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{{Infobox emulator
|title = Mikage|logo = Mikage.png|logowidth = 155|developer = [https://github.com/neobrain Tony Wasserka] <small>( a.k.a. neobrain)</small>|version = AlphaN/A|active = Yes|platform = [[Emulators on Android|Android]] <br> [[Emulators on Windows|Windows]] <br>[[Emulators on Linux|Linux]]|architecture = x86_64, ARM64|target = [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]|developer accuracy = neobrain/Tony Wasserka|website = [https://mikage.app/ Mikage.app]|prog-lang = C++|support = [https://www.patreon.com/mikagePatreon]|license = Closed-source|source =
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Mikage is an open-source [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS emulator]] for Android phones and tablets. This project has been in the making since 2016 and managed to play its first commercial title in early 2019.
The project is led by neobrain, known in the emulation community for their work in emulators such as [[Dolphin]], [[PPSSPP]], and [[Citra]]. Due to the lack of a good solution for 3DS emulation in Android, and the has been decided to create an emulator for 3DS in Android.
==Review==The '''Mikage''' is a [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]] emulator managed developed by Tony Wasserka, a.k.a. ''neobrain'', a prominent emudev who has contributed to play its first commercial title in early 2019.The games that you can currently run are The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3Dother emulation projects such as [[Dolphin]], Cubic Ninja[[PPSSPP]], and Retro City Rampage DX[[Citra]].
==System requirementsOverview==You will need Mikage was created from scratch as neobrain saw an ARM64 device with Vulkan supportopportunity for a better-than-average-quality 3DS emulator on Android. While the three aforementioned projects he contributed are open-source, running Android 7Mikage is currently closed-source, though neobrain is interested in opening much of the [[source code]] at some point. Mikage was publicly announced on the official website and Twitter account on [https://mikage.app/hello-mikage/ July 1, 2019], though neobrain had been working on the project for three years prior, starting in 2016.0 or laterHe got The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D working in 2018.
Progress blog reports can be found at the official Mikage website. A private Discord channel link (much more active than Reddit) is only provided to those on a $5 US tier or above in the Patreon account. On August 15, 2020, neobrain announced that he was putting the project on [https://mikage.app/good-bye-friends/ an indefinite hiatus] due to lack of interest from the community and not being able to rise enough supporters on Patreon to make it worth continuing development without resorting to shadier methods of ads or pricing the app. It could also be due to the fact Citra now has a working Android port, so public support has shifted towards a more developed, open sourced emulator, making it harder to back a closed sourced alternative. However, on May 3, 2022, neobrain announced that Mikage would resume development, due to the slowdown in activity from the Citra developers, especially regarding the Android version, and a desire to fully emulate the 3DS experience. On July 1, 2022, [https://youtu.be/J9QYk_00E5A a video] was posted on the YouTube channel, showing the Nintendo 3DS initial setup and home menu fully working. On October 26, neobrain would go on to [https://twitter.com/MikageEmu/status/1585327847211945985 reveal on Twitter] that Mikage had become the first 3DS emulator with the ability to power off the system. The developer has declared that Mikage will be open-source, and that some of its parts are already available on neobrain's github, with more coming. [https://mikage.app/faq#willmikagebeopensource] Currently, a large chunk of games are booting and running. Some of them are: Animal Crossing: New Leaf, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Rayman Origins, and more. ==External linksTrivia=="Mikage officially releases 🙌 today (Apr 1, 2023) 🙌for Intel Atom PCs and Symbian phones!" - Tony Wasserka (neobrain) ==Resources==
* [https://mikage.app/ Official Page]
* [https://mikage.app/faq/ FAQ]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvKZL-VpZWYcyV0Vy5N6kw Official YouTube channel]* [https://twitter.com/MikageEmu Official Twitter feed] ==External links==* [https://www.reddit.com/r/mikage Reddit]* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRLvHFdH90c TLOZ3D TestTLOZ: OoT 3D video test]
[[Category:Emulators]]
[[Category:Console emulators]]
[[Category:Handheld console emulators]]
[[Category:Nintendo 3DS emulators]]
[[Category:Android emulation software]]
[[Nintendo 3DS Category:Closed-source emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]
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