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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mame4All MAME4All]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSPack DSPack]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/mame4all.7z 1.0]
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| [http://arcade.ds.emu.free.fr/sites/default/files/DSPack.7z 1.96]
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Ghosts%27n_Run Ghosts'n Run]: Arcade emulator for one game: Ghosts 'n Goblins.
 
  [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/GreenBeretDS GreenBeretDS]: Green Beret, Rush'n Attack & Mr. Goemon Arcade Emulator.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MarcaDS MarcaDS]: An arcade emulator.
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[https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/K80DS K80DS]: Konami 80's arcade emulator: Double Dribble, Finalizer, Green Beret / Rush'n Attack, Iron Horse, Jackal, Jail Break, Mr. Goemon, Scooter Shooter, Yie Ar Kung-Fu.
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  [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/MarcaDS MarcaDS]: An arcade emulator. It emulates 75 game machines, including Amidars, Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Lady Bug, Phoenix, Pooyan, Scramble, Super Cobra, etc.
 
  [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/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/Pang_DS Pang DS]: Pang and Super Pang Arcade Emulator.
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==Personal computers==
 
==Personal computers==
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===Amstrad CPC===
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AmeDS AmeDS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/ameds.7z 4.0]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/CrocoDS CrocoDS]
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| [https://github.com/redbug26/crocods-nds 2.0]
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===Apple II===
 
===Apple II===
 
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===Amstrad CPC===
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/AmeDS AmeDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mini_vMac_DS Mini vMac DS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/ameds.7z 4.0]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/76/Minivmacr3ds.zip R3 2008]
 
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS A8DS]
 
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS A8DS]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS/releases git]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A8DS/releases {{A8DSVer}}]
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/XRoar XRoar]
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| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar XRoar]
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| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/dl/0.24/ 0.24fp3]
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| [http://www.6809.org.uk/xroar/dl/0.24/ {{XRoarVer}}]
 
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===Macintosh===
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===Infocom Z-Machine===
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|-
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Mini_vMac_DS Mini vMac DS]
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| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/DSFrotz.html DS-Frotz]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/images/7/76/Minivmacr3ds.zip R3 2008]
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| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures/games/DSFrotz2.0_beta1_20080815.zip 2.0 beta-1 20080815]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GLK_POGO GLK POGO]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/glkpogo.7z 1.0]
 
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|-
 
| [https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]
 
| [https://www.digitalmzx.com/ MegaZeux]
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| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.92f]
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| [https://github.com/AliceLR/megazeux/releases 2.93]
 
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! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|Active
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/FmsxDS FmsxDS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/fmsxds.7z 0.09]
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| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/ MSX DS]
 
| [http://msxds.msxblue.com/ MSX DS]
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In addition, both ColecoDS and S8DS can run msx1 games.
 
In addition, both ColecoDS and S8DS can run msx1 games.
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===Tangerine Oric===
 
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|-
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSoric DSOric]
 
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsoric.7z 1.0]
 
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===[[ScummVM]]===
 
===[[ScummVM]]===
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|-
 
|-
 
| [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Nintendo_DS ScummVM]
 
| [https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Nintendo_DS ScummVM]
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| [https://downloads.scummvm.org/frs/scummvm/2.7.0/scummvm-2.7.0-ds.zip 2.7.0]
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| [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)
 
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| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/ ZXDS]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpectrumDS SpectrumDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpeccyDS SpeccyDS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/spectrumds.7z 2009]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/speccyds.7z 0.3]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpeccyDS SpeccyDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/SpectrumDS SpectrumDS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/speccyds.7z 0.3]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/spectrumds.7z 2009]
 
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;ZXDS: By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.
 
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===Texas Instruments===
 
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|-
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| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/ ZXDS]
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| [http://zxds.raxoft.cz/download/zxds_141.zip {{zxdsVer}}]
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|-
 
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a DS994a]
 
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a 1.6]
 
 
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;ZXDS: By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.
  
