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! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulators|Recommended]]
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!colspan="1415"|PC / x86
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|[[melonDS]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|Web}}
|[https://desmume.org/download/ {{DeSmuMEVer}}]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}<ref group=N name=WFCAlt></ref> ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{~}}<ref group=N name=lrRA></ref> ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}[[#Special_hardware|*]]
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|[[No$|No$GBA]]
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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!colspan="1415"|Mobile / ARM
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|[[DraStic]]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} || ? ||{{✗}} || ? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
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!colspan="1415"|Console
|-
|[[Virtual Console]]
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|[[DeSmuME]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Switch|PS4}}<br/>{{Icon|Vita}}<br/>{{Icon|XboxOne|SXS}}
|[https://www.retroarch.com/ 0.9.13]
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{~}}
The major challenge with emulating multiplayer functionalities is timing inaccuracies, which have made many projects, such as DeSmuME, not want to implement them. So far, the only emulator to actually make any progress is melonDS, but even that is still under development.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! Name
! melonDS
! DeSmuME
! No$GBA
|-
| [[#GBA/DS connectivity|GBA/DS connectivity]]
| {{✓}}
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
|-
| [[#Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[#Local wireless communication|Local wireless communication]]
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[#DS Download Play|DS Download Play]]
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| [[#DS/Wii connectivity|DS/Wii connectivity]]
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|}
===Local wireless communication===
==Special hardware==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! Name
! DeSmuME
! melonDS
! No$GBA
|-
| Guitar Hero pad
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| Piano for Easy Piano
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| Taito paddle controller
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| Rumble pack
| {{✓}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| Nintendo Wireless Keyboard
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| Tilt sensor
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| Slide controller
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| DS camera
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| Bayer DIDGIT
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
| {{✗}}
|-
| iQue DS region lock
| {{✓}}
| {{~}}
| {{✗}}
|}
;Guitar Hero pad: Used in the "Guitar Hero: On Tour" series (required) and Band Hero DS. Supported by DeSmuME (Slot 2).
;Piano for Easy Piano: Supported by DeSmuME (Slot 2).
