Editing Emulators on DS

{{Infobox console
|title = Nintendo DS
|logo = DSlitewhite.png
|developer = Nintendo
|type = [[:Category:Emulators on handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on seventh-generation consoles|Seventh generation]]
|release = 2004
|discontinued = 2013
|predecessor = [[Emulators on GBA|Game Boy Advance]]
|successor = [[Emulators on 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}

{{for|software that emulates the NDS|Nintendo DS emulators}} 

This page can help you turn your tiny NDS handheld into an emulation device. NDS is underpowered compared to PSP, but here's what you can take out of it. Compatibility information isn't accurate on here as of now.

==Arcade==
===[[MAME]]<small> (ports)</small>===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mame4All MAME4All]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/mame4all.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSPack DSPack]
| [http://arcade.ds.emu.free.fr/sites/default/files/DSPack.7z 1.96]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

;MAME4All:Port of MAME 0.37b5 emulator for Supercard DS Two only.

===Game-specific ports===
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/1942_DS 1942 DS]: emulates 1942 (all sets).
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/1943_DS 1943 DS]: emulates 1943 (3 sets).
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AemioDA AemioDA]: Acronym for "Arcade Emulator Made In One Day", Asteroid.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BombJack_DS BombJack DS]: BombJack arcade game emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Canyon_DS Canyon DS]: Canyon Bomber (prototype set also) emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSInvaders DSInvaders]: A Space Invaders Arcade Emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Ghosts%27n_Run Ghosts'n Run]: Arcade emulator for one game: Ghosts 'n Goblins.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GreenBeretDS GreenBeretDS]: Green Beret, Rush'n Attack & Mr. Goemon Arcade Emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MarcaDS MarcaDS]: An arcade emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MrDo_DS MrDo DS]: Mr.Do!, Mr.Do's Castle, Do!Run Run & Mr.Do's Wild Ride arcade emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Pang_DS Pang DS]: Pang and Super Pang Arcade Emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PuzzleKlax PuzzleKlax]: Arcade emulator for Klax and Tetris.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnowBrosDS SnowBrosDS]: Snow Bros., Nick & Tom (all sets), Arcade Games.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Key_DS Solomon's Key DS]: Solomon's Key (US and Japan) Arcade Emulator.

==Personal computers==
===Apple II===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/A2DS A2DS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/a2ds.7z 2008]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Grape Grape]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/grape.7z 2014]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PomDS PomDS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/9/91/PomDSV20.zip 2.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Amstrad CPC===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AmeDS AmeDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/ameds.7z 4.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/CrocoDS CrocoDS]
| [https://github.com/redbug26/crocods-nds 2.0]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Atari 8-bit===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS A8DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS/releases git]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://github.com/asiekierka/atari800/tree/port-nds-v2 Atari800]
| [https://home.asie.pl/files/nds/atari800-nds-0.2.0.zip 0.2.0]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PokeyDS PokeyDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/pokeyds.7z 1.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Atari ST===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/StyxDS StyxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/styxds.7z 0.2a]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Commodore 64===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/FrodoDS FrodoDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/frodods.7z Complete] [https://github.com/asiekierka/FrodoDS/releases v20230108a]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===DOS===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/ DSx86]
| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/DSdown.html 0.43beta] 
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}
;DSx86: PC emulator that can run old DOS games. Has a custom configuration variant, DSx86Cfg.

===Dragon 32/64===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/XRoar XRoar]
| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/dl/0.24/ 0.24fp3]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Macintosh===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mini_vMac_DS Mini vMac DS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/76/Minivmacr3ds.zip R3 2008]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}
*

===MSX===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! score="col"|MSX 1
! score="col"|MSX 2
! score="col"|MSX 2+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/ MSX DS]
| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/msxds/msxDS-0.94-.7z 0.94]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PenkoDS PenkoDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/penkods.7z 0.2a]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/FmsxDS FmsxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/fmsxds.7z 0.09]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

In addition, both ColecoDS and S8DS can run msx1 games.

===Oric===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSoric DSOric]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsoric.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===[[ScummVM]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Nintendo_DS ScummVM]
| [https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/2.7.0/scummvm-2.7.0-ds.zip 2.7.0]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Sinclair===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|ZX81
! scope="col"|ZX Spectrum
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS81 DS81]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/ds81.7z 1.3]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/ ZXDS]
| 1.4.0
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSpec DSpec]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dspec.7z Preview]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpectrumDS SpectrumDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/spectrumds.7z 2009]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}} (48k only)
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpeccyDS SpeccyDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/speccyds.7z 0.3]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}} (48k only)
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}
;ZXDS: By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.

