Once you have your "new" ROM, you need an emulator. Not all DS emulators handle the touch-screen responsiveness and 2D physics of Angry Birds equally.

If you are looking for "new" ways to play these ROMs on your hardware today, the community has developed several tools:

The world of is currently experiencing a massive revival in 2026, fueled by a dedicated community of homebrew developers and fans. While the Nintendo DS never received a standalone official "Angry Birds" game (instead seeing the Angry Birds Trilogy on the 3DS), the homebrew scene has stepped in to bridge the gap with "new" ROMs and fan-made ports that allow the original slingshot mayhem to run on classic hardware. 🐦 Top "New" Angry Birds DS ROMs & Projects

From a preservation standpoint, it’s a — it shows how fans ported a touch‑based smartphone hit to a resistive‑screen handheld with much weaker CPU/RAM (67 MHz ARM9 + 33 MHz ARM7). It’s valuable for studying early cross‑platform mobile-to-handheld adaptations.