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How you can 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.
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{{Infobox console
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|title = Nintendo DS
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|logo = DSlitewhite.png
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|developer = Nintendo
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|type = [[:Category:Emulators on handheld consoles|Handheld game console]]
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|generation = [[:Category:Emulators on seventh-generation consoles|Seventh generation]]
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|release = 2004
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|discontinued = 2013
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|predecessor = [[Emulators on GBA|Game Boy Advance]]
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|successor = [[Emulators on 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]
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|emulated = {{✓}}
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}}
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{{for|software that emulates the NDS|Nintendo DS emulators}}
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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==
 
==Arcade==
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSPack DSPack]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSPack DSPack]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/6/6a/Mame4allds.rar 1.0]
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;MAME4All:Port of MAME 0.37b5 emulator for Supercard DS Two only.
 
;MAME4All:Port of MAME 0.37b5 emulator for Supercard DS Two only.
  
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===Game-specific===
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===Game-specific ports===
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  1942 DS: emulates 1942 (all sets).
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/1942_DS 1942 DS]: emulates 1942 (all sets).
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  1943 DS: emulates 1943 (3 sets).
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/1943_DS 1943 DS]: emulates 1943 (3 sets).
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  AemioDA: Acronym for "Arcade Emulator Made In One Day", Asteroid.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AemioDA AemioDA]: Acronym for "Arcade Emulator Made In One Day", Asteroid.
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  BombJack DS: BombJack arcade game emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BombJack_DS BombJack DS]: BombJack arcade game emulator.
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  Canyon DS: Canyon Bomber (prototype set also) emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Canyon_DS Canyon DS]: Canyon Bomber (prototype set also) emulator.
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  DSInvaders: A Space Invaders Arcade Emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSInvaders DSInvaders]: A Space Invaders Arcade Emulator.
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  Ghosts'n Run: Arcade emulator for one game: Ghosts 'n Goblins.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Ghosts%27n_Run Ghosts'n Run]: Arcade emulator for one game: Ghosts 'n Goblins.
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  GreenBeretDS: Green Beret, Rush'n Attack & Mr. Goemon Arcade Emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GreenBeretDS GreenBeretDS]: Green Beret, Rush'n Attack & Mr. Goemon Arcade Emulator.
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  MarcaDS: An arcade emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MarcaDS MarcaDS]: An arcade emulator.
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  MrDo DS: Mr.Do!, Mr.Do's Castle, Do!Run Run & Mr.Do's Wild Ride arcade emulator.
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  [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.
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  Pang DS: Pang and Super Pang Arcade Emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Pang_DS Pang DS]: Pang and Super Pang Arcade Emulator.
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  PuzzleKlax: Arcade emulator for Klax and Tetris.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PuzzleKlax PuzzleKlax]: Arcade emulator for Klax and Tetris.
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  SnowBrosDS: Snow Bros., Nick & Tom (all sets), Arcade Games.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnowBrosDS SnowBrosDS]: Snow Bros., Nick & Tom (all sets), Arcade Games.
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  Solomon's Key DS: Solomon's Key (US and Japan) Arcade Emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Key_DS Solomon's Key DS]: Solomon's Key (US and Japan) Arcade Emulator.
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==Personal computers==
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===Amstrad CPC===
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AmeDS AmeDS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/ameds.7z 4.0]
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| {{✓}}
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/CrocoDS CrocoDS]
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| [https://github.com/redbug26/crocods-nds 2.0]
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| {{✓}}
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✓}}
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==Personal Computers==
 
 
===Apple II===
 
===Apple II===
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/A2DS A2DS]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/A2DS A2DS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/2/23/Apple2ds.zip 2008]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/a2ds.7z 2008]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Grape Grape]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/grape.7z 2014]
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PomDS PomDS]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PomDS PomDS]
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===Amstrad CPC===
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===Apple Macintosh===
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AmeDS AmeDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mini_vMac_DS Mini vMac DS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/2/23/Ameds40.zip 4.0]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/76/Minivmacr3ds.zip R3 2008]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/CrocoDS CrocoDS]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/b/bc/Crocods.zip 2.0]
 
