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{{Infobox software|title = TWiLight Menu++|logo = TWiLightMenu++Since the Switch was hacked early in its launch, there has been a lot of interest for emulators due to the Switch's portability.png|logowidth = 150|version = {{TWiLightMenu++Ver}}|active = Yes|platform = [[Nintendo DS These emulators|Nintendo DS]]will only work on Switches with CFW on them, [[Nintendo DSi emulators|Nintendo DSi]], [[Nintendo 3DS emulators|Nintendo 3DS]]|type = Launcher|developer = [https://githubi.e.com/RocketRobz RocketRobz]<br><small>[https://githubSwitch consoles susceptible to the Tegra hardware exploit.com/DS-Homebrew/TWiLightMenu/graphs/contributors Repositry Contributors]</small>|prog-lang = C++For more information and guides on how to homebrew your Switch, or if you even can,C|license = GNU GPLv3|source = visit [https://githubwww.reddit.com/DS-Homebrewr/TWiLightMenu GitHub]}}'''TWiLight Menu++''', often abbreviated to ''"TWL Menu++"'', is an open-source DSi Menu upgradeSwitchHacks r/replacement for the Nintendo DSi, the Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo DS flashcarts. It can launch Nintendo DS, SNES, NES, GameBoy (color), GameBoy Advance, Sega GameGear/Master System & Mega Drive/Genesis ROMs, as well as DSTWO plugins (if you use a DSTWO) and videos.It can be used as a frontend for either [[nds-bootstrapSwitchHacks]] or supported flashcarts.

==Features=Multi-Systems=

* Launch DS ROMs from the SD card and/or flashcard, via nds-bootstrap (comes included with the app)* Run GBA ROMs from the SD card or flashcard using ===[[GBARunner2RetroArch]].* Support for multiple languages.* Automatic on-the-fly AP-patching. Load the game and the patches should be applied if found (patching is done in RAM, leaving the original ROM untouched).* Includes emulators for the following systems and can launch the ROM through the menu:** (Super) GameBoy (Color), via GameYob** NES/Famicom, via nesDS** Sega Master System/Game Gear, via S8DS** Sega MegaDrive/Genesis, via jEnesisDS** Super Nintendo/Famicom, via SNEmulDS* On the 3DS, can play DS games in 16:10 widescreen (requires additional setup; not every game is supported).===

* For DSi<B><code> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/3DSstable/2DS users: Overclock games to 133mhz, faster than the normal DS clock speed of 67mhz, and change sound frequency from 32kHz to 48kHz for higher sound quality1.9.0/nintendo/switch/ Stable]</B></code>

* For flashcards, the flashcard kernel<B><code> [https:/firmware can optionally be used to boot the games/buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/nintendo/switch/libnx/ Nightly]</B></code>

==Overview==TWiLight Menu++ can be used on the DS (from a flashcart), DSi, and 3DS. More information can be found on the [https://gbatemp.net/threads/ds-i-3ds-twilight-menu-gui-for-ds-i-games-and-ds-i-menu-replacement.472200/ GBAtemp Thread]. For details on how to install, please read their <B><code> [https://github.com/DS-Homebrewlibretro GitHub]</TWiLightMenucode></wiki wiki] on GitHub.B>