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===Thomson MO5===
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===Tangerine Oric===
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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|-
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/ThomDS ThomDS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSoric DSOric]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/thomds.7z 3.0]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsoric.7z 1.0]
 
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===XY-MINI===
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===Texas Instruments===
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Xyds Xyds]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a DS994a]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/xyds.7z 0.2]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/DS994a 2.1]
 
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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.
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===Thomson MO5===
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===Z-Machine===
 
 
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|-
 
|-
−
| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/DSFrotz.html DS-Frotz]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/ThomDS ThomDS]
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| [http://gugusse.central.free.fr/papafuji/adventures/games/DSFrotz2.0_beta1_20080815.zip 2.0 beta-1 20080815]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/thomds.7z 3.0]
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/GLK_POGO GLK POGO]
 
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/blob/master/readme.md A5200DS]
 
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/blob/master/readme.md A5200DS]
−
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/A5200DS/releases 3.4a]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/blob/master/README.md StellaDS]
 
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/blob/master/README.md StellaDS]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/StellaDS/releases 7.0]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/blob/main/README.md ColecoDS]
 
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/blob/main/README.md ColecoDS]
−
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/ColecoDS/releases 9.0]
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;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.
 
;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.
  
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===Mattel Intellivision===
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===GCE Vectrex===
 
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/blob/main/README.md NINTV-DS]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VectxDS VectxDS]
−
| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/releases 4.4]
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===GCE Vectrex===
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===Mattel Intellivision===
 
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|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VectxDS VectxDS]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/blob/main/README.md NINTV-DS]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/vectxds.7z 0.1]
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| [https://github.com/wavemotion-dave/NINTV-DS/releases {{NINTV-DSVer}}]
 
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===Sega Dreamcast VMU===
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===NEC PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16===
 
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VirtuaMUnstaz_DS VirtuaMUnstaz]
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| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroGrafx/blob/main/README.md NitroGrafx]
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| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/virtuamunstazds.7z demo]
+
| [https://emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/285-nec-pc-engine-turbografx/333-nitrografx 0.7]
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−
| [https://dknute.livejournal.com/30894.html NDS_VMS]
 
−
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/vmu-emulator.548783/post-8802247 20100214]
 
 
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===Sega Master System / Game Gear===
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===Nintendo NES===
 
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|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Apprentice_MinusDS Apprentice MinusDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Midori Midori]
−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/apprenticeminusds.7z 0.4.0]
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| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesDS NesDS]
 +
| [https://github.com/nibbles27/nesDS/releases 1.3d+]
 +
| Mid
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
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|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMasterplus DSMasterplus]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesterDS%2B NesterDS/+]
−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsmasterplus.7z 1.3a]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/nesterdsplus.7z 0.3.9]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
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| {{✗}}
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| {{~}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{~}}
 
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/S8DS S8DS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RetroBoxDS RetroBoxDS]
−
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/S8DS/releases/ 1.1.7]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/retroboxds.7z 2005]
−
| Mid
 
−
| {{✓}}
 
−
| {{✓}}
 
−
| {{✓}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMS DSMS]
 
−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsms.7z 0.2]
 
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
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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===
+
===Nintendo SNES===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://segaretro.org/JEnesisDS jEnesisDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BAG_SFC BAG SFC]
−
| [https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/JEnesisDS_v0.7.4.7z 0.7.4]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/bagsfc.7z r3]
−
| Mid
+
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
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 +
| CATSFC
 +
| [https://github.com/ShadauxCat/CATSFC git]
 +
| Low
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PicoDriveDS PicoDriveDS]
+
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net lolSnes]
−
| [https://github.com/ryanfb/picodriveds/releases git]
+
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net/gitbuilds/git_b1ddc811030fe2a3ef3e97187f0eeec4a4b3e353.zip 1.1]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
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 +
| [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).
  
−
===PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16===
+
===Sega Dreamcast VMU===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NitroGrafx/blob/main/README.md NitroGrafx]
+
| [https://dknute.livejournal.com/30894.html NDS_VMS]
−
| [https://emutopia.com/index.php/emulators/item/285-nec-pc-engine-turbografx/333-nitrografx 0.7]
+
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/vmu-emulator.548783/post-8802247 20100214]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
| {{~}}
+
|-
−
| {{✓}}
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/VirtuaMUnstaz_DS VirtuaMUnstaz]
 +
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/virtuamunstazds.7z demo]
 +
| Low
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 +
| {{✗}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
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+
===Sega Master System / Game Gear===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesDS NesDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Apprentice_MinusDS Apprentice MinusDS]
−
| [https://github.com/nibbles27/nesDS/releases 1.3d+]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/apprenticeminusds.7z 0.4.0]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
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+
| {{✗}}
−
| {{~}}
+
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/NesterDS%2B NesterDS/+]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMasterplus DSMasterplus]
−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/nesterdsplus.7z 0.3.9]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsmasterplus.7z 1.3a]
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
−
| {{~}}
+
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{~}}
 
| {{~}}
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/RetroBoxDS RetroBoxDS]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DSMS DSMS]
−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/retroboxds.7z 2005]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsms.7z 0.2]
 
| Mid
 
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| {{✗}}
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| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
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|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/Midori Midori]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/S8DS S8DS]
−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/midori.7z 1.3a]
+
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/S8DS/releases/ 1.1.7]
 
| Mid
 
| 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.
  
