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'''DraStic''' is a payware closed-source NDS emulator for Android. | '''DraStic''' is a payware closed-source NDS emulator for Android. | ||
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==Downloads== | ==Downloads== | ||
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'''[http://www.sendspace.com/file/8llqqj APK r2.1.6.2a ] Cracked.''' | '''[http://www.sendspace.com/file/8llqqj APK r2.1.6.2a ] Cracked.''' | ||
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*'''Nexus 4''': Full speed in tested games: Mario Kart, Super Scribblenauts, and Advance Wars: Dual Strike. (Scribblenauts is too difficult to play without a gamepad, though) | *'''Nexus 4''': Full speed in tested games: Mario Kart, Super Scribblenauts, and Advance Wars: Dual Strike. (Scribblenauts is too difficult to play without a gamepad, though) | ||
*'''HTC Desire''': Significant lag in most (all?) games | *'''HTC Desire''': Significant lag in most (all?) games | ||
− | *'''Transformer Infinity''': Some slowdown in Luigi's mansion level of Mario Kart DS. Generally | + | *'''Transformer Infinity''': Some slowdown in Luigi's mansion level of Mario Kart DS. Generally full speed though. |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
− | Currently the only full-speed DS emulator available for Android, but you may find the asking price too high to be worth it; there's a cracked previous version above. | + | Currently the only full-speed DS emulator available for Android, but you may find the asking price too high to be worth it; there's a cracked previous version above. Contrary to what some may assume, the DS processors' similarity to ARM cores used on most Android devices are actually of little benefit. According to Exophase, running DS code straight on Android would lead to numerous issues. He also noted that the approach used in DraStic isn't any much different to other emulators, apart from implementing and optimising it with speed and low-end devices in mind.<ref>[http://drastic-ds.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1939 DraStic • View topic - Just a question...]</ref> |
Just like with No$GBA, there are likely to be bugs to come with the speed. Please expand if you see anything broken. Posting bug reports to the "jew of an author" could also help later on. | Just like with No$GBA, there are likely to be bugs to come with the speed. Please expand if you see anything broken. Posting bug reports to the "jew of an author" could also help later on. | ||
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*Various pokémon games' 3D may have black holes. And the games themselves may crash at various points. | *Various pokémon games' 3D may have black holes. And the games themselves may crash at various points. | ||
**Supposedly improved in 2.1. | **Supposedly improved in 2.1. | ||
+ | *Some games, namely Holly Hobbie and American Girl titles, run with rendering issues like geometry or sprite corruption, although this will be fixed in a future update. | ||
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==APK Archive== | ==APK Archive== | ||
[http://www.apkarchive.com/tag/drastic-ds-emulator-apk/ apkarchive.com] is a site that hosts cracked APKs, if the most recent version of DraStic isn't linked in the downloads section, go there. It usually takes a day or two for them get, crack and upload an app/game. | [http://www.apkarchive.com/tag/drastic-ds-emulator-apk/ apkarchive.com] is a site that hosts cracked APKs, if the most recent version of DraStic isn't linked in the downloads section, go there. It usually takes a day or two for them get, crack and upload an app/game. | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Emulators]] | [[Category:Emulators]] |
Revision as of 12:17, 4 July 2014
Current version: | r2.2.0.2a |
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Active: | Yes |
OS: | Android |
Authors: | Exophase |
Official website: | DraStic-DS.com |
Source code: | Closed source |
DraStic is a payware closed-source NDS emulator for Android.
Downloads
APK r2.1.6.2a Cracked.
Play Store download ($8) | Demo
NDS BIOS - Extract and place all three files in the top folder of your device, beside the various Music and Movies folders (latest version does not require this anymore except for encrypted dumps, but it will still be used if you have it and it won't hurt)
Devices
Nvidia TEGRA 2-based devices (including the Xoom and some versions of the Galaxy S2) and Intel x86-based devices will not work with this emulator. Do not try; most are blacklisted, but some might not be. You will need a reasonably powerful (hopefully multi-core) device for games to work full speed. Tested devices:
- Nexus 4: Full speed in tested games: Mario Kart, Super Scribblenauts, and Advance Wars: Dual Strike. (Scribblenauts is too difficult to play without a gamepad, though)
- HTC Desire: Significant lag in most (all?) games
- Transformer Infinity: Some slowdown in Luigi's mansion level of Mario Kart DS. Generally full speed though.
Review
Currently the only full-speed DS emulator available for Android, but you may find the asking price too high to be worth it; there's a cracked previous version above. Contrary to what some may assume, the DS processors' similarity to ARM cores used on most Android devices are actually of little benefit. According to Exophase, running DS code straight on Android would lead to numerous issues. He also noted that the approach used in DraStic isn't any much different to other emulators, apart from implementing and optimising it with speed and low-end devices in mind.[1]
Just like with No$GBA, there are likely to be bugs to come with the speed. Please expand if you see anything broken. Posting bug reports to the "jew of an author" could also help later on.
- If both screens are used in sync, like with Hotel Dusks's scenes or Etrian Odyssey's intro, the screens may be flipped and flicker. This does not flip the touch controls though.
- To fix, in most cases at least, disable multithreaded 3D.
- Various pokémon games' 3D may have black holes. And the games themselves may crash at various points.
- Supposedly improved in 2.1.
- Some games, namely Holly Hobbie and American Girl titles, run with rendering issues like geometry or sprite corruption, although this will be fixed in a future update.
APK Archive
apkarchive.com is a site that hosts cracked APKs, if the most recent version of DraStic isn't linked in the downloads section, go there. It usually takes a day or two for them get, crack and upload an app/game.