<B><code> [https://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/nintendo/switch/libnx/latest/ Switch RetroArch Cores]</B></code> <code><font color="Blue"><B> [https://github.com/Abdess/retroarch_system RetroArch BIOS/ROMs]</B></font></B></code> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"|-|+ Available cores! Cores! Game/System list! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] Working?|-| [[PPSSPP]]| PlayStation Portable| {{✓}}|-| [[PCSX-Reloaded|PCSX ReARMed]]| PlayStation 1| {{✓}}|-| [[DeSmuME]]| DS| {{✓}}|-| [[Gambatte]]| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | GameBoy/GameBoy Color| {{✓}}|-| [[Gearboy]]| {{✓}}|-| [[TGB Dual]]| {{✓}}|-| [[mGBA]]| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | GameBoy Advance| {{✓}}|-| [[VisualBoyAdvance#VBA-Next|VBA Next]]| {{✓}}|-| [[FCEUX|FCEUmm]]| rowspan="5" style="text-align: center;" | NES/FDS| {{✓}}|-| [[Nestopia|Nestopia]]| {{✓}}|-| [[QuickNES]]| {{✓}}|-| [[Mesen]]| |-| [[Mesen S]]||-| [[Mupen64Plus]]| N64| {{✓}}|-| PokeMini| Pokemon Mini| {{✓}}|-| [[Snes9x]] 2010 & Current| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | SNES| {{✓}}|-| [[Bsnes]]||-| [[Bsnes#List_of_forks|bsnes-hd]]||-| [[Mednafen|Beetle VB]]| Virtual Boy| {{✓}}|-| [[MAME]]| 2000, 2003, 2003 Plus| {{✓}}|-| [[FinalBurn Alpha|FBAlpha]]| Arcade| {{✓}}|-| Neko Project II Kai| PC9801| {{✓}}|-| [[Mednafen|Beetle PCE FAST]]| PCE/PCE CD| {{✓}}|-| [[Mednafen|Beetle PC-FX]]| PC-FX| {{✓}}|-| [[Mednafen|Beetle SGX]]| SuperGrafx| {{✓}}|-| [[Flycast]]| Dreamcast| {{✓}}|-| GearSystem| MasterSystem/GameGear| {{✓}}|-| [[Genesis Plus GX]]| MasterSystem/GameGear/MegaDrive/Genesis/CD| {{✓}}|-| [[PicoDrive]]| MasterSystem/GameGear/MegaDrive/Genesis/CD/32X| {{✓}}|-| [[Yabause]]| Saturn| {{✓}}|-| [[4DO]]| 3DO| {{✓}}|-| P-UAE| Amiga Series| {{✓}}|-| [[Mednafen|Beetle WonderSwan [Cygne]]]| WonderSwan/Color| {{✓}}|-| [[DOSBox]]| MS-DOS| {{✓}}|-| [[Vecx]]| Vectrex| {{✓}}|-| [[O2EM]]| Odyssey2 / Phillips Videopac+| {{✓}}|-| [[FreeIntv]]| Intellivision| {{✓}}|-| [[fMSX]]| MSX| {{✓}}|-| NeoCD| Neo Geo CD| {{✓}}|-| Mu| Palm OS| {{✓}}|-| [[EasyRPG]]| RPG Maker 2000/2003| {{✓}}|-| PX68k| Sharp X68000| {{✓}}|-| [[ScummVM]]| point-and-click adventure game engine| {{✓}}|-| [[EightyOne]] | Sinclair - ZX 81| {{✓}}|-| [[Mednafen|Beetle Neo Geo Pocket [NGP]]]| Neo Geo Pocket / Color| {{✓}}|-| Theodore| TO8D| {{✓}}|-| [[FUSE]]| ZX Spectrum| {{✓}}|-| Caprice32| rowspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | CPC/CPC464| {{✓}}|-| CrocoDS| {{✓}}|-| [[Stella]]| Atari 2600| {{✓}}|-| [[ProSystem]]| Atari 7800| {{✓}}|-| [[Mednafen|Beetle Handy]]| Atari Lynx| {{✓}}|-| Virtual Jaguar| Atari Jaguar| {{✓}}|-| [[VICE]]| C64| {{✓}}|-| MrBoom| Bomberman| {{✓}}|-| NXEngine| Cave Story| {{✓}}|-| [[OpenBOR]]| Open BOR Game Engine| {{✓}}|-| PrBoom| Doom| {{✓}}|-| Reminiscence| Flashback Game Engine| {{✓}}|-| GW| Game & Watch| {{✓}}|-| Cannonball| OutRun| {{✓}}|-| TyrQuake| Quake| {{✓}}|-| XRick| Rick Dangerous| {{✓}}|-| OpenLara| Tomb Raider| {{✓}}|} ===PC Stream=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| Moonlight-NX|[https://github.com/rock88/moonlight-nx git]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ==Nintendo== ===Nintendo 3DS=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| [[Citra]]| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/proof-of-concept-shows-3ds-emulator-citra-running-on-the-nintendo-switch.565968/ POC]| {{✓}}| ?| ?|} ===Nintendo 64=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| GlideN64| [https://gbatemp.net/download/mupen64plus-next-gliden64-3-0.35683/ 3.0]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|} ===Nintendo Entertainment System=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| LaiNES| [https://github.com/Kevoot/LaiNESwitch/releases git]| {{✗}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| pNES <small> (based on [[Nestopia]])</small>| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases/ git]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| NoiES| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NoiES/releases git]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| [[L-CLASSICS|NES - Nintendo Switch Online]]| Service| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|} ===Super Nintendo Entertainment System=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| pSNES| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases/ git]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| [https://www.nintendo.com/switch/online-service/nes/ SNES - Nintendo Switch Online]| Service| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|} ===Gameboy/GameBoy Color=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| khedgb| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/gbc-emulator-port-khedgb-works-on-5-0.503969/ Update 7]| {{✗}}| Low| {{~}}|} ===Gameboy Advance=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| [[mGBA]]| [http://mgba.io/2018/09/16/mgba-for-switch/ 0.8.4]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| VBA-Next| [https://github.com/RSDuck/vba-next-switch/releases git]| {{✗}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| gdkGBA| [https://github.com/jakibaki/gdkGBA git]| {{✗}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| Switch-gba| [https://github.com/BFriedrichs/switch-gba git]| {{✗}}| Low| ?|} ===Nintendo DS=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! class="unsortable"|DSi! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| DeSmuME-NX| [https://github.com/Laproxi/DeSmuME-NX/releases git]| {{✗}}| {{✗}}| Low| {{✗}}|-| [[melonDS]]<small> (fork of melonDS)</small>| [https://github.com/RSDuck/melonDS/releases git]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| Mid| {{~}}|-| NooDS| [https://github.com/Hydr8gon/NooDS git]| {{✓}}| {{✗}}| Mid| {{✗}}<small> (WIP)</small>|} ===Game & Watch=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| MADrigal Switch| [http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/download.php 10-05-2020]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ==Atari=====Atari 130 / 800 / 5200=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| Atari800-switch| [https://github.com/Thog/atari800-switch git]| {{✗}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ==SEGA== ===Saturn=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| Yaba Sanshiro| [http://www.uoyabause.org/static_pages/download/ 2.2.0]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ===Dreamcast=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| [[Reicast]]| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/reicast-dreamcast-emulator-for-switch-horizon-alpha.538394/ Alpha]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ==Sony=====Playstation 1=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| PCSX-ReARMed| [https://github.com/rock88/pcsx_rearmed/releases git]| {{✗}}| Low| {{✗}}|} ===Playstation Portable=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| [[PPSSPP]]| [https://www.patreon.com/posts/28559579 1.9.3+][https://www.ppsspp.org/downloads.html lnk]| {{✓}}| High| {{✓}}|} ==Arcade== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| MAME-NX<small> (based on MAME 0.72)</small>| [https://github.com/lantus/mame-nx/releases/tag/2.3 git]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{~}}|-| pFBN| [https://github.com/Cpasjuste/pemu/releases/ git]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|} ==Other=====Amiga=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| UAE4All2| [https://github.com/rsn8887/uae4all2/releases/tag/2.00 git]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|} ===Neo Geo Pocket/Color=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| Neopop-SDL| [https://github.com/Nop90-Switch/neopop-SDL/releases/ git]| {{✗}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ===Chip8=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| Chip8-NX| [https://github.com/Marice/CHIP8-NX/releases/tag/0.1 git]| {{✗}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ===Intel CPUs=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| Bochs| [https://github.com/Stary2001/switch-bochs git]| {{✗}}| Low| {{✗}}|-| DOSBox-switch| [https://github.com/crankyadmin/dosbox-switch git]| {{✗}}| Mid| {{~}}|} ==Not Really Emulators== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"! Name! class="unsortable"|Version! class="unsortable"|Active! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]]! [[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]|-| [https://switchroot.org/ LineageOS]| [https://forum.xda-developers.com/nintendo-switch/nintendo-switch-news-guides-discussion--development/rom-switchroot-lineageos-15-1-t3951389 15.1]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|-| L4T Ubuntu| [https://gbatemp.net/threads/l4t-ubuntu-a-fully-featured-linux-on-your-switch.537301/ 3.3.0]| {{✓}}| Mid| {{✓}}|} {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"! colspan=2 width="250"| LineageOS 15.1 for Nintendo Switch|-| Not technically an "emulator", it allows your Switch to function as an Android tablet. It's based off the Nvidia Shield TV build of LineageOS, since they both use the same system-on-chip, and runs Android 8.1 Oreo. Its most notable feature is the ability to work both in handheld and docked mode and using the Joycons as a Bluetooth controller (though not all apps may detect them correctly).|} {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"! colspan=2 width="250"| L4T Ubuntu|-| like LineageOS, this is not technically an "emulator". Instead, it runs a version of Ubuntu on the switch.With these, it is possible to run a lot of emulators on these systems. [[Play!]] has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOpxuZsx_C8 had some success] with playing PS2 games on L4T Ubuntu, albeit at around 10 FPS. On Android, some notable emulators are [[DraStic]], [[Dolphin]], and [[Citra]].|} ==Source Port== ===Multi game engine=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"|-! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]! scope="col"|Supported game(s)|-| [[ScummVM]]| [https://buildbot.scummvm.org/builds.html 2.2.0]| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}|Adventure games and RPGs (LucasArts, Sierra, Activision, Humongous & more. Over [[wikipedia:ScummVM#Supported_games|250 games]].)|-| [[OpenBOR]]| [https://github.com/rsn8887/openbor/releases git]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{✓}}| OpenBOR Pak Mods|-|[[EasyRPG]]|[https://easyrpg.org/player/downloads/#snapshot-other {{EasyRPGVer}}]|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|RPG Maker 2000/2003 games|-|[http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/ Commander Genius]|[http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/download.php 2.6.3.1]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons, Commander Keen in Keen Dreams, Commander Keen in Goodbye Galaxy, Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Babysitter|} ===Single game engine=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"|-! scope="col"|Name! scope="col"|Latest Version! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]! scope="col"|Active! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]! scope="col"|Supported game(s)|-| OpenMW<small> (Unofficial)</small>| [https://github.com/fgsfdsfgs/openmw git]| {{✗}}| {{✓}}| {{~}}|The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind|-|[https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX DevilutionX]|[https://github.com/diasurgical/devilutionX/releases 1.1.0]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|Diablo|-|[https://github.com/bvschaik/julius Julius]<br />[https://github.com/Keriew/augustus Augustus] <small>(Gameplay changes)</small>|[https://github.com/bvschaik/julius/releases 1.6]<br />[https://github.com/Keriew/augustus/releases 2.0.1]|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}|Caesar III|} [[Category:Emulators on consoles]][[Category:Emulators on handheld consoles]][[Category:Emulators on home consoles]][[Category:FrontendsEmulators on hybrid consoles]]