−
===SNES===
+
===Sega Megadrive / Genesis===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
|-
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net lolSnes]
+
| [https://segaretro.org/JEnesisDS jEnesisDS]
−
| [http://lolsnes.kuribo64.net/gitbuilds/git_b1ddc811030fe2a3ef3e97187f0eeec4a4b3e353.zip 1.1]
+
| [https://retrocdn.net/images/5/5c/JEnesisDS_v0.7.4.7z 0.7.4]
 
| Mid
 
| 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
 
−
| {{✓}}
 
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
−
| {{~}}
 
 
|-
 
|-
−
| CATSFC
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/PicoDriveDS PicoDriveDS]
−
| [https://github.com/ShadauxCat/CATSFC git]
+
| [https://github.com/ryanfb/picodriveds/releases git]
−
| Low
+
| Mid
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✓}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{✗}}
+
| {{~}}
−
|-
 
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/BAG_SFC BAG SFC]
 
−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/bagsfc.7z r3]
 
−
| 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
 
−
| {{✓}}
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
−
| {{✗}}
 
 
|}
 
|}
−
;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===
+
===SNK Neo Geo AES/MVS===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
 
|-
 
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==Handheld consoles==
 
==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
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{✓}}
 +
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===Bandai WonderSwan===
 
===Bandai WonderSwan===
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
|-
 
|-
−
| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gameyob-a-gameboy-emulator-for-ds.343407/ GameYob]
+
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_Boy DS Boy]
−
| [https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob/releases git]
+
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsboy.7z 0.75]
−
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−
| {{✓}}
 
−
| {{~}}
 
−
| {{✓}}
 
−
|-
 
−
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/ Lameboy]
 
−
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lameboy_ds-012.zip 0.12]
 
 
| Mid
 
| Mid
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
−
| {{~}}
+
| {{✗}}
 
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|-
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_GBC DS_GBC]
 
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_GBC DS_GBC]
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| {{✗}}
 
| {{✗}}
 
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|-
−
| [https://www.gamebrew.org/wiki/DS_Boy DS Boy]
+
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−
| [https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/dshomebrew/dsboy.7z 0.75]
+
| [https://github.com/Drenn1/GameYob/releases git]
 +
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 +
| {{✓}}
 +
| {{~}}
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 +
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/ Lameboy]
 +
| [https://lameboy.nutki.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/lameboy_ds-012.zip 0.12]
 
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
| [[Gbaemu4ds]]
 +
| [http://ichfly.github.io/gbaemu4DS/ git]
 +
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 +
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| [http://ichfly.github.io/gbaemu4DS/ git]
 
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| {{✓}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
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| {{✗}}
 
 
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;[[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.
 
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| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/NGPDS/releases 0.5.5]
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! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
 +
|-
 +
|[https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS WasabiDS] (山葵DS)
 +
| [https://github.com/FluBBaOfWard/WasabiDS 0.2.4]
 +
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Revision as of 10:35, 20 April 2024

Nintendo 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
DSPack 1.96 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
MAME4All 1.0 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.
K80DS: Konami 80's arcade emulator: Double Dribble, Finalizer, Green Beret / Rush'n Attack, Iron Horse, Jackal, Jail Break, Mr. Goemon, Scooter Shooter, Yie Ar Kung-Fu.
MarcaDS: An arcade emulator. It emulates 75 game machines, including Amidars, Arkanoid, Cosmic Avenger, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Lady Bug, Phoenix, Pooyan, Scramble, Super Cobra, etc.
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

Amstrad CPC

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
AmeDS 4.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
CrocoDS 2.0 Mid ✓ ✗ ✓

Apple II

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A2DS 2008 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗
Grape 2014 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗
PomDS 2.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Apple Macintosh

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Mini vMac DS R3 2008 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Atari 8-bit

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A8DS 3.8a 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 v20230108a 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.

