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Revision as of 21:20, 7 September 2023

Nintendo DS
DSlitewhite.png
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
MAME4All 1.0 Mid
DSPack 1.96 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.
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 I

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
PomDS 2.0 Mid

Apple II

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A2DS 2008 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
A8DS git 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 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 ~

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

Oric

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DSOric 1.0 Mid

ScummVM

Name Version FLOSS Active Recommended
ScummVM 2.7.0

Sinclair

Name Version ZX81 ZX Spectrum Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS81 1.3 Mid
ZXDS 1.4.0 Mid
DSpec Preview Mid
SpectrumDS 2009 ✓ (48k only) Mid
SpeccyDS 0.3 ✓ (48k only) Mid
ZXDS
By far the most accurate and feature-packed DS ZX Spectrum emulator. Has WiFi multiplayer support.

Texas Instruments

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
DS994a 1.6 Mid

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

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.

Home consoles

Atari

Name Version 2600 5200 7800 Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
A5200DS 3.4a Mid
A7800DS 4.5 Mid
StellaDS 6.8 Mid

ColecoVision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
ColecoDS 8.7 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.

Intellivision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Nintellivision 4.2 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 1.1.6 Mid
DSMS 0.2 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 ~

PC-Engine/TurboGrafX-16

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NitroGrafx 0.7 Mid ~

NES

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NesDS 1.3c+SPG Mid ~
NesterDS/+ 0.3.9 Mid ~ ~
RetroBoxDS 2005 Mid
Midori 1.3a Mid

SNES

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

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

Game Boy

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
GameYob git Mid-High ~
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 ~ ~
Gbaemu4ds git Low
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.

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 ~
NitroSwan 0.6.2 Mid

Neo Geo Pocket (Color)

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
NGPDS 0.5.5 Mid
RACE! DS FIXED Mid

Watara Supervision

Name Version Accuracy FLOSS Active Recommended
Watari 0.4 Mid ~
WasabiDS 0.2.2 Mid

External links