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Emulation:Nintendo DS

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This article is about the emulation of a console or deprecated PC platform on Windows, macOS (OS X), or Linux.
Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS cover
Predecessor
Game Boy Advance
Successor
Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo DS on Wikipedia

Key points

This article covers the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, the Nintendo 3DS has its own article.

General information

Nintendo DS at Emulation General Wiki


Emulator(s)

melonDS

Key points

Open-source
Can be used on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio). Has JIT recompiler for fast emulation. Supports: OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling and offers various display position/sizing/rotation modes.
Joystick, RTC, microphone, lid close/open and DLDI support.
DSi emulation, GBA slot add-ons, Wifi: local multiplayer, online connectivity are labeled as work in progress features.

General information

melonDS Official website

DeSmuME

Key points

Open-source
Can be used on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
The developer team is openly hostile to mainline Pokémon games, leading to major incompatibility issues in those games, including an inability to save.[1]

General information

DeSmuME Official website
Buildbot for DeSmuME (for newest builds)

No$GBA

Key points

Originally started as an emulator for the Nintendo Game Boy and now also emulates the Nintendo DS.

General information

No$GBA Official Website
No$GBA Newest Builds

DeSmuME x432r

Key points

Fork of DeSmuMe that allows you to render the games at a higher resolution.
Can be used on Windows, Mac, or Linux.
Inactive.

General information

Newest Builds


References

  1. Pokemon questions - last accessed on 2021-02-21