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Why does my 3DS / 2DS get stuck on black screens, crash, power off, etc when launching TWiLight Menu++?

TWL_FIRM might've somehow got corrupted. Follow this guide to fix the issue: https://3ds.hacks.guide/troubleshooting#dsi--ds-functionality-is-broken-after-completing-the-guide

How do I fix getting a white screen when booting TWiLight Menu++?

• First, try putting the console in sleep mode (e.g. closing the console's lid, or pressing the sleep button on the O2DS), then wake up the console from it
• If that doesn't work, format your SD card to FAT32 with 32 KB cluster/allocation size
• If that also doesn't work, try a different SD card

How do I fix TWiLight Menu++ restarting or giving a Guru Meditation Error when launching a game?

Go into TWLMenu++ Settings, and disable Update recently played list.

Why do I get a white screen when trying to load a game from SD card?

• First, check the nds-bootstrap compatibility list and make sure your game is compatible
• Try with all cheats disabled for that game as some cheats are not compatible with nds-bootstrap at the moment, you can use L to disable all cheats for a game
• If the game you're trying to launch is a DSi Enhanced game, then make sure that TWiLight Menu++ is set to use DS Mode
• If it worked before, delete the fatTable and patchOffsetCache folders in sd:/_nds/nds-bootstrap/

How do I use cheats?

You need to have a cheat DB in the form of a usrcheat.dat file in the sd:/_nds/TWiLightMenu/extras/ folder. The most updated cheat database is DeadSkullzJr's.

• On the 3DS, this database is available in the Universal Updater app as "NDS Cheat Databases." This will automatically install it to the required location.

Alternatively, you can use r4cce to create your own cheat DB.

How do I show a custom picture on the top screen of the DSi theme?

A random .png image in sd:/_nds/TWiLightMenu/dsimenu/photos/ will be shown each time the menu is loaded.

• The images(s) must be no bigger than 208x156
• If you have errors, it's most likely an error with the image size. Please use tinypng to reduce the size

How do I get games?

You can download homebrew games from Universal-DB and GameBrew. To get dumps of your retail games:

• On DS you can use GodMode9i to dump your GBA games and, if you have a Slot-2 flashcard, DS games
• On DSi you can use GodMode9i to dump your DS games and DSiWare
• On 3DS you can use GodMode9 to dump your DS games, DSiWare, and Virtual Console titles

Can I get the save files from my game cards onto my SD card or vice versa?

Yes, you can use GodMode9i on DSi and 3DS or Checkpoint on 3DS.

How do I change TWiLight Menu++'s language?

1. Open TWiLight Menu++ settings, you can do this by holding SELECT while loading TWiLight Menu++
2. Press L or Y once (on flashcard / 3DS) or twice (on DSi)
3. Change the first option until you see the language you want, then exit settings
   • You may also want to change the next two options as they control the language of DS games and their titles in TWiLight Menu++

Is this a DS(i) emulator?

No, this is not an emulator. The menu and DS games (loaded via nds-bootstrap) are ran natively in the console's DS/DSi mode. The only consoles emulated are the past consoles, but partially for GBA (as some or all parts like graphics are ran natively).

What systems does TWiLight Menu++ support?

Format	Loader	Extensions	Save file
ARGV1	Native	.argv
Atari 2600	StellaDS	.a26
Atari 5200	A5200DS	.a52
Atari 7800	A7800DS	.a78
Atari XEGS	XEGS-DS	.xex, .atr
DS	nds-bootstrap, flashcard kernel, native	.nds, .dsi, .ids, .srl, .app	saves/[rom name].sav2
DSiWare	Unlaunch, nds-bootstrap	.nds, .dsi, .ids, .srl, .app	[rom name].pub, [rom name].prv
DSTWO Plugin	DSTWO3	.plg
Game Boy (Color)	GameYob	.gb, .sgb, .gbc	[rom name].sav
Game Boy Advance	GBARunner24, native5	.agb, .gba, .mb	[rom name].sav
Game Gear	S8DS	.gg	[rom name].gg.sav
Genesis / Mega Drive	jEnesisDS, PicoDriveTWL	.gen	[rom name].srm6
Master System	S8DS	.sms	[rom name].sms.sav
MPEG4 Video	MPEG4 Player	.mp4
NES / Famicom	nesDS	.nes, .fds	[rom name].sav
PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16	NitroGrafx	.pce
RVID Video	Rocket Video Player	.rvid
SNES7	SNEmulDS	.smc, .sfc	[rom name].srm8
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• Footnotes - {:footnotes}

Why isn't touch input working on sudokuhax?

Depending on the save file of sudokuhax, the touch screen inputs may not work.

Can The Biggest Loser boot TWiLight Menu++?

No. As The Biggest Loser is a Slot-1 game, and not a DSiWare game, SD access is disabled when running Slot-1 cards.

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1. Text files containing the path to a DS homebrew app and arguments to launch it with, see nds-hb-menu's README for more info ↩︎

2. Only for retail ROMs, homebrew do not have specific save files ↩︎

3. Only works from a SuperCard DSTWO flashcard as it has additional processing power and RAM inside the cartridge ↩︎

4. When running in DSi Mode, it can use the DSP for better sound ↩︎

5. Requires a Slot-2 flashcard and thus only works on DS Phat and DS Lite ↩︎

6. jEnesis can only save when running from a flashcard, but PicoDriveTWL can save from SD and flashcard ↩︎

7. Only shown when using a flashcard, 3DS's internal SD card, or DSi with Unlaunch installed ↩︎

8. Can only save when running from a flashcard ↩︎