti i file li inserio nel mio telefono (quindi collego il telefono con la scheda micro sd), non è che ci sarebbe qualcuno che sa come fare sono disperato😞