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/XEGS-DS/blob/main/readme.txt XEGS-DS]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS A8DS]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/XEGS-DS/releases git]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS/releases {{A8DSVer}}]
 
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| [https://github.com/asiekierka/atari800/tree/port-nds-v2 Atari800]
 
| [https://github.com/asiekierka/atari800/tree/port-nds-v2 Atari800]
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| [https://home.asie.pl/projects/homebrew/nds/atari800/ 2.0]
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| [https://home.asie.pl/files/nds/atari800-nds-0.2.0.zip 0.2.0]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PenkoDS PenkoDS]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PokeyDS PokeyDS]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PokeyDS PokeyDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/7b/Pokeyds.zip 1.1]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/StyxDS StyxDS]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/1/1c/Styxdsv02a.rar 0.2a]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/FrodoDS FrodoDS]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/FrodoDS FrodoDS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/frodods.7z Complete] [https://github.com/asiekierka/FrodoDS/releases v20230108a]
 
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| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/ DSx86]
 
| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/ DSx86]
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| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/DSdown.html 0.36]  
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| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/DSdown.html 0.43beta]  
 
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;DSx86: PC emulator that can run old DOS games. Has a custom configuration variant, DSx86Cfg.
 
;DSx86: PC emulator that can run old DOS games. Has a custom configuration variant, DSx86Cfg.
  
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===Mac===
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===Dragon 32/64===
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! scope="col"|Name
 +
! scope="col"|Version
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! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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! scope="col"|Active
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
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|-
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| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar XRoar]
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| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/dl/0.24/ {{XRoarVer}}]
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===Infocom Z-Machine===
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mini_vMac_DS Mini vMac DS]
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| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/DSFrotz.html DS-Frotz]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/76/Minivmacr3ds.zip R3 2008]
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| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures/games/DSFrotz2.0_beta1_20080815.zip 2.0 beta-1 20080815]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GLK_POGO GLK POGO]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/glkpogo.7z 1.0]
 
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===MegaZeux===
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! scope="col"|Latest Version
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
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| [https://www.kvance.com/dsmzx/ DSMZX]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsmzx.7z 2009]
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
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| [https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]
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| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.93]
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| N/A
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===MSX===
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===Microsoft MSX===
 
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| [http://ngs.no.coocan.jp/main/wiki.cgi?page=DownLoad 0.09]
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| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/download.html 0.94]
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| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/msxds/msxDS-0.94-.7z 0.94]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PenkoDS PenkoDS]
 
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===Oric===
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In addition, both ColecoDS and S8DS can run msx1 games.
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSoric DSOric]
 
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===[[ScummVM]]===
 
===[[ScummVM]]===
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
 
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| [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Nintendo_DS ScummVM DS]
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| [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Nintendo_DS ScummVM]
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| [http://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/1.2.1/scummvm-1.2.1-ds.zip 1.2.1]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS81 DS81]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/73/Ds8113.zip 1.3]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSpec DSpec]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpeccyDS SpeccyDS]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpeccyDS SpeccyDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/f/fd/Speccy03ds.zip 0.3]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/speccyds.7z 0.3]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpectrumDS SpectrumDS]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpectrumDS SpectrumDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/5/59/Spectrumds.rar 2009]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/spectrumds.7z 2009]
 
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| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/ ZXDS]
 
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| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/download/zxds_141.zip {{zxdsVer}}]
 
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;ZXDS:A ZX Spectrum emulator with WiFi multiplayer support.
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;ZXDS: By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.
  
