Hack your Nintendo DSi in 2024 and play all the games

You can now softmod your Nintendo DSi and play all the games from backup ROM files. All you need is an SD card install a custom firmware hack that turns your console into a full, retro gaming system.

Make sure you check out the main project page at

DSi guide :

TWiLight Menu GitHub :

DumpTool :

Partition Wizard Free :

0:00 Introduction
2:08 SD card setup
5:11 Homebrew app downloads
9:15 Choosing your exploit
13:28 Stylehax
17:26 Memory Pit
22:08 Backup your NAND
23:41 Install Unlaunch
25:48 Configure Unlaunch
27:43 Clean up your SD card
29:01 Playing Games

[frankyboy]

This was my first time modding and it was a success, thank you for this tutorial. It was very in depth and easy to follow along with. Only issue I ran into was a mistake in the SD card formatting but fortunately the website provided was able to guide me in how to fix it.

[leecollins]

love my hacked dsi xl for all my ds gaming needs

[Laranth-kmmh]

Hey, thank you for uploading this since I’m getting a Dsi in a couple days, and I really enjoy longer videos!

[thecolombianwind]

Very clear explanation and very well edited video. Worked like a charm on my old DSi that was just collecting dust and i wanted to use for some casual gaming on the bus :>

Thanks for making this video! Greetings from Mexico!

[frijole_grande]

I love how in detail this guy is, i hope others can appreciate the actual effort this guy put into this video. He talks about every possible sceneario and explains whats going on in case u get confused or lost and hes so cool for that
Ly man keep it up💥

[ボット-dv]

great explanation, waiting on my dsi now wanted to be ready when it got here. ur the best!

[bowyer]

i used your guide to install unlaunch on my DSi. Many thanks i now have a clamshell retro gaming device!

[swinefever]

Excelente video, it's so well explained that who is watching can also understand what is happening and why, and not just follow the instructions. You've done a very good job in making that guide into a tutorial video!!
I just hacked my DSi following this tutorial and it works great, but there is only one game that I tested that is not working, even with Unlaunch, that is Donkey Kong Country (USA) for SNES. I tested other SNES games (such as Super Mario World and Chrono Trigger) that works good, so I wonder if it's just a DK ROM issue.

[momotozaki]

Thank you so much for your detailed tutorial! I managed to successfully mod my nintendo dsi and I'm very satisfied with it.

[greyghostinfinite]

GREAT walkthrough. Going to use this tonorrow.

[BearlyEdward]

had to use you and the guide at the same time to figure it out.

[eno]

Feels so liberating to get rid of that R4 cart. My DSi is finally on par with my 3DS!

[Mojo]

I followed everything while watching your video as well as reading the steps on that website, everything seems to have loaded up fine on my DSi, thank you so much! Now my question is, where did you get the roms folder with ALL of the subfolders? Or is that something that i need to create myself? Seems like yours had a lot of subfolders for the different game systems

[adams]

Such a great console! Only issue I have is some gba games don’t work sadly. Harvest Moon, FFVI, Street Fighter were ones I was excited for😭There’s still a good selection so it’s not the end of the world I guess.

[luiginoyoutube]

Well, i hope i get a Nintendo DS one day, he sure look like a good portable console.

[Uce_Blasian]

everything works thanks for this 😁😁 just one more question can you use gameshark and action replay on this?

[z]

after i download the memory pit and open the camera app it says it is creating a new save file for the sd and nothing happens. what do i do?

[kukilog]

Hi thanks very detailed, I'd have 2 questions: 1) still don't get it, what does the hack do that an R4 can't? 2) once hacked is it possible to use the original DSi main menu or is it totally replaced by unlaunch (which, though similar, is not the same)?

[harrycraven]

Great video! Quick question - are the ROM games able to save your data? As in keep track of your progress between power downs of the console. Thanks.

[chrishensley]

Any particular DSI models to look for or avoid? Thank you for the video.