Emulators on DS
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAME4All | 1.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
DSPack | 1.96 | 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
Apple II
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A2DS | 2008 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Grape | 2014 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
PomDS | 2.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Amstrad CPC
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AmeDS | 4.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
CrocoDS | 2.0 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Atari 8-bit
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A8DS | git | 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 | 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.
Macintosh
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mini vMac DS | R3 2008 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
MSX
Name | Version | MSX 1 | MSX 2 | MSX 2+ | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSX DS | 0.94 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
PenkoDS | 0.2a | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
FmsxDS | 0.09 | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
In addition, both ColecoDS and S8DS can run msx1 games.
Oric
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DSOric | 1.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
ScummVM
Name | Version | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|
ScummVM | 2.7.0 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sinclair
Name | Version | ZX81 | ZX Spectrum | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS81 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
ZXDS | 1.4.0 | ✗ | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
DSpec | Preview | ✗ | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SpectrumDS | 2009 | ✗ | ✓ (48k only) | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SpeccyDS | 0.3 | ✗ | ✓ (48k only) | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
- ZXDS
- By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.
Texas Instruments
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS994a | 1.6 | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Thomson MO5
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ThomDS | 3.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Dragon 32/64
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
XRoar | 0.24fp3 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
XY-MINI
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Xyds | 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.
Home consoles
Atari
Name | Version | 2600 | 5200 | 7800 | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A5200DS | 3.4a | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
A7800DS | 4.5 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StellaDS | 6.8 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ColecoVision
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ColecoDS | 8.9 | 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
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nintellivision | 4.3 | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Magnavox Odyssey DS | 2010/06/25 | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
Vectrex
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VectxDS | 0.1 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Sega Dreamcast VMU
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VirtuaMUnstaz | demo | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
NDS_VMS | 20100214 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Sega Master System / Game Gear
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apprentice MinusDS | 0.4.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
DSMasterplus | 1.3a | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
S8DS | 1.1.6 | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
DSMS | 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
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
jEnesisDS | 0.7.4 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
PicoDriveDS | git | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NitroGrafx | 0.7 | Mid | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
NES
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NesDS | 1.3d+ | Mid | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
NesterDS/+ | 0.3.9 | Mid | ~ | ✗ | ~ |
RetroBoxDS | 2005 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Midori | 1.3a | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SNES
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
lolSnes | 1.1 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
SNEmulDS | 0.6a0.6d | Low | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
CATSFC | git | Low | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
BAG SFC | r3 | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SnesDS | 2005 | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SnezziDS | 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
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NeoDS | 0.2.1c | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Multi-Console
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TWiLight Menu++ | 27.6.0 | 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
Game Boy
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GameYob | git | Mid-High | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
Lameboy | 0.12 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
DS_GBC | 0.1 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
DS Boy | 0.75 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Game Boy Advance
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GBARunner2 | git | N/A | ✓ | ~ | ~ |
GBARunner3 | git | N/A | ✓ | ✓ | ~ |
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
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gamekengu | 0.01 | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Java ME
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pstros NDS | 0.7.2r6 | Low | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Pokémon Mini
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PokeMini DS | 0.60 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
WonderSwan
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DualSwan | 1.2.1 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
NitroSwan | 0.6.3 | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Neo Geo Pocket (Color)
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NGPDS | 0.5.5 | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
RACE! | DS FIXED | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
Watara Supervision
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Watari | 0.4 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |
WasabiDS | 0.2.2 | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |