Editing Emulators on DS

{{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 = {{✓}}
}}

{{for|software that emulates the NDS|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]]<small> (ports)</small>===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSPack DSPack]
| [http://arcade.ds.emu.free.fr/sites/default/files/DSPack.7z 1.96]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mame4All MAME4All]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/mame4all.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}

|}

;MAME4All:Port of MAME 0.37b5 emulator for Supercard DS Two only.

===Game-specific ports===
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/1942_DS 1942 DS]: emulates 1942 (all sets).
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/1943_DS 1943 DS]: emulates 1943 (3 sets).
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AemioDA AemioDA]: Acronym for "Arcade Emulator Made In One Day", Asteroid.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BombJack_DS BombJack DS]: BombJack arcade game emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Canyon_DS Canyon DS]: Canyon Bomber (prototype set also) emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSInvaders DSInvaders]: A Space Invaders Arcade Emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Ghosts%27n_Run Ghosts'n Run]: Arcade emulator for one game: Ghosts 'n Goblins.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GreenBeretDS GreenBeretDS]: Green Beret, Rush'n Attack & Mr. Goemon Arcade Emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MarcaDS MarcaDS]: An arcade emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MrDo_DS MrDo DS]: Mr.Do!, Mr.Do's Castle, Do!Run Run & Mr.Do's Wild Ride arcade emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Pang_DS Pang DS]: Pang and Super Pang Arcade Emulator.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PuzzleKlax PuzzleKlax]: Arcade emulator for Klax and Tetris.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnowBrosDS SnowBrosDS]: Snow Bros., Nick & Tom (all sets), Arcade Games.
 [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Solomon%27s_Key_DS Solomon's Key DS]: Solomon's Key (US and Japan) Arcade Emulator.

==Personal computers==

===Amstrad CPC===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AmeDS AmeDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/ameds.7z 4.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/CrocoDS CrocoDS]
| [https://github.com/redbug26/crocods-nds 2.0]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Apple II===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/A2DS A2DS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/a2ds.7z 2008]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Grape Grape]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/grape.7z 2014]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PomDS PomDS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/9/91/PomDSV20.zip 2.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Apple Macintosh===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mini_vMac_DS Mini vMac DS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/76/Minivmacr3ds.zip R3 2008]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Atari 8-bit===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS A8DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS/releases {{A8DSVer}}]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://github.com/asiekierka/atari800/tree/port-nds-v2 Atari800]
| [https://home.asie.pl/files/nds/atari800-nds-0.2.0.zip 0.2.0]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PokeyDS PokeyDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/pokeyds.7z 1.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Atari ST===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/StyxDS StyxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/styxds.7z 0.2a]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Commodore 64===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/FrodoDS FrodoDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/frodods.7z Complete] [https://github.com/asiekierka/FrodoDS/releases v20230108a]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===DOS===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/ DSx86]
| [https://dsx86.patrickaalto.com/DSdown.html 0.43beta] 
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}
;DSx86: PC emulator that can run old DOS games. Has a custom configuration variant, DSx86Cfg.

===Dragon 32/64===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar XRoar]
| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/dl/0.24/ {{XRoarVer}}]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Infocom Z-Machine===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/DSFrotz.html DS-Frotz]
| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures/games/DSFrotz2.0_beta1_20080815.zip 2.0 beta-1 20080815]
| Mid
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GLK_POGO GLK POGO]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/glkpogo.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===MegaZeux===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.kvance.com/dsmzx/ DSMZX]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsmzx.7z 2009]
| N/A
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]
| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.93]
| N/A
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Microsoft MSX===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! score="col"|MSX 1
! score="col"|MSX 2
! score="col"|MSX 2+
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/FmsxDS FmsxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/fmsxds.7z 0.09]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/ MSX DS]
| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/msxds/msxDS-0.94-.7z 0.94]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PenkoDS PenkoDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/penkods.7z 0.2a]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

In addition, both ColecoDS and S8DS can run msx1 games.