Dragon 32/64

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
XRoar 1.5.5 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

Infocom Z-Machine

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS-Frotz 2.0 beta-1 20080815 Mid ~ ✗ ✓
GLK POGO 1.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

MegaZeux

Name Latest Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DSMZX 2009 N/A ✓ ✗ ✗
MegaZeux 2.93 N/A ✓ ✓ ~

Microsoft MSX

Name Version MSX 1 MSX 2 MSX 2+ Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
FmsxDS 0.09 ✗ ✓ ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ~
MSX DS 0.94 ✓ ✓ ✓ Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
PenkoDS 0.2a ✗ ✓ ✓ Mid ✗ ✗ ~

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

ScummVM

Name Version FLOSS Active Recommended
ScummVM 1.2.1 (for ds mode flashcarts) 2.8.1 (for dsi mode) ✓ ✓ ✓

Sinclair

Name Version ZX81 ZX Spectrum Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS81 1.3 ✓ ✗ Mid ✓ ✗ ✓
DSpec Preview ✗ ✓ Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
SpeccyDS 0.3 ✗ ✓ (48k only) Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
SpectrumDS 2009 ✗ ✓ (48k only) Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
ZXDS 1.4.1 ✗ ✓ Mid ✗ ✓ ✓
ZXDS
By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.

Tangerine Oric

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DSOric 1.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Texas Instruments

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS994a 2.1 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

Thomson MO5

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
ThomDS 3.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

ZZT Engine

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DreamZZT 3.1.500 Mid ✓ ✗ ~

Home consoles

Atari

Name Version 2600 5200 7800 Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A5200DS 3.6 ✗ ✓ ✗ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
A7800DS 4.5 ✗ ✗ ✓ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
StellaDS 7.2 ✓ ✗ ✗ Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

ColecoVision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
ColecoDS 9.9 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.

GCE Vectrex

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
VectxDS 0.1 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓

Magnavox Odyssey

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Magnavox Odyssey DS 2010/06/25 Low ✗ ✗ ~

Mattel Intellivision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NINTV-DS 5.0a Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

NEC PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NitroGrafx 0.7 Mid ✓ ~ ✓

Nintendo NES

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Midori 1.3a Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
NesDS 1.3d+ Mid ✓ ~ ✓
NesterDS/+ 0.3.9 Mid ~ ✗ ~
RetroBoxDS 2005 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗

Nintendo SNES

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
BAG SFC r3 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
CATSFC git Low ✓ ✗ ✗
lolSnes 1.1 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗
SNEmulDS 0.6a0.6d Low ✓ ✓ ~
SnesDS 2005 Low ✗ ✗ ✗
SnezziDS 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

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NDS_VMS 20100214 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
VirtuaMUnstaz demo Low ✗ ✗ ✗

Sega Master System / Game Gear

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Apprentice MinusDS 0.4.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
DSMasterplus 1.3a Mid ✗ ✗ ~
DSMS 0.2 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
S8DS 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

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
jEnesisDS 0.7.4 Mid ✗ ✗ ✓
PicoDriveDS git Mid ✓ ✗ ~

SNK 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++ 27.1.2 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

Bandai Tamagotchi v1

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Tamaboy DS 2024 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

Bandai WonderSwan

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DualSwan 1.2.1 Mid ✗ ✗ ~
NitroSwan 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

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Pstros NDS 0.7.2r6 Low ✓ ✗ ~

Nintendo Game Boy

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS Boy 0.75 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
DS_GBC 0.1 Mid ✗ ✗ ✗
GameYob git Mid-High ✓ ~ ✓
Lameboy 0.12 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Nintendo Game Boy Advance

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Gbaemu4ds git Low ✓ ✗ ✗
GBARunner2 git N/A ✓ ~ ~
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

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PokeMini DS 0.60 Mid ✓ ✗ ✓

SNK Neo Geo Pocket (Color)

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NGPDS 0.5.7 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
RACE! DS FIXED Mid ✓ ✗ ✗

TimeTop Gameking

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Gamekengu 0.01 Low ✗ ✗ ✗

Watara Supervision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
WasabiDS (山葵DS) 0.2.4 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓
Watari 0.4 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Virtual and fantasy consoles

Chip-8

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
chip-8 0.2 Mid ✗ ✗ ~
chip-84-ds 1.0.0 Mid ✓ ~ ~
chip8me 1.0 Mid ✗ ✗ ~

Pico-8

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
fake-08 0.0.0 alpha Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

UXN/Varvara

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
uxnds 0.4.9 Mid ✓ ✓ ✓

XY-MINI

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Xyds 0.2 Mid ✓ ✗ ✗

External links

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