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'''melonDS''' is a free and open-source [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]/[[Nintendo DSi emulators|DSi emulator]] aiming for better performance than [[DeSmuME]] and to emulate Wi-Fi and local multiplayer capabilities. It Its developer is developed by Arisotura (formerly known as StapleButter/Luigi__), a former contributor to DeSmuME, and has been it is available as a [[libretro]] core since version 0.6. It's Its first commit on GitHub was on May 15, 2016.
==Downloads==
==Overview==
As of 0.9.4, melonDS offers:
* Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...)
* JIT recompiler for fast emulation
* OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling
* Joystick support
* Savestates
* Various Many display position/sizing/rotation modes* (WIP) WifiWi-Fi: local multiplayer, online on-line connectivity
* (WIP) DSi emulation
* DLDI
...and more are planned.
Though it's is not as mature as DeSmuME in some areas, it's is a relatively simple emulator to use and has potential.
==Cheats/BIOS==
There is very little to tweak in terms of improving performance (which can be a good or bad thing). This is mainly due to the developer's goal of accurate emulation rather than providing game-specific hacks.
The OpenGL renderer is still being worked on, meaning that there's is a slight small chance some models/textures may not render correctly.
==melonDSi==
On October 15, 2019, Arisotura released [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=103 the beta version of an emulator called melonDSi], an experimental melonDS branch for DSi emulation. So far, it's able to can boot into the home screen of the DSi's firmware and boot some DSiWare, DSi-Enhanced games and other features (cameras, DSP, new wifi, Wi-Fi etc.) aren't are not supported yet. It used to have required require a lot of files to be dumped in order to work (most of which were console-unique), however but it has been reworked to require less files (namely, the DSi ARM7 & and ARM9 BIOS, the DSi Firmware, and a NAND dump). It has since been merged into the master branch and is available on melonDS 0.9.
==Getting started==
:''melonDS requires BIOS/firmware copies from a DS. Files required:''
:*''bios7.bin, 16KB16 KB: ARM7 BIOS'':*''bios9.bin, 4KB4 KB: ARM9 BIOS'':*''firmware.bin, 128/256/512KB512 KB: firmware'':''Firmware boot requires a firmware dump from an original DS or DS Lite. DS firmwares dumped from a DSi or 3DS aren't are not bootable and only contain configuration data, thus they are only suitable when booting games directly.'':''DS BIOS dumps from a 3DS can be used with no without compatibility issues. DSi BIOS dumps should be usable too, provided they were dumped properly.''
These files can be found [[Emulator_Files#Nintendo_DS_.2F_DSi|here]]. If you do choose to look elsewhere online for system files, be warned that there are old hacked dumps floating around that breaks if the WFC configurations are altered.
More information can be found [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/faq.php in this FAQ].
