DeSmuME is the most seasoned open source Nintendo DS emulator. It sports tools designed for hackers, speedrunners, youtubers, and casual gamers. Homebrew programs are supported and can even be debugged through GDB.

The Windows and OSX versions are both relatively feature rich, and there is a small universe of forks and mods that add even more features for casual gaming.

DeSmuME is the origin of RetroArch and OpenEmu Nintendo DS support and is used by several mobile Nintendo DS emulators, with the notable exception of DraStic.

DeSmuME's source code is now hosted at https://github.com/TASVideos/desmume/

win32 autobuilds @ https://ci.appveyor.com/project/zeromus/desmume/build/artifacts

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  • Ok

  • Animal Crossing here I come! More! Pokemons! Here I come.

  • Thank you for the project that allows to remember childhood :)

    1 user found this review helpful.
  • Amazing! It works with absolute ease! I recommend this emulator to anyone who likes Nintendo games or is just trying to dive into their childhood! 5 stars!

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Intended Audience

Developers, End Users/Desktop

Programming Language

C++

Registered

2006-04-05