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===Nintendo DS===
 
===Nintendo DS===
There was a WIP port of DeSmuME being develop, but has since been abandon due to it not being necessary as the 3DS already provides firmware to play DS/DSi natively.
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There was a WIP port of DeSmuME being develop, but it has since been abandoned due to it not being necessary as the 3DS already provides firmware to play DS/DSi natively.
  
Instead of trying to emulate, you can instead use the firmware directly by using [https://github.com/RocketRobz/TWiLightMenu/releases TWiLightMenu] which allows you to play games off of your SD card, flashcarts, or the cartridge itself.  It function off the same idea as [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulators_on_Wii#Nintendo_GameCube Nintendon't] did for the Wii; rather than emulate the hardware it hypothetically bridges to the already existing backwards-compatibility the system offers.  Compatibility is high with only a few games having small loading lag, <i>(i.e. GTA: Chinatown wars)</i>, or triggering anti-piracy protections.
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Instead of trying to emulate, you can instead use the firmware directly by using [https://github.com/RocketRobz/TWiLightMenu/releases TWiLightMenu] which allows you to play games off of your SD card, flashcarts, or the cartridge itself.  It function off the same idea as [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Emulators_on_Wii#Nintendo_GameCube Nintendon't] did for the Wii; rather than emulate the hardware, it hypothetically bridges to the already existing backwards-compatibility the system offers.  Compatibility is high with only a few games having small loading lags, <i>(i.e. GTA: Chinatown wars)</i>, or triggering anti-piracy protections.
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit#gid=0 Compatiblity List]
 
*[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit#gid=0 Compatiblity List]
*[https://www.odrive.com/s/8443cc3a-862e-41d7-b064-09378f79f6b3-5965a89a List of AP patches if need]  
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*[https://www.odrive.com/s/8443cc3a-862e-41d7-b064-09378f79f6b3-5965a89a List of AP patches if needed]
  
 
==Others==
 
==Others==

Revision as of 19:09, 16 January 2019

Since the 3DS homebrew exploits, provided you can do this exploit, you can install a variety of emulators taking advantage of the hardware. Currently, the New 3DS is capable of running much faster than the older models, making it a much more ideal platform for emulation. For more information on how to mod your 3DS, visit this guide

Multi-System

RetroArch

There are preliminary 3DS ports of the following cores:

  • 2048
  • CATSFC
  • CATSFC Plus (has more accurate audio, slower)
  • FinalBurn Alpha CPS1
  • FinalBurn Alpha CPS2
  • FinalBurn Alpha CPS3 (most games are too slow to run even on New 3DS, though JoJo runs almost full speed)
  • FinalBurn Alpha Neo Geo (A few games are unable to be loaded due to memory constraints)
  • FCEUmm
  • Gambatte
  • Genesis Plus GX
  • gpSP (dynarec only works by installing the CIA)
  • Mednafen NGP
  • Mednafen PCE Fast
  • Mednafen VB
  • Mednafen WonderSwan
  • mGBA (acceptable with Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, but some games are slow to use, even on New 3DS, at present)
  • Nestopia
  • NXEngine
  • PCSX-ReARMed (dynarec only works by installing the CIA, many games are too slow even on New 3DS)
  • PicoDrive (32X emulation does not work in the .3dsx format, at least.)
  • PocketSNES (less compatible than CATSFC, but can actually run many special chip games at full speed)
  • QuickNES
  • Snes9x-Next (too slow to use even on New 3DS at present)


Using current exploits, the New 3DS is capable of running most of these cores at or nearly at full speed on most games. The only cores the older 3DS can reliably run at full speed are 2048, Gambatte, QuickNES, NXEngine, and some older Sega games using PicoDrive. Opposed to normal use of RetroArch, these are all self-contained emulators, albeit sharing the same automatic configuration. Screenshot-taking is broken. Upon exiting RetroArch 3DS, press the Start button.

Consoles

NES

SNES

Handhelds

Game Boy

Game Boy Advance

The 3DS does include native firmware for a GBA mode which was mainly used to run ambassador releases instead of having to develop an emulator for them. So far, the only way to access this firmware is by injecting a GBA ROM as a VC application. This can be achieved through various programs such as this one. Compatibility is high with the exception of cartridges with special hardware.

On the other hand, there are also some homebrew GBA emulators available for 3DS:

Nintendo DS

There was a WIP port of DeSmuME being develop, but it has since been abandoned due to it not being necessary as the 3DS already provides firmware to play DS/DSi natively.

Instead of trying to emulate, you can instead use the firmware directly by using TWiLightMenu which allows you to play games off of your SD card, flashcarts, or the cartridge itself. It function off the same idea as Nintendon't did for the Wii; rather than emulate the hardware, it hypothetically bridges to the already existing backwards-compatibility the system offers. Compatibility is high with only a few games having small loading lags, (i.e. GTA: Chinatown wars), or triggering anti-piracy protections.

Others

CHIP-8

VC Injection

Some have tried injecting alternate ROMs in the available Virtual Console releases (MD, GG, NES, GBA Ambassador, GBC, Japanese emulated SFC compilations) with varying degrees of success. VC emulators for Sega systems, in particular, have high compatibility.