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===Thomson MO5===
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===Tangerine Oric===
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/ThomDS ThomDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSoric DSOric]
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===Dragon 32/64===
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===Texas Instruments===
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/XRoar XRoar]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a DS994a]
−
| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/dl/0.24/ 0.24fp3]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a 2.1]
 
| Mid
 
| 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===
+
===ZZT Engine===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Xyds Xyds]
+
| [https://github.com/c99koder/DreamZZT DreamZZT]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/5/5c/Xyds.zip 0.2]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dreamzztds.7z 3.1.500]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| ?
+
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==Console==
+
==Home consoles==
 
===Atari===
 
===Atari===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/blob/main/readme.txt A5200DS]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/blob/master/readme.md A5200DS]
−
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/releases 3.6]
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| ?
+
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/blob/main/readme.txt A7800DS]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/blob/main/README.md A7800DS]
−
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/releases git]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/releases 4.5]
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| ?
+
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/StellaDS StellaDS]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/blob/master/README.md StellaDS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/c/c8/StellaDSV12.zip 1.2]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/releases {{StellaDSVer}}]
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
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| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
| {{✗}}
+
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/ColecoDS ColecoDS]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/blob/main/README.md ColecoDS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/e/e7/COLECODSV21.zip 2.1]
+
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/releases {{ColecoDSVer}}]
 
| Mid
 
| 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.
  
−
===Vectrex===
+
===GCE Vectrex===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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|-
 
|-
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VectxDS VectxDS]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VectxDS VectxDS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/c/cb/Vectxds.zip 0.1]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/vectxds.7z 0.1]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
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|}
 
|}
  
−
===Sega Master System / Game Gear===
+
===Magnavox Odyssey===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Apprentice_MinusDS Apprentice MinusDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey_DS Magnavox Odyssey DS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/b/b5/Apprenticeminus040ds.zip 0.4.0]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/magnavoxodysseyds.7z 2010/06/25]
−
| Mid
+
| Low
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Mattel 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 {{NINTV-DSVer}}]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===NEC PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMasterplus DSMasterplus]
+
! scope="col"|Name
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/f/f4/DSMasterPlusV13a.zip 1.3a]
+
! 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
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===Nintendo 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/Midori Midori]
 +
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/midori.7z 1.3a]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesDS NesDS]
 +
| [https://github.com/nibbles27/nesDS/releases 1.3d+]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMS DSMS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesterDS%2B NesterDS/+]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/e/e7/Dsms_02_windows.rar 0.2]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/nesterdsplus.7z 0.3.9]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 +
| {{~}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✗}}
+
| {{~}}
−
| {{✓}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/S8DS S8DS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RetroBoxDS RetroBoxDS]
−
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/s8ds.392855/#post-5597195 0.9]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/retroboxds.7z 2005]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
;S8DS:Includes SG-1000 emulation.
 
  
−
===Sega Megadrive / Genesis===
+
===Nintendo SNES===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://segaretro.org/JEnesisDS jEnesisDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BAG_SFC BAG SFC]
−
| [https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/JEnesisDS_v0.7.4.7z 0.7.4]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/bagsfc.7z r3]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| CATSFC
 +
| [https://github.com/ShadauxCat/CATSFC git]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net lolSnes]
 +
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net/gitbuilds/git_b1ddc811030fe2a3ef3e97187f0eeec4a4b3e353.zip 1.1]
 
| Mid
 
| 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
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PicoDriveDS PicoDriveDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnesDS SnesDS]
−
| [https://github.com/ryanfb/picodriveds/releases git]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/SnesDS.7z 2005]
−
| Mid
+
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnezziDS SnezziDS]
 +
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/8/84/Snezzidsv028a.zip 0.28a]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
 +
;lolSnes: the precursor to BlargSNES. Very barebones.
 +
;SNEmulDS: port of the DOS SNES emulator SNEmul. Has the best compatibility and speed.
 +
;SnezziDS: port of the GBA-based SNES emulator Snezziboy (in its GBA incarnation, while functional it's less than ideal).
  
