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|platform = [[Emulators on PC|Windows, ]]<br/>[[Emulators on Linux, |Linux]]<br/>[[Emulators on macOS|macOS ]]<br/>[[Emulators on Android OS|Android]]<small> (betaUnofficial)</small>, <br/>[[Nintendo Emulators on Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]<small> (unofficialUnofficial)</small>, <br/>[[AndroidEmulators on Vita|PlayStation Vita]] <small>(unofficialUnofficial)</small>

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 '''melonDS''' is a workfree and open-in-progress 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. Its first commit on GitHub was on May 15, 2016.

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|'''[https://github.com/rafaelvcaetano/melonDS-android Alpha BuildSource]''' '''[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.magnum.melonds Play Store]'''<br><small>(unofficial)</small><br>Unofficial melonDS Android port

|'''[https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/releases Release 46]<br>[https://gbatemp.net/threads/melonds-for-switch-continuation.570021/ GBATemp Thread]'''<br><small> Ported by Hydr8gon, and currently maintained by Generic (aka RSDuck), who added an ARM64 JIT and other improvements. (unofficialUnofficial)</small><!--I don't know what the current status is for the Switch Port in terms of compatibility-->

|[https://github.com/Rinnegatamante/melonDS-Vita Vita Portport]<br><small>No longer maintained</small>

As of 0.9.5, melonDS offers:* Nearly complete core (CPU, video, audio, ...)* JIT recompiler for fast emulation

* Various Many display position/sizing/rotation modes* JIT recompiler Wi- Brought to you by Generic (aka RSDuck)Fi: local multiplayer, the new JIT recompiler enables melonDS to run much faster, and quite often reach fullspeed even when emulating on-line connectivity* DSi titles!emulation* Camera support (DSi Emulation - You will need a NAND and firmware dump from your DSi, as well as augmented BIOS dumps (such as those that NO$GBA requiresonly). I intend to release a BIOS dumper to make this easier.* DLDI* (WIP) Wifi: local multiplayer, online connectivity GBA slot add-ons...and more are planned.* <abbr title="Action Replay>AR</abbr> cheat support!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==* <B> [https://gbatemp.net/threads/deadskullzjrs-nds-cheat-databases.488711 Cheats Database]</B>* <B> [https://archive.org/details/ds-firmware_dsi-nand-and-firmware DSi NAND/BIOS + Firmware]</B>

The OpenGL renderer is still being worked on, meaning that there's is a slight small chance some models/textures may not render correctly.

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 boot into the home screen of the DSi's firmware and boot some DSiWare, DSi-Enhanced games and other features (cameras, DSP, new wifi, etc.) aren't 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 Startedstarted==

:''melonDS Firmware boot (not direct boot) requires BIOS/firmware copies from a DS. Files required:'':*''bios7.bin, 16KB: ARM7 BIOS'':*''bios9.bin, 4KB: ARM9 BIOS'':*''firmware.bin, 128/256/512KB: firmware'':''Firmware boot requires a firmware dump from an original DS or DS Lite. DS firmwares dumped from a DSi or 3DS aren't bootable and only contain configuration data, thus they are only suitable when booting games directly.'':'''''Possible firmware sizes''''':*''128KB: DSi/3DS DS-mode firmware (reduced size due to lacking bootcode)'':*''256KB: regular DS firmware'':*''512KB: iQue DS firmware'':''DS BIOS dumps from a DSi or 3DS can be used with no compatibility issues. DSi BIOS dumps (in DSi mode) are not compatible. Or maybe they are. I don't know.'':''As for the rest, the interface should be usable toopretty straightforward. If you have a question, don't hesitate to ask, provided they were dumped properly.though!''

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.

In order to To use the OpenGL renderer, you must have at least OpenGL 3.1.

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