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+ | {{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 = {{✓}} | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
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. Compatibility information isn't accurate on here as of now. | 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. Compatibility information isn't accurate on here as of now. | ||
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* [http://filetrip.net/nds-downloads/emulators/emulators-for-nds/ Emulators from Filetrip] | * [http://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* [http://gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_DS_homebrew_emulators Rather out-of-date list of emulators] | * [http://gamebrew.org/wiki/List_of_DS_homebrew_emulators Rather out-of-date list of emulators] | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Nintendo DS 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 14:26, 18 September 2021
Developer | Nintendo |
---|---|
Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Seventh generation |
Release date | 2004 |
Discontinued | 2013 |
Predecessor | Game Boy Advance |
Successor | Nintendo 3DS |
Emulated | ✓ |
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. Compatibility information isn't accurate on here as of now.
Arcade
MAME (ports)
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAME4All | 1.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
DSPack | 1.95 | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
- MAME4All
- Port of MAME 0.37b5 emulator for Supercard DS Two only.
Game-specific
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 | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
XEGS-DS | git | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Atari800 | 2.0 | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PenkoDS | 0.2a | 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 | 0.36 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
- DSx86
- PC emulator that can run old DOS games. Has a custom configuration variant, DSx86Cfg.
Mac
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 | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
Oric
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DSOric | 1.0 | Mid | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
ScummVM
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ScummVM DS | 1.2.1 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
Sinclair
Name | Version | ZX81 | ZX Spectrum | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DS81 | 1.3 | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
ZXDS | 1.3.4 | ✗ | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
DSpec | Final | ✗ | ✓ | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
SpectrumDS | 2009 | ✗ | ✓ (48k only) | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
SpeccyDS | 0.3 | ✗ | ✓ (48k only) | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
- ZXDS
- A ZX Spectrum emulator with WiFi multiplayer support.
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 | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
Console
Atari
Name | Version | 2600 | 5200 | 7800 | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A5200DS | git | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | Mid | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
A7800DS | git | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Mid | ? | ✓ | ✓ |
StellaDS | 1.2 | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
ColecoVision
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ColecoDS | 2.1 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Vectrex
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
VectxDS | 0.1 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Sega Master System / Game Gear
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apprentice MinusDS | 0.4.0 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
DSMasterplus | 1.3a | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
S8DS | 0.9 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
DSMS | 0.2 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
- S8DS
- Includes SG-1000 emulation.
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 | 2014 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
NesterDS/+ | 0.3 |
Mid | ? | ✗ | ✓ |
RetroBoxDS | 2005 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ? |
Midori | 1.3a | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SNES
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SnEmulDS | 0.6a | Low | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
lolSnes | 1.1 | Low | ✓ | ✗ | ? |
CAT SFC | git | Low | ✓ | ✗ | ? |
BAG SFC | r3 | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ? |
SnesDS | 2005 | Low | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
SnezziDS | 0.28a | Low | ? | ✗ | ✗ |
- 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 | 0.2.0 | Mid | ? | ✗ | ~ |
Multi-Console
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TWiLight Menu++ | git | Mid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
- TWiLight Menu++
- Includes a bunch of popular emulators, and can be found in
\_nds\TWiLightMenu\emulators\
.
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
Game Boy
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gameyob | git | Mid | ✓ | ~ | ✓ |
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 | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
- 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.
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 | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Neo Geo Pocket (Color)
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
RACE! | DS FIXED | Mid | ✓ | ✗ | ~ |
Watara Supervision
Name | Version | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Watari | 0.4 | Mid | ✗ | ✗ | ~ |