−
===PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16===
+
===Sega Dreamcast VMU===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NitroGrafx NitroGrafx]
+
| [https://dknute.livejournal.com/30894.html NDS_VMS]
−
| [https://emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/285-nec-pc-engine-turbografx/333-nitrografx 0.7]
+
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/vmu-emulator.548783/post-8802247 20100214]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VirtuaMUnstaz_DS VirtuaMUnstaz]
 +
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/virtuamunstazds.7z demo]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===NES===
+
===Sega Master System / Game Gear===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Midori Midori]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Apprentice_MinusDS Apprentice MinusDS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/0/0d/Midorids.rar 1.3a]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/apprenticeminusds.7z 0.4.0]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/nesds/ NesDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMasterplus DSMasterplus]
−
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/nesds/files/ 2014]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsmasterplus.7z 1.3a]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| {{✓}}
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesterDS%2B NesterDS/+]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMS DSMS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/e/e4/Nesterds03.rar 0.3]<br>
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsms.7z 0.2]
−
[https://www.gamebrew.org/images/9/91/Nesterds039.zip 0.3.9]
 
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| ?
 
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RetroBoxDS RetroBoxDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/S8DS S8DS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/5/59/Retroboxds.zip 2005]
+
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/S8DS/releases/ 1.1.7]
 
| Mid
 
| 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.
  
−
===SNES===
+
===Sega Megadrive / Genesis===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BAG_SFC BAG SFC]
+
| [https://segaretro.org/JEnesisDS jEnesisDS]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/8/8a/Bagsfcds.zip r3]
+
| [https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/JEnesisDS_v0.7.4.7z 0.7.4]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| CAT SFC
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PicoDriveDS PicoDriveDS]
−
| [https://github.com/ShadauxCat/CATSFC git]
+
| [https://github.com/ryanfb/picodriveds/releases git]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{~}}
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
===SNK 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]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [http://www.lolsnes.com/Download-lolSnes.htm lolSnes]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NeoDS NeoDS]
−
| [https://www.emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/290-nintendo-snes-sfc/1131-lolsnes 1.1]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/neodsforks.7z 0.2.1c]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===Multi-Console===
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SNEmulDS SnEmulDS]
+
! scope="col"|Name
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/3/37/SNEmulDSv06a.zip 0.6a]
+
! scope="col"|Version
−
| Mid
+
! 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]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnesDS SnesDS]
+
| [[TWiLight Menu++]]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/3/3c/SnesDS.zip 2005]
+
| [https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/releases {{TWiLightMenu++Ver}}]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| {{✗}}
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
|-
 
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnezziDS SnezziDS]
 
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/8/84/Snezzidsv028a.zip 0.28a]
 
−
| Mid
 
−
| ?
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}} <small>(CFW)</small>
 +
| {{~}} <small>(Flashcart)</small>
 
|}
 
|}
−
;SnezziDS: port of the GBA-based SNES emulator Snezziboy (in its GBA incarnation, while functional it's less than ideal).
+
;[[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==
  
−
===Neo Geo AES/MVS===
+
===Bandai Tamagotchi v1===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| NeoDS
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Tamaboy_DS Tamaboy DS]
−
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/neods-a-guide-to-using-one-of-the-greatest-ds-emulators.291225/ 0.2.0]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/tamaboyds.7z?2024 2024]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| ?
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
|}
+
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
  
−
===Multi-Console===
+
===Bandai WonderSwan===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [[TWiLight Menu++]]
+
| [https://gamebrew.org/wiki/DualSwan DualSwan]
−
| [https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/releases git]
+
| [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
 
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
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| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
;[[TWiLight Menu++]]:Includes a bunch of popular emulators, and can be found in <code>\_nds\TWiLightMenu\emulators\</code>.
+
;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.
−
The list includes:
 
−
gameyob - (GB/GBC)
 
−
jEnesisDS - (Sega Megadrive/Genesis)
 
−
nestwl/nesds - (NES)
 
−
NitroGrafx - (PC-Engine)
 