===Texas Instruments===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a DS994a]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a 1.6]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Thomson MO5===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/ThomDS ThomDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/thomds.7z 3.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===XY-MINI===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Xyds Xyds]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/xyds.7z 0.2]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

The XY-MINI was not a real computer but a one-man project for a simple virtual machine, planned to be used mostly for games (to be done). It wasn't very successful, as you may suspect.

===Z-Machine===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/DSFrotz.html DS-Frotz]
| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures/games/DSFrotz2.0_beta1_20080815.zip 2.0 beta-1 20080815]
| Mid
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GLK_POGO GLK POGO]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/glkpogo.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===ZZT Engine===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/c99koder/DreamZZT DreamZZT]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dreamzztds.7z 3.1.500]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

==Home consoles==
===Atari===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|2600
! scope="col"|5200
! scope="col"|7800
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/blob/master/readme.md A5200DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/releases 3.4a]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/blob/main/README.md A7800DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/releases {{A7800DSVer}}]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/blob/master/README.md StellaDS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/releases 6.8]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===ColecoVision===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/blob/main/README.md ColecoDS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/releases 9.0]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
S8DS can load colecovision games too.
;ColecoDS:Includes support for the following 8-bit systems: Colecovision, ADAM, Casio PV-2000, MSX1, Sord-M5, Memotech MTX, Spectravision SVI, Hanimex Pencil II, Tatung Einstein, SG-1000/SC-3000 and the Creativision.

===Intellivision===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/blob/main/README.md NINTV-DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/releases 4.4]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Magnavox Odyssey===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey_DS Magnavox Odyssey DS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/magnavoxodysseyds.7z 2010/06/25]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Vectrex===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VectxDS VectxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/vectxds.7z 0.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Sega Dreamcast VMU===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VirtuaMUnstaz_DS VirtuaMUnstaz]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/virtuamunstazds.7z demo]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://dknute.livejournal.com/30894.html NDS_VMS]
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/vmu-emulator.548783/post-8802247 20100214]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Sega Master System / Game Gear===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Apprentice_MinusDS Apprentice MinusDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/apprenticeminusds.7z 0.4.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMasterplus DSMasterplus]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsmasterplus.7z 1.3a]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/S8DS S8DS]
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/S8DS/releases/ 1.1.7]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMS DSMS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsms.7z 0.2]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}
In addition, there is ColecoDS which can run SG-1000/SC-3000 games.
;S8DS:Includes support for the following 8-bit systems: SEGA SG-1000 / SG-1000 II, SEGA SC-3000, SEGA Mark III, SEGA Master System J, 1 & 2, SEGA Game Gear, SEGA System-E, Coleco, MSX 1, Sord M5.

===Sega Megadrive / Genesis===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://segaretro.org/JEnesisDS jEnesisDS]
| [https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/JEnesisDS_v0.7.4.7z 0.7.4]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PicoDriveDS PicoDriveDS]
| [https://github.com/ryanfb/picodriveds/releases git]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroGrafx/blob/main/README.md NitroGrafx]
| [https://emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/285-nec-pc-engine-turbografx/333-nitrografx 0.7]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===NES===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesDS NesDS]
| [https://github.com/nibbles27/nesDS/releases 1.3d+]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesterDS%2B NesterDS/+]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/nesterdsplus.7z 0.3.9]
| Mid
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RetroBoxDS RetroBoxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/retroboxds.7z 2005]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Midori Midori]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/midori.7z 1.3a]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
|}

===SNES===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net lolSnes]
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net/gitbuilds/git_b1ddc811030fe2a3ef3e97187f0eeec4a4b3e353.zip 1.1]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://bitbucket.org/Coto88/snemulds/src/master/README.md SNEmulDS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/3/37/SNEmulDSv06a.zip 0.6a][https://bitbucket.org/Coto88/snemulds/src/master/release/ 0.6d]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|-
| CATSFC
| [https://github.com/ShadauxCat/CATSFC git]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BAG_SFC BAG SFC]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/bagsfc.7z r3]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnesDS SnesDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/SnesDS.7z 2005]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnezziDS SnezziDS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/8/84/Snezzidsv028a.zip 0.28a]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}
;SNEmulDS: port of the DOS SNES emulator SNEmul. Has the best compatibility and speed.
;lolSnes: the precursor to BlargSNES. Very barebones.
;SnezziDS: port of the GBA-based SNES emulator Snezziboy (in its GBA incarnation, while functional it's less than ideal).

===Neo Geo AES/MVS===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NeoDS NeoDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/neodsforks.7z 0.2.1c]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Multi-Console===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! colspan=2 scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[TWiLight Menu++]]
| [https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/releases {{TWiLightMenu++Ver}}]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}} <small>(CFW)</small>
| {{~}} <small>(Flashcart)</small>
|}
;[[TWiLight Menu++]]:Includes a bunch of popular emulators, and can be found in <code>\_nds\TWiLightMenu\emulators\</code>.  
The list includes:
* A5200DS - (Atari 5200)
* A7800DS - (Atari 7800 ProSystem)
* A8DS - (Atari800XL/XEGS)
* AmEDS - (Amstrad CPC)
* ColecoDS - (ColecoVision)
* CrocoDC - (Amstrad CPC)
* GameYob - (GB/GBC)
* GBARunner2 - (GBA)
* jEnesisDS - (Sega Megadrive/Genesis)
* nesDS - (NES)
* NGPDS - (Neo Geo Pocket)
* Nintellivision - (Intellivision)
* NitroGrafx - (PC-Engine)
* NitroSwan - (WonderSwan)
* PicoDriveTWL - (Genesis/Megadrive)
* PokeMini - (Pokémon Mini)
* S8DS - (GG/MS/SG-1000)
* SNEmulDS - (SNES)
* StellaDS - (Atari 2600)

==Handheld consoles==
===Game Boy===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gameyob-a-gameboy-emulator-for-ds.343407/ GameYob]
| [https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob/releases git]
| Mid-High
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/ Lameboy]
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lameboy_ds-012.zip 0.12]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_GBC DS_GBC]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsgbc.7z 0.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_Boy DS Boy]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsboy.7z 0.75]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

===Game Boy Advance===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[GBARunner2]]
| [https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2/releases git]
| N/A
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [[GBARunner3]]
| [https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner3 git]
| N/A
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [[Gbaemu4ds]]
| [http://ichfly.github.io/gbaemu4DS/ git]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}
;[[GBARunner2]]:Unlike other attempts at running GBA on the DS, GBARunner2 is a hypervisor rather than purely on emulation, meaning it runs partially on present GBA hardware found within the DS itself.

===Gameking===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [http://gamekengu.retroguru.com Gamekengu]
| [https://gbatemp.net/download/gamekengu.11410/ 0.01]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

===Java ME===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/pstros-nds.91859/ Pstros NDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/pstrosnds.7z 0.7.2r6]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Pokémon Mini===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gamebrew.org/wiki/PokeMini_DS PokeMini DS]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/pokemini/files/ 0.60]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===WonderSwan===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gamebrew.org/wiki/DualSwan DualSwan]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dualswan.7z 1.2.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroSwan/blob/main/README.md NitroSwan]
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroSwan/releases 0.6.4]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
;NitroSwan: can emulate Benesse PocketChallenge V2, besides wonderswan. Larger WS games won't load from a standard flashcard without additional RAM. Alternatively, for dsi and 3ds systems, you can use twilightmenu++ to use all available RAM.

===Neo Geo Pocket (Color)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPDS/blob/main/README.md NGPDS]
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPDS/releases 0.5.5]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RACE! RACE!]
| [https://mega.nz/file/Uq4Rxa5T#_gzceVpQNXAEf3w5G7uK7A0XhSlF9WTGxa6fyArQB5Q DS FIXED]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

===Watara Supervision===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Watari Watari]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/watari.7z 0.4]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS WasabiDS]
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS 0.2.2]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

==Virtual and fantasy consoles==

===Chip-8===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/my-chip-8-emulator.339919/ chip-8]
| [http://www.mediafire.com/?94uiqrug9wecmhs 0.2]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://github.com/Chip-84/chip-84-ds chip-84-ds]
| [https://github.com/Chip-84/chip-84-ds/releases/ 1.0.0]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Chip8me chip8me]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/chip8me.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Pico-8===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/Epicpkmn11/fake-08/tree/wip fake-08]
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/fake-08-ds-v0-0-0-0-alpha.643196/ 0.0.0 alpha]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

==External links==
* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-all-emulators-for-ds.255764/ Curated list of emulators]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190311105325/https://filetrip.net/nds-downloads/emulators/emulators-for-nds/ Emulators from Filetrip]
* [http://gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_DS_homebrew_emulators Rather out-of-date list of emulators]

[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on seventh-generation consoles]]