Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Full tutorial to help you identify if you have the correct model of original DS that can be upgraded and instructions on how to upgrade your firmware to include the same brightness control functionality as the Nintendo DS Lite.

Here's the video from @facelesstech that inspired this project:
youtu.be/NGG8RXEPjCg?si=zNbKYk3tzvJAA1SQ
And the accompanying blog post:
facelesstech.wordpress.com/2022/08/03/ds-phat-adjustable-screen-brightness

Get FlashMe here:
linfoxdomain.com/nintendo/ds

Get DiagnoSe here:
gamebrew.org/wiki/Diagnose

Identify DS firmware with PictoChat:
consolemods.org/wiki/NDS:Identifying_Firmware_Version_with_PictoChat

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Camera: Sony ZV-1F, Google Pixel 6a
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