−
S8DS - (GG/MS/SG-1000)
 
−
SNEmulDS - (SNES)
 
−
GBARunner2 (GBA)
 
−
PicoDriveTWL (Genesis/Megadrive)
 
−
XEGS-DS (Atari800XL/XEGS)
 
−
StellaDS (Atari 2600)
 
−
A5200DS (Atari 5200)
 
−
A7800DS (Atari 7800 ProSystem)
 
  
−
==Handhelds==
+
===Java ME===
−
===Game Boy===
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gameyob-a-gameboy-emulator-for-ds.343407/ Gameyob]
+
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/pstros-nds.91859/ Pstros NDS]
−
| [https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob/releases git]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/pstrosnds.7z 0.7.2r6]
−
| Mid
+
| Low
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{~}}
 
| {{~}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
|}
 +
 
 +
===Nintendo 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://lameboy.nutki.com/ Lameboy]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_Boy DS Boy]
−
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lameboy_ds-012.zip 0.12]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsboy.7z 0.75]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_GBC DS_GBC]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_GBC DS_GBC]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/2/26/Dsgbc.zip 0.1]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsgbc.7z 0.1]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gameyob-a-gameboy-emulator-for-ds.343407/ GameYob]
 +
| [https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob/releases git]
 +
| Mid-High
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_Boy DS Boy]
+
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/ Lameboy]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/6/6d/Dsboy75.rar 0.75]
+
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lameboy_ds-012.zip 0.12]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
+
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===Game Boy Advance===
+
===Nintendo Game Boy Advance===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [[Gbaemu4ds]]
 +
| [http://ichfly.github.io/gbaemu4DS/ git]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
 
| [[GBARunner2]]
 
| [[GBARunner2]]
 
| [https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2/releases git]
 
| [https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2/releases git]
−
| Mid
+
| N/A
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
| {{~}}
 +
|-
 +
| [[GBARunner3]]
 +
| [https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner3 git]
 +
| N/A
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
| {{✗}}
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
;[[GBARunner2]]:Unlike other attempts at running GBA on the DS, GBARunner2 is a hypervisor rather than purely on emulation, meaning it runs solely on present GBA hardware found within the DS itself.
+
;[[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.
  
−
===Pokémon Mini===
+
===Nintendo Pokémon Mini===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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|}
 
|}
  
−
===WonderSwan===
+
===SNK Neo Geo Pocket (Color)===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://gamebrew.org/wiki/DualSwan DualSwan]
+
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPDS/blob/main/README.md NGPDS]
−
| [https://gamebrew.org/images/e/e8/Dualswan121ds.rar 1.2.1]
+
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPDS/releases 0.5.7]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RACE! RACE!]
 +
| [https://mega.nz/file/Uq4Rxa5T#_gzceVpQNXAEf3w5G7uK7A0XhSlF9WTGxa6fyArQB5Q DS FIXED]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===TimeTop 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
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===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://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS WasabiDS] (山葵DS)
 +
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS 0.2.4]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
|-
 +
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Watari Watari]
 +
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/watari.7z 0.4]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===Neo Geo Pocket (Color)===
+
==Virtual and fantasy consoles==
 +
 
 +
===Chip-8===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| RACE!
+
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/my-chip-8-emulator.339919/ chip-8]
−
| [https://mega.nz/file/Uq4Rxa5T#_gzceVpQNXAEf3w5G7uK7A0XhSlF9WTGxa6fyArQB5Q DS FIXED]
+
| [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
 
| 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
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
|}
 +
 +
===UXN/Varvara===
 +
{| 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/asiekierka/uxnds uxnds]
 +
| [https://github.com/asiekierka/uxnds/releases 0.4.9]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
===Watara Supervision===
+
===XY-MINI===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Watari Watari]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Xyds Xyds]
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/8/8d/Watarids.rar 0.4]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/xyds.7z 0.2]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✓}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
=External links=
+
==External links==
 
* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-all-emulators-for-ds.255764/ Curated list of emulators]
 
* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-all-emulators-for-ds.255764/ Curated list of emulators]
−
* [http://filetrip.net/nds-downloads/emulators/emulators-for-nds/ Emulators from Filetrip]
+
* [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]
 
* [http://gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_DS_homebrew_emulators Rather out-of-date list of emulators]
  
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
 
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
 +
[[Category:Emulators on seventh-generation consoles]]

Revision as of 20:20, 9 April 2024

Nintendo DS
DSlitewhite.png
Developer Nintendo
Type Handheld game console
Generation Seventh generation
Release date 2004
Discontinued 2013
Predecessor Game Boy Advance
Successor Nintendo 3DS
Emulated ✓
For software that emulates the NDS, see 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 (ports)

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DSPack 1.96 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
MAME4All 1.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
MAME4All
Port of MAME 0.37b5 emulator for Supercard DS Two only.

Game-specific ports

1942 DS: emulates 1942 (all sets).
1943 DS: emulates 1943 (3 sets).
AemioDA: Acronym for "Arcade Emulator Made In One Day", Asteroid.
BombJack DS: BombJack arcade game emulator.
Canyon DS: Canyon Bomber (prototype set also) emulator.
DSInvaders: A Space Invaders Arcade Emulator.
Ghosts'n Run: Arcade emulator for one game: Ghosts 'n Goblins.
GreenBeretDS: Green Beret, Rush'n Attack & Mr. Goemon Arcade Emulator.
MarcaDS: An arcade emulator.
MrDo DS: Mr.Do!, Mr.Do's Castle, Do!Run Run & Mr.Do's Wild Ride arcade emulator.
Pang DS: Pang and Super Pang Arcade Emulator.
PuzzleKlax: Arcade emulator for Klax and Tetris.
SnowBrosDS: Snow Bros., Nick & Tom (all sets), Arcade Games.
Solomon's Key DS: Solomon's Key (US and Japan) Arcade Emulator.

Personal computers

Amstrad CPC

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
AmeDS 4.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
CrocoDS 2.0 Mid ✓ ✗ ✓

Apple II

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A2DS 2008 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗
Grape 2014 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗
PomDS 2.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Apple Macintosh

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Mini vMac DS R3 2008 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Atari 8-bit

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A8DS 3.8a Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
Atari800 0.2.0 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
PokeyDS 1.1 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Atari ST

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
StyxDS 0.2a Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Commodore 64

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
FrodoDS Complete v20230108a Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

DOS

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DSx86 0.43beta Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
DSx86
PC emulator that can run old DOS games. Has a custom configuration variant, DSx86Cfg.

Dragon 32/64

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
XRoar 1.5.5 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

Infocom Z-Machine

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS-Frotz 2.0 beta-1 20080815 Mid ~ ✗ ✓
GLK POGO 1.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

MegaZeux

Name Latest Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DSMZX 2009 N/A ✓ ✗ ✗
MegaZeux 2.93 N/A ✓ ✓ ~

Microsoft MSX

Name Version MSX 1 MSX 2 MSX 2+ Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
FmsxDS 0.09 ✗ ✓ ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ~
MSX DS 0.94 ✓ ✓ ✓ Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
PenkoDS 0.2a ✗ ✓ ✓ Mid ✗ ✗ ~

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

ScummVM

Name Version FLOSS Active Recommended
ScummVM 1.2.1 (for ds mode flashcarts) 2.8.1 (for dsi mode) ✓ ✓ ✓

Sinclair

Name Version ZX81 ZX Spectrum Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS81 1.3 ✓ ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ✓
DSpec Preview ✗ ✓ Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
SpeccyDS 0.3 ✗ ✓ (48k only) Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
SpectrumDS 2009 ✗ ✓ (48k only) Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
ZXDS 1.4.1 ✗ ✓ Mid ✗ ✓ ✓
ZXDS
By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.