===[[ScummVM]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Nintendo_DS ScummVM]
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20130223071428/https://filetrip.net/f/23567-scummvm-1.2.1-ds.7z 1.2.1] (for ds mode flashcarts)
[https://www.scummvm.org/downloads/ {{ScummVMVer}}] (for dsi mode)
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Sinclair===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|ZX81
! scope="col"|ZX Spectrum
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS81 DS81]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/ds81.7z 1.3]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSpec DSpec]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dspec.7z Preview]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpeccyDS SpeccyDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/speccyds.7z 0.3]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}} (48k only)
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpectrumDS SpectrumDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/spectrumds.7z 2009]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}} (48k only)
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/ ZXDS]
| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/download/zxds_141.zip {{zxdsVer}}]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
;ZXDS: By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.

===Tangerine Oric===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSoric DSOric]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsoric.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Texas Instruments===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a DS994a]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a 2.1]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Thomson MO5===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/ThomDS ThomDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/thomds.7z 3.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===ZZT Engine===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/c99koder/DreamZZT DreamZZT]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dreamzztds.7z 3.1.500]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

==Home consoles==
===Atari===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|2600
! scope="col"|5200
! scope="col"|7800
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/blob/master/readme.md A5200DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/releases 3.6]
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/blob/main/README.md A7800DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A7800DS/releases {{A7800DSVer}}]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/blob/master/README.md StellaDS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/releases {{StellaDSVer}}]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===ColecoVision===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/blob/main/README.md ColecoDS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/releases {{ColecoDSVer}}]
| 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.

===GCE Vectrex===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VectxDS VectxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/vectxds.7z 0.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Magnavox Odyssey===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Magnavox_Odyssey_DS Magnavox Odyssey DS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/magnavoxodysseyds.7z 2010/06/25]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Mattel Intellivision===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/blob/main/README.md NINTV-DS]
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/releases {{NINTV-DSVer}}]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===NEC PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroGrafx/blob/main/README.md NitroGrafx]
| [https://emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/285-nec-pc-engine-turbografx/333-nitrografx 0.7]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Nintendo NES===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Midori Midori]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/midori.7z 1.3a]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesDS NesDS]
| [https://github.com/nibbles27/nesDS/releases 1.3d+]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesterDS%2B NesterDS/+]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/nesterdsplus.7z 0.3.9]
| Mid
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RetroBoxDS RetroBoxDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/retroboxds.7z 2005]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

===Nintendo SNES===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BAG_SFC BAG SFC]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/bagsfc.7z r3]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| CATSFC
| [https://github.com/ShadauxCat/CATSFC git]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net lolSnes]
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net/gitbuilds/git_b1ddc811030fe2a3ef3e97187f0eeec4a4b3e353.zip 1.1]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://bitbucket.org/Coto88/snemulds/src/master/README.md SNEmulDS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/3/37/SNEmulDSv06a.zip 0.6a][https://bitbucket.org/Coto88/snemulds/src/master/release/ 0.6d]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnesDS SnesDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/SnesDS.7z 2005]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SnezziDS SnezziDS]
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/8/84/Snezzidsv028a.zip 0.28a]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}
;lolSnes: the precursor to BlargSNES. Very barebones.
;SNEmulDS: port of the DOS SNES emulator SNEmul. Has the best compatibility and speed.
;SnezziDS: port of the GBA-based SNES emulator Snezziboy (in its GBA incarnation, while functional it's less than ideal).

===Sega Dreamcast VMU===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://dknute.livejournal.com/30894.html NDS_VMS]
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/vmu-emulator.548783/post-8802247 20100214]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VirtuaMUnstaz_DS VirtuaMUnstaz]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/virtuamunstazds.7z demo]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

