Welcome!

PAlib is a Nintendo DS library used to create homebrew games. It is designed to be used easily by anyone. To run these games on a DS or DS Lite, you will need a flashcart, such as an Acekard 2 or CycloDS. R4 and M3 are not recommended anymore for their bad DLDI patching, they still work though. For DSi you will need to find a DSi compatible card, such as the new Acekard 2i or the SCDSONEi. If you don’t have one, you can still test your work with an emulator (No$GBA is the best, iDeaS is also worth considering too). Have fun!

If you have any questions, you can post it on PAlib's forums. Also, if you are looking for a list of the PAlib functions, with detailed explanations, I recommend searching in the official PAlib Documentation

Request List If you have feature requests or found some bugs, please post them here and I’ll do my best...

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• Frequently Asked Questions
• Chapter 1 - Installing and Compiling (95%, even more !)
• Chapter 2 - Learning C/C++
• Chapter 3 - Input/Output
• Chapter 4 - Sprites (95%)
• Chapter 5 - Backgrounds (60% : TileBg, LargeMap, and RotBg covered)
• Chapter 6 - Development Math (90% : Random Numbers, Fixed Point, Gravity, Trajectories, Collisions, Get the FPS)
• Chapter 7 - Sound (50% : Raw and Mod files covered)
• Chapter 8 - DS Hardware (27% : User Info, RealTimeClock, Game Icon)
• Chapter 9 - FAT File System (80%, didn’t talk about the sound and image functions)(Obsolete)
• Chapter 10 - 3D-Functions (0% – yes that says 0%...)
• Chapter 11 - Video Functions (80%)
• Chapter 12 - Quick Demos (FollowingStylus, Frisbee 1-3, Puck Hitting)
• Chapter 13 - Starting a Platform Game (80%)
• Chapter 14 - Carré Rouge (40%)
• Chapter 15 - More Platform Game (100% I’m done with it but feel free to change confusing bits if you want)
• Chapter 20 - Data transfer and Multiplayer (80%)
• Chapter 21 - Saving and Loading with FAT (100% although feel free to tell me if I need to make any corrections)
• Chapter 22 - Splash Screens (100% Complete!)
• Chapter 23 - Bootloader (100% Complete!)

• PAlib Projects
• PAlib Code Browser
• PAlib English Documentation
• PAlib French Documentation
• PAlib Documentazione Italiana

• 29 Dec 2008 [Start of] PAlib Wiki Update!

• 24 Apr 2008 [Start of] PAlib Wiki Clean and Update

• 01 Apr 2008 [Libellen] New DS lib by Liranuna

• 28 Mar 2008 PAlib Website is back up !

• 03 Feb 2008 [PAlib BETA] 080203 “Community Update” released!

• 25 Nov 2007 PALib Update

• 10 Nov 2007 New Palib version: Maintenance version : Testers needed

News Archive

• PAlib French wiki

• Wikipedia Nintendo DS information

• DS Specifications

• PAlib Forums

• Blog and Dedicated Online Retailer of the Cyclo DS Evolution