DS Style

For EZ-Flash Omega and Omega Definitive Edition

A familiar new home for your Game Boy Advance.

DS Style is a complete launcher overhaul inspired by the Nintendo DS, created in celebration of the Game Boy Advance's 25th anniversary.

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Designed for everyday play.

A faithful DS-inspired interface, thoughtful shortcuts, flexible artwork, and broad personalisation without giving up the features of the official kernel.

Core experience

  • Animated Nintendo DS-inspired start screen
  • List, List + Art, horizontal carousel, and vertical carousel views
  • Recently played and favourite game collections
  • Refined navigation and quality-of-life improvements

Appearance

  • All 16 Nintendo DS colour options
  • Light and dark presentation modes
  • Title-screen and box-art thumbnails
  • Custom artwork for games, files, and folders

Launch options

  • Favourite and last-played games on the start screen
  • Configurable boot behaviour
  • Quick-start hotkey
  • Optional direct launch without the game menu

Personalisation

  • Custom username in the top bar
  • Toggleable interface sounds
  • Editable themes, colours, images, sounds, and text
  • Readable settings stored on the SD card

Kernel features

  • Retains the functionality of the official kernel
  • PogoShell plug-in support
  • Save backups
  • Dedicated builds for both supported cartridges

Make the library yours.

Choose a colour, switch presentation modes, and browse with title artwork or box art. DS Style keeps the interface recognisable while leaving room for a personal touch.

Six DS Style launcher layouts shown on a Game Boy Advance

Your tools.
Your version.

DS Style already includes ready-to-use artwork. These optional tools make deeper personalisation approachable without editing the kernel by hand.

DS Style Customiser window

DS Style Customiser

Build a personalised kernel with your own themes, colours, images, interface sounds, text, languages, and supported launcher layouts.

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DS Style Thumbnail Scraper window

Thumbnail Scraper

Build complete GBA packs, search supported systems, or scan an SD card to add artwork only for the games already installed.

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Try a different style.

These themes show how far DS Style can be reshaped with the Customiser. Each download includes versions for the original Omega and Omega Definitive Edition.

Theme

Analogue Style

A monochrome theme inspired by the minimal Analogue Pocket interface.

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Theme

Simple Style

A homage to Sterophonick's Simple theme.

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Available in your language.

Built-in language choices cover a broad range of players, while the Customiser can revise supported text for personal translations.

English (UK) English (US) Spanish French Portuguese German Turkish Italian Dutch Swedish Finnish Chinese Thai

Choose your cartridge.

The original Omega and Omega Definitive Edition use different update files. Download the release made specifically for your cartridge.

Omega Definitive Edition

For Omega Definitive Edition Rev.A and Rev.B.

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Original Omega

For the original EZ-Flash Omega only.

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Guides, discussion, and source.

DS Style is open source and free to modify. Community themes, artwork, translations, and derived builds are welcome; credit is appreciated.

Read the user guide Open the GBAtemp thread