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{{Infobox emulator
|logo = DraStic_new.png
|logowidth = 150|version = {{DraSticVerVersion|DraStic}}
|active = Yes
|platform = [[Emulators on Android emulators|Android]], <br/>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux ]] (on Raspberry Pi), <br/>[[Emulators on Pandora|Pandora]]<br/>[[Emulators on DragonBox Pyra|Pyra]]
|target = [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
|developer = Exophase
|website = [http://www.drastic-ds.com/ DraStic-DS.com]
}}
'''DraStic''' is a closed-source commercial [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] emulator for [[Emulators on Android emulators|Android]], Linux (on Raspberry Pi) , [[Emulators on Pandora|Pandora]] and Pandora[[Emulators on DragonBox Pyra|Pyra]].
==Download==
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|APK-big}}
|'''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dsemu.drastic&hl=en Google Play Store]'''<br/><small>Payware $5</small>
|-
|colspan="3"|<hr/>
|-
|align=center|{{Icon|Pandora-big}}
|[https://pandorawiki.org/DraStic_Compatibility_List Pandora port]|-|colspan="3"|<hr/>|-|align=center|{{Icon|Pyra-big}}|[https://pyra-handheld.com/repo/apps/32 Pyra Port]
|}
==Cheats==
*<b> [https://gbatemp.net/threads/deadskullzjrs-nds-cheat-databases.488711 Cheats Database]</b>
==Overview==
*Fear of hydra-like copycats flooding the market trying to cash in, typically forking the app ''verbatim'' and adding nothing new other than a different branding and intrusive in-app advertising, in extreme cases even getting in the way of the app itself. Given the somewhat anarchic nature of Google Play and greedy script kiddies flooding the market with low-quality shovelware and nominal "games" which were nothing more than adware being passed off as "Grand Theft Auto" or some other popular title, this has been the fate of various open-source projects for Android. Some DraStic community members have proposed a somewhat restricted but source-available license in the vein of [[FinalBurn Alpha]], as this would at least in theory give the developers even better legal footing against unauthorised forks.
It's long been accepted that if it were to ever be open-sourced that it would be when development has ended/when they stopped selling it, however this may be happening soon(™️). Right now the devs are trying to polish support for 64-bit<ref name="arm64">[https://drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5501 DraStic release 2.5.1.1a]</ref>, since and other compatability issues with Android has required all apps to support 64-bit by August 2019, before calling it ready to open-source. This is projected to happen sometime in 2020the future, however in the meantime they may continue to release more portson other ARM-based systems<ref name="update">[https://drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5680 Status update on next release, 64-bit and the future]</ref>. However as the emulator runs worse with each subsequent version of Android and Exophase is absent from the official DraStic forum forcing users to attempt to find workarounds to keep the software they bought at the best working state as possible, it might be implied that Exophase is not interested in this emulator anymore and open-sourcing may never happen, especially as he did not open up the source code in 2020 despite announcing it.
===Devices===
Nvidia TEGRA 2-based devices (including the Xoom and some versions of the Galaxy S2) and Intel x86-based devices will not work properly with this emulator. You may be able to run DraStic on a an Intel-based Zenfone, for one, but don't expect any miracles due to them being on an Atom. You will need a reasonably powerful (hopefully multi-core) ARM device for games to work full speed.
In addition, an update for devices running on ColorOS, e.g. those from Oppo and Realme, broke compatibility for DraStic and thus causing it to crash. A fix for this issue is currently in the works though.
[[Category:Nintendo DS emulators]]
[[Category:Android emulation software]]
[[Category:Raspberry Pi emulation software]]
[[Category:Commercial emulators]]
[[Category:Closed-source emulators]]
