Nintendo DS emulators: Difference between revisions

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|[[melonDS]]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|[https://melonds.kuribo64.net/board/forum.php?id=3 ?] ([https://github.com/melonDS-emu/melonDS/issues Issues])||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}

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|melonDS DS

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}

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|[[DeSmuME]]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|[https://forums.desmume.org/viewforum.php?id=6 ?] ([https://github.com/TASEmulators/desmume/issues Issues])||{{Ya}}||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}

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|[[DraStic]]

{{Emulator compatibility|49|73|link=https://pandorawiki.org/DraStic_Compatibility_List}}

|{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{~}}

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|[[BizHawk]]

|{{Green}} {{License|MIT}}<br>{{License|BSD3}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}} ||{{~}}

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|[[No$|No$GBA]]

|[https://problemkaputt.de/gba.htm {{No$GBAVer}}]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}} ||{{~}}

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|[https://corgids.wordpress.com/ CorgiDS]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|dasShiny

|[https://github.com/Cydrak/dasShiny git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|DualSOUP

|[https://github.com/Jaklyy/DualSOUP git]||{{Dunno}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Ya}} ||{{Na}}

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|[http://ds-duos.blhttps://com/ DuoS]

|[http://www.emulatorhttps://om/download.php/emulators/nds/duos/DuoS.zip 8/25/2012 Beta]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|dust

|[https://github.com/kelpsyberry/dust git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[[Ensata]]

|[http://www.mediafire.comhttps://0odmalrndt9m7a/Ensata+v1.4d.rar 1.4d]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20111130005614/https://ideasemu.biz/ iDeaS]

|[https://www.emulator-zone.com/https://mulators/nds/ideas/ideas1040.7z 1.0.4.0]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|ndsemu

|[https://github.com/rasky/ndsemu git]||{{Dunno}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110225190819/http://https://com/ NeonDS]

|[https://web.archive.org/web/20100925152735/http://nehttps://m/system/files/NeonDS_0.2.1.zip 0.2.1]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[[melonDS]] (unofficial)

|{{Green}} {{License|GPL3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}}<ref group="note">The [https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/WatermelonDS WatermelonDS fork] (formerly known as melonDualDS until v0.7.0), which is optimized for multiple displays (AYN Thor, AYANEO Pocket DS, Retroid Dual Screen add-on, etc.), is recommended and is more up-to-date than melonDS-Android with additional features (like Vulkan support), even if you use a single-screen device. It can also boot DSiWare games directly, and has RetroAchievements support.</ref>

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|[[DraStic]]

{{Emulator compatibility|127|145|link=https://xdaforums.com/t/drastic-ds-updated-to-v2-1-5-1a-xplay-compatibility-list-over-100-games-playable.2396919/}}

|{{~}}<ref group="note">DraStic is discontinued and is no longer available on Google Play. The unofficial fork SeedlessDS is active in development.</ref>||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}<ref group="note">DraStic/[https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/SeedlessDS/releases SeedlessDS] is recommended for mid/low-end devices (like the Anbernic RG DS) that are not powerful enough to run melonDS-Android/WatermelonDS or the Nintendo DS libretro cores well. DraStic is lightweight, has external screen support, but no RetroAchievements support, and is no longer being updated. The [https://github.com/SapphireRhodonite/SeedlessDS/releases SeedlessDS fork] is based on DraStic r2.6.0.4a, but with a new user interface, RetroAchievements support, and additional features, while being lightweight for mid/low-end devices.</ref>

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|melonDS DS

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Ya}}||{{Ya}} ||{{~}}<ref name="melonDS DS & DeSmuME cores" group="note">melonDS DS or DeSmuME are recommendable for Libretro/RetroArch users with a single screen on their device. The regular melonDS core is outdated. Please note that RetroArch does not support multiple displays on devices like the AYN Thor or AYANEO Pocket DS.</ref>

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|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/desmume/ DeSmuME_libretro]

|[https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/ libretro core]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Ya}}||{{Na}} ||{{~}}<ref name="melonDS DS & DeSmuME cores" group="note"/>

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|[[Delta]]

|{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{~}}

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|[https://inds.nerd.net/ iNDS]

|[https://github.com/iNDS-Team/iNDS/releases git]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[http://jefhttps://blog/nds4droid/ nds4droid]

|[https://github.com/jquesnelle/nds4droid git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|nds4ios

|[http://https://angelxwind.net/i/?page/downloads SVN]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[[Folium]]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}} ||{{TBD}}

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|[[Manic EMU]]

|{{Green}} {{License|AGPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}} ||{{TBD}}

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|[[Provenance]]

|{{Dunno}}  

|?||{{Na}} ||{{Dunno}} ||{{Dunno}}

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|[[Virtual Console]]

|||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|Only for selected titles||{{Na}}||{{Dunno}} ||{{Ya}}

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|[https://docs.libretro.com/library/desmume/ DeSmuME_libretro]

|[https://www.retroarch.com/ 0.9.13]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Ya}}||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}

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|[[DeSmuME PSP]]

{{Emulator compatibility|16|63|link=https://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/DeSmuME_PSP}}

|{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{~}}

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|DeSmuME Wii

|[https://code.google.com/archive/p/desmumewii/downloads r185]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{~}}

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|DesmumeX

|[https://www.1emulation.com/forums/topic/35774-desmumex-v087-new-update 0.87]||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{~}}

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|[[melonDS]]

[https://github.com/DanielSant0s/melonDS-PS2 git] (PS2 Port)

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

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|[[NooDS]]

[https://github.com/Xiro28/NooDS_PSP git] (PSP port)

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

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|[[DeSmuME PSP|DSonPSP]]

|[https://wololo.net/downloads/index.php/download/1235 0.7]||{{Dunno}}  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[[DeSmuME]]

|{{Green}} {{License|GPLv2}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|[https://forums.desmume.org/viewforum.php?id=6 ?] ([https://github.com/TASEmulators/desmume/issues Issues])||{{Ya}}||{{Na}} ||{{Ya}}

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|dust

|[https://github.com/kelpsyberry/dust git]||{{Green}} {{License|GPLv3}} ({{License|Copyleft}})  

|?||{{Na}}||{{Na}} ||{{Na}}

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|[[nds-bootstrap]]

| align="left" |{{Icon|NDS|3DS}}||{{Ya}}  

|{{Emulator compatibility|1065|1078|link=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LRTkXOUXraTMjg1eedz_f7b5jiuyMv2x6e_jY_nyHSc/edit?gid=0#gid=0}}||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}

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|TWL-FIRM

|||{{Red}} {{License|Proprietary}}  

|No documented issues||{{Ya}} ||{{Ya}}

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