Tangerine Oric

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DSOric 1.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Texas Instruments

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS994a 2.1 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

Thomson MO5

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
ThomDS 3.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

ZZT Engine

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DreamZZT 3.1.500 Mid ✓ ✗ ~

Home consoles

Atari

Name Version 2600 5200 7800 Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A5200DS 3.6 ✗ ✓ ✗ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
A7800DS 4.5 ✗ ✗ ✓ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
StellaDS 7.2 ✓ ✗ ✗ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

ColecoVision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
ColecoDS 9.8 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.

GCE Vectrex

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
VectxDS 0.1 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Magnavox Odyssey

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Magnavox Odyssey DS 2010/06/25 Low ✗ ✗ ~

Mattel Intellivision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NINTV-DS 5.0a Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

NEC PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NitroGrafx 0.7 Mid ✓ ~ ✓

Nintendo NES

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Midori 1.3a Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
NesDS 1.3d+ Mid ✓ ~ ✓
NesterDS/+ 0.3.9 Mid ~ ✗ ~
RetroBoxDS 2005 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗

Nintendo SNES

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
BAG SFC r3 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
CATSFC git Low ✓ ✗ ✗
lolSnes 1.1 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗
SNEmulDS 0.6a0.6d Low ✓ ✓ ~
SnesDS 2005 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
SnezziDS 0.28a Low ✓ ✗ ✗
lolSnes
the precursor to BlargSNES. Very barebones.
SNEmulDS
port of the DOS SNES emulator SNEmul. Has the best compatibility and speed.
SnezziDS
port of the GBA-based SNES emulator Snezziboy (in its GBA incarnation, while functional it's less than ideal).

Sega Dreamcast VMU

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NDS_VMS 20100214 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
VirtuaMUnstaz demo Low ✗ ✗ ✗

Sega Master System / Game Gear

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Apprentice MinusDS 0.4.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
DSMasterplus 1.3a Mid ✗ ✗ ~
DSMS 0.2 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
S8DS 1.1.7 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

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
jEnesisDS 0.7.4 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
PicoDriveDS git Mid ✓ ✗ ~

SNK Neo Geo AES/MVS

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NeoDS 0.2.1c Mid ✓ ✗ ✓

Multi-Console

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
TWiLight Menu++ 27.1.2 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓ (CFW) ~ (Flashcart)
TWiLight Menu++
Includes a bunch of popular emulators, and can be found in \_nds\TWiLightMenu\emulators\.

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

Bandai Tamagotchi v1

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Tamaboy DS 2024 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

Bandai WonderSwan

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DualSwan 1.2.1 Mid ✗ ✗ ~
NitroSwan 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.

Java ME

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Pstros NDS 0.7.2r6 Low ✓ ✗ ~

Nintendo Game Boy

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS Boy 0.75 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
DS_GBC 0.1 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
GameYob git Mid-High ✓ ~ ✓
Lameboy 0.12 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Nintendo Game Boy Advance

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Gbaemu4ds git Low ✓ ✗ ✗
GBARunner2 git N/A ✓ ~ ~
GBARunner3 git N/A ✓ ✓ ~
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.

Nintendo Pokémon Mini

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PokeMini DS 0.60 Mid ✓ ✗ ✓

SNK Neo Geo Pocket (Color)

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NGPDS 0.5.7 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
RACE! DS FIXED Mid ✓ ✗ ✗

TimeTop Gameking

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Gamekengu 0.01 Low ✗ ✗ ✗

Watara Supervision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
WasabiDS (山葵DS) 0.2.4 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
Watari 0.4 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Virtual and fantasy consoles

Chip-8

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
chip-8 0.2 Mid ✗ ✗ ~
chip-84-ds 1.0.0 Mid ✓ ~ ~
chip8me 1.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Pico-8

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
fake-08 0.0.0 alpha Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

UXN/Varvara

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
uxnds 0.4.9 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

XY-MINI

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Xyds 0.2 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗

External links

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