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Emulators on the DS

There are many emulators present for the DS and DSi. This page provides a comprehensive explanation on the many emulators and loaders bundled into TWiLight Menu++.

List of systems supported by TWiLight Menu++ #

Format Loader Extensions Save file
ARGV1 Native .argv  
雅达利2600 StellaDS .a26  
Atari 5200 A5200DS .a52  
Atari 7800 A7800DS .a78  
Atari XEGS A8DS .xex, .atr  
ColecoVision S8DS, ColecoDS .col  
DS nds-bootstrap, flashcard kernel, native .nds, .dsi, .ids, .srl, .app saves/[rom name].sav2
DSiWare Unlaunch, nds-bootstrap .nds, .dsi, .ids, .srl, .app saves/[rom name].pub, saves/[rom name].prv, saves/[rom name].sav3
DSTWO Plugin DSTWO4 .plg  
Game Boy (Color) GameYob .gb, .sgb, .gbc [rom name].sav
Game Boy Advance GBARunner25, native6 .agb, .gba, .mb [rom name].sav
Game Gear S8DS .gg [rom name].gg.sav
Genesis/Mega Drive jEnesisDS, PicoDriveTWL .gen, .md [rom name].srm7
Intellivision Nintellivision .int  
Master System S8DS .sms [rom name].sms.sav
MSX ColecoDS .msx ???
Neo Geo Pocket (Color) NGPDS .ngp, .ngc /data/ngpds/[rom name].ngp.fla
FastVideoDS FastVideoDSPlayer .fv  
NES/Famicom nesDS .nes, .fds [rom name].sav
PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 NitroGrafx .pce  
Rocket Video Rocket Video Player .rvid  
SG-1000 S8DS, ColecoDS .sg  
Sord M5 ColecoDS .m5  
SFC SNEmulDS .smc, .sfc [rom name].srm
WonderSwan (Color) NitroSwan .ws, .wsc ???
Xvid tuna-viDS .avi  

  1. Text files containing the path to a DS homebrew app and arguments to launch it with, see nds-hb-menu’s README for more info ↩

  2. Only for retail ROMs, homebrew do not have specific save files ↩

  3. Only when running in B4DS mode ↩

  4. Only works from a SuperCard DSTWO flashcard as it has additional processing power and RAM inside the flashcard ↩

  5. When running in DSi Mode, it can use the DSP for better sound ↩

  6. Requires a Slot-2 flashcart and thus only works on DS Phat and DS Lite ↩

  7. jEnesis can only save when running from a flashcard, but PicoDriveTWL can save from SD and flashcard ↩

These are just recommended emulators and loaders that are present in TWiLight Menu++. There are other emulators for these consoles (such as lolSnes, Gbaemu4ds, etc.)

Other emulators for the DS #

Format Loader Extensions Save file
Neo Geo neoDS .neo (unknown)

Notes on specific emulators #

RAM Disks #

  • In order for jEnesisDS or neoDS to work on the DSi SD card, you’ll have to use a RAM disk with nds-bootstrap
    • A RAM disk maker for jEnesisDS is built into TWiLight Menu++. You will need to create your own RAM disk for neoDS. See Creating RAM Disks on how to do so
    • The reason why RAM disks are used is because these emulators’ ARM7 hooks don’t work properly

Comparison between PicoDriveTWL and jEnesisDS #

  • PicoDriveTWL
    • Was made for DSi
    • Does not require nds-bootstrap RAM Disks
      • Saving is supported on DSi SD cards
      • Quicker load times between TWiLight Menu++ to the emulator on the DSi SD card
    • Supports arguments
    • Limit is 3 MB on a Flashcard
      • Takes advantage of the DSi extra RAM or DS Memory Pak to extend this limit
    • No sound emulation
    • Framerate is extremely choppy
  • jEnesisDS
    • DS Mode
      • Requires nds-bootstrap’s RAM disk to be used for DSi SD cards
      • Saving is unavailable for DSi SD cards
    • Takes a while to load
    • No argument support
    • Limit is 3 MB on all platforms (due to roms loading in RAM)
      • No DS Memory Pak or DSi Extended Memory support
      • There is a patch for Sonic 3 & Knuckles that removes the multiplayer, getting the size count down
    • Sound Emulation
    • Framerate is smooth