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The UI There is still pretty barebones with 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 new OpenGL renderer is still being developed, meaning that there's a slight chance some models/textures may not render correctly.
The new OpenGL renderer is still in an experimental phrase and can cause issues with certain graphic cards such as not loading models correctly==melonDSi==On October 15, 2019, freezing Arisotura released the screenbeta version of an emulator called melonDSi, or, at worst, freezing your entire computeran experimental melonDS branch for DSi emulation.<ref>[https://melonds.kuribo64. If any of these problem occur, then change the 3D renderer in the back to "Software"net/comments.php?id=103 melonDSi beta release]</ref>
MelonDS
,Added melonDSi information.
|support = [https://www.patreon.com/staplebutter Patreon]
|prog-lang = C++,C
|license = GNU GPL v3GPLv3
|source = [https://github.com/Arisotura/melonDS GitHub]
}}
'''melonDS''' is a work-in-progress [[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS emulator]] aiming for better performance than [[DeSmuME]] and to emulate Wi-Fi and local multiplayer capabilities. It is developed by Arisotura (formerly know known as StapleButter), a former contributor to DeSmuME, and has been available as a [[libretro]] core since version 0.6.
==Downloads==
* '''[http://melonds.kuribo64.net/downloads.php Official builds]''' <small>also available on '''[https://github.com/Arisotura/melonDS/releases Github]'''</small> (Windows, Linux)
* '''[https://github.com/Hydr8gon/melonDS/releases Switch port (WIP)]''' (Some games play at a playable frame rate, but is still far from perfect, don't except to play games at full speed yet)<ref>http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=64 </ref>
* '''[https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/melonDS-Vita Vita Port (Not maintained)]'''
==Overview==
As of 0.8.03, melonDS offers: savestates* Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...)* OpenGL renderer, 3D upscaling* RTC, microphone support, better compatibility, the ability to simulate the lid close/open function of the console's lid, OpenGL rendering and upscaling of 3D models, and Wi-fi* Joystick support* Savestates* Various display position/sizing/Local multiplayer rotation modes* (Still WIP). Wifi: local multiplayer, online connectivity Though it's not as mature as DeSmuME in some areas, it's a relatively simple emulator to use and has potential. There is currently work on emulating the DSi<ref>http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=94</ref> and is planned to be a feature in version 0.9. So far, it has been able to boot into the home screen of the DSi's firmware, but requires a lot of files to be dumped in order to work. It is not ready for general use yet.
==Issues==
Like most emulators, development has been rocky with at one point the sole developer putting the project on a [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=42 hiatus in May of 2018] leaving this [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=43 to-do list] for anyone who wished to contribute improving the emulator, which is still open-source. [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/comments.php?id=44 On July 2018] it was announced that development was going to continue for melonDS and has since showed high hopes for 2019.
==Getting Started==
In order to use the OpenGL renderer, you must have at least OpenGL 3.1.
More information can be found [http://melonds.kuribo64.net/faq.php in this FAQ].
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Metroid2X.png|Top: 2x the native resolution without OpenGL. <br>Bottom: 2x the native resolution with OpenGL
</gallery>
==References==
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==External Links==
* [https://emucross.com/the-one-that-flourished/ The One That Flourished: A Look at melonDS 0.8] (By [[Dolphin]] tester [https://dolphin-emu.org/blog/authors/JMC47/ JMC47], aka Justin M. Chadwick. 6 June 2019.)
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