===Sega Master System / Game Gear===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Apprentice_MinusDS Apprentice MinusDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/apprenticeminusds.7z 0.4.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMasterplus DSMasterplus]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsmasterplus.7z 1.3a]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMS DSMS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsms.7z 0.2]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/S8DS S8DS]
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/S8DS/releases/ 1.1.7]
| 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===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://segaretro.org/JEnesisDS jEnesisDS]
| [https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/JEnesisDS_v0.7.4.7z 0.7.4]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PicoDriveDS PicoDriveDS]
| [https://github.com/ryanfb/picodriveds/releases git]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===SNK Neo Geo AES/MVS===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NeoDS NeoDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/neodsforks.7z 0.2.1c]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Multi-Console===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! colspan=2 scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[TWiLight Menu++]]
| [https://github.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/releases {{TWiLightMenu++Ver}}]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}} <small>(CFW)</small>
| {{~}} <small>(Flashcart)</small>
|}
;[[TWiLight Menu++]]:Includes a bunch of popular emulators, and can be found in <code>\_nds\TWiLightMenu\emulators\</code>.  
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==

===Bandai Tamagotchi v1===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Tamaboy_DS Tamaboy DS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/tamaboyds.7z?2024 2024]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===Bandai WonderSwan===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gamebrew.org/wiki/DualSwan DualSwan]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dualswan.7z 1.2.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroSwan/blob/main/README.md NitroSwan]
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroSwan/releases 0.6.4]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}
;NitroSwan: can emulate Benesse PocketChallenge V2, besides wonderswan. Larger WS games won't load from a standard flashcard without additional RAM. Alternatively, for dsi and 3ds systems, you can use twilightmenu++ to use all available RAM.

===Java ME===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/pstros-nds.91859/ Pstros NDS]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/pstrosnds.7z 0.7.2r6]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Nintendo Game Boy===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_Boy DS Boy]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsboy.7z 0.75]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_GBC DS_GBC]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsgbc.7z 0.1]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gameyob-a-gameboy-emulator-for-ds.343407/ GameYob]
| [https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob/releases git]
| Mid-High
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/ Lameboy]
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lameboy_ds-012.zip 0.12]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Nintendo Game Boy Advance===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [[Gbaemu4ds]]
| [http://ichfly.github.io/gbaemu4DS/ git]
| Low
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[GBARunner2]]
| [https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner2/releases git]
| N/A
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [[GBARunner3]]
| [https://github.com/Gericom/GBARunner3 git]
| N/A
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|}
;[[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.

===Nintendo Pokémon Mini===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gamebrew.org/wiki/PokeMini_DS PokeMini DS]
| [https://sourceforge.net/projects/pokemini/files/ 0.60]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===SNK Neo Geo Pocket (Color)===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPDS/blob/main/README.md NGPDS]
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPDS/releases 0.5.7]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RACE! RACE!]
| [https://mega.nz/file/Uq4Rxa5T#_gzceVpQNXAEf3w5G7uK7A0XhSlF9WTGxa6fyArQB5Q DS FIXED]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

===TimeTop Gameking===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [http://gamekengu.retroguru.com Gamekengu]
| [https://gbatemp.net/download/gamekengu.11410/ 0.01]
| Low
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

===Watara Supervision===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
|[https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS WasabiDS] (山葵DS)
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS 0.2.4]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Watari Watari]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/watari.7z 0.4]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

==Virtual and fantasy consoles==

===Chip-8===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/my-chip-8-emulator.339919/ chip-8]
| [http://www.mediafire.com/?94uiqrug9wecmhs 0.2]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://github.com/Chip-84/chip-84-ds chip-84-ds]
| [https://github.com/Chip-84/chip-84-ds/releases/ 1.0.0]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Chip8me chip8me]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/chip8me.7z 1.0]
| Mid
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{~}}
|}

===Pico-8===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/Epicpkmn11/fake-08/tree/wip fake-08]
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/fake-08-ds-v0-0-0-0-alpha.643196/ 0.0.0 alpha]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===UXN/Varvara===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://github.com/asiekierka/uxnds uxnds]
| [https://github.com/asiekierka/uxnds/releases 0.4.10]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
|}

===XY-MINI===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Version
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]
! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr>
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Xyds Xyds]
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/xyds.7z 0.2]
| Mid
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}

==External links==
* [https://gbatemp.net/threads/list-of-all-emulators-for-ds.255764/ Curated list of emulators]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190311105325/https://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]

[[Category:Emulators on consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]]
[[Category:Emulators on seventh-generation consoles]]