---
lang: en-US
layout: wiki
section: nds-bootstrap
title: Controls
long_title: nds-bootstrap controls
description: Button controls for nds-bootstrap
---

These do not apply to DSiWare.
- <kbd class="l">L</kbd> + <kbd class="r">R</kbd> + <kbd>Up</kbd> + <kbd class="face">X</kbd> for 1 second: Swap the screens
- <kbd class="l">L</kbd> + <kbd class="r">R</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd> + <kbd class="face">A</kbd> for 2 seconds: Dump RAM to `sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap`, as `ramDump.bin`
- <kbd class="l">L</kbd> + <kbd class="r">R</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd> + <kbd class="face">B</kbd> for 2 seconds: Return to loader
- <kbd class="l">L</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd> + <kbd>SELECT</kbd>: Open the in-game menu
   - <kbd class="r">R</kbd>: Advance by one frame
   - Screenshot
      - <kbd>Up</kbd>/<kbd>Down</kbd>/<kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd>: Change VRAM bank
      - <kbd class="face">A</kbd>: Save screenshot
      - <kbd class="face">B</kbd>: Return to in-game menu
   - RAM Viewer
      - <kbd>Up</kbd>/<kbd>Down</kbd>: Scroll
      - <kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd>: Fast scroll
      - <kbd class="r">R</kbd> + <kbd>Down</kbd>/<kbd>Up</kbd>: Faster scroll
      - <kbd class="r">R</kbd> + <kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd>: Fastest scroll
      - <kbd class="face">A</kbd>: Enter RAM Editor
      - <kbd class="face">B</kbd>: Return to in-game menu
      - <kbd class="face">Y</kbd>: Specify an address to jump to
        - <kbd>Up</kbd>/<kbd>Down</kbd>: Increase/Decrease selected value
        - <kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd>: Select a value
        - <kbd class="face">A</kbd>/<kbd class="face">B</kbd>: Return to RAM Viewer/Editor at specified address
   - RAM Editor
      - <kbd>Up</kbd>/<kbd>Down</kbd>/<kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd>: Select a value
      - <kbd class="face">A</kbd>: Modify selected value
         - <kbd>Up</kbd>/<kbd>Down</kbd>: Increase/Decrease value by 1h
         - <kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd>: Increase/Decrease value by 10h
         - <kbd class="face">A</kbd>/<kbd class="face">B</kbd>: Finish modifying value
      - <kbd class="face">B</kbd>: Return to RAM Viewer
      - <kbd class="face">Y</kbd>: Specify an address to jump to
        - <kbd>Up</kbd>/<kbd>Down</kbd>: Increase/Decrease selected value
        - <kbd>Left</kbd>/<kbd>Right</kbd>: Select a value
        - <kbd class="face">A</kbd>/<kbd class="face">B</kbd>: 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
- Screenshots are saved to `sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/screenshots.tar`. This file can be opened using an archive viewer such as [7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/)
- Dumping RAM and taking screenshots are currently not possible in B4DS mode